Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Rangers have appointed former Monaco and Club Brugges head coach Philippe Clement as their new manager on a three-and-a-half-year contract. The 49-year-old former Belgium defender succeeds Michael Beale, who was sacked earlier this month. Clement was sacked himself by Monaco in June after 18 months in charge when his side finished sixth in Ligue 1. The Scottish Premiership club had reportedly reduced their shortlist to two – Clement and Yokohama F Marinos head coach Kevin Muscat, the former Rangers defender. Clement told Rangers’ website he is “hugely excited by this chance to achieve success at one of Europe’s most iconic…

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos group wants to assume control of the football operations side of Manchester United’s business from the Glazer family if a 25% offer worth an estimated £1.3bn is approved. The British billionaire is thought to be increasingly confident of securing what he hopes will be the first stage of an eventual buyout. It is not clear how an Ineos minority stake would be structured and if the Glazers would accept it. A United board meeting is set to take place on Thursday, during which it is possible the agreement could be finalised. Ineos is thought to hope…

The appointment of Imam Ibrahim Kashim Imam as board chairman of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has continued to generate mixed reactions from Nigerians on social media. FERMA is the agency involved in road construction, improvement and connectivity between states. The mandate of this agency which is under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Work, is also to monitor and administer road maintenance with the objective of keeping all federal roads in good condition. On Friday, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had appointed the 24-year-old…

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has agreed a deal to buy a 25% share of Manchester United after Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani withdrew from the takeover race. Sheikh Jassim had been pursuing a 100% takeover of the club, offering to pay around £5bn to take control of United as well as signalling a willingness to pay off debts of £1bn. The Glazers, however, value the club significantly higher, perhaps up to £10bn, and sources have confirmed that Sheikh Jassim withdrew from the process after declining to increase his latest offer. Instead, a deal has been agreed with Ratcliffe, who is…

The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has said those threatening violence in the forthcoming governorship election in the state would be neutralised before the November 11 poll, urging the people to ignore them. The governor, who stated this on Saturday during the governorship campaign in Kabba, Kogi-West Senatorial District, said security agencies would rise to the occasion. He said, “I want to tell you to ignore those who are threatening violence because they will be neutralised way before the election. They will be disappointed. I want to call on the security agencies to rise to the occasion. You…

The “sit-at-home’’ order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra is killing the Southeast geopolitical zone and its businesses. The observation was made by Deputy Speaker, House of Representative, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, on Friday in Abuja when executives of the Nigerian Association of Small And Medium Enterprises (NASMEs) paid him a courtesy visit. The NASME executives were led by Abdulrashid Yerima, president of the association. Kalu observed that the Southeast geopolitical zone loses between ₦10 billion and ₦13 billion in the transportation sector alone on every sit-at-home day weekly. “When they sit at home in the Southeast, the Southwest, South-South, Northwest, Northeast…

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has said that no ransom was paid to the abductors of the four female students of the Nasarawa State University, NSUK, Keffi rescued by the military. Sule disclosed this after paying a thank-you visit to the Commandant, 177 Guard Batallion, Keffi Local Government, Lt. Col. Auwalu Inuwa, on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the four students were kidnapped in their residence in Agwan Kare district in Keffi in the early hours of Tuesday, October 10 and taken to unknown destination. However, after intensive manhunt by the police, military and other…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the results of the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states will be transmitted electronically. Recall that the Bayelsa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Ofiong Efanga, recently, at a press conference, said that the commission would adopt a manual mode of transmission of the governorship election results. But INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, during the monitoring of the mock election in Lokoja, Kogi State, said whatever the Bayelsa REC must be disregarded. He said: “The method is as provided by law—electronic accreditation and electronic upload of results on…

World Bank has appointed Nigeria’s Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Mr. Wale Edun as the Chairman of African Governors’ Forum of the World Bank. According to a statement on the Ministry of Finance’s X page, the ministry noted that Edun’s appointment makes it the first of such for Nigeria. “WORLD BANK APPOINTMENT. “Nigeria’s Minister @FinMinNigeria & Coordinating Minister of the Economy Mr. Wale Edun has been appointed to Chair the African Governors’ Forum of the World Bank.  “This marks the first time Nigeria has assumed the role of Chairman in 60 years.” The appointment presents a unique opportunity…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says one of its major concerns in the conduct of the Nov.11 Kogi governorship election is the prevailing security challenge in the state. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, INEC, said this when he visited the Kogi Local Government (LGA) office of the commission, in Kotonkarfe during a visit to the state to monitor mock accreditation in Lokoja on Saturday. Yakubu said that the commission was working with the security agencies to provide secured environment for peaceful and credible election. “Wherever you go in Nigeria, you are sure to see two government offices. One is…

Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has reacted to news of his arrest in Ivory Coast for not performing at a show after collecting money. The Nigerian singer, who had a similar issue in Tanzania last year, said despite that his agent signed a contract with a clause of “no money, no performance” with the client, he travelled to perform without getting paid. Kizz Daniel disclosed this in a statement shared on his Instagram page, adding that the organisers of the show made excuses of “bank transfer delay”. He, however, said without receiving his performance fee when he…

The Federal Government has place a banned on the exportation of raw solid minerals outside the shores of the country by mining companies. Dele Alake, the minister of solid minerals development, disclosed this at the groundbreaking ceremony of a Chinese N250 million USD Ganfeng Lithium Mining Company’s factory, in Endo Village, Udege Development Area, Nasarawa Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, on Thursday. According to the Minister, the era of exporting raw solid minerals from Nigeria is over as the Federal Government would henceforth only give license to mining companies that would add local value addition to these resources. Alake…