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- Austin Okocha's goal against Oliver Khan remains most spectacular in the history of German football  - Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp made the assertion about the Nigerian icon Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has described Austin Okocha's stunning goal against legendary Oliver Kahn in 1993 as 'the most spectacular goal in the history of German football'.  The former Super Eagles captain was contracted to Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt for four seasons - 1992 to 1996.  Okocha was introduced in the second half of his side's game against Karlsruher SC and the midfielder dribbled mesmerised the opponent's defenders before humiliating the goalkeeper. The Nigerian icon scored the insurance goal for his side as they went ahead to win the match 3-1 at the end of the game.  Not only was Okocha celebrated, but the goal also went ahead to win the goal of the season by many football magazines. The goal also won the 1993 Goal of the Year by viewers of Sportschau (an ARD ...

- A former minister, Ango Abdullahi, says the Buhari administration is yet to meet up with the expectations of Nigerians  - Abdullahi made the statement when speaking on current happenings in governance  - The former minister expresses doubt about Buhari’s ability t o make firm decisions A former minister, Ango Abdullahi, has said incompetent and selfish appointees are responsible for the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to meet up with the expectations of Nigerians.  The northern elder statesman also said he would rank Olusegun Obasanjo as a far better president than Buhari. Abdullahi made the statement during an interview with Daily Trust on Saturday, May 30. He said the poor quality of people around Buhari probably lack the qualifications and competence to execute their duties. The former minister noted he would rank Obasanjo as a far better president than Buhari because the former had the ability to take on the duties of a president. Abdullahi st...

Major cities gripped by another night of unrest Protests become even more violent Demonstrations against racism and police brutality have spread to even more cities across the United States as people in many parts of the country defied curfews to protest against the killing of George Floyd. The days-long protests sweeping the nation have reawakened outrage over years of deaths of Black people at the hands of police, renewing long-standing accusations of institutionalised and systemic racism. After a night of unrest on Friday, racially diverse and largely peaceful protests took over streets in major cities throughout the country during Saturday's daytime hours. Participants held signs saying "Black Lives Matter" and chanted "I can't breathe" - some of Floyd's last words before he died on Monday shortly after a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, pinned him down with a knee to the neck for several minutes. In New York, a city that is yet to eme...

By Lawal Shereef 'Scale-up Battle Preparedness,' Chinese President Xi Jinping Tells Military Amid Covid Pandemic War cry comes amidst straining relations with India, rising tensions with the US, belligerent speeches by Chinese politicians in reference with Taiwan, and renewed protests in Hong Kong. China has directed its armed forces to “comprehensively strengthen" the training of troops and and be prepared for a war amid the Coronavirus pandemic that has seemingly impacted its national security. Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the military to think about worst-case scenarios, scale up training and battle preparedness, promptly and effectively deal with all sorts of complex situations and resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests. According to a Hindustan Times report that quoted Chinese state media, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday directed its armed forces to “comprehensively strengthen the training of troops and prepare fo...

By Lawal Shereef Inspiration drawn from a series on Michael Jordan, the last dance Messi yet to win any major trophy with Argentina Lucas Biglia has said he is hoping Lionel Messi can replicate Michael Jordan’s “Last Dance” at the 2022 World Cup with Argentina. The AC Milan midfielder has been watching The Last Dance, which focuses on Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls, and says it made him think about the Barcelona captain. “I finished The Last Dance the other day, it was excellent,” he said. “It got me thinking, that in a few years, hopefully we will be able to watch something similar with our own phenomenon [Messi]. “[We could] learn a mountain of things about his day-to-day. Because you see him train, you see him play but so many things happen on a day-to-day basis that you don’t know about, as we see [with Jordan] in the series “The scene that I would like to see in the future is the one when Jordan is hugging the [NBA] trophy and crying. I would like to see that with Me...

By Lawal Shereef Interception is third in two months over same waters U.S navy deems it unnecessary and inconsistent with global flight rules The US Navy on Tuesday accused Russia of intercepting its aircraft over the Mediterranean Sea as tensions simmered between the two countries. In a statement, the US Navy’s sixth fleet in Europe and Africa said two Russian military SU-35 jets intercepted a P-8A aircraft over Eastern Mediterranean Sea for more than an hour. U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet ✔@ USNavyEurope BREAKING: Another unsafe #Russian intercept of #USNavy Navy P-8 in international airspace above the Mediterranean Sea. This marks the third in two months. We expect nothing less than professional & safe interactions. https://www.c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/News/News-Display/Article/2198048/unsafe-unprofessional-interception-of-a-us-navy-p8-by-russian-su-35s-over-the-m/ … Unsafe Unprofessional Interception of a U.S. Navy P8 by Russian SU-35s For the third time in two ...

