October 2019

Iheanacho Set To Join Besiktas On Loan Come January

Iheanacho Set To Join Besiktas On Loan Come January

October 18, 2019 5:39 am

Turkish giants Besiktas are seeking a January loan move for Nigeria forward Kelechi Iheanacho who is yet to make a league appearance for Leicester City this season.

The Nigeria international has only played as a substitute in the Carabao Cup.

According to reports emanating from Turkey, he is now set for loan move to Besiktas when the transfer window opens in January.

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Iheanacho linked up Leicester City from Manchester City two years ago for around 25-million pounds but has struggled to make an impact while Jamie Vardy leads the line …

Chukwueze’s Villarreal To Play Atletico Madrid In Miami

Chukwueze’s Villarreal To Play Atletico Madrid In Miami

October 18, 2019 5:31 am

Super Eagles player, Samuel Chukwueze’s club Villarreal may play their match against Atletico Madrid in Miami.

La Liga yesterday sought the permission of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)  to hold December match in the United States of America.

Villarreal and Atletico Madrid have agreed to the proposal to hold the 6 December fixture at the Miami Dolphins’ Hard Rock Stadium.

Villarreal president Fernando Roig confirmed in a radio interview disclosed that the two clubs were hoping to reach an agreement on the request.

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Roig insisted such an event …

CHAN Qualifier: Eagles Train Behind Closed Doors For Togo

CHAN Qualifier: Eagles Train Behind Closed Doors For Togo

October 18, 2019 5:15 am

Home-based Super Eagles, yesterday, trained behind closed doors as they perfect strategies for tomorrow’s make or break Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying match against the Sparrows of Togo.

The Imama Amapakabo-tutored team crumbled to the Sparrows 4-1 in Lome, capital of Togo, in the first leg of the fixture a fortnight ago, and needs to score, at least, three goals without conceding any, to turn the table against the Togolese side.

Already, the Tologese team arrived in Lagos yesterday ahead of tomorrow’s crucial game billed for the Agege Stadium in Lagos.

Coach Amapakabo, on Wednesday, released a list of …

Reps Urge FG To Reposition FMBN, FHA For Efficiency

Reps Urge FG To Reposition FMBN, FHA For Efficiency

October 18, 2019 5:07 am

An estate developer, Mr. Chidi Ifeneme, who has practised real estate in the US for 15 years said that no budgetary allocation to the sector would make any impact if the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) and Federal Housing Authority (FHA) are not repositioned to play their roles in the sector.

Although the Federal Government has been mouthing interests in its efforts to increase housing delivery in the country, actions linked to the central government has not shown any seriousness in the side of government.

Ifeneme lamented that there is a lot of differences between Nigeria and the US …

Why You Should Not Build Structures In Erosion Prone Areas

Why You Should Not Build Structures In Erosion Prone Areas

October 18, 2019 4:47 am

Erosion menace has lived with many people in Nigeria. This has defied all checks by both states and the Federal Government. Communal land has been chopped off while many residential buildings have been swallowed and more going in for it. A lot of things happen that help to bring about erosion. Erosion happens whenever soil and rocks become displaced usually as a result of water, wind or geological shifts.

The process happens naturally, and soil erosion is largely responsible for the unique contours of the planet. So knowing fully all these natural disaster-prone areas and still developed your property there, …

2020 Budget: FG To Reintegrate Ex-Militants With ₦65bn

2020 Budget: FG To Reintegrate Ex-Militants With ₦65bn

October 18, 2019 3:44 am

The Federal Government has earmarked ₦65 billion for the reintegration of ex-militants under the Presidential Amnesty Programme.

Also, ₦37.83 billion and ₦80.88 billion were allocated to the North East Development Commission (NEDC) and the  Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) respectively.

This was even as the government allocated ₦110 billion for the construction and rehabilitation of roads in every geopolitical zone in Nigeria.

