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  • Thunder strikes three FRSC officers to death

    Thunderstorm on Wednesday killed three officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps attached to the Ogun State Sector Command.

    The officials were allegedly struck to death at their office located at the Old Ilese Tollgate in the Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of the state.

    FRSC confirmed the incident which reportedly occurred around 10am today when the affected personnel’s were planning for the early morning parade.

    It was gathered that there were over 10 officials at the scene of the incident when the thunderstorm struck.

  • Ronaldo told me he’ll probably end up in America – Nani

    Cristiano Ronaldo told Nani that he “will probably end up in America” at some point of his career, the Orlando City winger has claimed.

    The pair have been team-mates at club and international level, having shared the flanks at Manchester United and for Portugal.

    Ronaldo has been tipped to follow in the footsteps of the likes of David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thierry Henry and David Villa in winding down his career in MLS and, now 35, that day may well be approaching.

    “A couple of years ago, he told me that he will probably end up in America,” Nani told ESPN.

    “It’s not 100 per cent, but probably. There is a chance.”

  • Insecurity in Katsina: Man arrested in Abuja for leading protest against killings in Buhari’s state

    Insecurity in Katsina: Man arrested in Abuja for leading protest against killings in Buhari’s state

    Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), Nastura Sharif, has been arrested by the police in connection with the protest against the insecurity in the north.

    On Tuesday, some members of the group protested in Katsina, calling on Aminu Masari, the governor, to resign if he could not guarantee the security of lives.

    They also demanded action from the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.

    In a statement on Wednesday, Aminu Adam, the group’s director of operations, said the police arrested Sharif after “the peaceful protest”.

    He explained that after the protest, Sanusi Buba, the state commissioner of police, invited leaders of the group for an interactive session in his office.

    Adam said five member of the group, including himself and Sharif, had honoured a police invitation after which theb group’s leader was detained.

    “After the protest ended peacefully, the Katsina state police commissioner, Mr. Sanusi Buba, invited us to his office for an interaction during which he told us that the Inspector General of Police wanted to see Sharif,” he said.

    “The commissioner handed us to a team of policemen, headed by the OC (officer in charge), federal operations bureau (FOB), who led us to Abuja.

    “We drove from Katsina to Abuja with the police team in a white bus and a hilux. However, on getting to force headquarters in Abuja, they told us that Sharif is under arrest for the protest and they put him in detention.”

  • APC crisis: Ajimobi remains our acting National Chairman, Issa-Onilu insists

    APC crisis: Ajimobi remains our acting National Chairman, Issa-Onilu insists

    Senator Abiola Ajimobi is the acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party has said.

    Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, National Publicity Secretary of the party made this known, arising from a meeting at the party’s national secretariat on Wednesday.

    According to Issa-Onilu, due to Sen. Ajimobi’s unavoidable absence, NWC unanimously appointed the Party’s National Vice Chairman (South South), Prince Hilliard Etta to act on Sen. Ajimobi’s behalf.

    He said the action was backed by the Party’s constitution which empowers the NWC to appoint one of its members in acting capacity and stipulates that the acting National chairman must be from the zone of the National Chairman.

    “All Progressives Congress (APC) rose from a meeting at the Party’s National Secretariat on Wednesday affirming Sen. Abiola Ajimobi as the Party’s Acting National Chairman following the Appeal Court’s ruling affirming the suspension of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman and in line with Section 14.2 (iii) of the Party’s Constitution.

    “Due to Sen. Ajimobi’s unavoidable absence, NWC unanimously appointed the Party’s National Vice Chairman (South South), Prince Hilliard Etta to act on Sen. Ajimobi’s behalf, an action backed by the Party’s constitution which empowers the NWC to appoint one of its members in acting capacity and stipulates that the acting National chairman must be from the zone of the National Chairman,” Issa-Onilu stated.

    Also, committees for the Party’s Edo State Governorship Primary Election scheduled for Monday 22nd June, 2020 and Election Appeal scheduled for Wednesday 24th June, 2020 were also named by the party.

    Primary Election Committee

    1. Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodinma – Chairman

    2. Sen. Ajibola Bashiru – Secretary

    3. Alh. Abdullahi Abass

    4. Hon. Ibrahim Sabo

    5. Hon. Ocho Obioma

    6. Hajia Amina Lantana Muhammed

    7. Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye

    Primary Election Appeal

    1. Prof. Mustapha Bello – Chairman

    2. Dr. Kayode Ajulo – Secretary

    3. Hon. Umar Ahmed

    4. Nasiru Ibrahim Junju

    5. Hon. Rasaq Mahmud Bamu

    The party also noted the recent ruling of a High Court which declared Hon. Igo Aguma as the Party’s acting chairman in Rivers State.

    “In compliance with the court ruling, our party has recognised Aguma as Rivers State acting Chairman pending when new congresses will be held to elect party executive members at the ward, local government and state levels,” the party’s National Publicity Secretary stated.

