Sevilla is reportedly closing in on a permanent deal for Nigerian striker Akor Adams from Montpellier, with negotiations in advanced stages. The deal is worth around £5m. Sevilla currently occupies 12th place in La Liga this season and is desperate for attacking options, lacking firepower in front of goal. Their highest goal scorer Dodi Lukebakio has only nine goals in 20 appearances in the league this season, followed by Isaac Romero with only two goals from 17 matches. The Sevilla board believes Adams could be the attacking puzzle they need to climb up the table. Although the 24-year-old’s goal-scoring return...
APPOINTMENT OF BOARD CHAIRPERSONS AND CEOS
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services. The President has also appointed a new managing director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a director-general for the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI). President Tinubu directs the board chairpersons not to interfere with the management of the organisations, emphasising that their positions are non-executive. All the appointments take immediate effect. Bayo OnanugaSpecial Adviser to the President(Information & Strategy) January 23, 2025
South Korea: Yoon Defended His December 3 Martial Law Decree At The Second Constitutional Hearing
South Korea suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday appeared at the court for his second hearing, where he defended his imposition of martial law decree in December, abuse of power and obstruction of parliament.In his defence, Yoon said the martial law was meant to inform the public of the danger of an opposition-controlled National Assembly, arguing that its imposition ended early because he quickly withdrew troops after the assembly voted down his decree.In his words at the constitutional hearing: “The reason for the declaration of martial law wasn’t about a warning to the opposition. I was trying to appeal...
Southport MP Hurley, Tory Leader Kemi Badenoch, Others Call for Harsher Sentences of Rudakubana over the Murder of Three Children.
Patrick Hurley Southport MP demanded for harsher sentencing of Axel Rudakubana murdered three young girls as against the 52 years imprisonment given to him by the court.Hurley feels the punishment melted out for Rudakubana was lesser in comparison to his crime, arguing that “not harsh enough”, thereby asking the Attorney General to review the sentence as its “unduly lenient”Rudakubana cannot apply to leave prison until the year 2077 after pleading guilty to the murders of Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, eight.The killings triggered a wave of political outrage, including from Prime Minister Sir Keir...
Video: Vice President Vance Comment on Biracial Children, says “whatever the color of their skin, they’re just our babies, they’re American babies.”
Vance lovingly describes how he and his wife grew up in America where they were taught to think of people as people and not their skin color.He adds, “I want us to think about all of our kids, whatever the color of their skin, they’re just our babies, they’re American babies.”
