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Tottenham forward Son Heung-min will be sidelined for a “number of weeks” after fracturing his arm during Sunday’s 3-2 win at Aston Villa. The South Korea international, 27, will have surgery this week. It means he will definitely miss the Champions League last-16 tie against RB Leipzig on Wednesday and Saturday’s Premier League trip to Chelsea. Tottenham are already without England striker Harry Kane, who tore his hamstring at Southampton in January. Man United win at Chelsea to boost UCL hopes Son has scored in his past five games for the club, including two goals in Sunday’s win at Villa Park. His…

The Boy Scouts of America have filed for bankruptcy protection, the scouting organisation confirmed early Tuesday. In a statement, the scouting giant announced that its national organisation has filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code to achieve two key objectives. They include to compensate victims who were harmed during their time in scouting and continue carrying out its mission in the future. The organisation face hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits; thousands of young people are thought to have been abused during their time with the scouts. “The BSA intends to use the Chapter 11 process to…

The Supreme Court has adjourned hearing on the application filed by the former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, challenging the judgement of the court that sacked him. The court adjourned hearing to March 2. Counsel to Ihedioha and PDP, Kanu Agabi (SAN) asked for an adjournment to enable the parties conclude on the processes that are being filed and served. Counsel to Uzodinma and APC, Damian Dodo (SAN) did not oppose the application. The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad led seven other members in hearing the application of Ihedioha and the members of the All Progressives Congress,…

The APC Young Stakeholders who protested at the party secretariat on Monday has called on the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Adams Oshiomhole to resign his position. The convener of APC Young Stakeholders, Ahmed Adamu in a statement today enumerated the sins of Oshiomhole. According to Adamu, Mr Oshiomhole’s approach of micromanaging the party has weakened the other organs of the party. “Oshiomhole has made the APC a one man show, that borders around himself and himself alone. Nothing else works in the party without his control. “The other organs of the party have become weak.…

Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for a review of existing laws on sexual harassment in tertiary institutions rather than formulating new ones. He made the call at a public hearing on Monday in Abuja on “Sexual Harassment of Students in Tertiary Educational Institution Prohibition Bill” sponsored by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege. The event was organised by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters headed by Senator Bamidele Opeyemi. NAN reports that the bill scaled 2nd reading at the Senate on Nov. 6, 2019. The bill seeks to…

The Federal Government has selected six northern states for the pilot phase of its Open Schooling Programme (OSP). OSP which was launched in early 2019 is an open learning programme aimed at reducing the high number of out-of-school children in the country. The beneficiaries Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Kano, Adamawa and Niger are among the 10 states which, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), are worst hit by the problem. According to UNICEF, eight million children are out of school in the 10 endemic states, which include Bauchi, Zamfara, and the FCT. OSP is a collaborative effort between the…

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has dispatched a high powered delegation to Saudi Arabia to save the life of an indigene of the state facing death sentence in Saudi Arabia. NAN reports that the delegation comprised government delegation and a team of lawyers. This was contained in a statement issued by Mr Zailani Bappa, the Special Adviser to the governor on Media, to newsmen in Gusau on Monday. An indigene of Zamfara, Ibrahim Ibrahim, is facing charges of entering Saudi Arabia with hard drugs punishable by death under the laws of that country. NAN further reports that two lower courts…

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has pledged $10bn (£7.7bn) to help fight climate change.

Anthony Martial and Harry Maguire scored either side of half-time as Manchester United claimed a 2-0 triumph over Chelsea on Monday.

Tunde Disu, a former technical director of the defunct Nigeria Football Association (NFA), on Monday said Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo would surely have a successful spell at Manchester United in England. Disu told NAN in Lagos that Ighalo would be successful in view of his high level of performance at the various clubs he earlier played for. NAN reports that Ighalo recently joined the English Premier League side on loan from Shanghai Shenhua in China for six months, with the former English champions having an option to buy. Disu said Manchester United could not have made a mistake in acquiring Ighalo,…