Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd - Who will win the Premier League title?
With the Premier League title race closer than ever, Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville, Roy Keane, Graeme Souness and Micah Richards assess who could end up on top. Manchester United remain top after drawing 0-0 with Liverpool on Super Sunday, but Manchester City are hot on their heels after beating Crystal Palace 4-0 later in the day. They are currently two points behind in second with a game in hand. Current title holders Liverpool have slipped in fourth, a point below Leicester on goal difference, while Tottenham, Everton and Chelsea rema…
Man Utd's slim title hopes may rest on Paul Pogba form, says Gary Neville
Paul Pogba may hold the key for Manchester United's slim Premier League title hopes, Gary Neville insists in his latest podcast. Despite sitting top of the Premier League in a bizarre season, Manchester United are currently third favourites with the bookies to win their first title since 2013 Pogba has been given a run in the side by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and after hitting the winner at Burnley in midweek, the Frenchman again had the chance to be the matchwinner at Liverpool on Super Sunday, seeing a late effort saved by Alisson in the…
Uganda election, clarion call for African youths, says Pan-African Youth Commissioner
Following the defeat of Bobi Wine in the just-concluded Uganda’s presidential election, Commissioner for Youth Political Participation, Pan-African Youth Union (PYU), Ambassador Oladele Nihi, has described the outcome of the election as a slap on the faces of African youths and a clarion call on Nigerian youths. Ambassador Nihi, in a statement on Sunday, called on African youths to fight against what he described as “recycled leadership and analogue democracy”. He said: “History was made in Uganda on January 14, as the world watched the out…
U.S to lift travelling ban on Nigeria, other Muslim countries
U.S. President-elect, Joe Biden has said his administration will roll back enforcement of a variety of executive orders ratified by his predecessor, Donald Trump when he takes over the office on January 20. President Trump had in the early days of his administration barred immigrants from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen – most of which are majority Muslim. Citing security concerns, Trump also included Nigeria, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Sudan and Tanzania to the list early 2020. However, a statement …
House Democrats introduce impeachment resolution against Trump
House Democrats formally introduced their resolution to impeach President Donald Trump on Monday, charging him with “incitement of insurrection” for his role in last week’s riots at the US Capitol. CNN reports that the impeachment resolution that the House is poised to vote on later this week is the Democrats’ first step toward making Trump the first president in history to be impeached twice. Democrats also tried to move a resolution on Monday urging Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from power, but Hous…
Cross River lied, we didn’t admit our employment was fraudulent – Magistrate
The magistrates protesting against the non payment of their 24-month salaries have countered the Cross River State Government over claim that they were employed fraudulently. The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Tanko Ashang, was quoted in a statement on Sunday as saying the recruitment of the was fraudulent. In reaction, one of the magistrates, Solomon Abuo, said he was in the meeting with the Attorney General among others, and at no time did he or any of his colleagues admit to their employment being fraudulent. “Our em…
Senate probes ministry over N4.6bn Ebola fund query
The Senate Public Account Committee has sustained the damming verdict of the Auditor General for the Federation on the management of the N4.6bn fund meant to tackle the Ebola scourge in Nigeria by the Ministry of Health. The Chairman of SPAC, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, said he gave the nod following the alleged refusal of the Ministry’s officials to honour the invitations of his panel despite series of invitations extended to them. The AuGF had in his 2015 audit report, recommended that the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry should produce …
60 Lagos-Ibadan railway project workers infected with COVID-19 – FG
Over 60 workers on the Lagos-Ibadan railway project site have been infected with COVID-19 while trying to complete the project, the Federal Government said on Monday. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who disclosed this in Abuja, also stated that the inauguration of the rail project would be put on hold due to the upsurge of the COVID-19 pandemic across the country. He said, “First let us admit that over 60 of our staff, not Ministry of Transportation staff, but the staff working on the rail project, have been infected by COVID-19.…
Pakistani court bans intrusive virginity test of rape victims
A Pakistani court on Monday banned the archaic “two-finger” test carried out by medical examiners to determine whether a woman was raped. The invasive test, carried out to ascertain if the victim is sexually active, “is declared to be illegal and against the Constitution,” said an order issued by the Lahore High Court. The court asked authorities to take the necessary steps to ensure that the test is not conducted as part of legal or medical examinations of the victims of rape and sexual abuse. A group of rights activists, lawyers and aca…
Peacekeeper killed in Central African Republic auto crash
A Cameroonian UN peacekeeper was killed and four others were injured in a road accident in the Central African Republic, Cameroonian authorities said late Sunday. The accident occurred Saturday night in Boultili, a locality situated about 56 kilometres from CAR capital Bangui while the soldiers were patrolling in a UN vehicle, authorities said. It was not immediately clear what caused the tragedy, but military sources told Xinhua the vehicle probably lost control and crashed. The wounded were taken to a UN medical centre to receive medica…
Trump vs Biden: US has no moral right to punish any country – President Mnangagwa
President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has said the United State of America no longer have the moral right to punish another nation. Mnangagwa said this while speaking on the invasion of Capitol Hill by pro-Trump supporters yesterday. He said sanctions were placed on Zimbabwe by President Donald Trump in 2020 citing concerns about Zimbabwe’s democracy. Mnangagwa urged Trump to withdraw sanctions it placed, adding that the events that followed the recent presidential election shows that they have no moral right. His tweet read: “Last y…
All-time peak of 5,553MW for 200 million Nigerians excites TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says there is consistent growth in capability of the power sector under the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Mbah said on Wednesday, TCN successfully transmitted an all-time peak of 5,552.80 Megawatts (MW). It was dispatched through the nation’s grid at a frequency of 50.08Hz. The spokesperson noted that it surpassed the last peak generation of 5,520.40MW transmitted by October 30, 2020. Acting Managing…
Elon Musk overtakes Jeff Bezos, now world’s wealthiest person
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO is now the world’s wealthiest person. The South African-born mogul overtakes Amazon boss Jeff Bezos. On Thursday, CNBC estimated his wealth at $185 billion. Bezos, 56, has a net worth of $184 billion. Musk, 49, the major shareholder Tesla, benefited from Tesla’s surging share price. Shares of the electric car company surged 5.9 percent to $800.43 in late morning trading, lifting the company’s market capitalization above $750 billion. Musk is also the founder, CEO, CTO and chief designer of SpaceX; founder of The Borin…
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