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Director General of Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), Dr. Lukman Salihu has called on Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, who is the Chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) to resign honourably if he fails to conduct the party’s convention tentatively slated for February. He said party leaders must understand that the survival of the party was at stake and any attempt to continue to contemplate postponement of the convention meant gambling with the future of the party. Lukman’s call for Buni’s resignation was made known in a letter dated January 5, 2022 titled, “APC National Convention: Urgent…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday denied zoning its 2023 presidential ticket, describing such reports as misleading. The opposition party in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, said zoning will be based on consultations, urging those behind the fake news to desist. “The attention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to comments and speculations from certain individuals claiming that our party has zoned its presidential ticket to a particular part of the country,” the statement said. “This is completely misleading as it does not in any way represent the position of our…

President Muhammadu Buhari and All Progressives Congress (APC) governors will meet on Sunday to decided and announce a date for the party’s national convention. The party is expected to name a day in February following pressure from President Buhari who said the opposition party can claim power if the APC does not clean up its act. Announcing the development after a meeting with President Buhari on Friday, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state and chairman of the Northern Governors Forum told correspondents that the Sunday meeting will focus on the proposed date for the convention. He said Buhari’s admonition to…

Manchester United are chasing the signature of Lazio and Serbia midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 26. (Calciomercato – in Italian) United have offered France midfielder Paul Pogba, 28, a deal worth £500,000 a week to remain at the club. (Sun) Pogba, though, has denied being offered a new deal. (Mail) The Red Devils have ended their interest in signing Borussia Dortmund and Norway striker Erling Haaland. (Mirror) Liverpool are prepared to offer Barcelona and Spain midfielder Gavi, 17, around £80,000 a week to land his signature. (El Nacional – via Mail) But Manchester City are also interested in signing Gavi, who has a £42m…

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich suffered a shock 2-1 home defeat by Borussia Monchengladbach in their first game after the league’s winter break. Bayern named a makeshift XI as they had more than a dozen players out, including nine absent with Covid-19. Robert Lewandowski put the hosts ahead with a powerful shot for his 20th Bundesliga goal of the season midway through the first half. But mid-table Gladbach scored twice in four minutes to take the victory. Florian Neuhaus volleyed in the equaliser and the visitors went ahead in the 31st minute when Stefan Lainer headed in from a corner. Lewandowski…

Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA), the umbrella body of residents of the axis, has called on the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to order an end to the ongoing allotment of the area earmarked for coastal road to private property developers. LERSA made the call on Friday at a press conference addressed by its President, Olorogun James Emadoye. Emadoye told journalists at the conference that residents of the area have been severely affected by the activities of private developers carrying out illegal development in places envisaged to be the coastal road. He noted that illegal building construction…

Teenager Cole Palmer scored one and made another as Covid-hit Manchester City brushed aside League Two Swindon Town 4-1 to reach the FA Cup fourth round. City manager Pep Guardiola was absent from the dugout at a packed County Ground, as he and 20 of his players and staff were isolating after testing positive for the virus. Despite seven first-team players being among those who could not travel, the Premier League leaders named a strong team and were merciless against a side 72 places below them in the English football pyramid. Bernardo Silva met a low cross from 19-year-old Palmer…

Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a best actor Oscar, has died at 94. The Hollywood star’s death was confirmed to the BBC by the office of Fred Mitchell, the Bahamas’ minister of foreign affairs. Poitier was a trailblazing actor and a respected humanitarian and diplomat. He won the Academy Award for best actor for Lilies of the Field in 1963. Former US President Barack Obama said Poitier “epitomised dignity and grace” and had “singular talent”. He added that the actor revealed “the power of movies to bring us closer together” and “opened doors for a generation of…

A white father and son convicted of killing a black jogger, Ahmaud Arbery, have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In November, a jury found Travis and Gregory McMichael and their neighbour, William Bryan, guilty of murdering Arbery in February 2020. Bryan also received the maximum penalty of life, but was offered the possibility of parole in 30 years. The judge held a minute of silence to commemorate Arbery’s “callous” killing. Ahead of his verdict, the Arbery family called for the harshest possible punishments for the three men as a means of bringing “closure to…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it generated N2.23 trillion revenue in 2021, exceeding the year’s target of N1.67 trillion. Customs public relations officer, Mr. Joseph Attah, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja. The revenue generated represents a 43.45 per cent rise over the N1.5 trillion collected in 2020. The NCS said: “Nigeria Customs Service generated the sum of N2,240,880,308,195.77 for the year 2021. “Amount generated is over the target of N1,678,715,016,014.00 set for the year. “It is over the sum of N1,562,115,419,216.32 generated in 2020 representing 43.45 per cent increase.” Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali…