December 17, 2019

Tennis In 2019: Nadal On Top

December 17, 2019 5:22 pm

Rafael Nadal finished the season on top of the world to give the men’s rankings a familiar look but a new crop of women is showing the old guard can be overthrown.

The Spanish world number one and Novak Djokovic won two Grand Slams each in 2019, holding Father Time and their young rivals at bay for another year.

But Ashleigh Barty and teenager Bianca Andreescu were two new faces on the list of women’s Major winners as familiar names slipped from view.

AFP Sport looks at some of the big talking points of the season.

Can Nadal stay on …

Zidane And Valverde To Meet In Clasico Battle

December 17, 2019 5:22 pm

Zinedine Zidane and Ernesto Valverde might have been fearing for their jobs if they had lost a Clasico back in October but its postponement means that on Wednesday they can face each other feeling more secure.

Stalling in the autumn, Real Madrid and Barcelona have rolled through the gears in the lead-up to Christmas, meaning the winner of Wednesday’s crunch meeting at Camp Nou will move seven points clear of third place.

More importantly, in what increasingly looks like a two-pronged title chase, the winner will pull three ahead of the loser, with one round Liga matches left before the

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Klopp Laments Timing Of Club World Cup

December 17, 2019 5:21 pm

Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool are fully focused on winning this week’s Club World Cup ahead of their semi-final against Monterrey of Mexico but hit out at the timing of the competition and questioned FIFA’s plans to expand the tournament in future.

“We are here now and we are completely focused on it, but if you had asked me beforehand if I think that there should be a Club World Cup in the middle of our season, I would say no, in my honest opinion,” Klopp told journalists at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, where Liverpool face Monterrey on Wednesday.

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England Relaxed Over New Jones Contract

December 17, 2019 5:21 pm

England are prepared to bide their time over a possible contract extension for coach Eddie Jones amid ongoing speculation over whether the Australian will still be in charge for the 2023 World Cup in France.

Jones took England all the way to this year’s final in Japan only to see them go down to a comprehensive 32-12 defeat by South Africa, having been appointed following the team’s woeful first-round exit on home soil at the 2015 edition.

His current deal runs until 2021 and Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney, speaking to reporters at Twickenham on Tuesday, said talks …

Boateng Wants Flick As Permanent Bayern Boss

December 17, 2019 5:20 pm

Veteran Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng said on Tuesday he would like interim coach Hansi Flick to be appointed on a full-time basis.

Flick, 54, took over at the Allianz Arena in November after Niko Kovac was sacked and club president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has said he would wait until the winter break to make a decision.

“I believe each one of us would be happy to continue with Hansi,” the 2014 World Cup winner told Munich newspaper Abendzeitung.

“He gets along well with everyone. The team is delighted with him but it’s not our choice,” he added.

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EFCC Vs Jang: What Happened In Court On Tuesday

December 17, 2019 2:43 pm

A Plateau High Court on Tuesday, fixed Dec. 23 for adoption of final written addresses on the alleged ₦6.3 billion fraud case against former Governor, Jonah Jang and his former cashier in the cabinet office, Mr Yusuf Pam.

Jang and Pam are being prosecuted by EFCC over 12 Count charge of alleged money laundering of the sum of ₦6.3 billion during his(Jang) eight-year tenure as Governor of Plateau between 2007 and 2015.

Justice Daniel Longji, the presiding Judge of High Court 4, made the pronouncement shortly after the hearing of the case in which a mild drama unfolded.

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UN, AU, ECOWAS Told To Beam Searchlights On Buhari

December 17, 2019 2:43 pm

A human rights lawyer, Barrister Kanmi Ajibola has petitioned the United Nations (UN) over the alleged persistent disobedience to court orders by President MuhammaduBuhari’s government.

Ajibola, a former Chairman of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ilesa, Osun State branch, in the letter addressed to the UN Secretary-General, urged the international body to put pressure on Buhari to obey court orders and allow full operation of the rule of law.

The letter entitled, “Re: injustice here is a mark of injustice everywhere” and dated December 16 was forwarded to the UN’s New York’s Secretariat and copies sent to the European Union (EU), …

What Buhari Told Lawan, NASS After Signing 2020 Budget

December 17, 2019 2:42 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari has praised the National Assembly for ensuring detailed legislative review and passage of the 2020 Budget within two months.

President Buhari made the commendation when he signed the 2020 Appropriation Bill into law at the State House, Abuja on Tuesday.

He particularly lauded the lawmakers for the patriotic zeal they adopted in the passage of the bill, saying that it had restored the nation’s budget cycle to a predictable January to December fiscal year.

“I am very pleased that the National Assembly worked uncommonly long hours in the interest of our people and the national economy to …

Not Even One Unizik Lecturer Enrolled For IPPIS, Says ASUU

December 17, 2019 2:37 pm

The Nnamdi Azikiwe University Branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU says not even a member of the Union from the University enrolled in the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System, IPPIS.

A former chairman of ASUU in the university, Prof Dennis Aribodor told DAILY POST in a private chat that the insinuation that some members had sneaked out to enroll may be true in other universities, but not in Nnamdi Azikiwe University.

Aribodor said, “It is not true. Not even one member of our Union in Unizik went to enroll in IPPIS.

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NDLEA Arrests Suspected Killer Of Officials

December 17, 2019 2:37 pm

The Ondo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a notorious drug merchant in the state over his alleged link with the murder of four of its officials.

According to the State Commander of the agency, Haruna Gagara who did not disclose the name of the drug kingpin, the drug merchant allegedly masterminded the killing of four of its men.

He described the arrest as a big catch towards apprehending others connected with the incident.

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Gagara disclosed this on Tuesday at the end of …

NIPOST Reveals How Much FG Has Made From Stamp Duties

December 17, 2019 2:36 pm

The Post Master General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), Barrister Bisi Adegbuyi, Monday, said that the Federal Government has raked in over ₦45.8 billion from stamp duties following the reforms introduced by the present administration.

Adegbuyi said there is no conflict between NIPOST and the Federal Inland Revenue Service as well as the States Board of Internal Revenue over the remittances of stamp duties.

He further asserted that the position of NIPOST is that the production, printing and sales of stamp duties remain the sole responsibility of NIPOST even if it had moved …

20 Dead Pensioners On Bauchi Govt Payroll Uncovered

December 17, 2019 2:36 pm

A committee set up by the Bauchi State Government yesterday said that it had discovered 20 dead pensioners, who are still on the government’s payroll.

Secretary of the committee set up to verify workers and pensioners without Bank Verification Numbers (BVN), Alhaji Ishiaka Tijjani, disclosed this to newsmen in Bauchi.

Tijjani said that the discovery followed the committee’s partial screening of some pensioners residing in Zaki and Katagum Local Government Councils of the state.

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He said the 20 pensioners were out of 600 pensioners screened during the partial exercise, …

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