THE RESTORATION OF BIAFRA NATION

  Chelsea boss, Thomas Tuchel, has named a new position Kai Havertz will feature importantly in his squad this season. Tuchel also insisted that Havertz’s lack of playing time over the course of the last month has simply been down to his lack of fitness. The former PSG manager, who has largely opted for a 3-5-2 formation since taking over from Frank Lampard last January, said the 21-year-old would play the number 9 or 10 role because he is very comfortable in high positions. “Since I have arrived, the only thing that kept Kai Havertz from making a big impact is his injury, nothing else,” Chelsea’s official website quoted Tuchel as saying ahead of the Blues’ clash with Manchester United on Sunday. “He is a unique player. It is not so clear where he needs to settle. Does he need to settle on one special position? Or is he kind of a hybrid player? Today, I would say he’s in between a nine and a 10, something in between. “He is very comfortable in the box; he’s very comfortable in high...

  There are many ways to lose weight, including exercise and fasting are the most effective. Because the formula that helps you lose weight fast is the number of calories you put in less than the calories you burn. Per day, but do not skip meals to lose weight quickly, because it can affect health. Such as stomach and intestinal pain, so you should eat less or eat instead of dinner, which helps. Weight loss and good health: 1 Eat cucumber juice Cucumber is a vegetable that is high in vitamin C and low in calories because it contains a lot of water that the body needs and helps. You can drink a glass of cucumber juice or eat two cucumbers instead of dinner. 2 Eat papaya Papaya fruit is rich in vitamins A and C, potassium and especially fiber. Because of this, papaya is a food. Which is good to eat instead of dinner because fiber helps you defecate and vitamins A, C helps. The meat is clean too 3 Eat bananas Eating 2 bananas instead of dinner helps you lose weight faster because bana...

  The House of Representatives has asked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to increase safety standards at recreational centers in the FCT. The resolution was sequel to a motion moved by Kabir Idris on Wednesday during plenary. Idris, in his motion, noted that such safety measures will prevent preventable deaths such as the one that claimed the life of 10 years old, Master Khalifah Suleiman at an amusement park in the FCT. According to Idris, Suleiman died due to non-compliance with safety measures by the operators of the park. He disclosed that “Suleiman’s death could have been avoidable if the instructors had ensured that he wore a protective helmet before getting on the Go-Karting with the seat belt fastened.” Reacting to the motion, the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila expressed sadness at the tragic death of the young man. The motion was taken with an amendment to extend the scope of the safety standards to all government establishments.

  Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has given reason a politician could be called to come back to lead the people after losing an election. Recall that Jonathan lost his second term bid to President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. According to the former Nigerian leader, the way leaders are perceived while in office can play a major role in their political career. Jonathan stated this on Wednesday when he met the representatives of political parties from The Gambia at the closing of a two-day consultative retreat for political parties. He charged African leaders to always pay attention to the way the majority of perceive them and their policies while in office. He said for this reason, even after they lose elections, they can be called back to rule again by popular demand. “Whatever a leader is doing, he needs to understand the fact that the perception of his policies and decisions would be a critical factor to be considered because he is there for the people,” Dr. Jonathan said. “A le...

  Ewart Beckford, Jamaican reggae legend, popularly known, as U-Roy, is dead. Marcia Smikle, his partner, confirmed this death to The Gleaner, Jamaican news website “He died at 11:10 last night at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) after undergoing kidney surgery.” Smikle disclosed that U-Roy had been receiving treatment for diabetes and high blood pressure, and also suffered with kidney problems. “He had diabetes and hypertension, but those were under control because we made sure he took his medication. But he also had a kidney problem and was being treated at Andrews [Hospital], and then they told us to take him to UWI for surgery because the kidney had messed up the bladder, and he was bleeding.” She, however, added that a dialysis for the kidney was recommended but the Reggae legend refused to do that before he died. Dancehall star, Shaggy reacting to his death described U-Roy as a true legend. On his Instagram page, he wrote, “Today we lost one of our heroes! A ...