By Lawal Shereef The league has received Government approval to kick start 'project restart' Some clubs want date of first fixture pushed back till June 26 Premier League clubs are expected to give the go ahead to the introduction of phase two of training on Wednesday, prompting hopes that a date for the return to competition could be agreed by the end of the week. The league has received government approval to progress to the next stage of Project Restart, enabling competitive and close-contact training, including tackling, in groups of up to 12 players. Key week for the Premier League Monday: Next twice-weekly round of COVID-19 testing begins, continuing into Tuesday, with results expected on Wednesday. Tuesday: Premier League...

By Lawal Shereef Decries high cost of elections To address the issue of frequent bye-elections Due to the COVID-19-provoked changes in activities in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Monday it would deploy more technological tools in discharging its mandate from 2021. In a 17-page document titled: “Policy on Conducting Elections in the Context of the COVID-19 pandemic, signed by its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and released in Abuja, INEC said it would introduce electronic voting in the country next year. It also decried the rising cost of elections in the country and promised to liaise with the National Assembly to see how political parties could nominate replacements for dead representatives in line with a Supreme Court judgment that votes belong to the parties and not individuals. The commission added that voters without face masks would be disallowed from voting in the Edo and Ondo governorship elections taking place later in the...

President Muhammadu Buhari sues for peace as world celebrates Africa day Says no development without peace Africa day is celebrated annually on May 25 to commemorate the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity,now African Union President Muhammadu Buhari has sued for unity and peace among African countries, saying it is a "prerequisite for sustainable development" as the continent unites on a progressive course amid Covid-19 pandemic. Read more: https://www.legit.ng/1332951-africa-day-2020-buhari-calls-peace-love-continents-leaders.html President Muhammadu Buhari has called for peace on the continent as a prerequisite for sustainable development. In a message to African leaders to mark the ''Africa Day 2020,'' commemorated by the African Union Commission in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), President Buhari said Africa has given the world a new hope by choosing the theme ''Silencing the Guns in the context of th...

By Lawal Shereef China’s foreign ministry office in Hong Kong and the city’s security chief  defended proposed national security laws Describes some acts in mass pro-democracy protests last year as terrorism Several government departments issued statements in defence of the proposal after the biggest protest in the city since the coronavirus lockdown on Sunday. The security legislation, some details of which were announced last week, aims to tackle secession, subversion and terrorist activities and could see Chinese intelligence agencies set up bases in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, one of the world’s leading financial hubs. Pro-democracy activists and politicians say the legislation could erode Hong Kong’s freedoms, guaranteed under the “one country, two systems” agreement under which former colonial power Britain returned the territory to China in 1997. At a briefing for diplomats, foreign business chambers and correspondents, China’s Foreign Commissioner in Hong Kong, X...

By Lawal Shereef Citing lack of testing kits, protective gear and beds, medical union warns of health system's 'complete collapse'.   350 doctors have contracted the virus with 19 fatalities Egypt's medical union blamed the government for the rise in coronavirus infections and deaths among healthcare professionals,  warning of a "complete collapse" of the country's health system. Citing growing frustration about a lack of protective equipment, testing and hospital beds for front-line doctors, the union on Monday described the Egyptian health ministry's negligence as "a crime of killing by irresponsibility". The union reported 19 doctors have died and 350 contracted the virus, according to official figures, although testing of medical staff remains limited. "The syndicate is warning that the health system could completely collapse, leading to a catastrophe affecting the entire country if the health ministry's negligence and ...

US government orders fresh probe against AfDB's president,Akinwunmi Adesina He has previously been cleared by the bank's board of directors Despite being cleared of all allegations of impropriety and fraud by a board of directors, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) , Akinwumi Adesina, is now faced with an even bigger hurdle in the US government. The United States government has demanded that a fresh and in-depth investigation be conducted into the allegations against Mr Adesina using an independent investigator. On May 5, the ethics committee of the board of directors of the continental bank, headed by Takuji Yano, said in its report that Mr Adesina was not guilty on all counts. Mr Yano is a Japanese executive director charged with the responsibility of investigating allegations by some concerned employees against the official. The committee described the allegations that he (Mr Adesina) violated the code of conduct of the institution as “spurious and unfounde...

 By Lawal Shereef The noble department of International relations in OAU has long been a hotbed for future diplomats in Nigeria as it is one of the few departments which offers pure International relations in the country. The department which produces Graduates trained to take on 'internationally' designated posts/jobs can boast of producing countless numbers of now-successful  men/women in their respective fields. Meanwhile,successive sets of students have evolved an image for the department,setting trends which are now consistent with that of the discipline itself.  We will be discussing these tendencies which can be easily attested to by both past and current students of the department; They ' hate ' mathematics   This might be the most glaring trait of an OAU International relations student. IR students are OAU-wide renowned for their dislike for Social sciences courses,SSC 105 & 106. This can be noticed in their deliberate absence in 'SSC' classes,their...

