Author: David Great

Chelsea could re-sign England striker Tammy Abraham, 24, from Roma via a £67m buy-back clause. (Fabrizio Romano) Christian Pulisic no longer wants to leave Chelsea after being linked with various clubs, including Manchester United, over the summer. The appointment of Graham Potter at the Blues means the 24-year-old US striker thinks he has a chance to establish himself. (Evening Standard) Chelsea want to sign Slovakia defender Milan Skriniar from Inter Milan with the 27-year-old’s contract set to expire at the end of the season. (Calciomercato – In Italian) Chelsea have joined the race to sign England and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham – the price for the 19-year-old is set to be…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has kicked the Presidential Campaign Council list released by its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. The NWC said that Tinubu and his team sidelined them throughout the appointment process and that the list is alien to them. In a letter to Tinubu by Abdullahi Adamu, the national chairman of APC, he accused Tinubu of breaching agreements reached with the NWC. “On behalf of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), I present my compliments to Your Excellency (Tinubu), and have the honour to convey to you, in truth…

Grammy-winning rapper Coolio died on Wednesday after being found unresponsive at a friend’s Los Angeles home, the New York Times reported. He was 59. Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was best known for his 1995 single “Gangsta’s Paradise,” from an album of the same name. That song, a massive hit featured in the film Dangerous Minds, won a Grammy Award for best rap solo performance the following year. The rapper died at about 5 p.m. pacific time (8 p.m. EDT) at a local hospital, his manager Jarez Posey told the Times. Posey told the paper that Ivey had earlier…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja praised and thanked Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for leading Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan to the United States and globally. Buhari while charging the National Council on Climate Change to formulate appropriate policies toward achieving green growth and sustainable economic development for Nigeria, commended Osinbajo’s for taking charge. Chronicle NG reports that Prof. Osinbajo during a visit to the United States from August 31 to September 4 championed Nigeria’s climate change drive. The Vice President met with the President of the World Bank, David Malpass; Secretary to the US Treasury, Ms Janet Yellen; Administrator of…

The Federal Government has declared Monday October 3, 2022, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Anniversary Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Nigerians on this year’s celebration and assures of government’scommitment to tackling all the challenges facing the nation and bring smiles to the faces of all the people. “The world is going through dire economic and security challenges which have also affected our nation. However, I am assuring us all that the government will not abandon the people, but will continue to…

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has ordered the arrest of British national, James Nolan for jumping bail and failing to appear for trial. James Nolan, a director in the Process and Industrial Development Limited, P&ID, is standing trial, alongside Lurgi Consult Limited and others, in a money laundering case to the tune of $9.6 billion. Delivering a ruling on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, Justice Mohammed stated that Nolan has broken the terms of his bail conditions offered him by the court and therefore revoked the bail and issued a bench warrant for his arrest. He…

The Senate on Wednesday considered and passed for second reading a bill seeking to regulate and formalise informal sector employment in Nigeria. The bill also seeks to empower the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to issue licences and monitor privately owned employment agencies whose responsibility will be to enroll employees, such as domestic workers, apprentices and interns in their data bank, safeguard and enhance their social security and oversee their social recruitment by employers who engaged in legitimate occupation on such terms and conditions as may be agreed by the parties. Leading the debate on the bill, its sponsor, Senator…

The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Ministry of Works to commence immediate repairs on the failed portions of Benin-Ekpoma-Okene road, Benin-Sapele road and Ewu-Uromi-Agbor road that linked Edo state to the north and other southern parts of the country. The Senate further called for adequate funding to complete the reconstruction of those roads and come up with a plan to settle all lingering issues bordering on the dualisation of the roads with contractors, and also review the terms and conditions of the contract to meet the current realities of inflation. The Senate reached the resolutions following a motion sponsored…

Two South Koreans, Son Chun Gili and Jung Wookshin, alongside two Nigerians and their company, were on Tuesday, arraigned before a Lagos Federal High Court, for allegedly attacking, assaulting and detaining officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The Nigerians and the company docked alongside the Chinese are; Akeem Idowu, Chikwendu Emeka and Solpia Nigeria Limited. The prosecution had told the court that all the defendants had committed assault at 46, Iju Road, in Lagos, Nigeria, on August 29, 2022. The defendants were accused of committing the alleged infractions against Idogo Adah, Gbolagade Dada, Mustapha Ismail, Akingbade Olatunji and…

Bukka Hut Restaurant on Wednesday confirmed the death of one of it’s directors and co-owner, Laolu Martins, “describing him as a key contributor to the business”. According to unconfirmed reports, Martins reportedly committed suicide. In a statement by Rasheed Jaiyeola, managing director of Bukka Hut, “all the memories shared together will forever remain in our hearts.” “With a heavy heart we regret to announce the demise of one of our directors and co-owners – Mr Olaolu Martins who was until his death, a key contributor and strong pillar to our business from inception to date. “Our thoughts and prayers are…