    Sixteen members of the NWC attended the meeting held at the Party’s National Secretariat (13 members attended physically and three others joined the meeting online).

  • BREAKING: UEFA Champions League returns

    The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) have confirmed that the 2019/20 Champions League will resume on August 7.

    According to UEFA, the Champions League quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be played as a straight knockout tournament in Lisbon, Portugal in August.

    While UEFA revealed that the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be single-leg fixtures, the Union stated that a decision is pending on whether the four remaining round of 16 second legs will take place at the home team’s stadium or in Portugal.

    “The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be split between Benfica’s Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting CP’s Estádio José Alvalade.

    “The Estádio do Dragão in Porto and the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in Guimarães will host the four outstanding round of 16 second legs if required,” UEFA stated.

    TNG reports the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League has been on hold since Wednesday 11 March due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

    The revised schedule to conclude this season’s competition was confirmed following Wednesday’s UEFA Executive Committee meeting.

    2019/20 UEFA Champions League schedule

    7-8 August: Round of 16 second legs (venues to be confirmed)

    12-15 August: Quarter-finals (Lisbon)

    18-19 August: Semi-finals (Lisbon)

    23 August: Final (Lisbon)

    All fixtures will kick off at 21:00 CET. The date for the quarter-final and semi-final draws will be communicated in due course; the exact match schedule will then follow.

    Upcoming UEFA Champions League finals

    The 2019/20 final was due to be held at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul which will now instead stage the 2020/21 showpiece. The three subsequent final venues have also agreed to host a year later than originally planned.

    2020: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal

    2021: Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey

    2022: Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg, Russia

    2023: Football Arena Munich, Munich, Germany

    2024: Wembley Stadium, London, England

    UEFA medical protocol and matches behind closed doors

    The key principles of the UEFA medical protocol were also approved on Wednesday, and detailed guidelines will now be finalised over the next few weeks to ensure that a thorough sanitary plan be put in place to protect the health of all participants to UEFA matches when the competitions resume.

    UEFA will be regularly assessing the situation across the continent and will liaise with local authorities to see when spectators could gradually return.

    Key amendments to the 2019/20 club competitions’ regulations

    Teams will be allowed to register three new players on their List A for the remainder of the 2019/20 season, provided such players were already registered and eligible for the club since the last registration deadline (3 February 2020 for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League). List A will still only be able to contain a maximum of 25 players. It will not be possible for clubs to register newly-transferred players.

    Five substitutions will be allowed in all the remaining matches in season 2019/20, in accordance with the temporary change to the Laws of the Game, whereas the number of substitutions for season 2020/21 will remain at three.

    Next season

    The access list for the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League has not been affected by the new calendar.

    The deadline for national associations to enter teams to the competitions will be 3 August for the UEFA Champions League.

    The UEFA Executive Committee also approved a revised calendar for the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League.

    State of play

    Half of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League round of 16 ties have already concluded, with Paris, Atlético, Leipzig and Atalanta through to the quarter-finals. The following round of 16 second legs are yet to be played:

    Juventus vs Lyon (0-1)

    Manchester City vs Real Madrid (2-1)

    Bayern vs Chelsea (3-0)

    Barcelona vs Napoli (1-1)

  • Edo APC Crisis: The Appeal Court legal titbits that nailed Oshiomhole

    Edo APC Crisis: The Appeal Court legal titbits that nailed Oshiomhole

    By Prof N. O. Obiaraeri

    Here are nine titbits and simplified analysis of the legal implications of the latest Court of Appeal judgment upholding the order of the FCT High Court Abuja for the suspension of Adams Oshiomole as APC National Chairman.

    ■ 1. The unanimous Court of Appeal judgment shows that OSHIOMOLE is in big trouble both with his membership of APC and or his continued stay in office as Chairman of the ruling party, APC.

    ■ 2. The jurisprudence of the recent Court of Appeal judgment against Oshiomole in the appeal he lodged is deep as that judgment restated that membership of a political party like APC is at the ward level.

    ■ 3 The Court of Appeal judgment further restates that if you are suspended or lose your party membership at the ward level, you are ineligible to hold party office or position whether at the Ward, Local Government, State or National levels.

    ■4. The Court of Appeal affirmed that the suspension of Oshiomole from his Ward 10 of Etsako Local Government of Edo State was variously ratified at the Ward, Local Government and State Government levels as required by law (APC Constitution) and the identity of those who suspended Oshiomole from the party was not in doubt because in their unchallenged affidavit they made it clear that they were party members and officers of the party, therefore the appeal lacks merit.

    ■ 5. By reason of the latest Court of Appeal judgment therefore, Oshiomole is not of good standing as a member of APC as he had been suspended in his ward and cannot continue to function as National Chairman or othet officer of the party, APC.

