Day: February 7, 2018

Ronaldo speaks on Neymar winning Ballon D’Or

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Former Brazil striker, Ronaldo de Lima, has said that his compatriot, Neymar, has “everything to be happy” at Paris Saint-Germain and is close to winning the Ballon d’Or. “I haven’t really spoken about it with him, but I think he has everything here to be happy,” Ronaldo told SFR Sport. “He’s in a marvellous city. He’s in a team that plays very well, who’ve had a good start to the season. Perhaps he’s under a lot of pressure, but he’s used to it. I think this project is incredible. “He…

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World’s most powerful rocket in maiden flight to Mars

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The world’s most powerful rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden test flight, carrying CEO Elon Musk’s cherry red Tesla roadster toward an orbit near Mars. Screams and cheers erupted at Cape Canaveral, Florida as the massive rocket fired its 27 engines and rumbled into the blue sky over the same NASA launchpad that served as a base for the US missions to Moon four decades ago. “Wow, did you guys see that? That was awesome,” said SpaceX commentator Lauren Lyons as applause thundered through…

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INEC to hold Presidential poll last: National Assembly

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The National Assembly Conference Committee on Electoral Act (amendment) Bill on Tuesday adopted the re-ordered sequence of the 2019 General Elections, making presidential poll the last election  to be conducted. The House of Representatives had few weeks ago amended the Electoral Act 2010 with the inclusion of section 25(1). This was to reorder the sequence of the elections, to commence with National Assembly, followed by Governorship and State House of Assembly and climaxing with the Presidential. This re-ordering runs counter to the sequence announced  by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) late 2017,…

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Delta govt harmonises taxes to boost revenue

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Chief David Edevbie, the Delta Commissioner for Finance, says the state’s decision to harmonise taxes and reduce tax consultants is to improve accountability and boost revenue from taxes. Edevbie made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba on Tuesday. He said that the adoption of Electronic Treasury Receipt was helpful in eliminating time lags and minimising leakages of funds in revenue collection process. Edevbie said that the state government was beginning to focus on the informal sector/unregulated economy, especially the micro informal sector.…

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Conte won’t be sacked for now

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Antonio Conte won’t be sacked as Chelsea manager in the short term at least after being granted a stay of execution by Roman Abramovich, according to reports on Tuesday. Conte’s future with the troubled Premier League champions was cast into doubt on Monday after a dismal 4-1 defeat against Watford. Fourth-placed Chelsea are languishing 19 points behind leaders Manchester City after a turbulent campaign marred by Conte’s squabble with his club’s hierarchy over their transfer policy. Blues owner Abramovich has never been shy about wielding the axe when his managers…

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Only popular movement can rescue Nigeria – Ex-President Obasanjo

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said there is need for a popular movement to enthrone progressive leadership required to make Nigeria a great country in Africa. He said Nigeria has disappointed Africa in providing needed leadership in post-military era. Although, the ex-president did not specifically mention any regime; he said the nation deserved a better leadership to enable it play front role in Africa’s socio-economic development. He said the only way out of the development quagmire in which the nation plunged is for the masses to form non-partisan “popular movement”…

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French rap star sentenced for blocking highway for video

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French rap star Sofiane Zermani received a four-month suspended jail sentence on Monday for blocking a motorway near Paris last year to film the video for his hit song “Toka”. Watched 32 million times on YouTube, the clip shows Sofiane and friends bring traffic to a standstill on the four-lane A3 motorway, then set up a restaurant table and chairs on the road before starting dancing. After being charged with a public order offence, prosecutors urged a three-month prison term, accusing Sofiane of organising the April 2017 motorway stunt and…

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Swans hit eight, Huddersfield win

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Rampant Swansea City thrashed fourth-tier Notts County 8-1 in a replay to reach the FA Cup fifth round on Tuesday as they chalked up their biggest victory in the competition. Swansea’s fellow Premier League side Huddersfield Town fought back against second-tier Birmingham City to progress with a 4-1 extra-time replay win and will host Manchester United. Third-tier Rochdale knocked out Championship club Millwall 1-0 thanks to Ian Henderson’s 53rd minute goal to set up a tie at home to Tottenham Hotspur or Newport County. Tammy Abraham, on loan from Chelsea,…

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IBB’s statement: Ogunye writes Buhari, asks him to call police IG to order

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Human rights lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to order. Ogunye said Idris’s decision to declare Kassim Afegbua wanted for releasing a statement on behalf of ex-military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida, was improper. He said the media aide to former dictator had done nothing wrong that could lead to him being declared wanted like a criminal. His letter reads in full: The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, must be called to order. At this point under the Buhari…

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Former minister, Jumoke Akinjide returns N650m to EFCC

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A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Jumoke Akinjide, has returned N650 million to the Federal Government. Akinjide informed the court about this development today, when she notified Justice Muslim Sule Hassan of a Federal High Court in Lagos of her plans to reach an out-of-court settlement with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC had preferred a fraud and money laundering charge against her over the campaign money for the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State received from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.…

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