Opinion: Why They Must Fight Bawa
By Anthony Ojelimafe If anybody is in doubt as to the overt and covert reasons why the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and by extension, the Executive Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa came under heavy attack and like his predecessors, is facing so much heat at this political transition period, then such a person is a poor student of history.
Why We Left APC to Produce Leaders of House Of Rep. Despite our Majority Number -Afam Ogene
An elected member of the opposition caucus of the HOR, Afam Ogene, has revealed the aftermath of their plan to produce the leaders of the green chamber after emerging with the 'greater majority' in the house. In his interview, Ogene spoke concerning why his caucus decided to leave the decision to the APC after earlier taking steps to do otherwise.
Current La Liga Table and Review After Barcelona Lost 2-1 and Villarreal Won 2-1
The Spanish La Liga returned to action on Saturday afternoon after interesting European mid-week games. Spanish giant Real Madrid was humiliatingly beaten and dumped out of the Champions League by Manchester City on Wednesday. The Los Blancos will now focus on qualifying for the Champions League next season.
Today's Headlines: PDP Void Suspension Of Makarfi, Wike, Ortom Honoured As PDP Govs Forum Welcomes New Members
PDP Void Suspension Of Senator Makarfi Photo credit: channels television The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has voided the suspension of former Kaduna Governor, Senator Ahmed Makarfi. Channels Television reports that Makarfi, a one-time PDP Acting National Chairman, was purportedly suspended by the Executive Committee of his Tudun Wada Ward in Makarfi Local Government Area.
Current LaLiga Table After Real Madrid Lost 1-0, Atletico Madrid Won 3-0, and Sevilla Drew 0-0
The Spanish La Liga returned to action on Sunday afternoon after interesting Saturday games that saw Villarreal and Girona battle for points at the Estadi Municipal. Gerard Moreno's late goal handed the away side a crucial three points. Atletico Bilbao outmuscled Celta Vigo just a few minutes after the Villarreal game.
Current LaLiga Table After Barcelona Won 4-2, Sevilla Won 3-0, and Atletico Lost 1-0
Just like other top leagues in Europe, the Spanish La Liga resumed on Sunday afternoon after numerous Saturday games. Real Madrid narrowly grabbed a crucial three points against Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. The game was a very tough one for the Los Blancos who lost Camavinga to injury in the game.
NFO Vs ARS: Team News, Possible Line-ups, H2H,Date And Venue, Kick Off Time, Team Focus, Key Player.
Team News: Nottingham Forest Willy Boly (Hamstring Injury), Dean Henderson (Thigh Problems), Scott McKenna (Shoulder Injury), Omar Richards (Fractured Leg), Neco Williams (Facial Fracture), Chris Wood (Hamstring Injury) and Giulian Biancone (Knee Injury) won’t be playing for Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper.
Hungary believes that Ukraine's allies have sent weapons at the cost of "their own security
Hungarian Defense Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky has warned that most European countries have delivered ammunition, weapons and other equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces endangering "their own security" and reducing their reserves. According to Szalay-Bobrovniczky, the defense and arms industry of the main European countries "was not ready" for the war in Ukraine and, therefore, "is struggling to meet the demands" of Kiev in the face of the Russian invasion.
Today's Headlines: Hilda Baci ends cook-a-thon; Another Chibok girl rescued in Borno
Hilda Baci ends cook-a-thon Photo Credit: Vanguard Newspapers Record-smashing Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci has ended her marathon cooking at 100 hours, setting a new Guinness World Record for longest cooking time by an individual. Recall Hilda had, on Monday morning, equalled and surpassed the record held by Indian chef Lata Tandon for the longest cooking duration.
Transfer News: Man City gain major boost in race for Min-jae, Real Madrid star on Villarreal's radar
Man City gain major boost in race for Min-jae According to Napoli defender Kim Min-jae's agent Vincenzo Morabito (via Team Talk), the highly-rated South Korean centreback is most likely to join Manchester City were he to leave Naples. Min-jae has been pivotal to Napoli winning their third Serie A title this season and is being followed by Manchester United and Chelsea along with Manchester City.
JUST IN: EFCC seeks stay of execution of ruling on property, cash linked to Kogi Governor.
On Monday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed an application for a stay of execution of the Lagos Federal High Court's decision over 14 properties and N400 million purportedly connected to Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello. (PHOTO SOURCE: THE NIGERIAN OBSERVER) On April 26, Justice Nicholas Oweibo dismissed an EFCC lawsuit that sought to permanently confiscate the property on the grounds that it violated Section 308(1) of the constitution.
We Lack Candidates For Speaker And Deputy Speaker Positions In The 10th, Opposition Says
According to Vanguard, In a recent development concerning the upcoming 10th National Assembly, opposition parties have announced that they will no longer be competing for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker. Previously known as the "Greater Majority," these parties had expressed their intention to contend for the presiding officers, citing their numerical strength of 183 members.
Today’s Headlines:Speakership race: Greater Majority Group meets Gbajabiamila, I’ll be at Presidential Petition Court on Friday – Lamidi Apapa vows.
Speakership race: Greater Majority Group meets Gbajabiamila. News Credit: Nigerian Tribune. In furtherance of his quest to ensure that the emergent 10th Assembly of the House of Representatives does not take off on a turbulent note, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila on Thursday met with leaders of the Greater Majority.
Transfer News: Pochettino to sign 3 years deal with Chelsea; Real Madrid star on Villarreal's radar
Pochettino to sign 3 years deal with Chelsea Mauricio Pochettino is returning to London from Barcelona this week to sign his contract as Chelsea’s new head coach, which is expected to be an initial three years, and immediately start planning for next season. Telegraph Sport exclusively revealed on Saturday night that Pochettino had agreed terms to take over as Graham Potter’s permanent successor ahead of signing his contract and an official announcement.
We Lack Candidates For Speaker And Deputy Speaker Positions In The 10th, Opposition Says
In a recent development concerning the upcoming 10th National Assembly, opposition parties have announced that they will no longer be competing for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker. Previously known as the "Greater Majority," these parties had expressed their intention to contend for the presiding officers, citing their numerical strength of 183 members.