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President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, appended his assent to a bill by the National Assembly for the return of the colonial era national anthem, tagged ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’. The old national anthem replaced the 1978 version: ‘Arise O’ Compatriots’ The development attracted wide condemnation by Nigerians, who described it as a misplaced priority amid gruelling economic hardship triggered by Tinubu’s twin policy of fuel subsidy removal and floating of the naira. Rejecting the return of the old national anthem, a former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, declared she should keep singing the old national whenever required at any public…

Arsenal are five points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool, so could Jurgen Klopp's side end the Gunners' title hopes when they go to Emirates Stadium on Sunday?"I think Arsenal have to beat them," said BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton. "If Liverpool win this game, Arsenal won't catch them – or even get close to them again."Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches again this season, against a variety of guests.For this weekend's games, he takes on Ski Sunday presenter Ed Leigh, who is a Liverpool fan.Ski Sunday is on BBC Two at 17:15 GMT on Sunday,…

Jack Grealish remained on the bench throughout Manchester City's FA Cup final loss to Manchester UnitedManchester City boss Pep Guardiola has backed Jack Grealish to return to form after "struggles" this season.After playing a key role in City’s historic Treble success last season, including being a starter in both the FA Cup and Champions League finals, Grealish has been on the outside of this term’s run-in.Grealish, 28, started both legs of the Champions League quarter-final defeat by Real Madrid but featured for only 10 minutes in City’s five games in May.He was an unused substitute in key Premier League games…

No fewer than 40 directors failed the qualifying examination for appointment to the position of permanent secretaries, The PUNCH has gathered. A total of 92 directors were listed to sit the examination which took place on May 27, 2024. While 40 directors scored below 50 per cent, which indicated failure, according to the result of the examination obtained by our correspondent in Abuja, three were absent while one director could not complete the exam. A May 28, 2024 memo by the Office of the Head of Service tagged, “HCSF/ CMO/ AOD/012/IX/59’ noted that the next test will be an ICT-based…

Maresca was appointed Leicester boss in June 2023 after the team were relegated from the Premier League, and achieved promotion in his first season in chargeChelsea are in talks to appoint Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca as the replacement for Mauricio Pochettino.The Italian, 44, took charge of the Foxes in June 2023 and has just led them back to the Premier League by winning the Championship at the first attempt.Maresca is interested in moving to Chelsea, with talks continuing between the two clubs, 24 hours after Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna dropped out of the race for the role.Former Brighton…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed that his administration inherited 34 uncompleted projects, valued at over N225. 279bn spread across 13 local government areas of the state. Fubara also disclosed that under his watch, the state government awarded nine new road projects, valued at N534.332bn. This is even as he described as vicious and existential, the political crisis that was waged against his administration, barely three months after take-off on May 29, 2023. The governor assured all that the worst was over because his administration had successfully defended the rights and privileges to govern the state and advance its…

Total Football Analysis MagazineAdvanced SearchThe surprising leader at the top of LaLiga is Girona, who have lost only one game all season and are one point above Real Madrid, having played once more at the time of writing. Girona are also eight points above their Catalan rivals Barcelona in fourth. Who would have foreseen such an event at the beginning of the season?The below visualisation shows each team’s position compared with their placement on the table around this time last season.After 20 match weeks, Real Madrid retain the same position but have three more points than last year despite having…

Joe Kinnear managed clubs including Newcastle, Wimbledon and Luton TownThe daughter of the late former Wimbledon and Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear says he and players of his generation were “let down” by the football authorities over the risk of dementia.Kinnear, who played for Tottenham Hotspur, was diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease in 2015 and died in April at the age of 77.Earlier this month it was revealed that his family are among a number of claimants taking legal action against some of the sport's governing bodies over brain injuries allegedly suffered during their careers.Russ Doffman told BBC Sport she…

The new Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed, on Wednesday, ordered the redeployment of five senior officers. The move was part of a strategic effort to enhance the corps’ performance and streamline operations. The redeployments involve three Assistant Corps Marshals, one Corps Commander, and one Deputy Corps Commander. All officers were expected to assume their new roles immediately. Assistant Corps Marshal Jonas Agwu, previously serving as the Public Education Officer, has been appointed to lead the Administration and Human Resources Department at the FRSC headquarters. Assistant Corps Marshal Chidi Nkwonta, who was the Commandant of the…

The back page of The i NewspaperThe back page of the Daily MirrorThe Daily Telegraph sports sectionThe back page of the Daily MailThe back page of The Times1 of 5A Saudi Pro League club has Manchester City keeper Ederson in their sights, while Manchester United speak to the representatives of two managers…Manchester City keeper Ederson is a target for Al-Ittihad and the Saudi Pro League side are willing to offer an initial £25m for the 30-year-old Brazil international. (Mail), externalManchester City manager Pep Guardiola is expected to bring his stint to the club to an end when his current contract…