By Isedowo Oluwatosin Temijuayolo         President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed into law Executive Order No. 10 of 2020 for the implementation of financial autonomy for state legislature and judiciary Order, 2020 . This was gathered in a statement by Umar Gwandu, spokesman of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN).   According to the statement, 'the implementation of financial autonomy of the state legislature and judiciary will strengthen the institutions at the state level and make them more independent and accountable in line with the tenets of democracy as enshrined by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as Amended)'..   The Executive Order No. 10 of 2020, made it mandatory that all states of the federation should include the allocations of both the legislature and the judiciary in the first-line charge of their budgets. The statement added that, “The President signed the Executi...

It's over a week since the Nigerian government received the drugs Drugs still in custody of the SGF,testing might be delayed till June Over a week after receiving the Madagascan native formulation for the treatment of COVID-19, the Presidency has yet to send the samples to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control for testing, as reported by the Sunday PUNCH. It was gathered that the drug, which was delivered to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), by his Guinea Bissau counterpart, Umarro Embalo, nine days ago had remained in the possession of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. The source, who wished to remain anonymous, said with the manner in which things “are being done, the drug would not be available for testing till June given the Islamic holiday which extends from Sunday to Tuesday.” He said, “We were told that the drug, which was delivered in five cartons, was delivered to the SGF who was supposed to de...

By Lawal Shereef More than 64 bank accounts have been linked to Mudashiru Obasa's BVN Accounts registered with different names A t least 64 bank accounts have been discovered to be linked to the Bank Verification Number of Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa. 'SaharaReporters'  reported that the accounts registered with various names, are being used to siphon public funds in Lagos. The BVN: 2296663231, reveals that Obasa operates accounts with multiple names in Polaris Bank, Zenith Bank, Access Bank, Ecobank Nigeria, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, United Bank for Africa, First City Monument Bank and Wema Bank. To conceal his identity, the Speaker changed his name and date of birth in some of the accounts. Aside from using Ajayi Mudashiru Obasa, he also used Obasa Abdulrahman Gbadunola and Gabriel Adedoyin Savage to register some of the bank accounts. Some of the companies linked to the BVN include Adesav International Ventures, Fabric Spla...

By Lawal Shereef 5 oil tankers are reported to be approaching the Caribbean nation of Venezuela The shipments have caused a diplomatic standoff between the duo of Venezuela and Iran and the U.S Venezuela promises to escort ships once they get to its exclusive economic zone Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned on Saturday of retaliatory measures against the United States if Washington caused problems for tankers carrying Iranian fuel to Venezuela. A flotilla of five tankers carrying Iranian fuel for gasoline-starved Venezuela is approaching the Caribbean, with the first expected to reach the country's waters on Sunday, according to Refinitiv Eikon tracking data. "If our tankers in the Caribbean or anywhere in the world face trouble caused by the Americans, they [the US] will also be in trouble," Rouhani said in a telephone conversation with Qatar's  Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani  , the semi-official news agency Mehr reported. "Iran will never initiate a ...

 By Tosin,Lawal Shereef Nigeria's inflation rate rises to 12.34% as COVID effects bite harder Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveal that Nigeria’s inflation rate increased by 12.34% (year-on-year) in April 2020. This is 0.08% higher than the rate of 12.26% recorded in March 2020 and the highest rise since April 2018.      As the country battles with the economic downturn that came with the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria’s inflation rate hits it’s highest in 24 months..      The latest inflation report implies a fast rise in the prices of overall goods and services in the economy, caused by the lockdown procedure in response to COVID-19 pandemic and the continual global oil crisis. It should be noted that the latest increase in the inflation rate means that the purchasing power of consumers to buy goods and services deteriorated,i.e, the ability of consumers to buy the same quantity of goods with a fixed income level has worsened within t...

By Lawal Shereef Trump administration raises dust after 28year hiatus This was suggested in a bid to pressure China and Russia into a trilateral deal The Trump administration discussed last week whether to conduct its first nuclear test explosion since 1992, as reported by the Washington Post late on Friday citing a senior official and two former officials familiar with the matter. It was gathered that the topic surfaced at a meeting of senior officials representing the top national security agencies after accusations from the administration that Russia and China are conducting low-yield nuclear tests. The meeting, however, did not conclude with any agreement to conduct a nuclear test. A decision was ultimately made to take other measures in response to threats posed by Russia and China and avoid a resumption of testing, the report added. “There are still some professionals in the room who told them this is a terrible idea, thank God,” a congressional aide said,however U.S. officials c...

By Lawal Shereef Diplomacy is the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad. These days, it has developed its productive forces to draw attention to social consciousness and legal norms. It is a real art that serves the purposes of individuals and their countries. There are several types of diplomacy, and we will review them in this article. It is believed that "diplomacy" comes from the Greek word "díploma", which in ancient Greece meant double plates with inscriptions written on them. They were issued to envoys as credentials and documents that confirmed their authority. The literal meaning of this word is "double". The use of the word ‘diplomacy’ started at the end of the XVI century, the first case was in England, in 1645. What is diplomacy? At the current stage of development of this art, the following definition seems most appropriate: " Diplomacy is a principal activi...