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Luka Modric of Real Madrid and Croatian on Thursday received the accolade of UEFA Player of the Year in Monaco after his Champions League exploits. Modric, whose success sets him up as a favourite to win the Ballon d’Or world player of the year accolade, saw off former Real teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah for the overall award. Similarly, French striker, Antoine Griezmann has been named the 2017-18 Europa League Player of the Season. The Atletico Madrid striker beat Marseille’s Dimitri Payet and Atletico team-mate Diego Godin to the award! The UEFA Europa League draws are…

A former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA , Wednesday, said it was unlawful for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to invade a state and commence unilateral investigations of her finances. Speaking during a Special Appearance on African Independent Television, AIT, Morning Magazine Programme, Kaakaki, Chief Onueze Okocha, SAN, noted that the State House of Assembly has oversight functions over a state governor. He said: “The State House of Assembly has oversight functions over the Governor of Rivers State. What is the business of the EFCC in a state because we are in a federation. We are…

Nigerian Army has arrested scores of officers and soldiers who protested violently at the Maiduguri airport, Borno State, over deployment to new locations in the North East, and may face military justice. Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Yusuf Buratai, Thursday, fruther said that he had directed that another sustained campaign focused on community stabilization be conducted to counter the negative narrative and ideology of the Boko Haram Terrorists to break the effect on the misled. Speaking on the incident for the first time at a media parley in Abuja, the COAS said, “The incident at the Maiduguri airport that…

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center, CISLAC, Thursday, said it was perturbed by the increased cases of unlawful arrest of journalists and other Nigerians, even as it commended effort to restructure the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. The group in a statement by its Executive Director, Mr. Auwal Ibrahim Musa, however, maintained that overhaul of the Nigerian Police Force should be extended beyond SARS. “It should cover the entire policing architecture, as human rights’ violations, corruption and poor discipline are widespread,” it added. CISLAC noted that Amnesty International had in its 2017/2018 report, accused SARS of torture, ill treatment and unlawful…

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent comment on the rule of law as a playback of military rule in a democratic system. Soyinka’s reaction came barely six days after President Muhammadu Buhari argued that protecting the country’s national interest was more important to his government than abiding by rule of law in the country. The Nobel laureate, in a statement, entitled: “Buhari’s Pernicious Doctrine,” yesterday, said, ” Here we go again. At his first coming, it was “I intend to tamper with Freedom of the Press,” and Buhari did proceed to suit action to the…

The 2018/19 UEFA Champions League group stage draw was, Thursday, made in Monaco, with highlights including Real Madrid v Roma, Paris v Liverpool, Juventus v Manchester United and Atlético v Dortmund. Group A: Atlético Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco, Club Brugge Group B: Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, PSV Eindhoven, Internazionale Milano Group C: Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli, Liverpool, Crvena zvezda Group D: Lokomotiv Moskva, Porto, Schalke, Galatasaray Group E: Bayern München, Benfica, Ajax, AEK Athens Group F: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Hoffenheim Group G: Real Madrid, Roma, CSKA Moskva, Viktoria Plzeň Group H: Juventus, Manchester United, Valencia, Young Boys Group stage Matchday…

The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has declared his intention to seek the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Speaking at the Abuja Sheraton via a live Facebook broadcast monitored on his verified account, Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Thursday, said, “I have decided to answer the call of teeming youth who have asked me to run for President . “Accordingly, I hereby announce my intention to run for the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the coming General Elections in 2019 on the platform of the People ’ s…

The continued detention of Leah Sharibu and Chibok girls by Boko Haram insurgents has on a daily basis drawn the ire of Nigerians and groups. BringBackOur Girls led by Oby Ezekweli and many others have been relentless in calling for their release. The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has joined in calling on the federal government to rescue Leah Sharibu and Chibok school girls abducted by the insurgents and reunite them with their families. In a statement issued in Kaduna Wednesday, ACF noted that the recent audio message of Leah Sharibu was received with a mixture of “grief and hope” and…

Manchester United are in talks with Anthony Martial over a new long-term deal at the club, according to Sky sources. The 22-year-old forward joined United in 2015, becoming the most expensive teenage footballer at the time with the fee rising to a possible £58 million. Martial’s failure to hold down a starting place under Jose Mourinho has led to speculation over his future, but it appears United are keen to keep the Frenchman at Old Trafford and discussions have been ongoing for several months. Although United have the option to extend Martial’s current contract until the end of the next…

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court in Abuja declined to preside over a suit seeking to declare herdsmen terrorists. The suit was lodged before the court by a Makurdi-based legal practitioner, Mr. Matthew Nyiutsa. The plaintiff told the court that nine members of his family were in 2014, massacred in cold blood by armed herdsmen, with another set of victims from 24 different families, killed by armed herders on January 1, 2018 at Tom-atar in Benue. Attached to the suit were copies of death report to Coroner and report by Medical practitioner, as well as burial programme for…