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Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday said it was very sad that two global banking giants were leaving Nigeria as a result of bad economy. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had announced on Friday that Global banking giant, HSBC and UBS, a Swiss private bank, had closed their representative offices in Nigeria. Reacting to the development on his twitter page, @atiku, the former vice president said it was always a sad day for the country when such entities packed up. He said Foreign Direct Investment, FDI was key component to economic growth, saying that his administration would attract more FDI if elected by making the CBN stronger and independent. Atiku stated that he would banish multiple exchange rates and promote market-led economy. In his words: “Always a sad day for our country when such entities pack up. FDI is a key component to economic growth. My administration will attract more FDI by making the CBN s...

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has confirmed that Victor Moses and Danny Drinkwater are not part of his plans this season but added that he will look to rotate more this season as the fixtures pile up. Moses who is a right-winger by trade, established himself as a right-back under former boss Antonio Conte, becoming a key figure in the side but has been relegated to the fringes under Sarri who has reverted back to a 4-3-3 tactical formation with the Nigerian battling with Pedro, Willian and Eden Hazard for a place in the side. Drinkwater who was signed for £30 million in 2017 is yet to feature for the Blues since the Community Shield fixture earlier in the season is not expected to feature for Sarri again this season. "I think the situation is that Drinkwater for me is not suitable for a midfield with two other midfielders. I told him two months ago what I think. Moses is more suitable for playing wing-back than like a winger or a full-back, I think. I don't know [if...

Barcelona Legend Xavi Hernandez Claims Most of the Football He Watches Nowadays Is Boring Legendary ​Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has claimed that most of the football that he watches nowadays is boring, and said that many of the teams play monotonous and ponderous football. Xavi was part of the Blaugrana side that went on to win numerous trophies during his time there, winning the La Liga eight times and the Champions League on four occasions. But, the Spanish playmaker has said that most of the teams nowadays play very boring football and he does not enjoy watching games. "I have to admit that I find the football I watch on the TV boring. Many teams are ponderous and play monotonous football. Teams that set up in a 4-5-1 bore me; they don't want the ball," said Xavi, according to ​AS. "It's good for me to see things that I'm not going to do when I want to be a coach. I have a clear idea of how I want my team to play: dominate the ga...

Jose Mourinho admitted he was the "luckiest manager in the Premier League" as Manchester United recovered from a disastrous defensive display to beat Bournemouth 2-1 on Saturday. Mourinho was furious with United's sloppy first half at Dean Court as Callum Wilson fired Bournemouth ahead. United could have been even further behind before the break as Bournemouth wasted a host of chances to increase their lead. But Anthony Martial equalised and Mourinho steered United back on course with a stern half-time team-talk and the 56th minute introduction of Marcus Rashford and Ander Herrera. The changes allowed United a measure of control in the second half and Rashford snatched the winner deep into stoppage-time. "It was the whole first half. I said at half-time I was the luckiest manager in the Premier League in a half when the score should be like 6-2," Mourinho said. "We were defensively awful. As a team we didn't press or do any of the work w...

Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has accused the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, of deceiving him and the party in the state when he supposedly cancelled the October 1 governorship primary in the state and set up a new one. Reacting to the announcement of the submission of the name of Senator Hope Uzodinma as the party’s candidate for the 2019 governorship election in Imo state, he said that he did not know that Oshiomhole was acting a script; maintaining that his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu remained the party’s candidate for the 2019 governorship election in the state. The governor, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, said that without regard to the submission of Senator Hope Uzodinma’s name as the party’s flag bearer, the fate of Ugwumba Uche Nwosu with regard to his governorship aspiration is not and can never be in the hand of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and not even in the hand of Governor Roch...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the presentation of attestation certificate and confirmation of school certificate result to President Muhammadu Buhari as a tragicomedy. Buhari had on Friday received his West Africa Examination Council certificate from Dr Iyi Uwadiae, the Registrar of WAEC. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbodiyan, saidthat, the PDP did not expect the president to, “come this low.” “it is a tragicomedy. We never expected Mr. President to dramatically come this low because you cannot have a certificate and be calling it an attestation. What are they attesting to? We stand by our position that Mr. President has no school certificate. “it is simply a political certificate. We have said that the Buhari presidency and his handlers are always fretting at the mention of a certificate. So, they want to mislead Nigerians to say that Mr. President has a school certificate. “If Mr. President has a certificate, why did he not use...

Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United can still secure a top-four finish in the Premier League, saying an unkind fixture list is partly to blame for their early season struggles. United are languishing in eighth place in the table, five points from a Champions League qualification position, as they prepare to visit Bournemouth on Saturday. But the manager believes his team have been hindered by a series of difficult back-to-back away fixtures, citing the fact they must travel to Manchester City in the Premier League on November 11, four days after a Champions League trip to Juventus, and that they visit Liverpool in December after a European away game against Valencia. Data preview to Bournemouth versus Manchester United, which kicks off in the English Premier League on Saturday (3d November). He did not mention that United have also had back-to-back home games three times across all competitions already this season and have only played two of the current top six in thei...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, said, he was disappointed over the delay in passage of budget by the National Assembly, not as he demanded co7mmendations from Nigerians for the little he was able to achieve. Buhari was quoted by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, when he received a delegation of Eminent and Respected citizens of Niger State led by Lt. Gen. Garba Duba (Rtd) at the Presidential Villa as saying that the government’s achievements in ensuring better roads, rails, power and repositioning of the airports was in spite of the delays in the passage of budget, and prayed for more understanding and commitment to infrastructural development. “If the National Assembly takes seven months to pass a budget, then we should be commended for the much that we have achieved, and can still achieve. “I personally feel very disappointed. I spoke with the leaders of the National Assembly on the issue that seven months is a long time to work on a budget,’’ ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he and the late Gen. Shehu Musa Yar’Adua were classmates at both the primary and secondary schools, noting that they both joined the Army after the completion of their West African School Certificate Examination. Buhari said that he and the late Gen. Yar’Adua wrote the WASCE in 1961. The President said this as he defended the presentation of his WAEC certificate to him by the West African Examinations Council on Friday. WAEC Registrar, Dr. Iyi Uwadiae, made the presentation at the President’s mini conference hall at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday. Uwadiae, who was accompanied by senior staff of the council, performed the ceremony during a courtesy visit to the State House. Taking to his verified Twitter handle @MBuhari after the presentation, Buhari tweeted: “Today I received the attestation and confirmation of my 1961 West African School Certificate (WASC) Examination result from the Registrar of the West African Examin...

