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Azuka Onwuka The new governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, took off on a promising note last week, despite the embarrassing scene created by the wife of the former governor, Mrs Ebele Obiano, and former Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, at his inauguration. Before his inauguration, Soludo had promised to promote products made in Anambra. At his inauguration, he put his words into action. The boldest statement he made was that he arrived at the venue of the inauguration in a vehicle made by Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Limited, which is based in Nnewi, Anambra State,…

Manchester United have held “positive” talks with Ajax coach Erik ten Hag about the vacant manager’s job at Old Trafford, it was reported on Wednesday. Ralf Rangnick has been in charge of the misfiring Premier League giants on an interim basis since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November after nearly three years in charge. Sky Sports said the talks with Ten Hag had been “positive”, reporting that club chiefs were believed to be impressed by his vision. But it is understood to be too early to talk about favourites for the job. Other names in the frame include Paris…

The football associations of England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales on Wednesday formally submitted their joint bid to host Euro 2028 to European governing body UEFA. The “Expression of Interest” comes on deadline day, with The Times in London reporting earlier this week that the UK and Ireland bid was set to be unopposed. A joint statement from the five associations read: “We believe Euro 2028 would be one of the greatest sporting events ever held in the UK and Ireland. “This unprecedented partnership of five associations offers something special to European football, including the potential…

A Former Member of House of Representatives representing Ilorin East and Ilorin South Federal Constituency of Kwara State, Hon. Amuda Kannike, has said that the next elections would prove to be another acceptance of the Saraki dynasty in the political leadership of the state. Kannike, who is now seeking to contest for Kwara Central Senatorial District under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, said that the period would also show to the Kwarans that the present government in the state has allegedly failed to meet their yearnings and aspirations since assumption of office on May 29, 2019.…

Some tertiary institution students have resorted to learning different kinds of skills following the announcement of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to extend its one-month warning strike by another two months. Some students made this known in separate interviews with the News Agency Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kaduna. Hajara Muhammed, a student of Nigerian Languages, Bayero University Kano(BUK), stated that she had anticipated resuming school after the initial warning strike; but was disappointed with the extension. Mohammed explained that she would use the two months to learn fashion designing in order to develop herself and get busy.…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over low voter registration in Yobe. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Ahmad Makama, expressed the concern on Wednesday in Damaturu when he received a commendation letter presented to the commission by Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Yobe chapter. The REC, represented by Alhaji Abatcha Dikwa, the Administrative Secretary of INEC in the state, said “the figure or the status of registration of voters in Yobe is not encouraging. “So, I will appeal to the leadership of IPAC to call on all eligible citizens of the state to come out and register.’’…

Several European countries, including Germany, France, Italy and Britain, lifted their Covid curbs too “brutally” and are now seeing a rise in cases likely due to the more transmissible BA2 variant, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. WHO Europe director Hans Kluge told a press conference in Moldova that he was “optimistic but vigilant” about the pandemic’s development in Europe. Covid is on the rise in 18 out of 53 countries in the WHO European region, he said. “The countries where we see a particular increase are the United Kingdom, Ireland, Greece, Cyprus, France, Italy and Germany”. He said the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has disassociated itself from clandestine groups organising to destabilise the country as alleged by the Department of State Services (DSS). The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday night in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the DSS had in a statement included labour unions among the list of clandestine groups allegedly organising to subvert public order. The DSS had also in the statement alleged that the groups also planned to unleash violence on the streets and destabilise the country. According to Wabba,…

Party inaugurates media committee •Sule: APC govs have resolved their differences •Uzodinma confident March 26 is sacrosanct •Senate has no consensus candidate, says spokesperson •How Buni saved Akpanudoedehe after caretaker members threatened to stage walkout Four days to the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), slated for this weekend, March 26, Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, yesterday, stormed the national secretariat of the party, where it harmonised the sub-committees and immediately after, inaugurated the media committee for the convention. Buni, who got to the secretariat around 3:25pm to…

• Screening of aspirants begins today • Why Southwest APC may go to convention divided Barely four days to the National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari is set to meet with some governors to harmonise consensus list of national officers to reduce friction at the convention. The meeting is said to be fallout of members of the party shunning the micro zoning model adopted for proper workability of the party. The Guardian also learnt that serious interventions are going on in the Presidency to quell fears of dominance by recent joiners in the anticipated…