Arsenal’s German midfielder Mesut Ozil. PHOTO: AFP Chinese state broadcaster CCTV pulled a game between Arsenal and Manchester City from its programme after the Gunners midfielder Mesut Ozil expressed support for mainly Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang. Ozil, a German of Turkish origin, condemned China’s crackdown on Uighurs and other minorities in the western region in…

Tyson Fury Tyson Fury has split with his coach Ben Davison just two months before his rematch with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. Davison had been Fury’s coach for the last two years but he revealed on Sunday that they have decided to part ways. With the Briton’s clash against America’s Wilder looming on February 22, Fury moved quickly to…

Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai By David Onmeje “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”- Steve Jobs– Famous American businessman and management theorist. From time immemorial, the military institution of the Army has been ensconced in the norms of self-reliance, self-dependence and self-preservation in all corollaries. A typical Army formation anywhere in…

Jumanji the next level “Jumanji: The Next Level” iced out “Frozen II” at the North American box office this weekend, raking in an estimated $60.1 million in its debut, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. Sony’s latest “Jumanji” sequel stars Jack Black, Dwayne (“The Rock”) Johnson and Kevin Hart as a group of friends returning…

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. The Edo State Government has announced the commencement of the revalidation exercise for pensioners in the 18 Local Governments Areas (LGAs) of the state. A statement by Permanent Secretary/Chairman, Pensions Bureau, Mr. Saylor Juwobor said the ‘AM-ALIVE Revalidation Exercise’, will hold from Wednesday 18th to Friday 20th December, 2019…

Memphis Depay’s bid to play for the Netherlands in Euro 2020 suffered a huge blow on Sunday after Lyon revealed that their star attacker had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Sunday’s 1-0 Ligue 1 defeat to Rennes. READ ALSO: Man City crush Arsenal, Spurs grab late win at Wolves In a…

From left, DESOPADEC Managing Director, Chief Askia Ogieh, NYC President, Dr. Isah Abubakar and Head of Public Affairs Unit  Mrs. Chinenye Ezonfade, when the NYC leadership paid Ogieh a courtesy visit. By Perez Brisibe Managing Director of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Chief Askia Ogieh has bagged an award of excellence…

Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government said on Sunday the first phase of its 27-kilometre blue line rail system would be test-run by December next year. The first phase of the project covers Mile 2 to Orile-Iganmu. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, who led nine other members of the state’s Executive…

NNPC The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it made ₦5.20billion trading surplus for the month of August, reflecting an increase of 22 per cent compared with the ₦4.26 billion surplus posted in July. The corporation disclosed this in its Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR) for the month of August released in Abuja on…

Mario Sandoval France will extradite Argentinian Mario Sandoval to Buenos Aires late Sunday to face trial over the torture and disappearance of a student during the country’s “dirty war”, airport and legal sources said. The 66-year-old former police officer was arrested Wednesday at his home near Paris, after French authorities gave the final go-ahead for…