Arsenal chief executive Vinai Venkatesham is trying to persuade former Gunners manager Arsene Wenger to return to the club. Venkatesham, according to reports recently paid a visit to Wenger to made his intention known to the Frenchman. The 71-year-old stepped down from his Arsenal post in 2018 after 22 years at the club. The former Monaco gaffer final years at the club were marred by protests and hostility from supporters. The Daily Mail reports that Venkatesham spoke with Wenger about a possible return to North London as Arsenal plan to reveal a special tribute to the former Gunners leader. Wenger…
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Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Ben Kalu, has described as illogical call by the caucus leader of the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Kingsley Chinda, that impeachment process be commenced on President Muhammadu Buhari. Kalu also said it was a distraction to members who were eagerly awaiting Buhari’s coming to the House. It will be recalled that the House last Tuesday, via a resolution, invited the President to give explanations to lawmakers reasons for the escalating security situation in the country. The invitation was prompted by the recent killing of over 43 rice farmers in Zarbamari village in Borno…
GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu and former governor of Osun State and Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday, settled their four-year-old feud over the 2016 governorship election. Aregbesola had supported Mr. Olusola Oke in 2016, who contested on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy, AD, as against Rotimi Akeredolu, who was the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the election. This pitched the two-party leaders against each other and they had been avoiding each other since Akeredolu won the election in 2016. Speaking at the commissioning of the newly acquired fire fighting vehicle in Akure, Aregbesola said his presence to commission…
Some local Nigerian airlines in the country at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, have attributed upsurge in fares to current exchange rate. The airlines, who made this known on Monday during separate interview with newsmen, added that a dollar that was N365 recently had gone up to N480/N500. Max Air Station Manager, Kehinde Ogunyale, said impute to aviation industry was mostly based on dollar as parts of the craft could only be obtained from abroad. “We need to catch up with the economy. That is why we increase the fare. If not, we may be left behind and…
President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Ahmed Kuru as managing director of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) for a final term of five years. This was disclosed on Monday, in a statement signed by Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity. Buhari also reappointed Eberechukwu Uneze and Aminu Ismail as executive directors of AMCON. According to the statement, this was contained in a letter to Ahmed Lawan, senate president, seeking confirmation by senate in accordance with section 10(1) of AMCON act, 2010. Similarly, Buhari asked the senate to confirm nominations of Bello Hassan as managing…
The Justice Development and Peace Centre (JDPC) has raised the alarm over increasing rate of violence against women, urging improved life-saving services for women and girls. It also noted that Ondo State was the only state in the South-West yet to domesticate the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act in the region. The JDPC Programme Officer, Catholic Diocese, Akure, Mr. Austin Ogunleye, said this at the weekend during the 16-day of activism against gender-based violence in Akure. He said JDPC survey showed that women also suffered economic violence, which ranged from lack of quality education, healthcare, among others, to enhance…
The Ministry of Aviation has weighed in on the increase in the cost of flight tickets in the country. Passengers have been lamenting about the recent increase in flight tickets. Dr James Odaudu, Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation, told NAN that the ministry does not have the power to fix ticket prices for any airline. “The ministry does not have the power to fix ticket prices for airlines. The aviation sector is a regulated one. If airlines feel they can increase their tickets, others should take advantage of lowering their tickets prices. He advised passengers lamenting about the…
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday address a joint session of the National Assembly. This was disclosed by Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie via her Twitter handle. According to Onochie: “FireFLASHFire, FireFLASHFire President @MBuhari will address a joint session of the National Assembly (@nassnigeria) on Thursday 10th December 2020.” Recall that the House of Representatives had last week said Buhari would appear before the House. The House spokesperson, Ben Kalu had disclosed this while briefing journalists at the National Assembly. He had promised that the President will not be harassed during his visit. Daily Post
Secretary, Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Oyo State, Mr Segun Abatan, on Monday, said no administration in the state since 1999 paid as much in pensions and gratuities as the Governor Seyi Makinde led administration has paid in the past 19 months. Abatan stated this during the presentation of cheques to about 400 retired primary schools teachers of the year 2012 and retired local government staff of the year 2015 to the tune of N1.05billion at state Secretariat, Ibadan. Speaking, Abatan ranked the Makinde government highest in payment of pensions and gratuities with its payment of about N6billion to retired…
The Vice-Chancellor of the Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, Prof Samuel Aje, on Monday, said plans have been concluded for the take-off of the College of Aeronautics and Aviation Technology in the University before the end of 2022. The Vice-Chancellor who disclosed this during a press conference to herald the 13th Anniversary of the institution said the establishment of the Aeronautics and Aviation Technology in the school will position the institution as the only university in West Africa to offer such programme. He disclosed that the new College which will kick-off in 2022 will be complemented with an in-built 1.5-kilometre…