In a build up to the EURO 2020 football competition set to begin this weekend, Russia has taken a complain to UEFA, the organizers of the competition. It complained that Ukraine’s jersey logo is a provoking political one. The shirt which has a map showing Russian-annexed Crimea as part of Ukraine had raised anger in Russia. Russia Football Union (RFS) has sent a complaint letter to the European football’s governing body Uefa over what it describes as Ukraine’s “political” Euro 2020 kit. It says that the kit goes against the basic principles of Uefa. Uefa on its own part responded…
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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $430,000 grant to Guinea to fight the spread of the Ebola hemorrhagic fever epidemic throughout the country. Since mid-February 2021, Guinea has been facing a resurgent Ebola-related epidemic, following the major crisis of 2014. This new epidemic comes against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, which poses both health and socio-economic challenges to the West African country. The project was approved on 3 June. The funding from the African Development Bank will enable Guinea to strengthen the diagnostic and sample management capacity of six regional laboratories. These laboratories…
New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau is the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2020-21 NBA Coach of the Year, the NBA announced today. This is the second NBA Coach of the Year Award for Thibodeau, who earned the honor in the 2010-11 season with the Chicago Bulls in his first season as an NBA head coach. Now honored in his first season as the Knicks’ head coach, Thibodeau has become the first person to be named NBA Coach of the Year in his first season as head coach with two different franchises. (Cotton Fitzsimmons won the…
Top Performing Athletes will be considered for Future In-Person Basketball Development Camps NBA Academy Women’s Virtual Program will Provide more than 40 of the Top International Prospects with Basketball Instruction, Life Skills Development and Player Pathway Guidance from Current and Former WNBA Players; Top Performing Athletes will be considered for Future In-Person Basketball Development Camps. The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced the NBA Academy Women’s Virtual Program, an eight-week basketball and leadership development program for more than 40 of the top female, high-school age (14-17 years old) prospects from the outside the U.S. Participants will connect with their peers…
Sometime ago I learnt from my friend, a veterinary doctor, that at a time there has to be deliberate darkness in the chicken pen, if not, they keep eating even when they are not hungry and because they have a timeframe for growth such continuous eating is wasteful and not profitable for the poultry farmer. One funny trend is that they become obese and cannot move with ease. At their tender stage, though, they need constant light so that they don’t trample each other to death and to have strong bones through the heat generated by the light. The onset…
The US spearheading the move along with G7 member states meeting in London has agreed on new global tax reforms that has been on debate for quite a while. A global minimum tax of at least 15% on multinational companies is coming out of the pipeline. The G7 group also agreed that all companies, irrespective of size, should pay tax where they generate sales, and not just where they have a physical presence. The move is a welcome one by many tax authorities and some government around the world. Before now, some big companies avoid paying the full tax they…
After the announcement by the Ekiti state government, that it was cutting down on salaries of workers in the state, even of political appointees too, not much reaction was expected immediately except for the usual backlash on social media by concerned citizens. So, it was surprising for El Rufai, the governor of Kaduna state to call out the Nigerian Labour Congress on twitter. In his double edged tweet, he asked if the NLC was on twitter while retweeting the announcement made by the government of Ekiti on the same twitter platform. He said this probably because there had not…
The Nigerian government is not relenting on its ban on Twitter. It went further today to say that those individuals or corporations who were bypassing the ban through other means will be prosecuted. A statement from Justice Minister Abubakar Malami said he had “directed for immediate prosecution of offenders of the Federal Government ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria”, telling the public prosecutor to “swing into action”. The message was targeted at both corporations and individuals, the minister’s spokesperson Umar Gwandu told the BBC. More details later
Hello James How far Escobar Fine bro. What’s up Nothing much, trying to keep fit for the next Olympics Hahaha, I never knew the athletic side of you I just discovered it too, you know they say luck is opportunity meeting preparedness That’s good for you. For me, the opportunity I want now is to have Deziani’s jewelry lying in the custody of EFCC What will you do with it I will sell some and keep some for my wife and sisters That’s thoughtful of you, please if you find any ring among the loot keep two for me What…
With the sex scandal rocking the institution, the head of the German catholic church, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, has offered his resignation to Pope Francis. In his words “I have to share responsibility for the catastrophe of sexual abuse by officials of the Church over past decades,”. In his letter which was published on the archdiocese’s website, he hoped that his resignation will create a new beginning for the church. The Pope is yet to officially accept the resignation of Marx who is known to be a close associate and the archbishop has been told to remain in post until a…
Nierians were agog with the news of a proposed name change for the country. According to The Cable, the proposal was submitted to the committee by Adeleye Jokotoye, a tax consultant in Lagos state on Wednesday. Adeleye opined that the name Nigeria is foreign as it was given Lord Lugard’s wife, Flora Shaw. He said that even in the bible, God Himself changed peoples name from time to time. Like from Saul to Paul, Jacob to Israel. He believes that the name should also build and foster peace and unity in the country during these high tensioned times. A new…
In basketball, Los Angeles Lakers lost 113 – 100 to the Phoenix Suns during the 6th game of their first-round series this morning. The loss eliminates Lakers and brings an end to its hit man, Lebron James’ record of never losing in 14 playoffs appearances played in before now. It was a thrilling encounter between the two teams as they had to change leading positions during the game. Lakers surely missed Anthony Davis, an integral part of the team who has been out with groin injury. No wonder they say a tree cannot make a forest.
