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English Football Association chairman GREG CLARKE has resigned following a series of controversial comments he made at a committee hearing in front of a group of Members of Parliaments.The 63-year-old used the phrase ‘coloured footballers’ to describe black Asian and minority ethnic people. CLARKE appeared in front of a select committee to discuss his involvement in the controversial Project Restart which launched in June following a three-...

The Minister of Interior, RAUF AREGBESOLA, has called on Nigerian Traders who are facing tough times in Ghana not to leave the country.He urged the traders to be patient with the Government of Nigeria as it continues to engage the Ghanaian Authorities and other relevant stakeholders with a view to addressing their challenges.The Minister gave the advice in his office in Abuja when he received a delegation of the Nigerian Traders Association in Ghana....

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has urged agencies involved in agriculture to further streamline their priorities to include more youths in driving modern methods of farming.He also gave an assurance that an enabling environment will be created for full participation for all those interested.The President made the call in Abuja at the launch of the National Young Farmers Scheme, designed by the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) to spur mor...

Peru’s Parliament has voted to impeach President MARTIN VIZCARRA over allegations he took kickbacks from developers while serving as a regional governor in 2014.After an impeachment trial that lasted nearly eight hours, the motion to remove the president was approved by 105 votes to 19, with four abstentions, exceeding the 87 votes needed to impeach.Parliament Leader MANUEL MERINO announced the approval of the resolution declaring the vacancy of the p...

Lagos State Governor, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU has announced plans to repeal the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007), which provides for payment of pension and other entitlements to former Governors and their Deputies.SANWO-OLU made this known while presenting the government’s budget proposal for the 2021 fiscal year to the Lagos State House of Assembly.The Governor said the bill would be sent to the Lagos Assembly for legislative approval....

The fixtures for the 2020/2021 Nigerian Professional Football League season have been released and the opening weekend on December 6 will see eight time champions, Enyimba host Abia Warriors at the Aba Township stadium.According to a detailed fixture released by the League Management Company, the new season is expected to end on Sunday, July 4, 2021.The fixtures also put an end to earlier speculation that the league will be played in an abridged ...

Oil workers under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria PENGASSAN have been ordered by the association to embark on a nationwide strike.The order was issued in a letter, signed by the General Secretary, of PENGASSAN, LUMUMBA OKUGBAWA.He said the strike was to kick against the failure of government to make concrete moves on matters bordering on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System....

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has mobilized 66,000 eligible graduates to participate in the 2020 Batch B service year.The prospective corps members and course officials are however mandated to undergo the covid-19 test before admission into the orientation camps set to re-open today.This was disclosed by the NYSC Director-General, SHUAIBU IBRAHIM at a briefing held in Abuja.The Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Contr...

The United Nations has called on the Nigerian government to engage the youths in the country following the recent #EndSARS protests that led to the loss of lives and destruction of properties.UN Deputy Secretary-General, AMINA MOHAMMED, made the call during a visit to President MUHAMMADU BUHARI at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.MOHAMMED also called on the President MUHAMMADU BUHARI administration to build back the trust of the people for the social contrac...

Osun Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has banned sales and distribution of school uniforms by authorities to pupils across the state.He also declared the reversal to old uniform policy will take effect from the new 2020/2021 academic session.Oyetola, through the Information and Civic Orientation Commissioner, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, explained the directive of banning authorities from selling or distributing uniforms to pupils was arrived at during the St...