Juventus have sacked Maurizio Sarri following their Champions League exit at the hands of Lyon. The Continassa hierarchy held a meeting following the Old Lady’s failure to progress to the quarter-finals of Europe’s premier club competition, with Sarri’s future at the club the only point on the agenda in the wake of the continental disappointment. It was decided that the 61-year-old former Chelsea and Napoli boss is no longer the man to take the club forward with Juve’s signing of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid making clear that their intention was to win the Champions League after several years of…
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Bauchi State governor , Sen. Bala Mohammed has come under intense criticism on social media for appointing a Special Assistant on Unmarried Women. In the letter of appointment seen by our correspondent on Friday, which was signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Sabiu Baba, and issued to the appointee, Balaraba Ibrahim, she would be assisting the governor on single ladies. The SSG said her appointment was with immediate effect adding that she was appointed based on her knowledge, experience and personal qualities. However, the appointment which has been trending online generated reactions from social media users. Thousands of…
The Federal House of Representatives, in it’s oversight function, has uncovered many power projects, put together at the cost of N156 billion, that are being abandoned or are yet to be completed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). Two of such uncompleted projects include a 240 MVA sub-station in Walalambe Community of Nasarawa Local Government Area and a 330 KVA station in Rimin Zakara, Ungoggo Local Government Area. Chairman, House Committee on Power, Magaji Da’u Aliyu, made the revelation when he led some committee members to visit two substations in Kano State at the weekend. “We have over 156…
President Muhammad Buhari on Saturday commissioned 114 medical Officers into the Nigerian Air Force, to boast the nation’s fight against insecurity occasioned by insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling. The Officers among whom were two Consultants, 10 Medical Doctors, four Pharmacists, 18 Nurses, two Vetinary Doctors and two Biomedical Engineers among others, were members of Direct Short Service Course 29 of 2020. The President while reviewing the Passing Out Parade that marked the end of their six months military training, said his government is doing so much to combat the security challenges bedevilling the country by taking measures to safeguard…
The government of Lebanon has given an “investigative committee” four days to determine responsibility for the devastating explosion in Beirut port on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe told French radio Thursday. “This morning, a decision was taken to create an investigative committee which in four days maximum must provide a detailed report on responsibility — how, who, what, where? There will be judicial decisions,” he told Europe 1 radio. “It is serious, and we take it seriously,” Wehbe said. “Those responsible for this horrible crime of negligence will be punished by a committee of judges,” he added. A Palestinian…
The United States has called on the Nigerian government to take the lead in the fight against insurgency in the country. The Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command in Africa, Major General Dagvin Anderson, gave the advice at a digital press briefing on Wednesday. He said the insurgents have started penetrating the north-western part of the country where they were already making some inroads, adding that they were looking to expand further south into the coastal areas. Anderson said the U.S. would continue to support the Nigerian government with intelligence sharing on what the terrorists are doing. He noted that…
Manchester United’s Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez has signed a three-year contract with Inter Milan, the Italian club announced on Thursday. “Alexis Sanchez has joined the Nerazzurri on a free transfer,” the Serie A side said in a statement. The 31-year-old, who had been on loan from United this season, signed a contract until June 30, 2023. More to follow . . .
The premises of Edo State House of Assembly was on Thursday morning besieged by security officers from the Nigeria Police force. Rumour had it that the other elected house members who are on the side of the All Progressive Congress, APC, loyal to the former party chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole had perfected plans for sitting at the Assembly complex, which is currently under renovation.
The Lebanese Supreme Defense Council has met over Tuesday’s massive blasts that occurred in the port of Beirut. The council stated it might have been the consequence of maintenance work at the site. President Donald Trump said United States Generals told him that the cause was a “bomb of some kind”. But Lebanese security service explained that the explosion occurred as a door of the port’s hangar was being welded. They said the repair was carried out because the door, which was the barrier of where explosive materials were stored, did not close properly. Officials noted that this made it easy…
Over 40 #RevolutionNow protesters have been arrested in Abuja by military personnel deployed by the government to patrol different parts of the city. The protesters, who were coming from the Mararaba axis, were arrested around the Unity Fountain and thrown into at least six trucks that whisked them away to an unknown destination. The security agents are searching every vehicle passing through the route in a bid to identify and apprehend other persons participating in the protest. A convoy of over 50 vehicles loaded with heavily-armed security personnel were seen patrolling the Unity Fountain and Transcorp Junction areas of the…