Author: David Great

VP representing President Buhari at regional summit & $42m Abidjan – Lagos Corridor Highway Project meeting Vice President Yemi Osinbajo departs Lagos this afternoon for Accra, Ghana to represent Nigeria at the 61st Ordinary Session of the Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government holding tomorrow. Prof. Osinbajo, standing in for President Muhammadu Buhari at the summit, will join other leaders to deliberate and take decisions on the political, security and humanitarian issues among others regarding the sub-region at the regular ECOWAS summit. The meeting will also review the situations in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso, particularly towards…

Premier League newcomers Nottingham Forest have signed Manchester United keeper Dean Henderson on a season-long loan. Henderson, 25, was keen for first-team football after losing out to David de Gea in the battle to be first choice at Old Trafford. “He’s hungry for more opportunities to play,” said Forest boss Steve Cooper. He is Forest’s second major summer signing after Nigeria forward Taiwo Awoniyi arrived from Union Berlin. ???????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????: ???????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???? Click the link below to watch the first full interview with @deanhenderson ???? ???????? #NFFC | #PL — Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) July 2, 2022 Henderson has…

Everton have announced the signing of centre-back James Tarkowski on a free transfer after his contract at relegated Burnley expired. Tarkowski, 29, has signed a four-year deal with the Toffees and is the club’s first signing of the summer. “I’m an ambitious person, I want to achieve, I want to win things and I’ve come here to be successful,” Tarkowski said. Tarkowski’s contract at Burnley expired at the end of June. First signing of the summer: ✅ pic.twitter.com/Zy3Jg2jGq2 — Everton (@Everton) July 2, 2022 The former Brentford player had already resolved to leave Burnley after six years, even before the…

The European Union (EU) has inaugurated the ‘Team Europe Initiative (TEI) Nigeria Green Economy’ project aimed at stimulating sustainable climate-smart agriculture and renewable energy for economic growth and diversification. The EU ambassador to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ms Samuela Isopi, unveiled the project at the 8th EU-Nigeria Business Forum tagged: “Nigeria and the New Economy” on Friday, in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that members of the TEI Green Economy Project are: Denmark, France, Germany and the Netherlands. According to the ambassador, the TEI Green Economy consists of 60 projects of different…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has vowed to bring to justice terrorists behind attack on troops location in Shiroro, Niger State. Yahaya gave the assurance while addressing journalists at Mogadishu Cantonment Juma’at Mosque prayer in commemoration of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration NADCEL 2022 on Friday in Abuja. He said the terrorists had on Wednesday, ambushed troops in Shiroro while responding to distress call of terrorists attack on a mining site with unspecified number of casualties. The COAS said that even though the Nigerian army had faced challenges, it was determined to address them towards bestowing…

Brazil forward Neymar, 30, is considering leaving Paris St-Germain this summer after finding out the club are happy for him to depart, with Chelsea being contacted by the player’s agent to find out their level of interest. (ESPN) Manchester United are closing in on a deal for Christian Eriksen and have made a verbal offer to the 30-year-old Denmark midfielder after his contract at Brentford expired. (Star) Chelsea, Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich are pushing to sign Barcelona and France forward Ousmane Dembele, with the 25-year-old available on a free transfer. (Marca) Barcelona have decided against turning 26-year-old Wolves and…

Council also receives Performance Report on Discos, forwarded to NERC The National Council on Privatisation, NCP, has approved the board composition and proposed governance framework for the sustainable management and payment of post-privatisation liabilities of the power sector transferred to the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) Board. The Council also approved fast tracking of the work plan for the concession of the Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant (ZHPP). These were among the highlights of the meeting of the Council yesterday, its third in 2022, at the Presidential Villa, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The composition of the NELMCO…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in the North-West are set to lobby the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu to consider picking his running mate from the zone. The leaders took this decision on Thursday in Kaduna after a crucial meeting which has in attendance all the APC governors, gubernatorial candidates in next year’s general elections, ministers and party leaders from the states of the zone. A statement by the APC National Vice Chairman (North-West), Dr. Salihu Lukman in Abuja revealed plans by the zone to engage the party’s flag bearer, with a view to clinching the Vice Presidential slot…

A Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Edike Mboutidem Akpan, is currently enmeshed in alleged N26.7 million fraud scandal. Akpan, who has already been charged to the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Kwali, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), used a private real estate company, Danemy Nig Ltd, to defraud land subscribers. In a statement, spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, said the deputy NSCDC commandant was arraigned on a 17-count charge before Justice V. S. Gaba. Ogugua said the charge sheet revealed that the deputy…

Ruja Ignatova, also known as the “missing Cryptoqueen”, has been placed on the FBI’s top 10 most wanted list. The Bulgarian woman, believed to be in her 40s, is wanted for her alleged role in running a cryptocurrency scam known as OneCoin. Federal investigators accuse the fugitive of using the scheme to defraud victims out of more than $4bn (£3.2bn). She has been missing since 2017 when US officials signed an arrest warrant and investigators began closing in on her. In 2014, OneCoin, a self-described cryptocurrency, began offering buyers commission if they sold the currency on to more people. But…