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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer aims to continue his impressive start as Manchester United manager at home to Burnley on Tuesday, with the case for him to be appointed permanently seemingly growing by the week. The FA Cup fourth-round victory at Arsenal on Friday took the Norwegian caretaker manager’s record to eight successive wins since taking over from Jose Mourinho before Christmas — a mark that surpasses even the great Matt Busby at the start of an Old Trafford managerial reign. While it appears Tottenham Hotspur’s Mauricio Pochettino remains United’s preferred choice as long-term appointment, the strides Solskjaer is making on and off the pitch make an increasingly compelling case for the 45-year-old to win the job. A fourth-placed finish, and Champions League football next season, were looking a distant dream in the latter days of Mourinho’s reign, but victory over Burnley would lift United level on points with Chelsea, for 24 hours at least. Shackles off Pogba – It is all a...

Nigerian singer, Simisola Ogunleye, aka, Simi has celebrated her husband, Adekunle Gold on his 32nd birthday. The duo got married in a private ceremony earlier in the year with 300 guests in attendance. Award-winning Simi took to her Instagram account to convey sweet words to her singer husband. She wrote: “light of my life. I love you. I also really like you and the way you do your things. I’m such a lucky babe. You’re also lucky… I know God knows how much I want to prosper and shine and win and laugh and be happy, so I pray God grants my heart desires. Happy birthday, Champ.“ The duo, a week ago, released their first song together as a couple. The song, titled Promise, has since gathered over a million views on YouTube.

Former Abia state governor, Orji Kalu, has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was prepared to tackle the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election Kalu spoke on Sunday in an interview with newsmen in his Camp Neya country home in Igbere, Bende Local Government Area of the state. The APC candidate in Abia North Senatorial District expressed confidence that the party would have landslide victory in all the elections. The party has the antidote against rigging. We will never allow anybody to rig us out in Abia again. We shall match them force by force and money for money,” he said. He further dispelled the speculation that the president hated Ndigbo, saying that Buhari had done for the area what PDP government could not do in their 16 years. Kalu cited the ongoing rehabilitation of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, Enugu-Onitsha Expressway and the construction of the second Niger Bridge as some of Buhari’s major projects in the area, to buttress his...

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has removed the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, as the state coordinator of the party’s campaign council. The decision followed the recommendation of the disciplinary committee set up by the Imo APC over allegations of anti-party activities levelled against the governor and others. The committee chaired by Mathew Omegara had earlier summoned the governor and six others to appear before it. The National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, had said the National Working Committee of the party would meet to consider the Imo APC recommendation that Okorocha should be suspended. What has happened in Imo shows that the APC means business. Once they have complied with all the rules, no problem. When they bring the recommendation to the NWC, we will look at it,” he had said. But a member of the Imo State chapter of the APC told our correspondent on Sunday that Okorocha had already been removed by the NWC...

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked the Federal Government to stop distorting facts about funds released to the union and the universities. It said the ongoing strike by the university teachers will still linger owing to a few disagreements between the government and the union on the mode of releasing agreed funds to the universities. ASUU National President Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi spoke with The Nation on the sideline of the Central Working Committee meeting of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), at the weekend. He said the union was not a spending agency of government, adding that the comment credited to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, that N163 billion was released to the union was a distortion of facts. But the Minister of Education Adamu Adamu is optimistic that the ASUU strike may end this week. Adamu stated this during a briefing with reporters in Abuja at the weekend on the proliferation of illegal institutions. ASUU...

The chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Friday in Kano declared that the Commission needs about 1.2 million personnel, including security agencies, as well as ad’hoc staff to conduct the 2019 general elections. Yakubu who spoke through the chairman, Board of the Electoral Institute (BEI), Solomon Adedeji Soyebi, during the Election Security Personnel Training of Trainers for the 2019 general elections held in Kano, said over 360,000 to 450,000 security personnel are needed to man the polling units across the country during the election. The training was organized by INEC in collaboration with European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) and the European Union (EU). He also added that INEC requires about 500,000 security personnel to ensure peaceful and rancour-free elections in 2019. Prof. Yakubu further revealed that Nigeria is the second largest democracy in the world with 84 million registered voters, after the United States...