  The White House is throwing its support behind a global push to distribute   coronavirus   vaccines equitably, pledging $4 billion to a multilateral effort the Trump administration spurned. At a Group of Seven meeting of leaders of the world’s largest economies Friday, President Biden will announce an initial $2 billion in funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to be used by the Covax Facility, senior administration officials said in a briefing. The United States will release an additional $2 billion over two years once other donors have made good on their pledges and will use this week’s G-7 summit to rally other countries to do more. The money, which was appropriated by a bipartisan congressional vote last year, will give a much needed boost to a program jointly led by Gavi, the World Health Organization and the Center for Preparedness Innovations. Thomas Bollyky, director of the global health program at the Council on Foreign Relations, said that the money would be ...

  All the immediate past Service Chiefs who appeared on Thursday for screening as non-career ambassadorial nominees were united in their lamentations for insecurity in the country which got worsened under their watch from November 2015 to January 2021. This is even as the former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt – General Yusuf Tukur Buratai (rtd), declared that it may take Nigeria 20 years for total elimination of Boko Haram insurgency. They were all screened by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. First to lament the worsening security situation in the country was the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (rtd), who attributed the problem to the over 1,000 forest reserves in the country not well managed and secured by respective state governments. He added that the problem at hand requires a well galvanized national approach for it to be surmounted since it is more of an asymmetric cum hybrid warfare as against the conventional ones that can e...

  If we can manage our diversities well, the fault lines of region, religion or ethnicity will be blurred such that ethnic warlords will become irrelevant. The things that bind us are more genuine and germane than the crises, crimes and controversies that continually divide us. For the right thinking Nigerian burning with patriotic fervour, there are genuine reasons to be apprehensive about the widened rift among the regions of the country. Achieving true nationhood and a united Nigeria requires a lot of hard work on the part of state actors, especially political leaders, but our politicians are only adept at pulling us apart with their bad behaviours and deeds, after making symbolic fine speeches at rallies and gatherings. It is, therefore, not a surprise that at every crisis point in the nation’s history, a new ethnic warlord emerges, and quite unfortunately, he becomes an instant celebrity or hero to his people. The latest of such overnight hero is Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo, popula...

  When Robert Azevedo   stepped down   last year from the post of director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the trade body’s top leadership position, former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala quickly   became the universal favorite   to land the job—except for among members of the Trump administration.  Because the WTO operates on the basis of consensus, the Trump administration's opposition   effectively vetoed   her in favor of the current South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee. In an interview with the   Financial Times , U.S.  Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer   outlined   the Trump administration’s objection, claiming that Okonjo-Iweala is “somebody from the World Bank who does development” with no “real trade experience.”  (Okonjo-Iweala previously held the number-two position at the Bank.) However, Lighthizer’s comments are not altogether credible, given Okonjo-Iweala’s experience wi...

  Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, has said Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe is favourite to win the Ballon d’Or in future. Mbappe put up an outstanding display, scoring a hat-trick as PSG defeated Barcelona 4-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday night. “Mbappe is such a great player, future Ballon d’Or. Players like him make goalkeeping – such a beautiful job – a matchday dream,” Enyeama tweeted after the game. Mbappe, 22, has now become only the third player to score a Champions League hat-trick against the Blaugrana. Faustino Asprilla did so for Newcastle and Andriy Shevchenko for Dynamo Kyiv (both in 1997). In addition, Mbappe became just the second player to net at least twice at Camp Nou in European Cup/Champions League action after Ferenc Puskas did so more than 50 years ago.

  The Nigerian Army says its troops have been mobilised in pursuit of abductors of kidnapped members of staff and students of Government Science School, Kagara, Niger State. About 27 students, three staff and 12 family members were abducted by the gunmen from the school. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the Nigerian Army had renewed efforts to ensure swift response to the unfortunate incident. He said it had been reported that the bandits gained entry into the school in the early hours of Wednesday and abducted unspecified number of members of staff and students of the school. “The Nigerian Army in line with its constitutional mandate wishes to reassure the public that troops in operational synergy with sister security agencies are in hot pursuit of the criminal elements to ensure safe return of the kidnapped victims. “Furthermore, the Nigerian Army also urges the public to provide actionable ...

