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FA Cup defeat: Man City hits Watford 6-0 in final match

FA Cup defeat: Man City hits Watford 6-0 in final match

May 18, 2019 11:24 pm

It was a game of humiliation as Manchester City scored six goals to defeat Watford in the final match of the 2019 English FA Cup.

The win ensured Man City became the first English men’s team to win a treble in the same football season having earlier lifted the Premier League  and Carabao Cup.

Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick, while David Silva, Kevin de Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus also netted to cap a glorious campaign with the biggest margin of victory in a FA Cup final since 1903.

Watford’s wait to win their first ever major piece of silverware goes …

Traditional rulers need funding to help curb crimes - Oluwo

Oluwo calls for urgent reforms of Yoruba traditional system

May 18, 2019 11:04 am

As the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi, Telu I, called for urgent reform of Yoruba traditional system, he charged the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, not to be silent on the lingering disunity among Yoruba traditional institution and insecurity ravaging Yoruba nation.

According to him, “silence at this critical point of our life is not golden,” saying the people are looking up to them for quality and visionary leadership.

Oluwo, who said it was disappointing that nothing is being done to address animosity characterizing the Yoruba …

Sacked Ekiti workers protest, beg Fayemi for re-absorption

May 17, 2019 9:05 pm

Some workers recently disengaged by the Ekiti State government for being  ‘irregular workers’,  yesterday   staged a peaceful protest to appeal to Governor Kayode Fayemi to reverse  the decision.

  The Nation gathered that among the protesters were the 568 primary and secondary school teachers recruited into Teaching Service Commission (TSC) by ex-governor Ayodele Fayose. They are among the 2,000 state workers employed after the July 14, 2018 election.

The protesters stormed the Teaching Service Commission located within the State Secretariat complex at about 8.30am with their letters of appointments to show that they were legitimately hired.

The Commissioner for Information, Muyiwa …

Tiger Woods misses the cut at PGA, Koepka sets tour record

Tiger Woods misses the cut at PGA, Koepka sets tour record

May 17, 2019 8:10 pm

Tiger Woods missed the cut after the second round of the PGA championship, as the defending champion Brooks Koepka completed the lowest 36-hole showing in major golf history Friday to seize a record seven-stroke.

Woods struggled in his first event since ending an 11-year major win drought by capturing last month’s Masters for his 15th major title.

“Just didn’t quite have it,” Woods said after firing a 73 to stand on 145, one over the cut line. “Did a lot of little things wrong.

“There’s no reason I can’t get up to speed and start cranking it back up again. …

Emefiele reveals five years plan for CBN

UNN bestows honorary degree on Emefiele

May 17, 2019 9:47 am

The Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has been conferred with a Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).

Emefiele was honoured on Friday in Nsukka at the Special Convocation of the institution, where 50 people were also conferred with doctoral degrees in different fields of studies.

On the occasion, Emefiele gave a lecture entitled “From Recession to Growth: The Story of Nigeria’s Recovery from the 2016 Economic Recession.”

He spoke on the actions the CBN took to address recession, which included a combination of monetary and foreign exchange policies, as well as development …

Q3 2018 capital budget records dismal implementation

₦649bn Paris Club refund available for states to share

May 16, 2019 9:17 pm

States are to share N649 billion – the final tranche of the Paris Club Refund.

But debtor-states will have to settle their debts soon, Finance Minister Mrs.  Zainab Ahmed said yesterday, adding that the Federal Government plans to begin the final phase of the debt refund.

The minister told reporters at a news conference in Abuja yesterday that “the total sum of N649.434 billion was verified by the ministry as the outstanding balance to be refunded to the state governments.”

She also revealed that the payments made by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CNB) as at March stood at N691.560 …

Nigerian Guild of Editors seek waivers on newsprint, others

Editors seek waivers on newsprint, others

May 16, 2019 9:03 pm

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has solicited waivers on imported materials needed for the print media industry.

The demand, the guild said, would not becloud its sense of responsibility in performing its professional duties to the nation and humanity.

Addressing reporters on Wednesday night after meeting with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, NGE’s President Funke Egbemode said the media are in business, like every other business contributing to the economy.

She said the industry would need such support to stay in business.

Egbemode, who led other NGE executives to the Villa in Anuja, the nation’s capital, noted that the industry was
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The leaders of Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, yesterday ordered killer Fulani herdsmen to vacate the southwest or face consequences.

Herdsmen presence terrify farmers in Abia

May 16, 2019 9:05 am

The presence of herdsmen in Ohuru Isi-Miri community in the Aba North Local Government Area of Abia has put farmers in the community, especially women on edge.

A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who visited the community on Thursday reports that gloom has descended on the community, due to the inability of people to cultivate their farms.

The presence of the herdsmen has sparked intense fear among residents, with many of them, especially women now shunning farming, to avoid getting raped or killed by herdsmen.

NAN learnt that the the herdsmen have found a home at an empty land …

Don’t let my husband die, Fregene’s wife cries out

Don’t let my husband die, Fregene’s wife cries out

May 15, 2019 10:49 pm

Soccer great Peter Fregene’s wife is seeking a lifeline for her ailing husband.

The former Green Eagles first choice goalie has been battling stroke for 18 years.

An emotional Mrs. Tina Fregene told The Nation last night that her husband requires help urgently to save him from dying.

According to her, the condition of the 71-year-old man got worse 12 days ago. A photograph of Fregene being fed on his bed surfaced online recently.

“His condition is bad; he is bed-ridden and he moves on his buttocks or supported to move around the house and when he makes such movement,
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Arrest of sex workers criminalisation of poverty – NHRC

Arrest of sex workers, criminalisation of poverty – NHRC

May 15, 2019 9:21 pm

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decried the recent arrest of sex workers and closure of brothels in Umuahia, the Abia capital, on the orders of the state government.

Ms Uche Nwokocha, the Coordinator of NHRC in Abia, described the action as as “the criminalisation of poverty” by the government and its agencies.

Nwokocha said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Wednesday.

NAN reports that the state government had ordered the immediate shutdown of some brothels in the state capital, alleging that they had become hideouts for crminials.

It also directed …

Modern day slavery cases rise by 36% in Britain – Reports

Modern day slavery cases rise by 36% in Britain – Reports

May 15, 2019 7:46 am

Reports of suspected modern slavery in Britain rose by more than a third in 2018, according to government data released on Tuesday, but campaigners said even that was likely only “the tip of the iceberg”.

Police, charities and other first responders referred 6,993 potential modern slavery cases to the government’s National Referral Mechanism (NRM) last year, 36% more than in 2017, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said in its annual report.

The NRM is a national scheme whereby victims are identified and can receive support ranging from healthcare and housing to legal aid.

Anti-slavery campaigners said it was unclear whether …

I targeted 370, says UTME best Ekene

I targeted 370, says UTME best Ekene

May 14, 2019 10:14 pm

Fifteen-year-old Ekene Franklin Ezeunala, who scored 347 to emerge the overall best in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) targeted 370 out of a possible 400, it was learnt yesterday.

The SS3 pupil of Meiran Community Secondary School, Meiran, on the outskirts of  Lagos, is, however, happy with his mark.

He said yesterday that he was shocked to be announced the candidate with the highest score.

Ekene told The Nation: “I tried to make a good score while preparing for the examination.  The score I was targeting was 370.  I still feel happy that I still achieved a …

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