Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, is set to return back to the country, his lawyer, Mr. Pelumi Olajengbesi, has revealed. Igboho escaped from the country in 2021 after operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, raided his residence in Ibadan, an operation the security agency confirmed led to the death of two persons and the arrest of about 13 others. The DSS, through its spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya, said it carried out the raid after intelligence reports revealed that Igboho allegedly stockpiled weapons in his house. It, thereafter, launched a manhunt for Igboho who…

Uefa says Aston Villa, Brighton and AC Milan can take part in European competitions this season after they made “significant changes” to comply with multi-club ownership rules. Villa’s owners have a stake in Vitoria Guimaraes and Brighton owner Tony Bloom is involved with Union Saint-Gilloise. Milan and Toulouse are majorly owned by RedBird Capital Partners. Uefa made it’s decision after investigating a “potential conflict with the multi-club ownership rule”. Brighton will be in the Europa League, while Union Saint-Gilloise are in the play-offs for the same competition. Villa have qualified for the Europa Conference League, while Vitoria Guimaraes are in the…

Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has revealed he is happy to partner with Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, his Vice Presidential running mate in the last election, insisting the collaboration could see youths take back their country to build the New Nigeria of their dreams. Obi made the assertions in a congratulatory message to Baba-Ahmed, who marked his birthday on Friday. The former Anambra State governor said he joined millions of Nigerians to celebrate his colleague’s immeasurable contributions to the country. In a statement via his verified Twitter handle on Friday, Obi said his Vice Presidential candidate’s passionate drive…

A total of 313 Students have been withdrawn from Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja. The Head of Public Relations and Protocol Unit of the institution, Uredo Omale disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Uredo said the students were withdrawn from the institution for poor academic performance. According to her, the withdrawal followed the consideration of the report of the Academic Board Central Result Verification Committee at the meeting of the Board held at the Polytechnic main Campus, Lokoja. The statement further stated the Chairman of the Board who doubles as the Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr. Salisu Ogbo Usman, disclosed…

Governor Ademola Adeleke nominates two ex-commissioners that served under former Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, alongside 23 others, sends their names to the Osun State House of Assembly. The Osun State House of Assembly Speaker, Adewale Egbedun, read out the names as contained in the letter sent to the lawmakers by Governor Ademola Adeleke at the plenary on Friday. The two members of Aregbesola’s cabinet that made the list are Mr. Kolapo Alimi, who served as Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, and Mr. Biyi Odunlade, who was Special Adviser and later Commissioner for Sports. Others nominated by Adeleke…

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has launched a result verification and confirmation portal, called NECO e-Verify. The council’s Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, described the NECO e-verify as an online result verification solution that guarantees instant authentication of academic and basic information about prospective candidates for admission and employment into academic institutions and work. The registrar spoke during the unveiling of the portal yesterday in Abuja. This happened as the Federal Government directed heads of tertiary education institutions to deploy the platform for the verification of results of admission-seeking candidates that sat for NECO’s Senior School Certificate. Wushishi said: “Due to the…

Arsenal are expected to have a busy Friday, as the Premier League club continues to sort out its squad ahead of the 2023/2024 season. New signings, Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber will undergo their medical checks at the Colney training centre. The Gunners agreed a British record £105million deal for Rice with West Ham this week. Mikel Arteta is also set to add Timber to his squad after Arsenal agreed to pay around £34.2million for the Dutchman. William Saliba’s new four-year contract will also be announced. Football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, tweeted: “Busy, huge Friday @Arsenal. New deal announcement for…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has ordered the immediate review of the ongoing staff audit across the state public service. This is even as Governor Adeleke restated the commitment of his administration to the enhancement and protection of workers’ interest. This action is coming after the state civil servants on Thursday left the venue of the staff audit. The civil servants had complained of the treatment meted out on them by the consultants engaged by the Adeleke administration to carry out the audit exercise. Meanwhile, in an address to a joint meeting of labour leaders and the auditing firm on…

President Bola Tinubu has formally asked the House of Representatives to confirm the newly appointed service chiefs. The Speaker of the House, Abass Tajudeen opened Thursday plenary by reading the President’s letter seeking the confirmation of the appointments of the heads of security agencies. On June 19, 2023, exactly three weeks after his inauguration, Tinubu removed all service chiefs in Nigeria and appointed new ones whom he directed to resume with immediate effect. Those affected in the unprecedented shakeup include Alkali Usman who was removed as the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Lucky Irabor, sacked as the Chief of Defence Staff;…

Twitter has threatened a lawsuit against Meta over its new platform, Threads. The parent company of Instagram, Meta on Wednesday, July 5, introduced Threads, a text-based companion to Instagram that is similar to other text-based social platforms, including Twitter. Meta owner, Zuckerberg on Thursday, announced that Threads had already signed up 30 million users on its first day, vastly dwarfing competitors. Hours after Threads was revealed, Alex Spiro, Twitter attorney sent a letter to Meta CEO, Zuckerberg accusing him of misusing the company’s “trade secrets and other intellectual property” to create its Threads app, a rival to Twitter, Forbes reports…

Victor Osimhen has demanded a salary of €7m annually to extend his current deal with Napoli. Napoli, who have already opened talks to extend Osimhen’s contract, are keen on inserting a hefty €200m release clause in the new deal, Get Italy football news stated. The Nigeria international helped the Partenopei win their first Serie A title in 33 years, and emerged the leading scorer in Italy’s topflight with 26 goals in 32 games in 2022/23. His impressive form has seen him linked with moves to PSG, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham and Bayern Munich. “A solution for the issue could be…

Scottish Premiership club, Glasgow Rangers have announced the signing of Nigeria forward, Cyriel Dessers. Dessers, who joined the Gers from Serie A club Cremonese, signed a four-year contract. The 28-year-old is Rangers’ sixth signing of the summer. Rangers paid €5m deal plus €1.5m in add-ons for the striker. Speaking after signing for Rangers, he said: “I am really happy, it is a big relief to finally be here. There have been some long days and some stressful days, but it is a great feeling to finally be here. “The history of the club, the fans, the stadium, it’s massive, but…