Not having sex regularly can result in job loss, says Tomi Imarah, a sex therapist and consultant psychiatrist. Imarah, who runs an online mental health counselling service, called ‘Dr Tomi’s Haven’, made this known in an interview with NAN. She said sex is part of a balanced diet, adding that it is essential to overall health and wellbeing. “With regards to the impact of sex on job performance, I will prefer an emphasis on sex in marriage; frequent unmet expectations stir frustrations and resentment, leaving you distracted at a subconscious level,” Imarah said. “Sex boosts endorphins and other productivity hormones; you go to work energised, work brilliantly and get promoted. “The reverse is sexual frustration, and pent up emotions is highly distracting and you are prone to errors. “From my interactions with male clients when they have a vibrant sex life, they feel energised to achieve so much in other areas of their lives. “What they do not know is that sex release...

The Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has announced a lawyer, Mrs. Haleemat Busari, as his running mate. The law graduate from the University of Lagos is a Director on the board of several blue-chip companies. She was a director in Zain Nigeria Ltd (now Airtel Nigeria, a leading telecommunications company) and a serving director in First Bank, Sierra Leone. A statement on Thursday by the Director of Media and Publicity of the Jimi Agbaje Campaign Organisation, Felix Oboagwina, said the PDP candidate picked Mrs. Busari following comprehensive consultations with leaders and stakeholders within and outside the party. “Mrs. Oluwayemisi Haleemat Busari came highly recommended and widely endorsed. “Stakeholders all agree that without any iota of a doubt, the Jimi-Haleemat combination is a winning ticket on every count,” the statement said. Married to Teslim Busari (SAN), Haleemat was born in 1964, to the family of the late Ahme...

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has named the five players with the exception of Lionel Messi, who will pose a huge threat to his Ballon d'Or winning ambitions this year. He also challenged this year's nominees to achieve greatness like Messi and himself at the highest level for more than 10 years. The 33-year-old is looking to win the famed individual award for a record sixth time, more than any other player in history. In an exclusive interview with ​France Football, Ronaldo cited his greatness and claimed that he is not obsessed with winning the Ballon d'Or. He said, "I said many times, winning a sixth Ballon d'Or is not an obsession. And I do not ask the question in these terms. I already know, in my heart of hearts, that I am one of the best players in history." However, he did reveal that he is ambitious and wants to win because he deserves it, saying, "Of course I want to win, this sixth Ballon d'Or. It would be a lie to tell...

Paris-Saint Germain star, Neymar, has revealed he learned every day from Lionel Messi during their time together at ​Barcelona while describing Cristiano Ronaldo as a "monster".  The Brazilian spent four seasons playing at the Camp Nou alongside Messi, winning two La Liga titles and a Champions League. ​ "Facing Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo – and I played with Messi, who is, for me, one of the greatest footballers of all time, and he is my idol in football," said Neymar, as quoted by Mirror "With Messi, I learned every day, whether during our practice, or playing with him, or just watching him play. And that made me stronger and it increased my capacity on the field because I kept learning a lot from him." The PSG forward also had some kind words for the Portuguese superstar. "As for Cristiano Ronaldo, he is a monster. Facing him is a pleasure and an honour, but we have to be more prepared. He is one of the greatest in football so you g...

Chelsea assistant coach Marco Ianni was fined £6,000 by the Football Association on Tuesday after his wild celebrations in front of Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho. Ianni, who serves as one of Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri's assistants, sparked a touchline row after celebrating Ross Barkley's late equaliser in Chelsea's 2-2 draw against United at Stamford Bridge on October 20. "Chelsea coach Marco Ianni has been fined £6,000 after he admitted an FA improper conduct charge. It concerned his behaviour in the 96th minute of the game against Manchester United on October 20, 2018," an FA statement read. The FA also reminded Mourinho, Chelsea and United of their responsibilities in the aftermath of the explosive incident. Mourinho was incensed by the way Ianni celebrated Barkley's goal in front of the United bench, leading the former Chelsea boss to dart off his seat as he chased the Italian towards the tunnel. The United manager received an apolog...

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, on Tuesday, announced the suspension of the candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the last governorship election in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, for one year. Omisore was alleged to have aligned with the All Progressives Congress to win the rerun election in Ife South and North Local Government Areas of Osun State. His action was said to have gone against the position of his party, the Social Democratic Party and the Afenifere. Omisore’s suspension was part of the decisions taken at the monthly meeting of the Afenifere, held at the residence of its leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, in Akure, the Ondo State capital. In a communique issued at the end of the meeting and read by a chieftain of the group, Chief Korede Duyile, the group said Omisore allegedly went against the position of Afenifere during the last governorship election in Osun State. The group had earlier decided not to support the All Progressive...