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Marcus Rashford thinks Manchester United’s forwards need to be better at creating clear-cut chances despite an impressive win at Norwich City on Sunday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side won an away Premier League game for the first time since February and scored more than once in a match for only the second time this season as they claimed a 3-1 victory at Carrow Road. Scott McTominay fired in the opener – United’s 2,000th goal of the Premier League era – after 21 minutes and Rashford, who had seen a penalty saved by Tim Krul, doubled the lead following a fine pass…

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja today for Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to attend the third edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) organised by Saudi’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). With the theme, ‘‘What’s Next for Global Business?,’’ the event, according to a statement by presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, will hold on October 29-31, with focus on three key pillars:  sustainable future, technology for good and advanced society. He said the three-day event would be held under the patronage of the custodian of the two holy mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, and chaired by…

The Supreme Court will on Wednesday hear the appeal of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, against the judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal that affirmed the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. The hearing would be coming nearly 50 days after the tribunal’s verdict which affirmed the return of Buhari for a second term in office and nearly 40 days after Atiku and the PDP filed their appeal seeking to nullify the judgment and be declared lawful winners of the presidential poll. Though the apex court is yet…

Tunde Odesola God is sad. His house has been turned into a gambling den where pastors throw dice and slot coins into gaming machines, aiming for the jackpot. In the casino which the church of God in Nigeria is fast turning into, miracles are not only for sale, they are also now for hire. The Omniscient is no longer treated as a G-O-D, but a D-O-G. Just recently, scam came to church, took over the pulpit and shot some hell-bound videos. In the first video, a pastor surrounded by a baying crowd used sachet water to heal a short woman…

Eze Onyekpere Public office is a public trust where the elected and appointed officials owe a duty of care and are accountable to the citizens who are the ultimate sovereigns. The 1999 Constitution declares that sovereignty belongs to the people of Nigeria from whom government through the constitution derives all its powers and authorities. Thus, public officers do not occupy their positions for their own interest but are mere trustees of the common will. Budgeting which involves, inter alia, the deployment of public resources to serve the common good and realise overall national and sectoral objectives is a critical activity…

The 2020 Appropriation Bill was laid before the National Assembly on October 8, 2019, by President Muhammadu Buhari, who also instructed all Heads of Ministries and key Departments and Agencies to make themselves available to defend their respective budgets before parliament. Meanwhile, the National Assembly leadership have suggested that the budget should be ready for the President’s assent before December 31, so that implementation can commence promptly from January 1, 2020. Evidently, such a timely enactment of the budget would be an unusual feat in recent years! However, notwithstanding the possibility of a timely budget assent, the critical question is…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission yesterday arraigned former Chairman, defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina and his son, Faisal, before the Federal High Court, Abuja. While Maina is being prosecuted by the anti-graft agency on a 12-count charge bordering on allegations of money laundering, operating fictitious accounts and other fraudulent activities using some banks in the country, his son is facing a three-count charge bordering on money laundering and other offences. The 12-count charge brought against Mr Maina was dated October 16 and filed on October 17. But he pleaded not guilty as he denied any wrongdoing in…

BY DELE MOMODU   Fellow Nigerians permit me to say, it is no longer a secret that the former Governor of Lagos State and easily one of the most influential politicians in Africa, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has his gaze firmly fixed on the Nigerian Presidential seat in Abuja. Let me put it more frontally, Tinubu will love to drop the Chieftaincy title, Asiwaju, for that of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Who wouldn’t, anyway? I once tried my luck despite not having ten percent of Tinubu’s stupendous resources, extensive networks, public service experience and achievements and so on. I know that…

Relishes deal with President Vladimir Putin President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Sochi, Russia told members of the Nigerian community that the federal government would protect all Nigerians across the world irrespective of the distance. “Our government will protect Nigerians at home, and abroad,’’ he promised Speaking while hosting a gathering of students and professionals in Sochi, towards the conclusion of his three-day visit to Russia, Buhari said “the life of every Nigerian, in every part of the world matters.” A statement by presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, said Buhari, who had participated in the Russia-Africa Summit, graced by 40 heads…

Kylian Mbappe is long admired by Real Madrid and they are again intent on adding the 20-year-old to their front line, it seems. Mbappe was linked with a switch to the Santiago Bernabeu before opting to stay in Ligue 1 when joining Paris Saint-Germain from Monaco in the 2017-18 season. The Spanish giants have not forgotten about the France international, though, and are planning to move two superstars on in order to get their man, according to reports. TOP STORY – MBAPPE BACK ON MADRID’S RADAR WITH BALE AND JAMES TO MAKE WAY Real Madrid were unable to land Kylian Mbappe a couple…