The roads which would be done through counterpart funding include  the dualisation of Markurdi –Enugu Road;  Akwanga –Jos-Bauchi-Gombe Road;  reconstruction of the outstanding sections of Benin-Ofosu-Ore-Ajebandele-Shagamu Expressway;  construction of Bodo-Bonny Road;  pavement strengthening and Asphalt Overlay of Ajebandele-Ijebu-Ode-Shagamu …

Why Recruitment Of Constables Sets PSC Against IG

Why Recruitment Of Constables Sets PSC Against IG

October 18, 2019 2:45 am

Lopsided recruitment of 9,036 constables, as part of the federal government’s strategy to promote community policing, is the source of the raging crisis between leadership of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Police Service Commission (PSC), media investigation has revealed.

President Muhammadu Buhari had recently ordered the recruitment of 10,000 constables for community policing with emphasis on local government councils.

The recruitment was supposed to be conducted based on the equality of local governments in view of the fact that it was for community policing.

It was gathered, however, that 247 candidates out of the 528 recruited from …

FG, World Bank To Discuss $3bn Power Sector Loan

FG, World Bank To Discuss $3 Billion Power Sector Loan

October 18, 2019 2:27 am

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, and other top government officials will exploit the opportunity of the ongoing annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund

(IMF) and the World Bank in Washington DC, United States of America to firm up discussions on the planned $3 billion facility targeted at addressing current challenges confronting Nigeria’s power sector.

Confirming the move in an interview on the sidelines of the ongoing meetings, Ahmed said the facility could actually be up to $3 billion, to be released in tranches for a period of about five years, adding that …

Transport Fares Skyrocket As Lagos Traffic Worsens Daily

Transport Fares Skyrocket As Lagos Traffic Worsens Daily

October 18, 2019 2:08 am

The agony of living in Lagos appears to have doubled for many residents of the State due to the deplorable state of the road network.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu earlier in the week declared a state of emergency on Lagos roads, with an assurance to begin fixing multiple failed portions immediately. But while Lagosians still await the repairs, state-wide traffic has worsened with commuters feeling the pinch harder.

Except for places like Alausa, Ikoyi, and some parts of Island, the entire residents could feel the pinch of impassable roads and attendant gridlocks that no longer discriminate between day and night.

Journey …

Oil, Diamonds, Nuclear Power: Russia Eyes Africa Business

Oil, Diamonds, Nuclear Power: Russia Eyes Africa Business

October 18, 2019 1:51 am

While Russia has traditionally focused on arms and grain exports to Africa, it is now looking to broaden its activities and influence.

Here are four sectors likely to be discussed at the Russia-Africa Summit set for next Wednesday and Thursday in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

Oil and gas
Russia is one of the world’s top hydrocarbon producers and exporters through energy giants like Gazprom, Rosneft and Lukoil.

But with 65 percent of its territory covered with permafrost, exploration and extraction are costly, so Russia is eyeing up promising reserves in Africa.

Gazprom is working in Algeria, where …

Traders Lament Illegal Demolition Of Market In Ikorodu

Traders Lament Illegal Demolition Of Market In Ikorodu

October 18, 2019 1:35 am

Traders at the popular Fadama Market in Ikorodu North local government area of Lagos State have lamented what they described as illegal demolition of their stores by task force officials, who were allegedly guided by armed military operatives. The traders also lamented their losses running into several millions of naira. The Fadama market is along Odogunyan road, opposite the farm settlement after the Lagos State Polytechnic.

According to one of the affected traders, Enajero Darlington Eguriase, who produces livestock feed, a quit notice was served on the traders from the Oba’s palace to leave the market with immediate effect last …

Do Not Hold Procession Tomorrow, Police Warn IMN Members

Do Not Hold Procession Tomorrow, Police Warn IMN Members

October 18, 2019 1:17 am

• We’ll march peacefully, not disrupt traffic, says IMN
• JNI flays Kano kidnap, Sharia council begins probe

From the police force, yesterday came another warning to the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) which the security outfit accused of planning to perpetrate illegality.

It gave the warning in a reaction to the group’s plan to hold its yearly Arbaeen procession tomorrow, saying: “Since it (IMN) is proscribed, the police as a law enforcement agency won’t sit and look at people take the laws into their hands.”

Spokesman for the police in Kaduna State, Yakubu Sabo, told The Guardian: “It is …

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