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It looks increasingly likely that Sergio Ramos will leave Real Madrid C.F. this summer. A month has passed since the club presented their latest contract offer to the captain and they are unlikely to make any further compromise. (Source: MARCA)

The National Examination Council, NECO, has fixed new dates for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (External). Azeez Sani, Head, Information and Public Relations Division of the council disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. Sani said the examination earlier scheduled to commence on Feb. 1 and end on March 3 would now start on Feb. 8 and end on March 10. ”Following requests by candidates to be given more time to complete their registration process for the 2020 SSCE (External), the NECO has fixed new dates for the examination. ”The Council hereby informs those candidates who missed some papers during the 2020 SSCE (Internal) due to the ENDSARS protests in some states, to take note of these new dates and report for the examination accordingly at their various examination centers to be designated. “All candidates are advised to access the revised examination time table on the Council’s website:  www.neco .go...

Frank Lampard's official statement after getting sacked by Chelsea Football Club. (Source: LMA)

No other player has scored more LaLiga goals than Luis Suarez this season. Just a reminder that FC Barcelona let him go for free.

I have watched with concern the recent development in Oyo and Ondo States in which quit notices were given to Fulani herders and there were subsequent burning of the property of the Fulani herdsmen in some parts of Oyo State. These happenings have increased the tension and unduly raised the temperature in the country. The ugly development in these two states are symptomatic of the continued threat to the unity of our country that we have witnessed on a higher scale in recent times and in different parts of the country, including the South-East and South-South zones. At this point, I strongly appeal to all of us to work for peace and take initiatives that can douse tension. Both the elite and ordinary people have a responsibility to begin to take measures that will reassure the people across the board that a united Nigeria will benefit everybody better than a disintegrated country. The deafening silence by key stakeholders, leaders and others who we think should speak out is worrisom...

Since his Man Utd debut in February 2020, Bruno Fernandes has scored more goals (28) than any other player for Premier League clubs

The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, on Friday confirmed the sacking of 65 primary school teachers allegedly recruited illegally in Sanga Local Government Area of the state. SUBEB’s Auditor, Tandat Katuma, who served as the secretary of the investigation committee confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna. The council Chairman, Charles Danladi, had on Wednesday announced the sack of the teachers to journalists in Gwantu, the Council headquarters. Mr Danladi alleged that the anomaly was detected through the over-bloated wage bill of the teachers, which kept increasing every month without new employment. To this effect, an alarm was raised. He said Danladi raised the alarm during the state’s Joint Account Committee Meeting, being chaired by the Deputy Governor and that SUBEB was asked to investigate the allegation. “After our investigation, we confirmed that 65 teachers were illegally recruited in the area. “Thei...

National Assembly Postpones Resumption of Plenary to February 9 Members of the National Assembly who were initially billed to resume plenary on Tuesday, January 26th after a five-week Christmas holiday, will now resume on Tuesday, February 9. The notice of postponement was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Ojo Amos Olatunde, who regretted any inconvenience caused by the new resumption date. He explained that the reason for the postponement was to enable members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) participate in the registration and revalidation of the party’s membership, scheduled to commence on Monday, 25th January, 2021. The notice reads, ”This is to inform all distinguished senators and honourable members of the National Assembly that the resumption of plenary sessions earlier scheduled for Tuesday, 26the January, 2021 is hereby rescheduled for Tuesday 9th February, 2021. ”This postponement i...

Another prominent northern voice, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has joined the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), to condemn the ongoing attack of the herders’ communities in the South Western part of Nigeria. The CNG, stated categorically that, incident in Oyo state is not an isolated attack, but part of a grand design to destabilize Nigeria and in particular bring the North to its knees. In an interview with The Nation, the CNG spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, warned the instigators of the attacks to desist, as the North knows how to retaliate such attacks. He said though, the Coalition was still meeting over the development, it was already considering a number of options, starting with recalling all Northern communities in the south back home safely, before considering the next move. The CNG Spokesman alleged that, for too long, enemies of the North both foreign and local, have worked strenuously to ensure that the region remains backward, divided, weak, confused an...