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The Special Assistant on General Matters to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State , Segun Akinwumi , has resigned his appointment . Akinwumi had earlier served as Director General / Special Adviser on Procurement Matters before his re -designation. In his December 29 resignation letter , Akinwumi did not state any reason for his action. The five - paragraph letter reads : “ I hereby tender my resignation with immediate effect . “ Sir, you would recall that on 24th October , 2014, you appointed me Director General /Special Adviser on Procurement Matters in your government , the position I held until I was redeployed as Special Assistant, General Matters , till today , December 29, 2017 . “ I thank you most sincerely for giving me the rare opportunity to serve at both appointments . Please, accept the assurances of my kindest regards. ” But in a telephone chat with journalists on Sunday , Akinwumi said he took the decision to quit because the governor renege...

The Assistant Secretary General of Great Ife Students' Union has said he was handicapped by factors. This was made available to Eagle Post Correspondent in an End of the Year thanks giving message. Oyebanji OluwaSeun popularly known as Siewen said the year was a good one and thanked electorates who gave him their mandates. He also specially thanked the Secretary General who is popularly known as finest Boi "Thanks to Boluwajaiye Adeoluwa (Fynestboi): my confidant & man of the year. God bless you more. Definitely, I had my weaknesses & strengths, kinds gestures from different angles, strong dislikes from various quarters due to my style or principles which I know may appear too strict or uneasy or not crooked" " I could have obviously done more but was handicapped by series of factors which I will not disclose publicly. There were 2 more great & historic things I really wished I could have achieved in spite of the fact that these 2 things weren't even ...

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka , has called on the Federal Government to end the current fuel scarcity in the country rather than buying time and passing blame. Soyinka stated this on Saturday in a statement titled , “Blame passing : The New Year Gift to a Nation. ’’ He also cited the clipping of the 1977 edition of the Daily Times when President Muhammadu Buhari , then a minister of petroleum and natural resources , was quoted as saying , “ Fuel crisis may be over next year . ” Soyinka said , “ I recently ran the gauntlet of petroleum queues through three conveniently situated cities – Lagos , Abeokuta and Ibadan – deliberately , this Friday. Even with ‘ unorthodox ’ aids of passage, this was no task for the faint - hearted . Just getting past fueling stations was traumatising, an obstacle race through seething , frustrated masses of humanity , only to find ourselves on vast stretches of emptied roads pleading for occupation . As for obtaining the petroleum in the first place ...

EPL matches unfolded on Saturday and it   didn't go by without thrills. Saturday matche caused some changes to the table with few matches yet to be played, there were  positives and  negatives from the matches depending on your team. Chelsea made sure they enjoyed   their last match of the year with a 5-0 win over Stoke with players who you'll  probably think have a goal restriction in  their contract bagging goals, Pedro also  scored  twice.   Manchester United suffered a frustrating evening against Southampton in a  match that ended goalless, It couldn't have become worse for United when Mourinho confirmed after the...

The Federal Government , through the Department of Petroleum Resources , has sealed over 62 petrol stations across the country . The petrol stations were shut down due to varying acts of malpractices , including selling the Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol , far above the N 145 official price. Since fuel scarcity started nationwide some days before Christmas , several filling stations had started selling fuel as high as N 300 per litre. Speaking to one of our correspondents , the Head of Operations , DPR , Kwara State , Mr. Oyedele Ibitayo , said the agency had sealed no fewer than 10 petrol stations in the state for varying acts of malpractices and infractions since the fuel crisis started . Ibitayo listed the petrol stations that allegedly flouted regulations to include Korrect Petroleum at Agbabiaka Road , Ilorin ; Alhaji M . Oyetunji Petrol Station at Ajase ; Golden Mother Petrol Station at Agbabiaka ; Haflum Petrol Station at Babaoko; and the Nigerian National P...

President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, in Abuja said his administration will not rest in continually reviewing and strengthening ongoing reforms in the agricultural sector until Nigeria regains its pride of place as a food exporting country. Receiving the All Progressives Congress (APC) family from Kebbi State in the Presidential Villa, the President said that the country’s huge rice import bill had dropped significantly by more than 90 per cent, adding that it wasn’t good enough by his expectation. “Beyond self-sufficiency, we must strive to become net exporters of food commodities. “We are not doing badly in the agricultural sector and Nigerians, and the world, are beginning to appreciate our efforts. We will not be satisfied; we will work harder until we start exporting food. “We are happy that rice and beans importation into the country have gone down by over 90 per cent, and visibly everyone can see how productive states like Kebbi have turned out to ...

