Energetic Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, has confirmed his return to the Super Eagles squad ahead of the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. The former Chelsea star, whose return to the squad was in doubt, revealed to AOIFootball after his private meeting with the Franco-German, that he has decided to feature at the continent’s biggest soccer competition, which would kick-off in Egypt next month. “I met with Coach Rohr and we discussed his plans for the team in the forthcoming tournament. All I can say is that I am delighted and happy because I am coming…
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Ekele Franklin, a 15-year-old boy, has emerged the overall best candidate for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted between April 11 and 15, Thecable reports. Ishaq Oloyede, registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), disclosed this at a news conference while announcing the release of the 2019 UTME results on Saturday. Having chosen the University of Lagos (UNILAG) as his first choice, the Imo state candidate had a cumulative score of 347. However, there are speculations that Franklin may not be admitted on account of his age. Franklin was closely followed by Emmanuel Chidiebube, a 16-year-old boy from…
Access Bank PLC, on Thursday, held its 30th annual general meeting (AGM) at the federal palace hotels, Victoria Island Lagos. The meeting had in attendance, the bank’s Group Managing Director, Dr Herbert Wigwe, all its executive and non executive directors and thousands of shareholders. The highlights of the event were the presentation and review of the bank’s business report for the year 2018, its independent auditor’s report and the reelection of board members whose tenure had previously elapsed. Shareholders who spoke at the event expressed happiness over the blaze trailing growth of the bank under its incumbent GMD, Dr Herbert…
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Frank Mba has been appointed as the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Nigeria Police. Mba who studied law at the University of Lagos, takes over from Jimoh Moshood. The police spokesman, who hails from Ezimo in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State, was the best graduating cadet inspector in academics at the Police Academy, Kano, in 1993. He rose up the police ladder and was promoted to assistant superintendent of police in 1999, deputy superintendent of police in 2003, superintendent of police in 2006 and chief superintendent of police in 2012. He was one time spokesperson of the Lagos state police…
The National Judicial Council, under the chairmanship of Justice Mahmud Mohammed, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, has barred Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of the federal High Court from being elevated to the Court of Appeal, or any higher judicial body till her retirement. Mrs. Ofili-Ajumogobia was also placed on the council’s “watch-list” for the next four years. The judge was sanctioned for “misconduct and alleged injustice”. The judicial council took the decision at its meetings on February 24 and 25, a statement signed by its acting director of information, Soji Oye, said. “The Hon. Judge will also not be considered for any elevation to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate release of N20billion so that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, can revitalise public universities. The development was confirmed on Monday by Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance. The news came simultaneously as Ahmed was announcing the President’s approval for the “immediate release” of N22.68bn as part of retirement benefits of ex-workers of the Nigeria Airways Limited (in Liquidation). “To ensure that these Presidential directives are duly implemented in line with extant Financial Rules, I have constituted a Committee to be headed by the Secretary of Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit, PICA, Dr.…
The federal government has suspended the national carrier project indefinitely. Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, made this known on Wednesday. “I regret to announce that the Federal Executive Council has taken the tough decision to suspend the National Carrier Project in the interim. All commitments due will be honoured. We thank the public for the support as always,” he wrote on Twitter. Sirika didn’t give any reason for the decision. The airline, Nigeria Air, was unveiled in July at the Farnborough International Airshow in London and operations were scheduled to begin in December. At the unveiling, Sirika had said…
Yet to be convicted Nigerian Senator Peter Nwaoboshi is currently in another mess as the presidency may have shown more interest in sending him to jail like his colleague Joshua Dariye, SecretReporters has learned. We gathered authoritatively that following a petition to the Special Presidential Panel on Investigation and recovery of public properties (SPIP) led by Okoi Obono-Obla, detailing corrupt activities of Nwaoboshi, the panel swung into action, where they moved into Asaba last week to commence investigation. The team led by a Superintendent of Police, Alhassan touched down Asaba to carry out the directives which include sealing off properties…
Tottenham’s English forward Harry Kane attends a training session on the eve of the Champions League group stage football match Inter Milan vs Tottenham, on September 17, 2018 at the San Siro stadium in Milan. / AFP PHOTO / Miguel MEDINA Harry Kane is not a “machine” and it is only a matter of time before he is back among the goals, according to Tottenham teammate Erik Lamela. The under-fire England striker endured another frustrating game on Tuesday as Spurs slumped to a late 2-1 Champions League defeat at Inter Milan. The England captain has now gone five games for…
Speaking with Ebuka, he said: “One day…yes now in my house. I’m not doing it because of the intention that I want to run for politics but right now with the situation that I am seeing in my neighborhood… because Ajegunle is the most important place for me, maybe I might consider. Veteran Nigerian singer, Daddy Showkey, says he is considering running for an elective post in the future. In an interview with ‘Rubbin Minds’, a Channels TV programme anchored by Ebuka Obi Uchendu, the ‘Galala’ singer said that his city Ajegunle is very important to him and that the…
The NLO had written a letter to the management of Rising Stars informing them of the decision of its disciplinary/organisation committee on the match, ordering its replay. The management of Rising Stars FC of Akure in Ondo State has appealed against the decision of the Nationwide League One management, ordering the replay of the already concluded match between the club and Kwara United Feeders in the promotion playoff played at the Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi. The match held on September 8 as one of the three promotion matches and ended 2-1 in favour of Rising Stars FC.…