A Bill proposing six months imprisonment for persons who shunt or distort queues in public places on Thursday scaled second reading at the House of Representatives. The Sponsor of the bill, Rep. Abubakar Amuda-Kannike (Kwara-APC), while leading debate on it, said that it sought to ensure that Nigerians conducted themselves orderly in public places. Amuda-Kannike said that it was normal practice for some Nigerians to shunt or distort queues and go unpunished. He expressed worry that recent events had shown that Nigeria was on the verge of losing its cherished sense of nationalism, cultural identity and hospitality. “The bill underscores…
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The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday commended, Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River for his effort to industrialise the state. Osinbajo said this while performing the ground-breaking ceremony of Ayade Industrial Park Calabar as part of his two-day working visit to the state. He described the park as an industrial hub in Nigeria and Africa. “It tells us of what the future holds for the people of this state. It is really going to be a major industrial hub in Africa, ‘’ he said. The acting president later performed the ground-breaking ceremony of Cross River Rice City Project…
Controversial Kogi Senator, Dino Melaye has condemned President Buhari’s appointments. Melaye told Daily Post that the President has been appointing unqualified people into office. He said this while speaking at the 2017 Nigeria Democracy Day Lecture put together by the Save Democracy Group Africa (SDG-Africa) in Abuja. Melaye also said that Buhari’s wrong appointments are the reason there has not been any visible progress in the country for two years. The Senator said “Democracy is defined as a government of the people, by the people and for the people but what we had in the time of Jonathan was greedocracy,…
The House of Representatives says it will pass a more holistic Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) that will encompass interests of host communities and fiscal regulation of the oil industry. Chairman of the House Committee, Petroleum Upstream, Rep. Victor Nwokolo (Delta-PDP), stated this on Thursday, while speaking to journalists at the sideline of a workshop organised by the committee for House members on the bill. Nwokolo said that the lower chamber of the National Assembly would begin the consideration of the bill in a few days and that it would be given accelerated hearing. He explained that the bill recently passed…
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement on Thursday, summoned the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, over alleged payment of N17 billion for procurement of office equipment. It also summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris, and former Accountant-General of the Federation Mr Jonah Otunla, over the transaction. The three top government officials are to appear before the committee members on Tuesday. Their invitation was sequel to their failure to appear at the public hearing on the allegation organised by the committee on Thursday. The minister sent the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr Isa…
While on screen for less than 30 seconds, it would appear that Antoine Griezmann has still managed to tease Manchester United fans in a new commercial for Huawei mobile phones. Having been heavily linked with a €100 million move to United this summer, Griezmann is seen rejecting a phone call from “Jose” while posing for a selfie in a restaurant. Clever, but purely coincidental, we’re sure — after all, who says it’s Mourinho on the other end of the line? It could well be a phone call from Griezmann’s Atletico teammate Jose Giminez, just checking in to see if he…
Real Madrid are on the verge of retaining the Champions League in Cardiff against Juventus this weekend, but the Sun believes they already have an eye on their summer business and have identified their two galacticos: Eden Hazard and David De Gea. The Chelsea forward and Manchester United goalkeeper will cost a combined £160 million, the report claimed. Los Blancos might rather naively believe £100 million will be enough to nab Hazard from the Blues, though with three years remaining on his deal and Roman Abramovich’s history of refusing to sell his best players in their prime could mean a…
Real Madrid and Juventus face off in the Champions League final on Saturday. Cardiff will be a 19th meeting for the two clubs — all in the European Cup — and there is nothing to separate the two teams as they have eight wins, three draws, apiece. Ed Alvarez (Real Madrid) and Mina Rzouki (Juventus) preview the showdown. Tell us why your team deserve to be champions of Europe… Eduardo Alvarez: They don’t just yet. The tournament has been very consistent so far, and their consecutive eliminations of a fantastic offensive side (Bayern Munich) and a terrific defensive one (Atletico…
Chelsea and Monaco are continuing discussions over the proposed £43million sale of Tiemoue Bakayoko. Chelsea are hopeful of fending off interest from Manchester United for the 22-year-old though Monaco have asked whether they can have Michy Batshuayi or Charly Musonda as part of the deal. United maintain an interest in Chelsea’s Nemanja Matic and Monaco’s Fabinho, should they miss out on Bakayoko this summer. The defensive midfielder shot to fame this season as Monaco won the French first division, with the youngster in the heart of the team throughout the campaign. He has made 46 appearances in all competitions, leading…
Van Dijk has been heavily linked with an exit from Southampton this summer after impressing in the first half of the season under Claude Puel at St Mary’s. The Dutch centre-back sat out of the last four months of the campaign after injuring his ankle in the 3-0 home win over Leicester in January. That hasn’t put off potential suitors though and Manchester City are reportedly preparing to pay more than £50million for the 25-year-old, offering him £180,000-a-week in wages. Former Newcastle player and Liverpool insider Quinn believes van Dijk is worth the money which has been mooted for him…
