Author: David Great

Calvin Bassey has completed his move to join the Dutch champions, Ajax a club record fee of £19.6m was agreed with Rangers. The Nigeria defender, 22, has signed a five-year deal with the Dutch champions, while add-ons could boost the sale by another £3m. ‘It’s a no-brainer’ ????‍♂️???? ???? @CalvinBassey pic.twitter.com/beluUQQcq6 — AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) July 20, 2022 Bassey joined Rangers from Leicester City for a modest compensation fee in 2020 and emerged as a key player last season. Rangers’ previous highest sale was £11.5m for Nathan Patterson. Ajax make Calvin Bassey offer amid Brighton interest Bassey made 15 appearances…

While many others would have thrown a lavish party to celebrate the birthday of their mentor, spiritual father and benefactor, on the contrary, the disciples of the General overseer (GO) of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Pastor Daniel Olukoya on July 15, chose to put smiles on the faces of widows, widowers and other less-privileged folks. July 15, which was the birthday of Olukoya and his wife, Pastor Shade Olukoya, was a memorable day for hundreds of widow, elderly people and others who reside in Ojokoro area of Ikorodu and its environs in Lagos State, as they…

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Joe Aniku Michael Ohiani as Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). The nominee’s confirmation followed the consideration of the Committee on Works. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Adamu Aliero (PDP – Kebbi Central), in his presentation, said Ohiani was asked questions on the mandate of ICRC. He said he was also asked how he would apply the knowledge and experience gathered over time to enhance the workings of the Commission. Senate confirms seven new ministerial nominees The lawmaker informed his colleagues that, “the nominee responded intelligently and provided satisfactory answers to…

The National grid has collapsed again on Wednesday, falling as low as 40Mw as most of Nigeria in thrown into blackout. According to a message by Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) the power output was at 40Mw. In a text message to customers, AEDC said, “Dear Customer, We regret to inform you of a system collapse on the national grid at precisely 11:27 am today. “We are working with our TCN partners to ascertain the cause of the collapse and a possible restoration timeline. “We will keep you updated on the situation. National Grid: SERAP sues Buhari over ‘missing N11trn…

Senator Bassey Akpan, representing Akwa-Ibom North East Senatorial District, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His resignation as member of the PDP was contained in a letter dated July 18, 2022. The letter was read at the start of plenary on Wednesday by the Senate President Ahmad Lawan. Bassey Akpan, who chairs the Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), informed the upper chamber of his decision to join the Young Peoples Party (YPP). He explained that his defection was against the backdrop of agitations amongst members of the party who were dissatisfied with the absence of a…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally unveiled Senator Kashim Shettima as the running mate to Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential flagbearer in the 2023 election. At the unveiling ceremony at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, the APC national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, and other executives of the party were present but President Muhammadu Buhari was not at the event. Tinubu’s decision to pick a fellow Muslim as his running mate has generated division among Nigerians many of whom believe that the candidate and his party are insensitive to the religious colouration of the country. Reacting to a Muslim…

Paulo Dybala has joined Roma from Juventus after accepting a three-year deal with the club that runs until 30 June 2025. Announcing the signing of the 28-year old, Roma also used the opportunity to highlight children who are missing across the world. ????️ ???????????? ???????????????????????????? | Paulo Dybala ???? Welcome to the Giallorossi! ????#ASRoma | @PauDybala_JR pic.twitter.com/jW3EEnz0m1 — AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) July 20, 2022 “The club is delighted to confirm the signing of the world-renowned forward,” Roma wrote on the signing of Dybala. “We also hope this video can help continue to raise awareness in the search for missing…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday presented the certificate of return to Osun state governor-elect and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke. Prof. Kunle Ajayi, INEC National Commissioner, supervising Osun, Ogun and Oyo states presented the certificate to Adeleke. Deputy governor-elect, Prince Kola Adewusi, was also presented with a certificate of return at the INEC head office in Osogbo, Osun capital. There have been unease over the delay by INEC to present him with the certificate of return despite INEC announcing that he won the election held on Saturday. Chronicle NG reports that Adeleke polled 403,371…

Netflix has lost almost 1m subscribers between April and July, as the number of people quitting the service increased as it fights to keep its place as king of streaming. But that was not as many as the streaming giant had feared. Asked what may have stopped subscriptions sliding further, the firm’s chief executive, Reed Hastings, said: “If there was a single thing, we might say ‘Stranger Things.'” The new season of the hit drama has been a phenomenal success, and may have helped stem the exodus of Netflix customers. The company reported its first subscriber loss since 2011 in…

New Zealand government on Wednesday said that it has created a new investor migrant visa to attract experienced, high-value investors to invest in domestic businesses. The new Active Investor Plus visa will replace the old investment visa categories and would require migrants to make investments in New Zealand businesses, Economic and Regional Development Minister Stuart Nash said in a statement. He said the old visas had often resulted in migrants investing in shares and bonds rather than directly into companies. “We want to encourage active investment into our country, which generates more high-skilled jobs and economic growth compared to passive…