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Manchester United has appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as its new permanent manager after a successful spell as temporary boss. The club legend had initially taken over until the summer, replacing Jose Mourinho in December after a series of poor results and uninspiring performances. But with the Norwegian at the helm, United has experienced an upturn in form. Solskjaer was unbeaten in his first 11 games in charge and his side produced a historic display to beat Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League Round of 16. In his 19 games in charge, United has won 14, drawn two and lost…

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, Wednesday, ordered substituted service of the petition challenging the outcome of the February 23 presidential election, on President Muhammadu Buhari. The tribunal ordered that copies of all the legal processes should be served on Buhari through any senior officer at the national headquarters of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abuja. The order followed an ex-parte application by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Atiku and the PDP had applied to be allowed to serve the petition on Buhari via substituted means, decrying that…

Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has alleged that some influential people working closely with the Federal Government are mounting serious pressure on its leadership to pay a congratulatory visit to President Muhammadu Buhari, following the outcome of the last month’s presidential election. A source in CAN’s national executive body, who confided in Vanguard, said that the pressure has now assumed the form of a subtle blackmail against its leaders. He said, “We have seen how they are polarising the Church so that it cannot act as a body. The Bible says the house divided against itself cannot stand. This is…

The Federal Government, Wednesday, set up a committee to harmonise oil and gas revenue and production data, government earnings from all sectors of the economy, among other critical data, across all the ministries, departments and agencies of government. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the committee, tagged the ‘Nigerian Petroleum Fiscal Consistency Network,’ Mr. Tim Okon, Technical Adviser to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources on Petroleum Fiscal Strategy, said the committee is saddled with the responsibility of ensuring that policy makers have access to consistent set of data to reach enlightened decision. Okon said the petroleum fiscal consistency…

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, Wednesday, approved N1.4 billion contract for the design of a 12-floor building for the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, stated this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, Okechukwu Enelamah-Minister of Trade and Investment Kachikwu said, “FEC approved N1.4 billion for the design of DPR Head office in Abuja. The contract was awarded to Messers Arteck Practice Limited to design a 12 floor building in the land that is…

Fashion is a popular style, especially in clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle and body. Fashion is a distinctive and often constant trend in the style in which people present themselves. A fashion becomes prevailing style in behaviour or manifest the newest creations of designers, technologists, engineers, and design managers. Although some aspects of fashion in clothing can be feminine or masculine even unisex, some fashions are androgynous and trendy. Fashion keeps changing and fashionistas benefit the more. High-flying trendsetters in fashion can aspire to the label haute couture. But if one disapproves of a fashion, one can attempt to…

Some exceptional Nigerian women in their different careers are making great strides in the global setting. Recently, Wendy Okolo, Aerospace Research Engineer NASA, Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, became a publicised story. Before then, Ayodeji Osowobi, the founder of Stand To End Rape, was named Commonwealth Young Person of the Year. Now, a 43-year-old Dehlia Umunna has become the first Nigerian to be appointed Professor in Harvard School of Law. She was appointed Clinical Professor of Law. Martha Minow, Dean of Harvard Law School has since said, “Dehlia’s students revere her; her colleagues at HLS and nationally look to…

Ahead of the transfer window summer, Manchester United has drawn a shortlist to source for three new players, Evening Standard has reported. Its interim manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, had previously stated he wants four new arrivals this summer, but he has put forward three players for special consideration. The Norwegian is pushing for Borussia Dortmund winger, Jadon Sancho, Sporting Lisbon midfielder, Bruno Fernandes and Napoli centre-half, Kalidou Koulibaly. Manchester United chiefs failed to deliver Jose Mourinho’s top targets last summer, but are determined to spend big for Solskjaer, ahead of what is expected to be his first full season in…

A Nigerian clergyman has given Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, a seven- day ultimatum to withdraw a bill seeking to license religious bodies in the state or be ready to face the wrath of God. Since assumption of office as Kaduna governor in 2015, El-Rufai has been involved in taking or generating controversies such as the telling foreign observers coming to intervene in Nigeria’s election that they would leave in bodybags, statement Kajuru killings, downsizing of staffers in the local government system and the trimming of the executive arm of governemnt, among others. The General Overseer of Mountain…

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned until May 7 a suit seeking the disqualification of President Muhammadu Buhari and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, over alleged excess spending on campaigns. The presidential candidate of the National Rescue Movement, NRM, Usman Ibrahim-Alhaji, dragged the duo to court alleging that they both spent over N1 billion each on campaign expenses. Mr Ibrahim-Alhaji prayed the court to invoke Section 91(2) of the Electoral Act, 2010 to nullify the participation of Messrs Buhari and Abubakar in the February 23 presidential election for allegedly violating the Electoral Act…