Novak Djokovic on Monday said he was bothered by a wrist problem during the Laver Cup in London and his lengthy absence from the Tour recently could be the reason. The three-day tournament in London’s O2 Arena was Djokovic’s first event since the Serb won his 21st Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon in early July. The 35-year-old had missed the North American hardcourt swing and the U.S. Open due to not being vaccinated against COVID-19. But he produced a dazzling performance on his return to the Tour on Saturday by winning his singles and doubles matches. However, he lost…
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The Interclub Organising Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has disqualified Volcan Club de Moroni from the ongoing 2022/2023 CAF Champions League. The club from Comoros was disqualified after they failed to arrive and honour their Champions League first preliminary round fixture. They were to play against hosts La Passe FC of Seychelles. After the conclusion of the preliminary first round matches, their case was brought before the committee which went on to apply the competition’s Regulations, basing its decision on Article IX 10.5. The Article reads: “It is the duty of the visiting team to organise its travel arrangements…
The federal government has ordered Vice-Chancellors in universities to re-open schools and to allow students resume lectures. This is contained in a letter signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of National Universities Commission (NUC), Mr Sam Onazi, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the commission, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed in Abuja on Monday. The letter which was addressed to all vice-chancellors; Pro-Chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities, called on them to re-open the universities. “Ensure that ASUU members immediately resume/commence lectures; restore the daily activities and routines of the various University campuses”, the letter reads. Recall…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has shifted the inauguration of its 422- member Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), earlier scheduled for Monday, September 26, to Wednesday, September 28. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC PC, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday night in Abuja. “The APC Presidential Campaign Council wishes to inform all members nominated to serve in the various directorates to report at the campaign headquarters on Wednesday September 28, 2022 at 8am. “Nominated members are expected to participate in the special prayer sessions marking the commencement of the 2023 presidential election campaigns,” Onanuga said. He said that…
Former Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has warned Nigerians to avoid voting for those he described as “killers” during the 2023 election. He made the call during a special interdenominational service to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the creation of Akwa Ibom state in Uyo on Sunday. According to Jonathan, “In 2023, you must not make the mistake to vote killers. “Those who will carry knives, guns, and all kinds of gadgets to go and kill people because of politics, are the enemies of society. “If you kill to become a leader, you will continue to kill to remain a…
Many people have articulately written on the ongoing ASUU strike severally but as a stakeholder whose livelihood majorly comes from the university system, I am compelled to add a few words. Some of the articulated pieces were adequately presented without the need for additional words. However, things are sometimes repeated for emphasis as well as appeal to the targeted people to reason and do the needful. I hope that these words I am adding will appeal to my President, our President, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari to squarely and permanently address the issues…
The Hydro-Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) on Saturday, distributed relief materials to flood victims in Kogi state. The distribution took place simultaneously in three locations: Koto Karfe, Adavi and Ajaokuta to cover the 10 local government areas affected. The relief materials included bags of rice, beans, millet, noodles, salt, blankets, detergents, mattresses and bundles of zinc. HYPPADEC’s Managing Director, Abubakar Yelwa told the victims, local government officials and traditional rulers, that the gesture was a demonstration of the desire of the federal government to cushion the effects of the flood. Yelwa, who was represented by Haruna Jimoh, the commission’s…
The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has donated relief materials worth more than N50 million to flood victims in Patigi local government area of Kwara state. HYPPADEC’s Director of Community and Rural Development, Dr Mahmud Muhammed, presented the items to Etsu Patigi, Umar Bologi on Sunday in Patigi. The items presented included: beddings, food items, detergents and treated mosquito nets, among others. Muhammed said that no fewer than 1,200 households and 2,800 people were affected by flooding this, thus rendering many people homeless and stranded. He stated that a team of medical professionals from the commission was also…
The Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Audi says the corps’ female squad was set up to provide security to some of the 81,000 schools found to be porous nationwide. Audi said this when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. He said that the female squad was set up after a thorough intelligence analysis of all schools in the country. “We conducted a vulnerability analysis test which is a form of research that we commissioned to just have a clue of the numbers of schools we have in this country,…
Dr Ahmed Audi, Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has described the level of pipeline vandalism in Niger Delta as massive, devastating and sad. Audi who featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, said that in spite of the situation, the Corps has remained committed to tackling the problem. Audi said that the Corps had arrested and prosecuted many of the pipeline vandals. “I had a tour last month to pipeline locations especially in Niger Delta, it is very sad, very, very sad and very devastating. “If you see the…