Author: Vincent Osuwo

West Ham United and Manchester United have agreed terms on the signing of defender Harry Maguire. The clubs reached an agreement worth £30 million, and personal terms between the Englishman and the Hammers are not thought to be a problem. West Ham are bullish about their chances of completing the signing of the England international, though final elements must be worked out before the transfer can be finalized. West Ham to sign Man United’s Maguire It would mark an end to his four-year stay at Old Trafford, where he joined for a club record £80 million from Leicester City in…

No fewer than 33 people have been confirmed dead and 18 missing after a heavy downpour in Beijing, China, which officials say was the heaviest rain on record. In recent weeks, China’s capital has been pummelling by record downpours, damaging infrastructure, and flooding swaths of the city’s suburbs and surrounding territories. Officials announced Wednesday that 33 people had perished in recent harsh weather in Beijing, primarily as a result of flooding and building collapses, about three times the number given by officials last Tuesday. 11 die as roof collapses on volleyball team in China  “I would like to express my…

The United States of America has threatened military action against the military leaders of Niger if the Junta fails to return power to the democratically elected president of the country. This was stated in a special briefing on Niger via teleconference on Tuesday by Victoria Nuland, the US acting Deputy Secretary of State. She noted, “There is still a lot of motion here on many sides with regard to where the governance situation will go. “So, we will be watching that closely, and there are a number of regional meetings coming up and consultations with allies and partners that we…

Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) are set to end their two-week strike following a closed-door meeting with Senate leadership on Tuesday evening. The association embarked on a two-week-old strike, demanding, among other things, for the federal government to pay without further delay all outstanding arrears owed its members, including the hazard allowance, the skipping arrears from 2014 to 2016, and the arrears of the consequential adjustment of the minimum wage of resident doctors in the country. Chronicle NG reports that NARD stated on Saturday that it would begin peaceful protests on Wednesday, picketing the Federal Ministry of…

Two serving Gombe State police officers have been detained in Rivers State for the murder of Mr. Peterside, a father of four children, at a bar in Port Harcourt.  According to reports, the officers were part of a squad of special agents brought into the state for an important operation. It was gather that the incident occurred in a lounge in the Elelenwo Community of the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area on Monday. Police arrest photographer with human skull in Ondo The deceased had gone to the bar with his wife and three children when trouble broke out at the bar.…

Anthony Joshua will face Robert Helenius in a heavyweight fight at the 02 Arena on Saturday night. The Finnish fighter, who had only fought three days ago, volunteered to step in at the last minute to replace Dillian Whyte, who had “adverse analytical findings” in a pre-fight drugs test. The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association announced that it had informed the Association of Boxing Commissions and the British Boxing Board of Control that Whyte’s “random anti-doping protocol” had produced the adverse findings. Wilder wants to fight Anthony Joshua in Africa Helenius boxed last weekend, defeating Mika Mielonen by TKO on Saturday, and…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced the 74 Senate standing committees of the 10th Senate as well as the Leaders of the various committees. Akpabio announced the names on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, during plenary on the floor of the red chamber. He urged all those appointed to head the various committees to work assiduously to ensure the success of the 10th Assembly and Nigeria at large. The Senate committees and their leaders include the Senate Committee on Air Force, headed by Senator Akwashiki Godiya; the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes, headed by Senator Udende Emmanuel; the Senate…

The Department of State Service (DSS) has stated that it has obeyed all court orders on the former Central Bank Governor (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, and the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Peter N. Afunanya, Public Relations Officer of the Secret Service, explained in an article titled ‘DSS and accusation of disobedience to court orders: Setting the records right that the DSS has maintained and obeyed all the court orders issued to it. The article comes on the heels of reports that…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has stated that its members have been mobilized for the nationwide protest, which is set to begin on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, if the Federal Government fails to meet its demands. The association said there has not been an official meeting with the government since its declaration of the protest. Chronicle NG reports that NARD said on Saturday it would begin peaceful protests on Wednesday, picketing the Federal Ministry of Health, the Office of the Federation’s Head of Civil Service, and federal and state tertiary health facilities around the country. NARD gives FG…

A former Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System desk officer at the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Haruna Kolo, accused of collecting bribes from job seekers in exchange for employment, owned up to the allegation. This came as he admitted to receiving over N75 million from desperate job seekers on the orders of the FCC’s Chairman. Kolo made the revelation on Monday, August 7, 2023, during a House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigation into the mishandling of the IPPIS by federal ministries, departments, and agencies, parastatals, and tertiary institutions. Kolo stated that the FCC boss told him to transfer the…