Following the protest of by members of National Association of Nigerian Students(NANS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Monday (MMIA) on Monday, the students continue to receive backlash for their approach and insensitivity to the the plight of others while demanding an end to the strike. The decision of the students to stage a protest causing blockade at the MMIA was generally regarded as “double jeopardy” given that there was heavy rain that brought along flooding and the attendant traffic gridlock, coupled with pain of commuters along the Apapa-Osodi-MMIA Airport road in the city being compounded by the…
Author: Patron Akindele
The speaker of the house of representatives Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, is scheduled to meet with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday along with the leadership of the house and other stakeholders. This was made know by the special adviser to Gbajabiamila on media and publicity, Lanre Lasisi, on Sunday. The essence of the meeting is to find a solution to the industrial action which has brought academic activities in public universities to a halt since February. Recall that The federal government has met with the leadership of ASUU multiple times to resolve…
Remo Stars have been eliminated from the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round after loosing One Nil at home to FAR Rabatof Morocco despite a spirited performance Both teams played out a 1-1 scoreline in the first Morocco, against all odds, and were expected to at least go One step further playing at home in Ikenne-Remo. Remo needed at least a goal to solidifiy their chances of progression but were worryingly wasteful in front of goal despite showing so much enterprise. Eventually, a defensive blunder from the defenders ensured Joseph Guede Gnadou could sneak the winning goal in and seal…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved National Honours and N200 million cash prizes for Team Nigeria contingents to World Athletics championship and 2022 Commonwealth Game which held in Birmingham, England earlier in the year. Top Athletes Oluwatobiloba Amusan and Ese Brume recieved Nigeria’s National Honour, the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) at the presidential reception at the Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja, in honour of the athletes. The president extended his congratulations to the athletes and noted that they were national heroes who had taken the country to great heights. He also reiterated that his…
Nigeria and Real Sociedad football star Umar Sadiq has been diagnosed with a rupture of his anterior cruciate ligament. This development was confirmed by the club through its official Twitter handle earlier today. The football star who recently made the move from his former side Almeria suffered the unfortunate injury during Real Sociedad’s 2-1 defeat to Getafe in the La Liga over the weekend. Sadiq had gone down during the game clutching his knees in pains while the physios attended to him while many fans hoped it wouldn’t be a serious injury. Unfortunately, it has now been confirmed after…
The National Industrial Court has adjourned the case between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to September 16. The adjournment was pronounced by Justice Polycap Hamman to enable both parties to file the necessary papers for the suit. The Head of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, had revealed that the matter was referred to the Registrar of National Industrial Court by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, following which the government approached the court requesting an order for ASUU to resume while the dispute…
Following the Queen’s death and subsequent postponement of sporting activities in the UK, Sky Sports reports EFL fixtures are set to recommence from Tuesday, September 13. The The Royal Family had initially announced that the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Monday, September 19 at Westminster Abbey at 11am. The UK Government has advised sporting bodies that “as a mark of respect, organisations might wish to consider cancelling or postponing events or closing venues on the day of the State Funeral”. However, it is not mandatory for sporting events scheduled for the weekend before the funeral (September…
The UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after 70 years reign. With her death, her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, will lead the country in mourning as the new King and head of state for 14 Commonwealth realms. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. “The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.” Crowds awaiting updates on the Queen’s condition began crying as they heard of her death. The Union flag on top of the palace was…
Despite posting a much improved performance, the Super falcons suffered another defeat in their second friendly against current world champions USA in Washington DC. The Falcons were defeated 4-0 by the Americans in the first friendly in Kansas City last week. This time however, the nine-time African champions put up an improved display with Falconets defender Tosin Demehin solid in the heart of the defence even though she netted an own goal in the 25th minute. The falcons in the scored to break the over 800 minutes of football old clean sheet streak which the USA had been on for…
Chelsea Football Club have parted ways with coach Thomas Tuchel. This was confirmed in a statement released on the official Chelsea website a couple of minutes ago and has been widely circulated on social media. The statement reads: “Chelsea Football Club has today parted company with Head Coach Thomas Tuchel. On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the Club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the Club. Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea’s history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and…