The Buhari government released a list of 17 of its greatest achievements a few hours ago and after reading it, I was embarrassed for the regime.  The Buhari administration counts exiting a recession that it put Nigeria into as its greatest achievement of 2017! This government is the definition of cluelessness! We exited recession by growing at 0.5% meanwhile our population grew by 2.6%. Do the math and pray that 2019 is the end of this nightmare! And going further they go on to list stabilizing the Naira as one of their achievements! A Naira they met at ₦199 to $1 and which is presently ₦365 to $1 has not been ‘stabilized’, it has been murdered. The Naira is in such bad shape that $1 can give you a Naira for every day of the year.  And how can this propagandist regime list bumper harvest as achievements when the latest Global Hunger Index published by the US based International Food Policy Research Institute, indicates that hunger has increased in Nigeria?  And...

As the year 2017 remains two days to go, the federal government on Friday listed its achievements called ’17 Highlights from 2017’ newsmen report. Among the achievements include, Nigeria exists from worst recession, naira stabilising against dollar, bumper harvest especially in rice, payment of pension among others. However, the report was made known to newsmen through Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.  Read the full achievements listed by Femi Adesina: Nigeria exited its worst recession in decades. After five quarters of negative growth, the economy bounced back into positive territory. Agriculture was one of the stars of 2017, posting consistent growth levels even throughout the recession. Also, Inflation fell for ten consecutive months during 2017 (February to November).  The Naira stabilised against the dollar, after the Central Bank introduced a new forex window for Investors and Exporters. The stability has attracted billions...

Mourinho in his pre-match press conference today took a slight dig at Klopp for his comments  on Pogba's transfer one year ago. A kindly reminder that Jurgen Klopp made this comments about the record-breaking 89 million pounds deal for Paul Pogba last season's summer; ‘If you bring one player in for £100m and he gets injured, then it all goes through the chimney. The day that this is football, I’m not in a job anymore, because the game is about playing together. That is how everybody in football understands it. You always want to have the best, but building the group is necessary to be successful. Other clubs can go out and spend more money and collect top players. I want to do it differently.   I would even do it differently if I could spend that money.’ Jose in his press conference this a...

The 12-time Grand Slam winner has not played since July's Wimbledon quarter-final and was expected to face Roberto Bautista Agut at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship on Friday. He said: "This might affect the start of the season and the tournament plan."  Djokovic's withdrawal from this week's event follows that of world number one Rafael Nadal, who is suffering from an ongoing knee injury. The Spaniard has also pulled out of the Brisbane International but says he still intends to play at the Australian Open. Djokovic's participation at the first Grand Slam of the year is now in doubt. The 30-year-old added: "Unfortunately, in the past few days I started to feel pain in the elbow and after several tests, my medical team has advised me not to risk anything, to withdraw from the tournament and to immediately continue with the therapies. "I am very sad because I was eager to return to playing official matches." Source: BBC 

Hazard rejected Chelsea contract for Real Madrid transfer, reveals father.  The 26-year-old did not want to commit himself long-term to the Blues with a Blancos move looking like a potential optionEden Hazard rejected a contract extension at Chelsea, according to his father, who says his son is holding out for a Real Madrid transfer.   The Belgian forward, 26, was back to his best lastseason as Chelsea romped to the Premier League title, after a sub-par season before in which he struggled for goals.He has continued his impressive performances in 2017-18 and, although his contract runs until June 2020, rumours have continued to swirl regarding a potential transfer to the Santiago Bernabeu.  Hazard's father, Thierry, confirmed his son is playing a waiting game with his Chelsea contract in an effort to keep the door ajar to Zinedine Zidane's side."What I can reveal about Eden is that he refused acontract extension," he toldLe Soir."This was so that, if neces...

The Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested one Andrew Koku , a resident of Ayedere in the Obada area of Abeokuta , for allegedly killing his six - month- old baby , Precious Koku . A police report indicated that the suspect was arrested following a complaint from the mother of the baby , Omowumi Teleda . She was said to have lodged a complaint at the Adigbe Police Division that she went out briefly to see the first child she had with her ex - husband , leaving the six - month- old baby behind with the suspect. She told the police that when she returned to the house , she met Precious dead . The state Police Public Relations Officer , Abimbola Oyeyemi , said Precious ’ mother explained further that the baby was hale and hearty when she left home , adding that she was surprised that that the baby had died when she returned. The PPRO said , “The development made her to suspect her husband, who happened to be the only person with the baby . “ Consequent upon ...

