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Cybercriminals targeted Manchester United’s IT systems in a “sophisticated” hacking operation, the club said. “The club has taken swift action to contain the attack and is currently working with expert advisers to investigate the incident and minimise the ongoing IT disruption,” it said in a statement late Friday. All “critical systems” required for games to take place at Old Trafford were secure, the statement said, adding Saturday’s game against West Bromwich Albion would go ahead as planned. “We are not currently aware of any breach of personal data associated with our fans and customers,” it added. “These type of attacks…

Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has denied speculations that he was negotiating to defect from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the platform on which he was elected as state governor, to the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC). The denial was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Bauchi on Friday by Mr Mukhtar Gidado, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on media to the governor. “In its front page lead story of 20th November 2020, Thisday newspaper alleged that the Bauchi State Governor, Gov. Bala Mohammed was among three Governors, elected under the platform of PDP that…

• Govt. Offers Union N65b, Set To Resolve Differences Over IPPIS • Negotiation Continues Next Friday • Students Suffer Trauma, Depression • May Lose Academic Year • Stakeholders, Parent Seek End To Industrial Action There are indications that both the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are determined to ensure undergraduates of public universities do not lose one academic session due to inability to resolve issues that led to the current nine-month strikes by lecturers. The strike is already having negative effects on students, parents and even the lecturers themselves. And if not addressed soonest, the action is…

Nigeria’s basketball got a very bright peep into the likely future of its already successful senior national men’s team, D’Tigers, as a glut of both Nigerian-born and players of Nigerian descent were selected in the 2020 NBA Draft. The NBA draft is a process through which elite players in the American University system are selected by teams playing in the National Basketball Association for a chance to earn a living in the NBA League. In the past, the draft was usually dominated by Europeans and Canadians, with a sprinkling of Africans – usually two or three and mostly from Nigeria,…

A South Korean promoter was ordered to compensate fans on Friday after Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo failed to play an exhibition match as promised. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner stayed on the bench throughout a 3-3 draw with a K-League all-stars team in July last year, despite the pleas and anger of a sell-out 65,000 crowd at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Match promoter The Fasta had run adverts promising the Portuguese striker would play. The Seoul Central District Court ordered The Fasta to refund half the ticket price and an additional 50,000 won ($45) in compensation to each of…

Newspaper vendors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Friday staged a protest in reaction to the killing of one of its member by a police officer attached to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila at the Three Arms Zone. “Sequel to the sad incident that happened this afternoon at the Federal Secretariat, which resulted in the death of one of us, Mr Ifeanyichukwu Elechi, a mass action will be carried out between the hours of 6am and 10am,” President of the Abuja Newspapers Distributors Association (ANDA), Benji Obute said. “A peaceful protest to call the attention…

The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, has washed his hands off an alleged collection of N2 billion bribe to hasten the re-appointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Lawan’s reaction was contained in a statement issued yesterday evening by his spokesman, Mr. Ola Awoniyi, to a report by an on-line medium alleging that a group led by the Senate President collected N2billion from Yakubu to facilitate the confirmation of his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari to a fresh five-year tenure. Lawan noted that the publication failed to provide the names of…

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday asked the Head of Service of the Federation and the Budget Office to increase the personnel and overhead allocations to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH). The president issued the directive at the virtual inauguration of capital projects at UMTH, in response to a specific request by the board and management of the hospital. According to a statement by his spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, Buhari said increase in personnel and overhead allocations to UMTH would enhance services provided in the school. Other landmark projects commissioned by the president at the event included the newly constructed…

*Guava provides alternative therapy for diabetic-associated disorders of kidney Scientists have advanced search for herbal cures for diabetes mellitus with the discovery of a blood sugar reducing syrup made predominantly with bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) and plantain (Musa paradiasica) as well as validating guava (Psidium guajava) leaves as better alternative therapy in ameliorating diabetic-associated disorders of the kidney. Previous studies had identified bitter melon; Aloe vera; bitter kola; bitter leaf; clove oil; coconut oil; garlic; ginger; black pepper (utazi in Ibo); guava leaves; velvet beans; bush mango; onion; okra; plantain; scent leaf; soursop; soybeans; tea leaves; and turmeric for the…

By Olusegun Adeniyi In July last year, the federal government established a task force comprised of the EFCC, ICPC, NFIU and the Federal Ministry of Justice to recover N5.7 trillion owed to the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). The government also proposed an amendment to the AMCON Act with a view to strengthening its institutional capacity. Although conceived as a stabilizing tool for financial institutions, AMCON has become an enormous burden to the economy. More than N3 trillion of its debt was owed by just 20 debtors, according to AMCON Chairman, Muiz Banire. For the uninitiated, that is public…