Being an actor has to do with interpreting diverse roles. For Harry Anyanwu, his most challenging role so far is acting as a pastor. He noted that the role seemed difficult for him at the initial stage, but that it eventually taught him how to pray. “My most challenging movie role was when I had to act as a pastor; it was difficult for me because I didn’t know how to pray and speak in tongues at the time. Interestingly, the role eventually taught me how to pray; and I went back home and taught my wife how to pray. I told her I’d guide her. The role opened my eyes to see the things I had always taken for granted in life. It is good to know how to pray, but individuals have different styles of praying and I have been improving on that,” he told  Saturday Beats. Anyanwu is one of the few elderly men in Nollywood industry that have been able to sustain a healthy relationship with young entertainers as he is usually seen in the company with young musicians and actors. Asked how...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Paul Pogba is back in line for captaincy duties at Manchester United four months after being stripped of the role by Jose Mourinho,  KweseESPN  reports. Mourinho told Pogba in September he would no longer be considered for the armband but caretaker boss Solskjaer has reversed the decision. He is a leader,” Solskjaer told a news conference on Friday. “He’s a character, he influences people and you’ve seen the videos from France. He cares and he really wants to be successful. “He knows he can’t do it by himself, it’s a team game and he’s a character that brings so many good things with him when he’s enjoying himself, I have to say.” Pogba captained United nine times under Mourinho and in the absence of Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young was named skipper for the first game of the season against Leicester. But just over a month later Mourinho confirmed the Frenchman was no longer “second captain” while insisting there had been “no fall out” bet...

The Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Joel Okewale, has said that Federal Government should be blamed for the continuing strike action by the Union. He said the Federal Government has been “insincere, deceitful and unwillingness to resolve the issues raised by the Union.” Okewale stated this yesterday while briefing newsmen at the ASUU Secretariat, OOU Mini Campus, Ago Iwoye. The briefing was attended by the Secretary of the branch, Olugbenga Azeez, the immediate past zonal coordinator (Lagos) of ASUU and member of the union’s negotiating team, Adetola Nassir and other branch executive members. Okewale informed journalists that rather than addressing and resolving the main issues that led to the strike, the Federal Government had engaged in dishing out false information to raise hope of Nigerians over the matter. He noted that “government has not shown serious commitment to the defraying of th...

A woman and her two children were on Friday crushed to death by an articulated truck along Otolo/Okigwe road in Nnewi, Anambra State. The deceased was said to be on a motorcycle with her four kids when they were knocked down by driver of the vehicle, with REG number AWK- 575- ZW. A witness, who identified himself as Theo, said the truck driver was on top speed when he suddenly lost control and rammed into the motorcycle. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident, saying the woman and two of her kids lost their lives in the accident. He said the other two children were rescued and were responding to treatment, while the driver was still at large. He said, “There was a fatal Motor vehicle and motorcycle accident along Otolo/Okigwe road in Nnewi LGA of Anambra State. Accident involved a Mercedes 911 Tipper with REG number AWK- 575- ZW while on speed lost control and knocked down motorcycle rider one Blessing Iteshi ‘f’ of Ikwo in Ebo...

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has directed Igbos to cast their votes for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, in the February 16 presidential election. The endorsement of the former vice president was announced by the President General of the Igbo socio-political group,  John Nwodo , in a statement released on Thursday, January 24, 2019 after a meeting of the Ime Obi, the group's highest decision-making council. He noted that the decision was carefully made in consideration of many issues, especially in regards to the plans of candidates on the restructuring of the federation. The group also noted that Atiku's choice of  Peter Obi , a former Anambra State governor, as his running mate gives the Igbos an opportunity for inclusivity in government. The statement read,  "After a critical and dispassionate appraisal of the issues and the visible fault lines in our polity, including the analysis of the election manifestos of the va...

T he Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), yesterday warned that an upward review of minimum wage and election spending may heighten inflationary trends in the country. It said inflation will remain on the upward trajectory over the coming months unless the Federal Government formulates and implements  policies that will enhance non-oil sectors’s productivity to increase output and moderate inflation. Addressing reporters in Lagos yesterday, its President, Mr Babatunde Ruwase said the grosss domestic product (GDP) growth of 1.81 per cent is below the nation’s annual population growth of about three per cent and remains a cause for concern due to its wider implications for welfare, unemployment and poverty in the country. He said the group has not identitied with or endorsed any political party, and will never do so. As elections draw near, Ruwase said the economy and investors are faced with new challenges that will require some immediare adjustments. He warne...

Paul Pogba has the qualities to be captain of Manchester United, according to caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has overseen a dramatic return to form for the World Cup winner. The France midfielder was told in September by then-manager Jose Mourinho that he would never captain the club again, days after an apparent disagreement over tactics. Mourinho denied at the time that there had been any fallout between the pair, having taken the decision to strip Pogba of his role as United vice-captain. The decision was made public days after Pogba appeared to question Mourinho’s approach by telling reporters that United should “attack, attack, attack”. Pogba, who performed erratically for his club over the first half of the season, has scored five goals in six appearances since Solskjaer arrived as interim boss on December 19. The Frenchman made his debut for United’s reserve team when Solskjaer was their manager during the 25-year-old’s first spell at the club. The No...