Day: November 23, 2022

The Manchester United legend, Roy Keane, has talked about the Cristiano Ronaldo situation. He insisted that Ronaldo, the Man Utd forward, should have left the club in the summer. Keane was reacting to Manchester United’s termination of Ronaldo’s contract. He also claimed that Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag should have handled Ronaldo’s situation differently. Man United and Ronaldo sensationally announced on Tuesday evening that the Portuguese’s contract at Old Trafford had been terminated with immediate effect. This comes a week after his bombshell interview with British broadcaster Piers Morgan. “It has been on the cards for the last few months. The interview was the tipping point. It is like a divorce at the end of a relationship,” Keane told ITV. “He should have left in the summer, the new manager was never going to play him. You cannot have Ronaldo as a fringe player, it is just not right.” Keane added: “The Dutch are straight talkers. He has good things for the club, himself and the fans. Once the World Cup is finished, they are back in the league and want to hit …

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Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the commission will upload the results of the 2023 general elections on its portal.  He said the move is to enable Nigerians to have a real-time view of the results as they are being collated.  He also said the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has come to stay and that there will be no provision for incident form on election day.  Professor Yakubu reiterated INEC’s stance at the National Stakeholders Forum on the 2023 general elections organised by the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room. According to him, INEC’s loyalty is to Nigerians and not to anyone.  He disclosed that the Commission is also partnering with necessary institutions in the country to track the spending of politicians during the campaign period and on election day.  According to him, INEC will on Thursday publish a summary of the legal provisions for election expenses for Nigerians to also be able to monitor the situation.  Professor Yakubu however reiterated INEC’s concern about the security situation in the …

Election 2023: INEC Gives Update, Clarifies Its Stand On Uploading Results On Portal Read More

The former Manchester United striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, has been fined. He was slapped with a fine of £50,000 and given a two-match ban by the football association in England. Following an incident that occurred in April when Ronaldo smashed a fan’s phone at Goodison Park after Man United lost to Everton last season, the FA have now concluded their investigation and handed Ronaldo his punishment. This comes just a day after it was announced that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner had his contract with United terminated by mutual agreement following his explosive interview with Piers Morgan about the management of the club and the manager, Erik ten Hag. Ronaldo said the club had remained stagnant since Sir Alex Ferguson left back in 2013, adding that there was no growth whatsoever. He also said he had no respect for Ten Hag cause the manager had no respect for him. Also the owners of Man United, the Glazers, announced on Tuesday evening that they were putting the club up for sale and would be listening to offers. According to The Mirror UK, …

BREAKING: Ronaldo Slapped With Fine, Match Ban By FA Read More

Omoyele Sowore has reacted to the newly redesigned naira notes unveiled today by President Muhammadu Buhari.  The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) slammed Buhari and CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele saying they are crooks.  Sowore observed that no significant change occured to the naira and it seems Nigerians have been deceived again.  Taking to his Twitter account, Sowore while sharing pictures of the new notes expressed disappointment at the development.  He wrote: “@GodwinIEmefiele of the @cenbank, and @MBuhari just played Nigerians over the fraudulent so-called redesign of the Naira. Nothing was “redesigned” just a change of dye. Crooks! #WeCantContinueLikeThis.”

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By Femi Ogunshola Abuja – The bill seeking for an Act to authorise the issue of N607,952,023,580 from the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s Statutory Revenue Fund has scaled second reading at the House of Representatives.The proposed budget is for the service of the FCT for the financial year commencing from Jan. 1 and ending on 31 December, 2022.Presenting the Bill for second reading, the House Deputy Majority leader, Rep. Peter Akpatason said out of the amount, N76.6 billion was for personnel costs.He said that N138 billion was for overhead costs while the balance of N393.1 billion was allocated for capital projects.Akpatason said the amount was for the financial year commencing from Jan. 1 and ending on  Dec. 31st 2022.Also, the lawmakers during its committee of the whole, considered and adopted the Senate report for a Bill for an Act to Establish Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS).This is to prevent, combat forest crimes and enhance security within Nigerian Forests.(NAN)

FCT Proposed Statutory Budget Of N607bn Scales 2nd Reading In House Of Reps Read More