  Boko Haram insurgents on Tuesday night attacked Marte and Gubio Local Government Areas of Borno State. Although the report by residents of the area could not reach Maiduguri on time due to lack of telecommunication network in the area, residents said they could not ascertain the number of casualties as most people were yet to return to their homes. However, in Gubio, residents said the insurgents stormed one of the vigilante/hunters checkpoints and opened fire on them, leaving one of the hunters dead with others sustaining gunshot wounds before they were repelled by military troops. While in Marte, residents said the armed insurgents dislodged a military base before invading New Marte community, brandishing weapons and shooting sporadically as residents scampered for safety. Sources also said the insurgents have taken over the town since yesterday (Tuesday) up to Wednesday noon before troops were reinforced to repel them. Member of the Borno State House of Assembly, Marte constit...

  An Ogba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered a DNA test to be conducted on Oluwafifehanmi, the daughter of Nollywood actress, Ronke Odusanya. The trial Magistrate, M. O. Tanimola, gave the order while ruling on an application brought before her court by Olanrewaju Saheed, the estranged lover of Odusanya. The daughter of the estranged couple was born in 2019. The popular actress and the father of her child, Olanrewaju Saheed, also known as Jago, are currently in court for several reasons including the welfare and custody of their daughter. During proceedings on Wednesday, Saheed, through his lawyer, requested the court to order a DNA test to ascertain the paternity of the child. Saheed’s application was based on the grounds of suspicion of alleged infidelity on the part of Odusanya. The actress and her lawyer agreed to the request on the condition that the DNA fees and other bills be footed by Saheed. The actress’ lawyer also pleaded with the court to ensure it is a co...

  Several armed bandits in Ungwan Danko village,  Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state have been neutralised by troops of the 2Battalion, Nigerian Army. The affected village, Ungwan Danko, is close to Kidandan town of Giwa local government area. This is contained in a statement by the state Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan. He explained that the bandits had earlier invaded the village, abducted four persons (one woman and three children) and attempted to retreat from the village. The statement further explained that the troops mobilized to the location laid ambush and intercepted the bandits, cutting off their escape. It said that in the ensuing firefight, several bandits were neutralized, and others escaped with bullet wounds. According to the statement, one AK47 rifle and some rounds of ammunition were recovered. It explained that all four victims were rescued, they are Halisa Aliu, ldris Ilyasu, Amina Sahaibu and Shaaban Aliu. Go...

  Manchester United are set to release three of their players this summer transfer window, according to Manchester Evening News. The three players are Sergio Romero, Joel Pereira and Paul Woolston. Man United are frittering more than £600,000 a week on the goalkeepers’ salary, but the three players are expected to leave the club in the summer. The Red Devils have no intention to trigger the one-year extension in Romero and Pereira’s contracts, while Woolston, popular Under-23 goalkeeper, is due to be let go after spending two-and-a-half years with the second string. Romero has not played all season and is fifth-choice behind David de Gea, Dean Henderson, Lee Grant and Nathan Bishop. The 33-year-old was unable to engineer a transfer in either of the last two windows and is now deserted at Old Trafford until the end of the season. Pereira, on the other hand, has played once in the Championship for Huddersfield. The 24-year-old has not appeared for Man United in more than three years....

  Bourne mouth believe they have convinced Thierry Henry to become their new manager, according to the UK Mirror. Henry is currently in charge of Montreal in the Major League Soccer (MLS). The 43-year-old is top of a shortlist that includes his former Arsenal team-mate Patrick Vieira, John Terry and former Huddersfield boss David Wagner. Henry had spent time working as Roberto Martinez’s assistant in the Belgium national team, before taking over at Monaco in 2018. The France international was named boss at Montreal in November 2019, signing a two-year contract. Jason Tindall, who took over from Eddie Howe after the Cherries were relegated, was sacked by Bournemouth two weeks ago.