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Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi has redeployed 109 personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps as part of efforts to enhance its operational efficiency, according to the Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem. In a statement on Friday, Kazeem quoted Oyeyemi, as saying that the shakeup was aimed at actualising the 2018 strategic goals of the FRSC. The redeployment exercise is coming barely five days after the promotion of 1,925 officers and marshals of the Corps, some of whom are affected in the shakeup. According to him, Deputy Corps Marshal Abubakar Ringim, who was recently promoted from the rank of Assistant…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been given a three-match touchline ban and fined £40,000 for his behaviour in the referee’s changing room after Sunday’s game against West Brom. A Football Association statement said the Frenchman admitted “his language and behaviour was abusive, improper and questioned the integrity of the match referee”. Wenger was angered by referee Mike Dean after his side’s 1-1 draw at The Hawthorns, where Calum Chambers conceded a late penalty for handball. He will start the punishment in the FA Cup third-round tie at Nottingham Forest on Sunday and it will take in two other away games,…

Chelsea Football Club has today completed the signing of Ross Barkley from Everton. The 24-year-old has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract and will wear the number 8 shirt, formerly worn by one of the club’s legend, Frank Lampard. Upon signing for the Premier League champions, Barkley said: “I’m overwhelmed, I’m looking forward to it and I’m really excited to get started. “To be given a fresh start at a new club like Chelsea, it’s unbelievable for me. I’m looking forward to continuing where I left off at the end of last season and hoping to improve and add more goals to…

The Managing Director of Lagos Water Corporation (LWC), Mr Muminu Badmus, on Friday urged Lagosians to imbibe the culture of water conservation. Badmus gave this advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said that the global water scarcity threat necessitates wise usage of water by consumers. According to him, any consumer that uses water wisely will appreciate the metering system the corporation has adopted to protect the interest of residents. ”The metering system has made water consumers to be aware of how much the corporation charges per cubic meter, which is equivalent to…

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has noted that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was lucky with refereeing decisions when both sides met on Wednesday at the Emirates Stadium. Wenger is facing a Football Association disciplinary hearing for various comments he made about referees in recent weeks. Before Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea, the Arsenal boss criticised decisions and after the match said the awarding of a penalty was “farcical”. He claimed “when it’s repeated it’s not coincidence”. READ: Everton midfielder Ross Barkley having medical at Chelsea Wenger has already been charged with misconduct after criticising a late West Brom penalty in Sunday’s…

Everton midfielder Ross Barkley is believed to be having a medical at Chelsea ahead of a £15m move to Stamford Bridge. Barkley turned down a move to Chelsea on transfer deadline day in August. But negotiations between the clubs resumed once the transfer window re-opened on 1 January. The 24-year-old England man rejected a new deal at Everton and is out of contract at the end of this season, opening the door to a cut-price move. READ: George Weah has invited me to inauguration as Liberia president – Arsene Wenger Barkley has yet to play this season after having hamstring…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said that he has been invited by the new Liberia president George Weah to his inauguration later this month. Wenger was Weah’s manager at French side Monaco between 1988 and 1992 but he is not sure he will able to attend. “I have been invited by George to come to the day where he will be the President,” he said. “I believe I will be busy but if I am suspended (for his comments on referees) I will have time to go.” Wenger is facing a Football Association disciplinary hearing for various comments he made…

Notable leaders in the South- South geo-political zone on Friday urged governors of South South states to join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2019 elections. The leaders ridiculed the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over plans to return the party to the Presidential villa in 2019. “The All Progressives Congress (APC) has broken the back of PDP in Nigeria. Anyone who thinks the PDP is going to run the federal government in 2019 is living in cloud-cuckoo land” the leaders said. They described the PDP as “a party of the past.” “PDP is…

Elnathan John, author of the best-selling fiction ‘Born On A Tuesday’, once said that the greatest disservice anyone can do to himself as a Nigerian is to be poor. He was right; the survival kit in Nigeria is not filled with patriotism, truthfulness and being forthright. You don’t have to be peace-loving or enthusiastic about development, no matter what you do, don’t just be poor! But if providence has not ‘smiled’ on you yet and your hustle, no matter how legal or illegal it is, has not paid off, try as much as possible to build a formidable network with…

Three Saudi nurses have been sacked after video of them squashing an ill baby’s face as they laughed was shared online. The video, which was posted on YouTube, showed one of the women holding the baby’s neck and forehead while squeezing its face. Her two colleagues watched and laughed. The baby had been admitted to the children’s hospital in the Saudi city of Taif with a urinary tract infection. Read Also Goodbye Antonio Conte, welcome Diego Simone Abdulhadi Al-Rabie, Taif Health Affairs spokesman, confirmed the women had been fired for mistreating the baby. The baby’s father told reporters that he…