Chelsea have unveiled the jersey numbers as Mykhailo Mudryk has vacated the number 15 shirt for Nicolas Jackson, having been given number 10, amid shake-up in Mauricio Pochettino’s squad. Along with a host of new signings, many existing first-team players have their numbers changed as Argentine midfielder, Enzo Fernandez has moved up to 8, the jersey he wore while winning the 2022 World Cup. The change saw Raheem Sterling switch to 7 from 17 that he wore last season, according to Chelsea website. Romelu Lukaku has not been given a number amid talk of a Juventus swap deal involving Dusan…
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission is investigating allegations of corruption and abuse of office against immediate-past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. This was revealed in a memo dated July 19, 2023, signed by the Petition Registrar, ICPC, H.S. Folaranmi, on behalf of the ICPC Chairman, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye The memo was in response to a petition filed by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda, accusing the former AGF of corruption and high-handedness. “I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your petition on the above subject and to inform you…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received flak for his excessively large cabinet. The Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms,On Tuesday, was established by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The committee was set up State House in Abuja hosted the inauguration event. The group was established by the president, according to a statement released on Monday, July 7 by Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy. Alake said that the committee would be chaired by Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Taiwo Oyedele. The committee is made up of experts from…
US Envoy Meets Niger Coup Leaders, says No Headway The second-ranking US diplomat met Niger’s military leaders on Monday to press to reverse a coup but reported no headway a day after an ultimatum from the West African bloc ECOWAS was ignored. Victoria Nuland, a veteran envoy and acting deputy secretary of state, said she met for more than two hours with military chiefs who ousted democratically elected Western ally Mohamed Bazoum on July 26. Nuland’s trip, conducted in secrecy until she left, came after the expiration of a deadline set by ECOWAS to reinstate Bazoum by midnight (2300 GMT)…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Gombe State Command has said 214 people were detained for drug-related offences in the state between January and July. Additionally, methamphetamine, 257.5 kg of psychoactive drug, and 93.95 kg of cannabis sativa were all taken from the suspects during the time period under investigation. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the agency’s state Deputy Commander on Narcotics, Mr Bello Mumini, disclosed this at a programme organised by the Association of Professional Counsellors in Nigeria on Monday Presenting his paper, titled “Drug Abuse Situation in Gombe State,” Mumini said the 214 suspects included 200…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), due to the amount owed by the states to the council, delayed the results of students from eight states of the federation who took the WASSCE in 2023.At a press conference on Monday in Lagos, the head of the national office, Mr. Patrick Areghan, revealed this while outlining the outcomes of the test that was completed 44 days earlier. The HNO cited Zamfara and Niger as the highest debtors while expressing hope that some of the afflicted nations will soon make their payments. He chose not to mention the other states, though. While…
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the IPOB leader, declared yesterday that the Monday sit-at-home protest in the southeast is “dead and buried.” Kanu asked residents in the southeast to applaud the cancellation of the sit-at-home directive. Kanu urged people in the southeast to resist those who are using his name to deceive people through his lead Counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor. Although IPOB started the sit-at-home order to demand Kanu’s release, criminal elements seized the opportunity to sow mayhem. Kanu discontinued the campaign and replaced it with Economic Empowerment Day, or EED, in an effort to find a long-lasting solution to the…
The Senate has confirmed 45 ministerial nominees out of the 48 nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu. The confirmation followed the consideration and approval of the nominees during Monday’s plenary. The nominees include Sen. Abubakar Kyari (Borno ), Abubakar Momoh (Edo), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Prof. Joseph Utsev (Benue), Sen. John Enoh (Cross River). Others are Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (Ondo), Dr Betta Edu (Cross River) Imaan Sulaiman (Nasarawa), Ahmed Dangiwa (Katsina), Uche Nnaji (Enugu), The nominees include Bello Muhammad (Sokoto), Mohammed Badaru (Jigawa), Yusuf Tuggar (Bauchi), Uju-Ken Ohaneye (Anambra). Abdullahi Gwarzo (Kano), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara), Tunji…
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has revealed $360m has been released for the clean-up of the polluted Ogoni land in the Niger Delta. This was made known by the HYPREP Project Coordinator, Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, after a four-day tour of remediated project sites and the reticulated water projects in the four local government areas of Ogoni. He said, “We are happy to report to you that a lot of activities are going on in Ogoniland. The mandate of HYPREP is mainly to restore the Ogoni environment, both land and wetland contaminated. “We are also mandated to restore the livelihoods…
As German government threatens Niger coup plotters with sanctions and prosecution, Mali and Burkina Faso decide to send a joint delegation to Niamey, the capital of Niger, on Monday in a show of solidarity amidst a coup crisis, the Malian army said. Germany has warned the coupist not to commit acts of violence against the detained President Mohamed Bazoum. A spokesman for the Foreign Office made it clear in Berlin on Monday that they were worried about the politician. “I would like to emphasise once again at this point our message to the coup plotters that they must expect…
Residents of the Ekenobizi village in Umukopara town, Umuahia South council area of Abia State, have begged Governor Dr. Alex Otti and the state’s commissioner of police to take action against what they have characterised as harassment and extortion from cops in the region. A variety of locals, who begged to remain anonymous, claimed that police officers from the Umuahia Area Command and Zone-9 along the Ekenobizi-Amachara Road are extorting and dehumanising them. They complained that the police harass them and offer silly justifications such as dressing nicely, wearing jewellery, plaiting their hair, and wearing expensive watches and earring. He…
The Air Component of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) launched a series of strikes, in a heavy blow on attack to criminal activities on Saturday, 5. The operation, which took place approximately 4 Nautical Miles South-East of Bille, targeted illicit crude oil tapping from a pipeline, resulting in the complete destruction of three boats engaged in the unlawful activity. Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the Director of Public Relations and Information for the Nigerian Air Force, confirmed the successful operations and emphasized the determination to continue tackling economic saboteurs head-on. He said, “Operating west of Bonny Island and South of Port Harcourt…