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Buhari Criticises APC For Forbidding Aggrieved Members From Going To Court By Mod - [ Update Channels tv ]  President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday disagreed with the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on how party members should address their grievances. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, the President believes the court is the last option for aggrieved members to seek redress. “We can’t deliberately deny people of their rights,” he said one week after the APC National Working Committee (NWC) warned members to withdraw all court cases or risk being sanctioned. READ ALSO: Withdraw All Court Cases Or Be Sanctioned, APC Warns Members In a statement issued on Monday last week, the NWC described the growing trend of cases filed by members as ‘manifest indiscipline’, following the party primaries held across the country. It stressed that the APC considered such action as an anti-party activity and advis...

Juventus can’t fall asleep against Valencia, warns Allegri By Mod -[ Update Vanguard ] Juventus cannot afford to switch off against resurgent Spanish side Valencia in Tuesday’s Champions League game in Turin as they did against Manchester United, coach Massimiliano Allegri cautioned on Monday. The Italian champions meet Valencia in a crunch Group H clash in Turin on Tuesday where a draw would be enough to seal the hosts’ passage to the last 16. The Spaniards lost 2-0 in Valencia in their home leg despite Juventus being reduced to ten men after half an hour when Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off. But Allegri insists Valencia are a different side now and represent a threat to his team’s ambitions of winning everything this season including a first Champions League title since 1995. “In the Champions League you have to go step step by step. We need to break through tomorrow and try to get the top place in the group,” said Allegri. “We’re playing against a tea...

“Jose Mourinho Made El-clasico Atmosphere Unbearable” – Iniesta By Mod - [ Sport ] Barcelona Legend Andres Iniesta has said that Manchester United Coach Jose Mourinho created an unpleasant atmosphere during his time in Spain. Jose Mourinho was the manager of Real Madrid between 2010-2013. The rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid is nothing new for every football fan, the match often prompted ugly scenes when both teams meet. Mourinho has a number of quarrels with Pep Guardiola when he was still the coach at Barcelona. And Andres Iniesta has said the United manager wassolely to blame for that when quizzed onthe subject.     “You don’t have to be for Barcelona or Real Madrid to know that the situation was unpleasant,” he said.     “And the key component in that story was Mourinho. Whoever doesn’t want to see that, is radical.     “You didn’t see the rivalry that always existed before, it went beyond that, you saw ha...

President Buhari Approves New Salary Package For Nigerian Police Officers By Mod - [ Update ] President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a new salary package for police personnel. Mr Buhari also assured that his administration will continue to give attention to the welfare and operational needs of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) with a view to restoring its lost primacy in the internal security framework of the country. Mr Buhari said this during an audience in the State House, Abuja, with members of the Nigeria Police Service Commission and the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force on a “Thank You” visit. The visit followed his approval of Rank Salary Structure Adjustment, by which salary, allowances and pension of police officers will be increased. Mr Buhari regretted that the inability of the police in their constitutional role as the frontline force in the prevention of crime had led to military involvement in the maintenance of law and order throughout th...

Barcelona best-paid team in global sport By Mod -[ Update Vanguard ] Barcelona are the best-paid team in global sport and the first to have average basic annual pay of more than £10 million ($12.8 million) according to a global survey published on Monday. Barcelona’s Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta raises the Liga trophy during a tribute at the end of the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on May 20, 2018. Iniesta, who joined Barcelona’s academy 22 years ago, played his final game for the club. / AFP PHOTO / The Spanish giants return to the top of the pay rankings in the ninth edition of Sporting Intelligence’s Global Sports Salaries Survey (GSSS) for the first time since 2012. The average annual basic first-team salary at the Camp Nou was more than £10.45 million in late November of the 2018-19 season, the British-based researchers said. Barcelona are well clear at the top of this year...

Chelsea ready to bid £70m for Pulisic By Mod - [ Update Vanguard ] Chelsea are ready to do a £70m deal in January for Christian Pulisic – but he will not arrive until next summer. Christian Pulisic #10 of the United States drives past Roman Torres #10 of Panama during the final round qualifying match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup at Orlando City Stadium . Borussia Dortmund are already bracing themselves to sell Pulisic and they have already held talks with Chelsea who are leading the chase. USA star Pulisic, 20, will only have one year left on his contract next summer and Dortmund are ready to cut their losses with Chelsea determined to jump to the head of the queue. READ ALSO:https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/11/ex-chelsea-juve-striker-vialli-reveals-cancer-battle/ That is why Chelsea are ready to get the deal done. Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/11/chelsea-ready-to-bid-70m-for-pulisic/

Mikel Obi Launches Football Clinic In Lagos, To Discover Young Talents In Africa (Photos) By Mod [ Update ] Nigeria international, Mikel Obi, has re-openend his football clinic in Lagos and is expected to discover young talents in Nigeria and across Africa. Mikel Obi at the football clinic for kids in Lagos 31-year-old Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, has re-launched his foundation to discover talents across Africa. Mikel who currently plays for Chinese Super League side, Tianjin TEDA, held a football clinic with about 150 boys and girls at the Children’s International School in Lekki, Lagos, between the ages of 3-15 years. It was gathered that the clinic which was held in Lagos on Sunday, November 25, afforded the youngsters the chance to receive first hand coaching. Mikel first launched the charity in the 2012, and 6-years later has reintroducing the foundation to discover young sporting talents. The kids from the Little Tigers Footba...