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The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) efforts to elect a new leader next week could be delayed for at least another month because of the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Switzerland. While some in-person meetings may be virtual, it was gathered that senior WTO officials are discussing whether to postpone their plan to formally confirm Nigeria’s candidate, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the next director-general of the WTO. According to Bloomberg, on Sunday, Geneva’s cantonal authorities announced strict new lockdown measures amid a surge in infections and hospitalisations in the Swiss city. From November 2 until November 29, the area will prohibit…

Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, yesterday disclosed that over 2.4 million people in the state benefitted from COVID-19 palliatives distributed by his administration across the state, in the wake of the pandemic. He also said in the wake of the disease, private business owners enjoyed a six-month income tax waiver, thus underscoring his administration’s commitment to public welfare. Abiodun gave the remarks in Abeokuta, during a virtual consultative meeting on 2021-2023 Medium-term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the 2021 Budget, held for Ogun East Senatorial District. “Our administration distributed palliatives to over 400,000 vulnerable households to cushion the effect of…

Paul Pogba has never quite been the player Manchester United expect him to be since joining the Red Devils After four and half years in Manchester, it is still unknown which position best suits Pogba in the team Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rarely criticises his players when things don’t go well. However, even the Norwegian couldn’t contain his ire after watching Paul Pogba’s stinker against Arsenal on Sunday. Solskjaer, who is usually protective of his players, criticised Pogba for the first time in his post-match press conference. https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1322962267323944960 “The boy is running away from goal, there is no…

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba took the blame for his club’s defeat against Arsenal on Sunday. Pogba and his teammates have been criticized for losing three of their opening four league games at Old Trafford. Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has admitted that his “stupid mistake” was the reason for Manchester United’s 1-0 defeat against Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday. United’s latest loss saw the club record their worst start to a season at home in 48 years. Pogba’s second-half foul on Arsenal wing-back Hector Bellerin resulted in referee Mike Dean pointing to the penalty spot. Pierre-Emerick Aumbameyang slotted the penalty past David de…

Manchester United lost 1-0 to Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday. Manchester United’s loss to Arsenal sees them sit 15th in the league table. Ex-Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has revealed that he was not happy with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s substitution during the Old Trafford outfit’s 1-0 loss to Arsenal. The interim Salford City manager claimed that bringing on Nemanja Matic for Fred was a ‘negative move’ and should have been avoided. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took a bold decision in the second half to take off Fred, who was on a yellow card, and replaced him with Nemanja Matic. The scores…

Liverpool have confirmed that Virgil van Dijk will be out for several months. The Reds are in the market for a potential replacement for Virgil van Dijk and are considering several options. Liverpool have been dealt a major transfer blow in their quest to replace Virgil van Dijk, as reports have emanated that David Alaba has been offered to Real Madrid. The Reds have been linked with the Bayern Munich defender as a potential replacement for their star center-back. But a move for Alaba could become less straightforward in the coming months. According to Italian media outfit Calciomercato, the 28-year-old’s representatives…

The Sokoto State Government has said that it will commence a youths entrepreneurial programme across the state in December 2020. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, who was named the ‘The Golden Doyen of Nigerian Youths’ by the National Youths Association of Nigeria (NYCN), stated this at the maiden celebration of the 2020 African National Youth Day organized by the NYCN in collaboration with the government of Sokoto State. The governor said at the event held at the Sultan Maccido Institute of Qur’an and General Study that the programme will be executed by his office and shall run for a pilot period…

Former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Babatunde Fowler, is presently undergoing interrogation at the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Ewujaren, confirmed this. He said Fowler was at the EFCC office on invitation. The EFCC spokesman said the former FIRS boss was under investigation but could not provide details. “The truth is that he came on the invitation of the commission. “There is an ongoing investigation but we can’t go into details. “He is in our Lagos office”, he said. [ThisDay]

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, on Monday told newly appointed judges of the High Court of Justice and Kadis of Sharia Court to shun all forms of gratification in the discharge of their legal duties. The CJN also admonished the judges to be proactive and devise personal means to curb “persistent delays in the administration of justice”, which according to him, is a major bane in the nation’s judiciary. Justice Muhammad gave the charge, while declaring open the 2020 Virtual Induction Course for newly appointed judges and Kadis organised by the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Abuja.…

The Edo State Government, yesterday, assured that it will create positions for youths in the soon to be constituted new cabinet as Governor Godwin Obaseki begins his second term in office. Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, disclosed this on the sidelines of Obaseki’s inauguration for his second term in office, which he said, would be held alongside the annual Alaghodaro Summit. Governor Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, will be sworn into office for another term of four years on Thursday, November 12, 2020. In a statement at the weekend, Osagie said the…