Juventus have relieved Maurizio Sarri of his position at the club following their Champions League exit at the hands of Lyon, Goal reports, with official confirmation expected to be released by the Bianconeri on Saturday.
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FOR the second time within 42 days, Oyo state governor Seyi Makinde met again with the immediate past governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko behinds closed door ahead of the governorship election scheduled for October 10 this year. Sources said that Makinde who visited Mimiko at his Ondo country home with two other leaders of the party in Oyo state including Senator Hosea Agboola were on a reconciliation mission and to woo him back to the PDP. Makinde whose last visit to Mimiko was on June 26, Vanguard learnt came to plead with him to forgive his grandson, the PDP governorship candidate,…
The leadership of the coastal Arogbo Ijaw community in the Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State has commended governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s development strides, saying the government has excelled in infrastructure development, peace and good governance. The leader who came under the auspices of Arogbo-Ijaw Community Organization, (AICO) said the state has witnessed unprecedented development under the present administration in the last three and half years, despite the lean resources available to the state. The Chairman of the group, Deacon James Ashidi, who led the organisation on a courtesy visit to the governor in his office in Akure said…
Katsina State Government has appreciated the military and other security agencies for the gradual restoration of peace and normalcy to the state. It was also noted that the general security situation in Katsina State was gradually returning to normalcy. This assertion was made in a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Security Matters to Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim A. Katsina. It was stated in the statement that the current combined efforts by the military and other security agents was achieving the desired results of dislodging the bandits from their hideouts and also giving hope to the people to…
The World Bank has approved $114 million to help Nigeria tackle its COVID-19 pandemic, the global lender said on Friday according to Reuters. The money comes in the form of a $100 million loan and a $14 million grant to be split between Nigeria’s 36 states and federal-level procurement of medical equipment, tests and medicine. Africa’s most populous country has recorded more than 45,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 930 deaths, but low levels of testing have left a muddy picture of the outbreak’s severity. “Nigeria has ramped up its efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, but more needs to done…
A Nigerian basketball player who previously played for Red Star Belgrade, Michael Ojo, has died. He died at the age of 27. Red Star’s spokesperson, Igor Vujicin, in a press statement, on Friday, said the Nigerian died during a training session in Serbia. “We are deeply saddened by the news”, Vujicin told AFP. The club couldn’t confirm the cause of death, but local media reported that Ojo suffered a heart attack. Born in Lagos, the 2.16 metre (7ft 1in) centre played for Florida State University in the United States before coming to Europe to start his professional career. After a…
#RevolutionNow activist, Omoyele Sowore, has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari for endorsing Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, who is facing corruption charges to the tune of N700 million. Ize-Iyamu was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Benin by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly receiving about N700m during the build-up to the 2015 general elections. The money was said to have emanated from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. However, Ize-Iyamu, who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, was endorsed by the President on Friday. Responding to the development, Sowore, who is a former Presidential…
The Progressives Governors’ Forum, on Friday, accused a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, of usurping the campaign of the party’s candidate in the September 19 Edo State governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu. The umbrella body of all APC governors, in a statement titled ‘Progressive Politics – Which Way, APC?’ by its Director General, Dr Salihu Lukeman, raised the alarm over what it described as the diminishing electoral value of the All Progressives Congress. Lukeman expressed sadness that the dissolution of the Adams Oshimohole-led National Working Committee of the APC had not solved the party’s diminishing electoral…
Aisha, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has been flown to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for treatment of a persistent neck pain. One of the aides of the Nigerian First Lady who spoke to YEMIEFASH medium last night confirmed that she was flown to Dubai eight days ago. The source said the First Lady had been complaining of neck pain for several weeks and decided to seek help abroad following the ineffectiveness of drugs prescribed by her Nigerian doctors. “The neck pain deteriorated shortly after she returned to Abuja from a trip to Lagos in July after visiting Florence, the…
THE national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has ordered petroleum tanker drivers to withdraw their services from Lagos State with effect from August 10. The directive came on the heels of the failure of various authorities in the state to address three major issues causing problems for petroleum tanker drivers in the state. Its National President, Comrade (Prince) Williams Eniredonana Akporeha, and General Secretary, Comrade Olawale Afolabi, made this known in a press statement yesterday. The union said: “The entire rank and file members of the union are deeply pained, frustrated and agonized…