Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has decided to leave out Lionel Messi from Tuesday’s Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv which he says is a precautionary step. This was disclosed by Koeman in his press conference on Monday where he announced his 19-man squad. Messi and midfielder Frenkie de Jong have been dropped because they are in a good position in their group but are struggling in 12th place in LaLiga. Messi played the full 90 minutes of Barca’s 1-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid on Saturday but was not included in the list of players who will travel to Ukraine for…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Sunday advocated that public office holders in the country should be banned from sending their children/wards to study in tertiary institutions abroad. According to the union “such policy would reduce the decadence in the nation’s education sector. This was contained in a statement by the Akure zone of the union which was signed by the zonal Coordinator, Prof. Olu Olu Olufayo and the FUTA ASUU branch Chairman, Dr. Olayinka Awopetu. They said such policy would also help to rebuild the nation’s educational and health sectors Apart from this, the union also called on…
The private sector needs to play a key role in implementing our national priorities and economic agenda, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. At the opening of the 26th Nigeria Economic Summit in Abuja, on Monday, Osinbajo also said the private sector must contribute towards the articulation of economic strategies that will support trade & investments. He gave the assurance that the Federal Government was promoting a policy of buying Nigeria goods and part of this is to ensure that the government buys only locally assembled cars. At the event, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed,…
The Lagos state government will today auction 43 ceased cars, bikes and tricycles awarded to the State by the Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile) Courts for driving against traffic (one way). The state environmental and special offences (enforcement) task force will be carrying out the auction today, according to a circular by the agency. Taofeek Gawat, the Special Assistant on new media to Governor Babajide Sanwolu announced it on Monday via his Twitter handle. “Obey Traffic Rules in Lagos State …. Especially ONE-WAY …. See what’s happening today,” he tweeted. Nigerians, reacting to the tweet noted that the punishment was…
Major ethnic youth groups have expressed high hopes that the robust economic policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would lead to a quick exit of Nigeria from the current recession. The groups in a communique issued at the end of a two session specifically passed a vote of confidence on the CBN Governor ,Godwin Emefiele , describing the various economic intervention programme of the bank as a major unifier for the country . The groups include the Arewa consultative youth movement , the Ohaneze Ndigbo youth, the Oduduwa youth forum , South South youth council, and the Middle…
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Monday sacked Adekola Olawoye as the Commissioner of Justice and Attorney-General of the State. The governor also named Charles Titiloye, as the new Attorney General of the State. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Segun Ajiboye, in a statement said Titiloye’s name will be forwarded to the State House of Assembly for confirmation. “Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has rejigged his cabinet. Following this, he has appointed front line human rights lawyer, Sir Charles Titiloye as his new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice,” the statement said. “Titiloye is a human right activist…
The head of African football Ahmad Ahmad has been suspended by FIFA for five years for corruption, the global governing body announced on Monday. Ahmad has been president of the African Football Confederation since March 2017 and was standing for re-election. AFP Details later…
The second-year anniversary celebration of Osun State governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola in office, scheduled for Friday, 27 November 2020 faces a direct threat from his predecessor in office, Mr Rauf Aregbesola who is insisting on celebrating the 10th anniversary of his own government in the state. Already, there is tension across the state with Aregbesola’s aides vowing that nothing would stop their principal from storming the state to mark what they called the “10th anniversary of progressive governance” in Osun State. It was gathered that the development has already polarised the APC in the state. Investigations revealed that trouble started…
The Defence Headquarters say troops of Operation Accord have arrested 11 illegal miners and eliminated scores of bandits on Nov. 21 in parts of Zamfara and Katsina States. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Monday, said the troops continued to record successes in the fight against banditry and other criminal acts in the zone. Enenche said the troops apprehended the illegal miners following credible intelligence on their activities at Kadauri in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara. He disclosed that the suspects had been handed over to the appropriate prosecuting authority for further action.…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has imposed a 24-hour total curfew for two weeks on the entire area around the Okoro-Nu-Odu flyover in Rumuokoro, in a bid to arrest the drift in cult-related clashes and other violent crimes in the community. In a statewide broadcast, on Sunday, the governor warned that government would not spare any efforts at dealing with anyone who decided to disturb peace and security of the state with cult activities and associated violence and killings. Governor Wike explained that decision to impose the curfew became necessary after the State Security Council met and reviewed the…