Arsenal have agreed a £6.8m transfer fee with Belgian club KAS Eupen for Nigerian striker Henry Onyekuru. The Gunners have been in talks with the Belgian club since last week, having led a string of Premier League teams interested in Onyekuru. Personal terms have not yet been agreed with the player’s representatives, but he is an avid Arsenal fan and is understood to be keen on the move. The 19-year-old is the top scorer in the Jupiler League, notching his 20th goal on May 20, and has been of interest to Everton, Southampton, West Ham and West Brom. He is…
Another striker linked to United who has also already played for Mourinho is Lukaku. The Everton man has averaged more than 20 goals a season in the five campaigns he’s spent away from Chelsea, with Mourinho previously deeming him surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge. Lukaku has previously claimed he would be happy to play for Mourinho again and certainly is looking for a way out of Everton to compete in the Champions League. United would be able to offer him this now, thanks to their Europa League triumph. In signing him, the United manager might well have to admit…
Like Griezmann, Belotti also has a release clause of €85 million, but United are unlikely to want to pay that. The former came third in the last Ballon d’Or behind Ronaldo and Messi, and the latter has only had one good season, meaning United will be looking for some sort of parity when it comes to the transfer fee. For Belotti, United would be paying, in part, for his potential. Before last season, Belotti had never managed more than 12 goals a season and therefore Torino cannot justify demanding the release clause for him. If they do, United will look…
Atletico Madrid will be unable to sign new players until January 2018 after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday upheld their transfer ban, a move the club said caused “irreparable damage”. Atletico and city rivals Real Madrid were barred from registering new players for two transfer windows in January 2016 for irregularities in the signing of foreign players under 18. CAS said its appeal panel had upheld the Atletico ban, but reduced the fine from 900 000 Swiss francs (827 000 euros, $927 000) to 550 000 francs. Atletico “remains banned from registering players both nationally and…
Following reports that Manchester United are no longer pursuing Antoine Griezmann, instead making it a priority to sign a No. 9 to replace the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Jose Mourinho has a large group of quality players at this position to choose from. Alvaro Morata Morata might well be the best man for the job. Still in the early days of his career, just 24, he would certainly provide value for money in terms of the years of his career he could go on to spend at Old Trafford. Morata, born in Madrid, was given his first-team debut at Real by…
New Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde believes more is to come from Lionel Messi as he spoke of his excitement at working closely with the Argentine, whom he called the best player he has ever seen. Messi finished top scorer in Europe’s top five leagues last season with 37 strikes in La Liga and produced a vintage performance as he helped fire Barca to a 3-1 victory over Alaves in the King’s Cup final last Saturday. Outgoing coach Luis Enrique spoke of his gratitude after that game of being able to enjoy Messi at the peak of his powers and Valverde…
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will hold talks to extend his stay at the Premier League club despite receiving offers from other clubs, the 35-year-old’s agent Mino Raiola has said. Ibrahimovic joined United on a year-long contract before the 2016-17 campaign and was vital to their League Cup and Europa League triumphs, scoring 28 goals in 46 appearances before sustaining a season-ending knee injury in April. “He wants to stay in England, he wants to stay at the top and if he sees that he can be a valuable asset for Manchester United, then why not Manchester United?” Raiola told…
Pep Guardiola has been challenged to win the treble by Manchester City’s ambitious owners as the Premier League club aim to bounce back from a disappointing campaign. Guardiola’s first season with City was a damp squib as they ended without a trophy after failing to push for the title and crashing out of the Champions League in the last 16. City also fell short in the FA and League Cups in a rare season of underachievement for Guardiola, who was a serial trophy winner during his spells in charge of Barcelona and Bayern Munich. However, City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak…
Manchester United have been rated as Europe’s most valuable club by a new report into the financial muscle of the continent’s top teams. The report by professional services firm KPMG looked at the finances of 39 clubs based on their popularity on social media channels, revenues for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, and success in European competitions. The clubs were then ranked by enterprise value, an accounting measure used to assess how much it would cost to buy any given club or company as it includes a business’s total debt, with KPMG using its own formula to reach these valuations.…
Yaya Toure believes Manchester City can prove they are the number one team in Manchester if they finish the Premier League season above their old rivals United. A 0-0 draw against United in Thursday’s derby at the Etihad maintained City’s one-point advantage over Jose Mourinho’s side in the race for a top-four finish and qualification for next season’s Champions League. Victory for City against struggling Middlesbrough would help Toure’s team ensure they finish above United for the fifth time in six seasons. “Yes, of course, all the time we finish above them in the season, it shows City are doing…