Author: Chief Editor

In a major scandal uncovered by Daily Mail, it has been alleged that UEFA altered the formation of their Team of the Year at the last moment to accommodate Cristiano Ronaldo, who finished fourth in the voting for forwards behind Lionel Messi, Sadio Mane, and Robert Lewandowski. UEFA announced their Team of the Year last night using a strange 4-2-4 formation which was not originally chosen by the fans. Daily Mail understands that most of the votes had come in favour of the 4-3-3 formation with N’Golo Kante getting more picks than Cristiano Ronaldo. Originally, the team was supposed to feature N’Golo Kante in a 3-man midfield behind…

David Moyes admitted he would be “interested” in any player he believes could improve West Ham, though he stopped short of confirming reported interest in Ross Barkley. England international Barkley has been linked with a January loan move to the Hammers, who missed out on Gedson Fernandes after he joined rivals Tottenham on Wednesday. Midfield is an area of need for West Ham given Jack Wilshere continues to be beset by injury problems and Barkley is thought to be of interest to Moyes. Former Everton boss Moyes handed a 17-year-old Barkley his Premier League debut back in 2011 and was…

Hello all and welcome to Sportskeeda’s Barcelona transfer news roundup for the day! With the first half of the January transfer window behind us, it is expected that updates will come in thick and fast from the Camp Nou. With a new manager at the helm, it will be interesting to see whether the club pursues its existing targets or makes a move for some new ones. In today’s edition, we provide you with updates on Xavi’s rejection of Barca’s offer, Barca’s chase of Fernandes and more. Xavi rejected offer to take over from Valverde but remains hopeful of taking the Barcelona…

By ALEX OTTI “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it” – George Santayana, Spanish Philosopher, 1863 – 1952 Emmanuel was my father’s younger brother. He was tall, lanky and handsome with a lot of courage. My father used to say that if he was able to acquire education, he would have ended up a lawyer. This was because he was very argumentative. It was part of this nature that made him not to survive the Nigerian civil war. It was sometime in 1968. I was very young, but I could still understand and remember…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari did not put a closure to the ongoing discussion on the union’s preference for the University Transparency and Accountability System (UTAS) against the government-backed Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Speaking on the outcome of a recent meeting between President Buhari and ASUU, the National President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi said in a statement yesterday that Buhari did not also direct that the salaries of ASUU members be stopped for failure to enroll in IPPIS. He stated that the report on the official media on…

Governors of the six states in the South-west that promoted Amotekun, a regional security network to complement the federal government’s efforts in battling crime in the geopolitical zone, are soon to meet to decide how to respond to yesterday’s declaration of the security outfit as unconstitutional, THISDAY has gathered. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), had earlier yesterday declared Amotekun illegal, saying the governors lacked the legal authority to form it. THISDAY had reported exclusively on Sunday that Malami would issue a statement on the position of the federal government shortly. However, the…

Jide Ojo On January 3, 2020, The Osasu Show on the African Independent Television aired a documentary featuring me and a couple of others on the activities of the Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria. The documentary examined the contributions of the CSOs, as they are better known, to the growth and development of the Nigerian society. The conversation also touched on the allegations of corruption among Nigeria’s civil society organisations. It is important to avail the readers of the meaning and scope of work of the CSOs. According to Wikipedia, civil society can be understood as the “third sector” of…

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, adjourned till February 11 the continuation of the trial of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Paul Usoro charged with alleged N1.4 billion fraud. Usoro is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Rilwan Aikawa on 10 counts bordering on the offence. He was first arraigned before Justice Muslim Hassan in December 2018, but the case was re-assigned to Justice Rilwan Aikawa. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges before Hasssan. He also also maintained his not guilty plea before Aikawa, and was granted…

Obadiah Mailafia In 2019, the global economy witnessed a significant downturn; growing by an average of 3.3 per cent during the year, down from 3.7 per cent in 2018. Average Brent crude prices fell from an average of US$71.0 per barrel in 2018 to US64.0 per barrel in 2019. The fall in oil prices reflects not only slow growth in the global economy and demand but also more aggressive production of shale by the United States. American shale production rose from 36.4 million barrels in July 2010 to 5.6 million barrels in January 2019.  Europe accounts for 46 per…

Tunde Odesola It’s one of the most amazing creatures in nature, though fear, cunning and deathliness rule its world. The weak don’t call its name in vain, especially at night. It runs, swims and even jumps when extremely necessary. The exquisite embroidery on its skin is the product of painstaking hypertech symmetry. Its oblong head, glassed eyes, obscure nose, pronged-teeth, thready tongue, tapering body and a brief tail bespeak the physical architecture of the ultimate, solitary killer. It’s the snake. The snake, like Nigeria’s political class, evokes fear, hate and the capacity to do the unbelievable. How the small…