By Esenvosa IzahLagos, – The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has appointed Mr Joshua Apebo as the Secretary General of the association to succeed the incumbent, Mr Alade Lawal. According to a statement signed by the National President, Mr Tommy Okon, and Secretary General, Lawal, on Wednesday in Lagos, Apebo will assume the position with effect from Jan. 1, 2023. “Apebo was the Deputy Secretary General of the Association from March 1, 2019 until his elevation to the post of Secretary General. “He joined the service of ASCSN on Jan. 5, 2001. Apebo has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration in 1998 from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. “Also, he has Master of Science degree in Public Administration in 2007 from the University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri,” the statement reads in part. It said that Apebo had attended series of trade union courses, seminars and workshops which had impacted positively on his performance. “Apebo has served the association in Borno, Adamawa, and Benue. “On May 1, 2014, Apebo was promoted to the post of Assistant Secretary-General …

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By Temitope Ponle Abuja, – The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N736.782 billion to the three tiers of government as Federation Allocation for the month of October. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Phil Abiamuwe-Mowete, Director (Information/Press), Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning on Wednesday. The N736.782 billion is inclusive of Gross Statutory Revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), Exchange Gain and augmentation from non-oil revenue. The Federal Government received N293.955 billion, the states received N239.512 billion, and the LGCs got N177.086 billion. Meanwhile, the oil producing states received N26.228 billion as derivation (13 per cent of mineral revenue). The communiqué issued indicated that the Gross Revenue available from VAT for October was N213.283 billion which was an increase as against what was distributed in the preceding month. “The distribution is as follows; Federal Government got N31.992 billion, the states received N106.642 billion, Local Government Councils got N74.649 billion. “The Gross Statutory Revenue of N417.724 billion distributed is lower than the sum received in the previous month, from which the Federal Government was allocated the …

FG, States, LGCs Share N736.782bn For October  Read More

Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has cried out saying some people are planning to kill him for asking the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu to resign.  Wike disclosed this at the commissioning of the Akpabu-Itu-Umudiogha road in the Emohua Local Government Area of the state yesterday.  He explained that he is not agitating that Atiku should relinquish his ticket.  According to Wike: “When I see some people running around and talking rubbish, they forget history easily. Today, we are not saying the presidential candidate should relinquish his ticket. We are not being selfish. “We are only saying since you are now the presidential candidate, let our people take chairmanship and they say they will kill me. Is it possible?” He said some people he described as rent-seekers from the state were running around Atiku, hoping that they would become ministers.  “When you see some rent seekers from here going around saying they will give me minister of finance, they will give me governor of Central Bank, you haven’t killed an animal and you are saying women, don’t eat it. Kill …

PDP Crisis: They Want To Kill Me For Asking Ayu to Resign – Wike Cries Out Read More

Attempt by Donald Trump the former US President to stop Congress from obtaining his income tax returns from the IRS has failed.  This comes after the Supreme Cout rejected Trump’s request.  The ruling comes more than three months after a three-judge panel of the federal appeals court in Washington ruled that the Ways and Means Committee had the right to obtain Trump’s tax returns.  Trump then asked the Supreme Court on Oct. 31 to block the committee from obtaining his tax returns.   However on Tuesday, November 22, the Supreme Court rejected a bid by Trump to prevent Congress from obtaining his federal income tax returns and those of related business entities from the IRS.  The decision sets the stage for the Democrat-controlled House Ways and Means Committee to obtain Trump’s tax returns in the weeks before Republicans take majority control of the House and most likely leak it to the press because they can’t carry out any investigation against Trump given that control of the House shifts to Republicans in January 2023.   GOP lawmakers have vowed to end the committee’s …

Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Lawsuit Stopping IRS From Sending Tax Records to Congress Read More

World-famous English club, Manchester United’s is beginning to make new plans after the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo. The club’s next plan has been revealed after forward Ronaldo’s exit from the club. Man United had on Tuesday night announced that the club had reached an agreement to terminate Ronaldo’s contract with immediate effect. Ronaldo is now a free agent ahead of the January transfer window and is free to join another club. According to transfer guru, Fabrizio Romano, Man United are now exploring the transfer market to find a solution to sign a new striker in a bid to replace Ronaldo in January. Romano also revealed that Man United saved around £17million after terminating Ronaldo’s contract. In a tweet on Twitter on Wednesday morning, Romano wrote: “Manchester United will save around £17m as Cristiano Ronaldo agreed not to receive any payoff. “Plan was to invest in a new striker in July, but Man Utd are now already exploring the market to find a solution in January.” Ronaldo is currently with the Portugal national team at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

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