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Transfer: Barcelona set to make shocking move for Tottenham striker La Liga champions, FC Barcelona are interested in signing Tottenham striker Fernando Llorente. Spanish newspaper Marca believes the Catalan giants are considering Llorente as a back up to existing striker, Luis Suarez. With Munir El Haddadi departing the Nou Camp this month for Sevilla, the club now have one less striking option available to club manager, Ernesto Valverde. The Barca boss is said to be keen on bringing Llorente back to Spain, and sees him as a suitable alternative for their striking force. He previously worked with Llorente when the pair were at Athletic Bilbao in the past, so knows first hand the striker’s ability. However, Barca may have to push hard for the Spaniard’s signature after a rise in form recently may encourage Mauricio Pochettino to keep hold of him. Llorente bagged an impressive hat-trick in Tottenham’s recent 7-0 win over Tranmere, while the Argentina manager also...

The Judiciary in distress update by Vanguard By Eric Teniola THE two day meeting of the National Judicial Council will begin on Tuesday 15th January. It is a scheduled meeting which will be presided over by the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter S. Nkanu Onnoghen, who happens to be Chairman of the Council. File: Judges The meeting has long been fixed before the problem of Justice Onnoghen began with the Code of Conduct Bureau. Already members of the council are in Abuja for what may turn out to be a crucial meeting of the council. Issues to be discussed include appointments and discipline of judicial officers. Surely the issue of petition written against Justice Onnoghen will come but is not listed. The deputy chairman of the council who may likely take over from Justice Onnoghen as Chief Justice in the future, Honourable Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad will attend the meeting. El-Rufai picks Hadiza Balarabe as running mate Justice Tanko Muhamma...

M-Belt Forum raises alert over renewed killings update by Vaguard The leadership of Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has said it agreed with the report of Amnesty International, AI, on the unrestrained mass killings in the Middle Belt, raising an alarm over fresh killings in the region. Women mourning the killings in Jos National President of MBF, Dr Pogu Bitrus, particularly commended Amnesty International for condemning the Nigerian military for its inactivity that has promoted these massacre. Bitrus, who alleged cover-up of renewed killings in the Middle Belt, said: “The attention of the Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has again been drawn to the new wave of killings in Nigeria, especially in the Middle Belt region. “The Amnesty International had in November 2018 condemned the Nigerian military for not doing enough in combating the unprecedented killings arising from herdsmen/farmers’ crises that have claimed no less than 1,800 lives. “These bloodbaths seem to be a tip of a...

Why Teniola Was Better Than Peruzzi In 2018 Peruzzi and Teni I have seen all sorts of absurdity happen at music award ceremonies in Nigeria to make me never watch another one for the rest of my life. Yet, I have not laid eyes on one more deserving of an award as Teniola who won the Best New Artist award at the Soundcity MVP Awards. Although she had some formidable competition (read Peruzzi) in the category, had Teni not won the award it would have been a shame and a travesty indeed. Therefore, Peruzzi’s tweets suggesting that he was hard done by had me confused, like WTF! To be sure, I respect Peruzzi’s sublime music talent a great deal, and to deny that or to say that he hasn’t made a mark in the industry since signing on to DMW would be nearly as bad as denying Teni the Best New Artist 2018 award. In fact, signing Peruzzi to the DMW platform was another Davido masterstroke that injected new life into the label and Davido’s career. However, Teni was the most worthy of t...

Police Obtain Court Warrant To Detain Dino Melaye Till January 23 The police have said Senator Dino Melaye would remain in its custody till January 23, based on a 14-day remand warrant it obtained from an FCT High Court on Wednesday, January 9, to that effect. This came as it confirmed that the Senator was yesterday, moved to a medical facility belonging to the Directorate of State Services, DSS, located along Airport Road, Abuja, for further medical attention. Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, in a statement, said the Senator was relocated to the DSS medical facility upon complaint by him that he was not yet medically fit even as a team of police medical personnel confirmed him fit. The police in the statement, said the Senator was under investigation over offence of criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable homicide, committed on 19th July, 2018, when “Senator Dino Melaye and his armed thugs attacked Police personnel, shot and wounded SGT Danjuma Saliu...

CJN Onnoghen: Why Buhari should immediately resign – Ex-APC spokesman, Timi Frank Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Timi Frank, on Monday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately resign his position for “claiming ignorance about the wicked plot to forcefully remove the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen through a kangaroo false asset declaration trial”. Frank said since Buhari has become unaware of his sacred duties and position as President, he should relinquish his seat so that Nigerians can look for a President who “will be aware and conscious about critical national issues that often emanate from the presidency.” In a statement he signed and forwarded to DAILY POST, the former APC spokesperson stated that “It was preposterous and unimaginable for an anonymous aide of the President to have sponsored a report in an online media to the effect that the President is not “aware” of the planned ...

Nigerian Air Force begins recruitment process [SEE HOW TO APPLY] The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has commenced its recruitment process for Airmen and Airwomen. NAF disclosed that the recruitment exercise commenced on January 12, 2019, and will close on February 23, 2019. In a post on its Facebook page, the service also highlighted how prospective candidates can apply, adding that the process is free. The full statement on how to apply is as below: Online Registration starts on 12 January 2019 and closes 23 February 2019. Application is free!!! This is to inform the general public that the Application For Nigerian Air Force Airmen/Airwomen Recruitment Exercise 2019 has commenced. Candidates that qualify after the registration process would be invited for Zonal Recruitment Exercise which would hold from Saturday, 9 March – Saturday, 23 March 2019. Also, candidates that qualify after the Zonal Recruitment Exercise would be invited for Final Selection Interview Exercise...