There was a man just like you He spoke of utopia just like you And had a plan just like you He yearned for it more than you He got the chance just like you A special chance unlike you One night there came an early Sun With the stars a path rose in the horizon Maybe a road not taken Utopia was waiting The town was awake, the opera set All he had to do was motion, a crow Like the cock signaling a new dawn This might be a trap he thought Yes, it is,…
Rihanna the gorgeous, Grammy wining Barbadian musician is one of those celebrities who know how to spice up their brand. Since her venture into music for almost 2 decades now, she has not ceased to wow her fans all over the world. Coming out time and time again with chart topping singles and albums. Apart from being a musician, she’s also into acting, fashion, cosmetics and other business interests. Though the music icon has 8 albums to her credit, she has not released any for five years now since Anti in 2016. She has handled with tact the pressure from…
At the flag off for the construction of a new site at Ahoada East LGA, for the Rivers state university, by former deputy speaker, Rt.Hon Chibudum Nwuche, Governor Nyesom Wike stated that it was a long overdue step for the historical place which the local government area holds in the state. The project which is part of other road construction in the state is expected to be completed in 12 to 14 months period. The previous day, the governor was in Etche LGA to flag-off the construction of the Faculty of Agriculture of the Rivers State University. He mentioned that…
Once I saw a pot on a burner and I remembered the idea of the hotseat. The pot sits there more like a middle man, taking whatever the chef puts in it and giving a sweet meal at the end of the day, few times though, the food gets burnt or the water dries up. The meal will not be our actual focus today but the art of staying on the heat. One immediate lesson to note from the pot here is that of leadership and responsibility. All over the world it is the same thing. Right from the family…
Carlo Ancelotti’s move from Everton football club to Real Madrid had no special tone to it, except for the fact that it will be his second stint with the Spanish football giant. Surprisingly a sensational story is coming out of the move. It has to do with James Rodriguez, the Everton midfield maestro. Ancelotti and Rodriguez’s relationship is one of those rear and almost impossible ones in football. The duo have worked together as player and coach in 3 different clubs, worth mentioning is that it has not been a case of coincidence as Ancelotti was the facilitator on two…
Hiers Insurance and Hiers Life were officially launched 1st June 2021 in Lagos state, Nigeria, though they have been operating for about 7 months now. In attendance was the governor of Lagos state, Mr Sanwo Olu, Mr Tony Elumelu the chairman of Heirs Holding, bank CEOs and major industry players. Elumelu delivering his keynote stated that the insurance industry in Nigeria is not actually functioning at its best potential considering the fact that Nigeria is the biggest economy in Africa and yet insurance has a very minimal contribution to the country’s GDP. He cited the case of South Africa, Europe…
The European Championship is set to hold from June 11 to July 11, 2021 and football lovers all over the world are already excited. It is even more interesting as it should have been held a year ago but for the corona virus pandemic which meant it had to be postponed. However, there has been little dust raised over the decision of the organizers of the event to still label the competition as EURO 2020 even though we are in the year 2021. The UEFA executive committee handling the competition responded that it was in view of maintaining the vision…
Women’s world number 2 in lawn tennis, Naomi Osaka is undoubtedly a champion as can be attested by her grand slam trophies and other minor ones along the way. She has won almost every gland slam including the US Open, Wimbledon an Australian Open. Yet the French Open trophy continues to elude her and questions have been cast on her class on the clay court. The French Open began during the weekend and all eyes were on her to see how she progresses through the various stages of the competition. She didn’t disappoint her fans this time like at the…
It has been a steady rise for N’golo Kante’s career. Right from his time at Leicester City where he was instrumental to the team’s maiden premier league cup in 2016 after which he moved to Chelsea for a deal of about $37 million where he also won another league title in his first season. His work rate has also gained him praise over the years as is seen in the number of appearances per season, both in the domestic and European league. This is coupled with the numerous man-of-the-match award he wins each season. For a midfielder of his nature…