A tanker conveying 33,000 litres of fuel exploded in the early hours of yesterday, at Ijaniki area of Lagos, with the resultant inferno razing a storey building, some shops and a vehicle. The tanker, which was also burnt beyond description, was heading inward Badagry to offload its content at a filling station when it fell on reaching Alasia Bus Stop, spilling its content. Some residents, who ran out of their respective apartments, were said to have rushed to the scene with empty jerry-cans, scooping the spilled petroleum product. However, they ran in different directions for safety when the explosion occurred, with many abandoning their jerry-cans.  Car owners hurriedly drove far from the scene. Some of them were said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries in the resultant stampede. Eyewitness account A resident, Mr. Emeka Agha, who spoke with Vanguard, said: “I came back from an outing with my family at about 10p.m. on Wednesday, took my bath and retired to bed. But I ...

Officials failed to spot a goal for Oli Shaw in Wednesday's Edinburgh derby. Shaw's Hibs boss Neil Lennon said the incident "makes a mockery of the game", while former referee Charlie Richmond believes the technology should be used for televised games in Scotland. "Goal-line technology remains unaffordable," said a league spokesman. "It would cost millions to install at all Scottish Premiership grounds." Television replays showed the ball was several inches over the line after Hibs striker Shaw's close-range effort struck the underside of the crossbar at Tynecastle. The match ended 0-0, with Lennon telling BBC Scotland: "We should have come away from here with three points - it's clearly a goal." Source:  BBC

Anthony Joshua who has risen to the top ofthe boxing division and has also claimed world titles  admits Fury might be his toughest test. Fury who was stripped of his world title and his boxing license has set Anthony Joshua as one of his targets as he makes his comeback. Joshua speaking to New Zealand Herald said “I just think he’s awkward in the mind and he’s awkward in his style. Unpredictable. You just don’t know. He doesn’t have one significant style. He may move around the ring and try and steal the win, he may just jab the whole fight," Joshua said. “I’ve seen him fight guys like John McDermott years ago where he would just try and fight with you, Steve Cunningham where he tries to fight with him and he’s more vulnerable....

Christiano Ronaldo has been named Best European Sportsperson for the second year in a row. The Real Madrid superstar beat Lewis Hamilton and Roger Federer to clinch the award with 159 points, Lewis Hamilton coming second with 16 points adrift Ronaldo and Roger Federer clinching the 3rd position with 124 points. EUROPEAN SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR 2017 TOP 10 1. Cristiano Ronaldo, football (Portugal) – 159pts 2. Lewis Hamilton, Formula 1 (GB) – 143pts 3. Roger Federer, tennis (Switzerland) –  124pts 4. Rafael Nadal, tennis (Spain) – 113pts 5. Sarah Sjoestroem, swimming (Sweden) – 75pts 6. Marcel Hirscher, alpine skiing (Austria) – 68pts 7. Laura Dahlmeier, biathlon (Germany) – 51pts Mohamed Farah, athletics (GB) – 51pts 9. Chris Froome, road cycling (GB) – 50pts 10. Ekaterini Stefanidi, athletics...

 The Dutch side have recruited the former Bayern Munich II coach to replace Marcel Keizer on a two-and-a-half-year contractAjax have confirmed the appointment of Erik ten Hag as their new head coach.  The 47-year-old will join the capital club from fellow Eredivisie side Utrecht on January 1, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal.Ten Hag worked alongside Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich, where he coached the club's reserve side, before returning to Netherlands to take charge at Utrecht.He worked as both coach and technical director and guided them to a fifth-place finish in his first season and guided them to a first KNVB Beker final in 12 years, where they lost to Giovanni van Bronckhorst's Feyenoord.  Ten Hag replaces the sacked Marcel Keizer, who lasted just a few months in charge after replacingPeter Bosz in charge in the summer.After crashing out of both the Champions Leagueand Europa League at the qualification phase, Keizer's side five poins behind Eredivisie lea...

The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday presented the State’s budget for 2018 fiscal year to the tune of N173, 980, 083, 007. The budget, which was titled the budget of “Enduring Legacy” has N85bn as recurrent expenditure while N88bn was budgeted as capital expenditure. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Najeem Salam, who read down the breakdown of the budget at the floor of the house eulogised Governor Aregbesola for his “undaunted spirit and creativity “. Salam explained that the presentation of the 2018 budget was significant being the last time the Governor will perform such an exercise as the head of the executive. He described the “cordial relationship” between the parliament and the executive in the state as a great opportunity to transform the state for the benefit of the masses. Najeem however stressed that the paucity of funds in the state has practically affected the well-being of the lawmakers, and not only the civil servants. He opined that no single member...

