• ‘I Can Play With My Back To Goal’ Nigeria and Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo says he had gained more experience now and could push his game a little bit more than when he was at Watford. “I think I’m even stronger now than I was then,” Ighalo explained to United Review. “And I have a bit more fighting ability now to give, plus I have the experience to do what it takes on the field to score goals and to help the team. I feel I have improved from then to now.” He continues: “I can play with…
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Passengers planning to travel by air from Wednesday, July 8, when domestic flights resume after four months of lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, should be prepared to pay almost double of their old fares. Virtually all airlines have increased their fares in a bid to abide by the social distancing protocol for all air travellers. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, recently announced that domestic flights would resume on July 8 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri and Maiduguri airports would reopen on July 11, while other airports…
The girlfriend of President Donald Trump’s eldest son has tested positive for coronavirus, US media reported Friday. Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News television personality who is dating Donald Trump Jr, had travelled to South Dakota to see the US president’s Fourth of July speech and celebration fireworks at Mount Rushmore. Guilfoyle, 51, was immediately isolated after discovering she had the virus in a routine test conducted on anyone expected to come in close contact with the president, the New York Times reported. In a statement to the newspaper, Sergio Gor, chief of staff to the Trump campaign’s finance committee,…
At least seven people were wounded on Saturday as police shot a suicide car bomber at a checkpoint outside the port in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, police and witnesses said. “A suicide bomber tried to strike the police post in front of the port but the security forces shot him and the vehicle exploded,” said police officer Abdukadir Ahmed. “Two police officers and five civilians were wounded,” he said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Witnesses said officers opened fire on the vehicle after it failed to stop at the police checkpoint. Somalia has suffered near-continuous conflict for almost 30…
At least two people were feared dead and 13 others went missing in western Japan Saturday as record heavy rain triggered massive floods and landslides, forcing authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 76,000 residents. The nation’s weather agency downgraded rain warnings by one notch from the highest emergency level in Kumamoto and Kagoshima on Kyushu island, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged local people to be “on maximum alert”. Abe ordered 10,000 troops on stand-by for immediate deployment to join rescue and recovery operations, pledging the central government would “do its best to take emergency measures, prioritising people’s…
Since leaving Turkish Super Lig club Trabzonspor by mutual consent in March, former Super Eagles Captain, Mikel Obi had been linked with several clubs from Europe to South America and even Africa. The latest of them being newly promoted Serie A club Benevento. The former Chelsea midfielder has however not given an inkling to his next move, but said he was open to the right opportunity Newly promoted Serie A club Benevento is the latest club side to have been linked with a move for former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi in an effort to gain stability in the…
Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) are the weakest link in the power supply chain in Nigeria. These Discos have been mortgaged to shylock businessmen who are only interested in lining their pockets. As a result, quality service delivery to traumatised Nigerian electricity consumers is not and will never be part of their agenda. Discos are only good at coming up with excuses upon excuses for their failure to effectively distribute the meager electricity generated in this country. One of the unending pretexts is that electricity supply will not improve unless consumers pay “appropriate prices” and allow investors to make enough money…
The wife of the Governor of Benue State, Mrs. Eunice Ortom, her son, and some of her aides have tested positive for Covid-19. Mrs. Ortom disclosed this in a statement she personally signed around 11:30pm on Friday. “Few moments ago this evening, I received my result from the tests earlier carried out on me by NCDC personnel on routine screening at Government House, Makurdi which returned that I and my son, and some staff are Covid-19 positive. “We have from this moment, gone into total isolation as required by the protocols and would immediately begin the management treatment as advised…
The Ogun State Government has said that its two-day lockdown covering Saturday and Sunday continues, regretting that the prevalence of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state is yet to abate. It said that the move would not in any way jeopardise the federal government’s last week lift of ban on inter-state travels, as its decision was taken to protect residents. A statement issued Friday evening by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Mr. Kunle Somorin, noted that “available data and opinions of experts continue to indicate that the fight against the virus is far from being won”. “To…
The President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Comrade Quadri Olaleye, has commended Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun for prioritising the welfare of workers in the state. He also lauded the governor for ensuring prompt and regular payment of workers’ salaries, wages and other emoluments despite the adverse effects of the global Coronavirus pandemic on the economy. Olaleye gave the commendation while delivering his speech during the 2020 Triennial Delegates Conference of Osun State Council of TUC, in Osogbo, the state capital. The TUC president acknowledged the commitment of the state government at repositioning the…