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Tunde Odesola A huge outrage is currently on stage in Minneapolis, USA, where Derek Chauvin, a chauvinist, rammed his knee down a throat and inflicted a large damage to America’s formidable image of a quintessential society resplendent in racial diversity. Chauvin didn’t kneel down in prayer. He, probably, was too profane to pray. He, absolutely, was blind to see that the colourful thread with which God knitted humanity was love. In his chauvinism, Chauvin was arrogant. With his left hand in his trouser pocket, the hefty 44-year-old white American police officer, for several minutes, knelt on the neck of a…

Manchester City’s appeal against a two-year ban from European competition will be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) starting from today in a case of wide-reaching repercussions. City are accused of overstating sponsorship revenue to hide that they had not complied with UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) rules between 2012 and 2016 and were also handed a 30 million euro fine. UEFA’s case was prompted when German magazine Der Spiegelpublished a series of leaked emails in 2018 that purported to show how City manufactured extra sponsorship revenue from a series of companies with connections to the club’s…

Barcelona are eager to open contract talks with forward Lionel Messi this week to ensure he remains at the club after 2021. The Argentine recently let a clause in his contract – which would have allowed him to leave the club for free this summer – expire, suggesting that he still sees a future for himself at Camp Nou. Barcelona chiefs have long expressed a desire to keep Messi at the club for as long as possible, with rumours of a lifetime contract emerging. While that may not be true, Cope note that Barça intend to sit down with Messi…

•Outlines guidelines for intervention scheme The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled guidelines for its Healthcare Sector Research and Development Intervention Scheme (HSRDIS) and fixed the maximum limit eligible for development/manufacturing activities at N500 million. However, under the HSRDIS, the maximum grant limit for research was pegged at N50 million. In a seven-page circular obtained on its website yesterday, CBN said the initiative was part of its policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is to finance research and development (R&D) in new and improved drugs, vaccines and diagnostics of infectious diseases in the country. The scheme is to…

Between 2017 and May 2, 2020, Fulani herdsmen conducted 654 attacks, killed 2,539 and kidnapped 253 people in Nigeria, a report obtained by ThisDay has shown The report titled, ‘Working Document — Fulani Militias’ Terror: Compilation of News (2017-2020),’ revealed blood-curdling statistics of vicious attacks, deaths and kidnappings by the herdsmen. It stated that the herdsmen assaults against farmers in Nigeria were “regular, systematic, targeted attacks.” The author of the report José Luis Bazán, an independent researcher and analyst, based in Brussels, Belgium, said, “Nigerians are suffering widespread and systematic terrorist attacks by, mainly, Boko Haram, the ISIL-aligned Islamic State…

Manchester City’s appeal against a two-year ban from European competition will be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) from Monday in a case of wide-reaching repercussions. City are accused of overstating sponsorship revenue to hide that they had not complied with UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) rules between 2012 and 2016 and were also handed a 30 million euro ($34 million, £27 million) fine. UEFA’s case was prompted when German magazine Der Spiegel published a series of leaked emails in 2018 that purported to show how City manufactured extra sponsorship revenue from a series of companies with…

Former International, Dahiru Sadi, has expressed excitement over the form of retired Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, who recently signed a loan deal extension with England’s Manchester United for another six months. According to Sadi, Ighalo needs to come out of retirement to motivate the youngsters in the Eagles with his experience. Ighalo announced his exit from the senior national team immediately after the bronze-winning feat at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. Nigeria had defeated the Eagles of Tunisia in the third place match. Victor Osimhen, who plays for French club, Lille, quickly stepped into his shoes…

Once again, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, two-time Minister of Finance in Nigeria and former Managing Director of the World Bank has been nominated for a top international job at the World Trade Organisation. At 65, the Nigerian-born economist and international development expert, who sits on the board of a couple of international corporate organisations which include among others, Standard Chartered Bank, Twitter, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), and the African Risk Capacity (ARC), continues to be relevant to solving problems across the globe. Most recently, the government of South Africa invited her to join its economic team to help place…

NCDC confirms 389 new cases, raising tally to 12,233, discharges 3,826, deaths, 342 Lagos records three days consecutive decline in new cases, discharges 42 Inter-states travel ban crippling hotels, other businesses, proprietors cry out One hundred days after Nigeria’s index case, an Italian man, was discovered in the country, the federal government has said it is targeting at least one standard infectious disease laboratory in each of the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This is as the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 389 new cases of Covid-19 in the country, with…

Mr Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, on Saturday appeared before state assembly panel of enquiry on the corruption allegations leveled against him by an online medium. Obasa told the panel that the allegations were untrue and that it was the handiwork of his enemies. The speaker appeared before the nine-man Fact Finding Panel of the House headed by Mr Victor Akande (Ojo Constituency I) at the House chamber. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an online medium had reported on May 23 that at least 64 bank accounts have been discovered and linked to the Bank…