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Mauricio Pochettino has repeatedly said he needs time to put his mark on Paris Saint-Germain and it was always going to be a case of getting through the first few months unscathed. The Argentine was hired as the man to win the Champions League for the Qatar-owned club after predecessor Thomas Tuchel took them to last season’s final only to lose to Bayern Munich. Three months on from his appointment on an initial 18-month deal and he remains on course to deliver European success, possibly at the cost of missing out on the Ligue 1 title, something taken for granted…

• Directs security agencies to enforce ban on open grazing • IPOB kicks, says any security outfit other than ESN in region will fail After some pussyfooting, the governors of the five Southeast states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo yesterday decided to take their destinies in their hands and address the fast-deteriorating security situation in the region with the unveiling of a new security outfit codenamed Ebube Agu. Ebube Agu, meaning fear of a lion in Ibo, is fashioned after the Southwest security outfit, Amotekun, launched early last year amidst furore from the security institutions. Ebube Agu, with…

In less than two years from today, the clock would be winding down fast on President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration. As the regime winds down, we are confronted with familiar problems – an economy that is in terrible shape, insecurity, social and ethnic conflicts. That Nigeria is in a mess does not need anyone’s say-so. The indices, whether social or economic, are not good at all, and do not need a repeat here to make the point. If the country is working for the benefit of the political and business elite, it is clearly not working for the average Nigerian. Take…

On July 10, 2019, a veteran journalist and former governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, not noted for frivolities disclosed to the nation that Nigeria’s leader generally believed to be foot-dragging on restructuring had at last, endorsed the 2018 report on restructuring Nigeria, presented to him by the Governor Nasir el-Rufai-led All Progressives Congress (APC) committee. Aremo Osoba, a chieftain of the ruling APC, who disclosed the development to State House correspondents after meeting with the President behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, on that Wednesday, July 10, enthused that he is an ally of the President. The journalist-turned…

Up to 80 percent of people offered the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine In Sicily refuse it out of fears over its safety, according to the southern Italian region’s president Nello Musumeci. Public confidence in the Anglo-Swedish jab has been badly shaken by reports linking it to rare, but potentially fatal, blood clots, and by conflicting recommendations on its use. “In Sicily, there is an 80-percent refusal rate of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Every 100 people, 80 say no,” Musumeci said late Saturday in Catania, according to multiple media reports. Musumeci added: “It is natural” for people to be particularly concerned, “but we…

Kylian Mbappe’s goal set Paris Saint-Germain on their way to a 4-1 win at Strasbourg on Saturday as Mauricio Pochettino’s side moved back to within three points of leaders Lille in the Ligue 1 title race. Pablo Sarabia and Moise Kean also scored in the first half while Leandro Paredes netted the fourth from a free-kick as PSG made short work of a trip to Alsace in between the two legs of their Champions League quarter-final tie against Bayern Munich. Youngster Moise Sahi pulled a goal back for Strasbourg but the defending champions bounced back from losing at home to…

The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) is upscale its service in line with healthcare needs of its various patients, an official has disclosed. Prof. Ikpeme Ikpeme, Chief Medical Director of UCTH, disclosed this while conducting newsmen round the facility as part of his two years achievement in office as CMD. He said that modern equipment have been installed in various departments in the hospital with a view to curb the migration of persons moving out of the state for medical services. He said that in the Department of Radiology, his administration had acquired a Direct Digital Xray System, 4D…

Resident doctors, have suspended their 10 days old strike. Their president, Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, told The PUNCH. He said, “We suspended the strike about one hour ago. We are responsible to Nigerians, the government has acceded to some demands.” According to him, the strike was suspended after meetings with various stakeholders in the health sector. [Punch]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic set up two first-half goals before being sent off after an hour as 10-man AC Milan beat Parma 3-1 on Saturday to boost their Champions League hopes. The 39-year-old Swede was given a straight red card for arguing with the referee at the Stadio Ennio Tardini when his team were two goals ahead. Riccardo Gagliolo pulled one back for relegation-threatened Parma minutes after Ibrahimovic’s sending off, but Milan held on despite some late scares, with Rafael Leao scoring a third in injury time. Stefano Pioli’s Milan are pushing for a return to the Champions League for the first…

La Liga’s El Clásico today promises to be a significant game in the title race. Messi’s Barca go into the clash just a point off the top spot, and two points ahead of a Real Madrid that just beat Liverpool in the Champions League. Today’s match is no doubt the highlight of the weekend’s global football calendar and fans will miss none of the action as the game will be televised live and in HD on the StarTimes’ Sport Premium channel at 8.00 p.m., as Africa’s leading digital-TV operator broadcasts La Liga matches throughout the continent as well as Bundesliga,…