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Ralf Rangnick defended Cristiano Ronaldo after the Manchester United star’s petulant reaction to his substitution cast a shadow over their 3-1 win at Brentford on Wednesday. Rangnick’s side were indebted to David de Gea for a superb first-half display that kept Brentford at bay before United finally sprang to life in west London. Anthony Elanga put United in front early in the second half before Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford wrapped up their first win in three Premier League games. But it was Ronaldo’s grumpy response to Rangnick’s decision to haul him off in the 71st minute that could prove…

Okays N75.78b contracts for FCT, erosion, transportation The Federal Government, yesterday, said it would initiate a fact-finding process to determine the true state of affairs on the issues surrounding the removal of fuel subsidy. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who gave the indication, spoke following Tuesday’s pronouncement by President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, that President Muhammadu Buhari had not directed the removal. Mohammed, while briefing newsmen at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, was asked to shed light on the issue…

• Senate, Reps bow to Buhari’s request on electoral act • Consensus option undemocratic, says CISLAC • HURIWA: Legislature a captive of Buhari • NASS attempt to over-regulate political parties unnecessary, says Olurode • Buhari has no option but to assent to bill, says women forum Exactly a month after President Muhammadu Buhari declined assent to the 2021 Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill on the grounds of insecurity and cost of conducting direct primary, which he said violate the spirit of democracy, the Senate, yesterday, re-amended the bill it passed on November 18, 2021, succumbing to President Buhari’s request for reworking…

Qatar World Cup ticket sales were launched at reduced prices on Wednesday with residents and migrant workers able to attend games for just $11 as concerns persist over Covid-19. Authorities have not yet announced how many fans will be allowed into stadiums for the first World Cup in an Arab country, which runs from November 21 until December 18. Football’s world governing body FIFA opened a draw which offers individual match tickets for as little as $69 for international fans — about one third less than at Russia 2018 — but a ticket for the final could cost up to…

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Nigeria Senate on Wednesday removed the clause that makes direct primary mandatory for the election of candidates in political parties from the electoral act amendment bill. The Senate in late 2021 passed a version of the bill and transmitted it to President Muhammadu Buhari who declined assent to the bill. Besides the amendment to Clause 84 of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has informed lawmakers that any further proposals for amendments will be considered and incorporated during the “clean up” of the Bill. Senate resolved to rescind its decision on the affected Clause of the Bill as passed and…

The Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks has asked the National Assembly to, as a matter of urgency, override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the passed Electoral Act Amendment bill. The northern states civil society networks added that the National Assembly should override President Buhari and exercise its constitutional provision by vetoing the rejected electoral act by the president. In a letter addressed to the Senate by the Chairman of the Networks, Ibrahim Waiya, and signed by 19 northern civil society organizations, they reminded the National Assembly that overriding the president on the bill is a national duty, not…

Group D table toppers, Super Eagles of Nigeria, will be aiming for another record in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations when they file out against Guinea-Bissau this evening in Garoua, Cameroon. The host country, Cameroon, dropped two points on Monday when they were forced to a 1-1 draw by Cape Verde, leaving the Super Eagles as the only team in the tournament with the possibility of winning all three group matches if they beat Guinea-Bissau this evening. The Indomitable Lions of Cameroun finished top of their group with seven points. Interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen, declared yesterday that the Eagles…

• Warns parties against rancorous primaries • Senate President, Speaker assure lawmakers will rework bill, pass amendment today • IPAC seeks more funding for INEC, wants lapses from Anambra election rectified The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, said it would not release the 2023 general election timetable until the Electoral Act Amendment Bill is signed into law. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this in Abuja during the Commission’s first quarterly consultative meeting with political parties. According to him, the early passage of the bill is crucial in preparations for the 2023 election. President Muhammadu Buhari had, in a letter…

• Senate wants Shonekan immortalised, moves to standardise rents in FCT President Muhammadu Buhari has not directed anyone to implement fuel subsidy removal, President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has declared. He spoke after meeting Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday, stating that he had gone to convey the feeling of constituents to him on some concerns, including the proposed removal of subsidy. Specifically, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, had last October, said the Federal Government made provision for subsidy only for the first six months of this year and looked towards complete deregulation of…