    ■ 6. The Court of Appeal judgment means again that the Kano Court order and all preservative orders earlier made by the Court of Appeal on which Oshiomole was clinging to operate as National Chairman has been violently uprooted and consigned to the dustbin of legal history.

    ■ 7. The order of the FCT High Court Abuja for the suspension of Oshiomole as APC National Chairman duly upheld by a unanimous judgment of the Court of Appeal is a heavy yoke on the political neck of Oshiomole who will henceforth cease to function as National Chairman of APC.

    ■ 8. The question whether Oshiomole can upturn the unfavourable decision of the FCT High Court upheld by the unanimous judgment of the three man Court of Appeal in the Supreme Court does not arise as it is outside the scope of this brief elucidation.

    ■ 9. In the interim and conclusively, following the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Oshiomole is restrained from parading himself as the National Chairman of the APC until he gets a reprieve or otherwise from the Supreme Court, (if he duly enters an appeal to the Supreme Court) as the apex and final court of law and justice in the land.

    This is the law and nothing more pretentious.

    A new normal is possible!

     

    Prof Obiaraeri, N. O. Ph.D (Law), B.L., etc.

  • BREAKING: Drama as APC disowns Victor Giadom

    BREAKING: Drama as APC disowns Victor Giadom

    The confusion in the All Progressives Congress (APC) took a twist following Victor Giadom maiden media conference.

    The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) has disowned Giadom and ratified Abiola Ajimobi as the Acting National Chairman.

    According to the NWC, Giadom’s membership of the party ceased when he resigned to contest the Deputy Governorship position in Rivers State.

    National Vice-Chairman (South-South) of the APC, Hilliard Eta, who addressed the media soon after Giadom left the party’s secretariat, said preparations for the Edo Governorship primary was on course.

  • Panel reports on mysterious deaths in Kano State

    Panel reports on mysterious deaths in Kano State

    The Kano State Investigative Panel on Mysterious Deaths has said that only 15.9 per cent of the recently recorded mysterious deaths in the state was COVID-19-related.

    The Lead Researcher, Dr Mukhtar Gandanya, who submitted a verbal autopsy report to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje on Tuesday in Kano,

    said that only 255 people died from novel coronavirus-related cases.

    According to Gandanya, findings show that 70 per cent of the deaths were due to hypertension, diabetes and other illnesses.

    He said that 60 per cent of those who died were males while 40 per cent were females, and 76 per cent above 50 years.

    According to the researcher, who is also the Head of Department of Community Medicine at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, 1, 774 people died between April 1 and May 2, in the eight metropolitan local government areas of the state.

    “Kano Municipal has the highest number of the mysterious deaths while Tarauni Local Government recorded the highest number of COVID-19 related cases.

    He commended the state government for efforts in containing COVID-19 and training healthcare workers.

    He urged the government to strengthen death registration at the community level.

    Receiving the report, Ganduje said that it had put to rest hypothesis on the mysterious deaths.

    The governor said that the report of the Federal Government attributing about about half of the deaths to COVID-19 lacked variables and correlations.

    “I am going to personally take the Kano Verbal Autopsy Report to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehinare,” he said.

  • Man Utd make second record bid for Ansu Fati

    Man Utd make second record bid for Ansu Fati

    Manchester United have had a second record bid for Barcelona superkid Ansu Fati turned down.

    The Times says United had already had a bid of around £90m knocked back for the Spanish youth international.

    They then upped it to £135m with “performance-related variables”.

    Barca, however, will demand that his £151m release clause be paid in full if they are to let their star youngster leave this summer.

    Club director Xavier Vilajoana said: “For us, there’s no story with Ansu, we have never spoken about selling him.

    “We won’t use players from the academy to make cash.

    “In principle, we have no intention of selling the players we believe will make the first team.”

    Fati was back on the Barca scoresheet in last night’s 2-0 defeat of Leganes.

  • Bellerin to plant trees for every Arsenal win

    Hector Bellerin has pledged to plant 3,000 trees for every win Arsenal amass between now and the end of the season.

    The Gunners return to action in the Premier League on Wednesday night after a 102-day hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic when they take on Manchester City at Etihad Stadium.

    That will be the first of 10 remaining league games for Mikel Arteta’s side, with victories vital as they attempt to earn a spot in next season’s Champions League.

    Any wins will now have added significance to Bellerin, who has partnered with global charity One Tree Planted and committed to plant 3,000 trees for every success the Gunners enjoy before the end of the campaign.

    “As a child growing up in Barcelona, I spent a lot of my with my grandad in his garden planting trees and playing in forests so it’s an issue very close to my heart,” said Bellerin.

    “When I saw the great work that One Tree Planted do, not just the planting of the trees but within the communities as well, I knew it was something that I wanted to get involved in. I hope that by doing this and using my platform, others will see how important it is to look after our world and donate to a cause which really affects us all.”