December 2019

Man City Keep Faint Title Hopes Alive, Everton Draws

December 21, 2019 5:09 pm

Manchester City hit back to beat Leicester 3-1 as the champions kept alive their faint hopes of catching Premier League leaders Liverpool, while Carlo Ancelotti and Mikel Arteta got a glimpse of the problems that lie ahead as Everton and Arsenal shared a dreadful 0-0 draw on Saturday.

City have been left trailing in Liverpool’s wake this term and a defeat against second-placed Leicester would have been a fatal blow to their bid for a third successive title.

But goals from Riyad Mahrez, Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus gave Pep Guardiola’s side a win that moved them within 11 points …

Esposito Breaks 60-Year Record As Inter Go Top

December 21, 2019 5:08 pm

Sebastiano Esposito became Inter Milan’s youngest scorer in more than 60 years on Saturday when he hit the target in a 4-0 romp against Genoa, helping his side return to the top of Serie A.

The 17-year-old put away a second-half penalty which made him the youngest Inter scorer since Mario Corso in 1958.

Romelu Lukaku scored twice with Roberto Gagliardini adding another as Inter moved level with champions Juventus at the top on 42 points.

Juve had taken top spot on Wednesday with a 2-1 win over Sampdoria before heading to Saudi Arabia where they face Lazio in the

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Firmino Extra-Time Goal Wins Club World Cup For Liverpool

December 21, 2019 5:08 pm

Roberto Firmino was again the hero for Liverpool as the forward’s extra-time goal allowed Jurgen Klopp’s side to beat Flamengo 1-0 in the Club World Cup final in Doha on Saturday and lift the trophy for the first time.

Firmino was picked out by Sadio Mane and waited for goalkeeper Diego Alves to commit before slotting low into the net in the 99th minute of an absorbing contest at the Khalifa International Stadium.

It was the moment that finally punctured the hopes of the Brazilian side and their vibrant support, after Liverpool had been denied a penalty by VAR at

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Varsity Workers Demand Payment Of ₦8.32bn Arrears

December 21, 2019 2:13 pm

 

The Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions has demanded from the Federal Government the payment of 12 months arrears of 53.37 per cent salary increase estimated at ₦8.32bn.

SSAUTHRIAI made the demand in a communiqué signed by its sectoral chairman, Felix Uwadiae, and Secretary, Ademola Olajire, issued after its council meeting held at the Nigerian Institute of Trypanosomiasis Research in Kaduna in Abuja.

The agreement for the payment of 12 months arrears of 53.37 per cent salary increase estimated at N8.32bn, according to SSAUTHRIAI, was reached with its Joint Research and Allied …

Immigration Speaks On Visa On Arrival Policy, Amnesty

December 21, 2019 2:12 pm

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Saturday gave an update on the visa on arrival policy.

Comptroller General, Muhammad Babandede, spoke on Saturday at the Immigration Training School, Kano State.

The CGI said the policy was an opportunity for Africans that were coming for legitimate businesses to thrive in countries other than their own.

He added that it was a means of integration and cementing African brotherhood and breaking the barriers of free movement among Africans.

Babandede assured Nigerians that the policy would be handled professionally through best global practices without compromising national security.

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Fowler’s Fouls: What Tunde Fowler Did Wrong At FIRS

December 21, 2019 2:12 pm

Kicking a man when he is down is poor form. Despite his desperate best efforts, Tunde Fowler did not get a second term as Executive Chairman of Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), with President Buhari naming one Mohammed Nami as his replacement on December 9th. So what was it like inside FIRS when Fowler held sway? In many ways it is a cautionary tale for his replacement.

When Fowler was appointed in 2015 there was some relief, even rejoicing, at his taking over the reins from the then Acting Chairman, Samuel Ogungbesan. This was because Ogungbesan, who had taken …

Fayemi: 2020 WiII Be Tougher For Rapists In Ekiti

December 21, 2019 2:05 pm
The Ekiti State First Lady, Mrs Bisi Fayemi has promised that the government of Ekiti State is incurably committed to protecting the children against all forms of molestations to make their future brighter.

Mrs Fayemi said the Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, is resolute about combating the incidences of rape, trafficking and slavery militating against children in the state, by deploying legal and political will available to government to achieve the onerous task.

She said the state government made remarkable achivements in combating the crimes in 2019 through convictions and arrests of offenders, assuring that “the 2020 will be tougher for

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19,273 Teachers Fail Professional Qualifying Examination

December 21, 2019 2:04 pm

Teachers

Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, the Registrar, Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

Ajiboye said 72,947, out of 77,296 teachers that registered, participated in the examination.

“The result was not bad, because the average performance of those who passed the examination is 73.58 per cent, which is 53,674 candidates, while 26.42 per cent, representing 19,273 candidates, failed.

“The performances of the candidates are very encouraging; the Federal Ministry of Education and TRCN Governing Board are happy with it,” he said.

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Pakistani Professor Sentenced To Death For Blasphemy

December 21, 2019 2:04 pm

A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a university professor to death for blasphemy under a law that critics say is often used to target minorities and liberal activists.

Junaid Hafeez, 33, was arrested in March 2013 for allegedly posting derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed on social media.

Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in conservative Muslim-majority Pakistan, where laws against it carry a potential death sentence. Even unproven allegations have led to mob lynchings and vigilante murders.

Hafeez’s sentence was announced in the central city of Multan, where he was a university professor at the time of his arrest,

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Leading Folks Of 2019

December 21, 2019 2:03 pm

 Names matter. For journalists, they can be the difference between a ‘good’ and ‘bad’ story. There may not be much to it when a driver runs through a red light. But when the number plate reads ‘Burna’, hell is let loose. Names! As the year draws its curtain, it is leaving behind names – names of men and women that made headlines in the past 52 weeks. The good, bad and ugly – they have made this passing year a roller coaster spectacle for both actors and audience alike. 2019 has indeed been a remarkable year. The general elections were …

NDDC: Akpabio Moved Against Oshiomhole, Sylva, Omo-Agege

December 21, 2019 2:03 pm

The battle for the control of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) took a dramatic turn during the week with President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly jettisoning the nominees whose names were confirmed by the Senate on October 29 for the board of the commission.

The Senate-approved board whose members had been waiting to be inaugurated by the President, was constituted with inputs from Niger Delta leaders, including the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole; the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege; former Bayelsa State governor, Niger Delta minister Senator Goodwill Akpabio and Chief Timipre Sylva, …

Terrorism, Major Threat To Peace, Progress Of West Africa

December 21, 2019 2:02 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said terrorism remained the major threat to the peace and progress of the West African sub-region.
This is even as the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, said attacks in the region rose by 80 percent in the first eleven months of 2019 compared to the year 2018.
President Buhari, while speaking during the 56th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Abuja, said recurring attacks by terrorist groups was a reminder to the sub-region about the urgency to build an enduring security partnership to
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