The Presidency has dismissed as ‘ fake news ’ an online story that the President ’ s son , Yusuf Buhari was flown out of the country early Thursday morning following his severe head injury in a bike accident . An online media outfit, TheCable, on Thursday reported that Buhari had been flown to Germany over the head injury he sustained following a bike accident on Tuesday night . “ As previously reported by TheCable, he is being flown to Germany for specialist care . “The family is said to have decided on Germany . “ He was driven to the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport , Abuja, in an ambulance with oxygen support . “ An orthopaedic consultant with specialisation in head injuries was also on the flight to monitor his progress , ” TheCable reported However , Malam Garba Shehu , the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in a text message on Thursday in Abuja , said Buhari was still being treated at a private hospital in...

MilanvsInternazionaleReportAET1 - 0(FT 0 - 0)1Coppa Italia.ReportAC Milan 1 Inter 0 (after extra time): Cutrone the hero in Coppa Italia quarter-finalAC Milan booked a place in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia by beating rivals Inter 1-0, teenager Patrick Cutrone scoring the goal.Teenager Patrick Cutrone struck an extra-time winner for a 1-0 victory that sent AC Milan into the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia at the expense of their city rivals Inter.    Gennaro Gattuso had compared the derby to a World Cup final in the build-up to Wednesday's match at San Siro and his side delivered despite sitting eight places below Inter in Serie A and having lost three of their last five in all comeptitions.Milan's preparations were disturbed by having to make a late change in goal as Marco Storari was injured in the warm-up, so Antonio Donnarumma deputised for younger brother Gianluigi, who was ruled out with a groin problem.And Donnarumma was spared scoring an unfortunate own goal ...

Liverpool  this evening took to their twitter handle to announce the signing of Southampton defender Virgil Van Dijk,  Liverpool who missed the opportunity of signing Van Dijk in summer did their business early by signing the wanted defender  for 75 million pounds.  The 26 year-old is set to sign a contract worth 180,000 a week after agreeing with Liverpool on a fee that makes him the most expensive defender in football.

Shearer speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live said Harry Kane would score goals anywhere he was, Shearer who tweeted minutes after Harry Kane surpassed his fit of most EPL goals in a calendar year. Kane's hatrick against Southampton made him this year's highest goals scorer in Europe with  56 goals, ahead of Messi and Ronaldo. Alan Shearer when asked whether Kane will depart for one of the Spanish giants, Shearer replied "It's inevitable they will come calling or come asking, because he's that good a player and wouldn't look out of place in either of those teams." Shearer added " If Tottenham wins trophies, it's his club. That's a big advantage for Tottenham." Shearer later added that he will be tempt...

Former Ballon d’Or winner, George Weah, has been announced as the President-elect of Liberia, West Africa. The 51-year-old former World Footballer of the Year won thirteen out of fifteen counties. His 73-year-old opponent and current vice president, Joseph Boakai got only two counties. Weah becomes the 25th President of Liberia. The ex-Liberian international played for Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan, Chelsea and Manchester City and later returned to France with Marseille. He is the only African to win the coveted Ballon d’Or. Weah also won the UEFA Champions League Top Scorer award, Coupe de France, Ligue1, Coupe de la Ligue, Serie A title, English FA Cup among others. “I am deeply grateful to my family, my friends, and my loyal supporters who contributed to our campaign during this extremely long election season,” Weah said on Twitter before the results were announced. Weah is set to replace Africa’s first female head of state, economist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Jo...

Following the Osun state Labour leaders announcement on Friday, last week, over modulated salary, lack of promotion, others and the threat to embark on strike if their problems were not attended to by the government, the organization leader led by the chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun, Mr. Jacob Adekomi, Wednesday led other unions’ leaders to the State Secretariat at Abere to shut down the place as workers commenced the indefinite strike. It was gathered that the NLC chairman, the chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers, Mr. Amudah Wakeel and other Labour leaders stormed the secretariat gate as early as 7am on Wednesday to ensure compliance with the directive from the labour leaders. Speaking to newsmen, the NUT chairman, opined that workers from grade level 01 to 07 who were collecting full salary joined the strike because the strike was not based on the issue of half salary alone. In his words, “We are on strike in Osun. We are here at the State Government Secretariat, Ab...

Vote counting was underway in Liberia on Wednesday following a peaceful run - off election for a new president , pitting former international footballer George Weah against Vice - President Joseph Boakai. Voters were choosing a successor to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , who is stepping down after 12 years as Africa ’ s first elected female head of state. Results of Tuesday’ s vote are expected in a few days, in what would be the West African country’ s first democratic transition since 1944 , according to electoral officials . The ballot was delayed for seven weeks due to legal challenges lodged by Boakai ’ s Unity Party against the electoral commission over the conduct of the first round of voting , but many of the complaints appeared to have been addressed in the second round . The Liberia Elections Observation Network, which had more than 1 , 000 observers stationed across the country , hailed a vote it said had passed calmly with better organisation than the first poll o...

The two Spaniards have combined on six separate occasions thus far this season, leading to praise from their managerAntonio Conte has joked that Alvaro Morata mustbuy Cesar Azpilicueta dinner, after the Chelsea defender yet again assisted the striker on Tuesday.Azpilicueta sent a deep cross into the box for Morata to head home against Brighton at Stamford Bridge, as Conte's men ran out comfortable 2-0 winners. The defender has now had a hand in six of the striker's 10 goals this season, and Conte believestheir near-telepathic link is proving invaluable for the club."Yeah, but he has to score also," Conte joked, perESPN, when asked about Azpilicueta. "As you know very well, Azpi is a defender with good feet."There is this great link between him and Alvaro. This wasn't the first time [they combined for a goal]. I hope it continues in this way because we need his assists and Morata to score."Morata has to pay not one dinner but more dinners to Azpi...

Nigeria Spent a total of #157billion on the importation of vehicles, aircrafts and vessels in the third quarter of 2017. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, foreign foreign trad statistics for the third quarter of 2017, the figure rose by 17.7percent from #133.4bn the country spent in the same period of 2016. The Country also spent #34.55bn on used vehicles and vehicles with diesel engine of cylinder capacities, while the nation spent #23.9bn on imported motorcycles, Completely Knocked Down,CKD by  established manufacturers. It will be recalled that the Federal Government begin implementation of zero duty and value Added Tax, VAT, payment on the importation of Commercial airplanes and spare parts. The new move by the government is part of the intervention efforts to lessen the cost of burden that domestic operators bear, as well as ensure safe flight operations. Source_#Vanguard news

By Peter Oyebanji  Jose Mourinho in his post match conference after United grind out a late draw against Burnley at Old Trafford clearified the difference between a big club and big team, says United is a big club because of their history but not a big team. “One thing is a big club, another is a big football team, we are in the second year of trying to rebuild a football team that is not one of the best in the world.”  United are 2nd on the EPL table with 12 points behind Man City.

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas address on Monday called for peace in Jerusalem and highlighted the plight of children scarred by conflict, having earlier urged the world’s Catholics not to ignore the conditions migrants face.                                                                      Pope Francis  Tens of thousands of worshippers gathered at the Vatican to hear the pontiff’s fifth “Urbi et Orbi” (To the City and The World) message. It was delivered hours after a Christmas Eve mass where he spoke on how migrants had been “driven from their land” because of leaders willing to shed “innocent blood”. On Monday, Francis’s message sought “peace for Jerusalem and for all the Holy Land. “We see Jesus in the children of the Middle East who continue to suffer because of growing tensions betwee...

By Adejumo Kabir, Explorers who were to move from London, United Kingdom to Lagos, Nigeria have been disappointed by Medview Aircraft. A segment of the explorers who conveyed their displeasure over the peculiarities of Medview told EaglePost correspondent that they were educated that the flight coming to Lagos reserved for Saturday, 23rd of December was conceded in light of operational reasons and now made arrangements for 27th of December. A female traveler, who simply addressed herself as Mrs Aisha Dania Ogieriakhi told our journalist that she was at the plane terminal on Saturday since she didn't get the earlier message rescheduling the flight. Regardless, finished the traverse of the delay, a couple of voyagers who could not bear the frightening learning returned home. Mrs Aisha Dania Ogieriakhi, who left for home in shock conveyed disappointment for missing a basic event in Lagos, Nigeria, the explanation behind which the flight was saved. "I was expe...

To reduce the effects of the current fuel scarcity in Ekiti State, the State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has directed that 80 percent of the petrol in the Government Fuel Dump released to two petrol stations in Ado Ekiti, to be sold to the public at the control price of N145 per litre.  Black Market Sellers waiting for Customers along Aba Road in Port Harcourt weekend. Photo: Nwankpa Chijioke  The governor, who made this known through his verified Twitter Handle said “The maximum a single individual can buy will be 25 litres.” He said; “I cannot be keeping fuel in the govt house dump while our people keep suffering. “I have asked them to pump out 80% of the petrol in the Govt House Fuel Dump to be sold at the control price of N145. “I am going to town to locate the two petrol stations where the petrol will be sold.” The governor lamented the hardship being faced by Nigerians as a result of the petrol scarcity. He said “the APC led federal government has turned the joy of...