Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is fully involved in running the Premier League side and will not entertain bargain bids for the club, chairman Bruce Buck said. Abramovich ran into problems renewing his British visa last year and has not been seen at Chelseas home games this season. He has also cancelled plans to redevelop Stamford []The post Roman Abramovich Rejects Bids For Chelsea appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Roman Abramovich Rejects Bids For Chelsea
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Arsenal Suffer Blow In Pursuit Of Barcelona Defender
Arsenal have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti after he admitted he could return to former club Lyon. The Frenchman has been on Arsenals radar for some time but have never managed to strike deal. A series of injuries and the arrivals of Clement Lenglet and Matthijs de Ligt []The post Arsenal Suffer Blow In Pursuit Of Barcelona Defender appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Guardiola Makes Special Request To Klopp As Premier League Title Race Hots Up
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has joked that he and Jurgen Klopp should swap trophies, with Liverpool gunning for Premier League glory and City seemingly more interested in winning the Champions League. The two star managers attended the Football Writers Association northern branch managers awards dinner on Sunday night in Manchester, and reportedly spent some []The post Guardiola Makes Special Request To Klopp As Premier League Title Race Hots Up appeared first on Independent Newspapers
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Arteta, Allegri In Frame To Replace Unai Emery At Arsenal
The Times report this evening () that Arsenal are considering Mikel Arteta and Massimiliano Allegri as possible replacements for Unai Emery. The pressure on the head coach has increased since the dismal 2-2 draw with Southampton on Saturday, and despite public suggestions that the club are backing him, it now appears as if there is []The post Arteta, Allegri In Frame To Replace Unai Emery At Arsenal appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Burna Boy Bags Yet Another Award
The 28-year-old Nigeria rave of the moment in the Music and Entertainment industry, Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy on Sunday emerged winner of the 2019 Young Person of the Year Future Awards. The 2020 Grammy Award nominee got two awards: the Young Person of the Year and also the Prize for Music at the event []The post Burna Boy Bags Yet Another Award appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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SEC Cancels Deadline For Multiple Accounts Regularisation
ABUJA The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has suspended the deadline placed on regularisation for shareholders that opened accounts for the purchase of shares with different names. This was part of the outcome of the third Capital Market Committee (CMC) meeting which held in Lagos over the weekend. Acting Director-General of SEC, Ms Mary []The post SEC Cancels Deadline For Multiple Accounts Regularisation appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Ekiti PDP Kicks Against SIEC's Plan To Allow Non-Voters' Card Carriers In Council Poll
ADO-EKITI Barely two weeks to the conduct of local government elections in Ekiti State, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has described moves by the state Independent Electoral Commission (EKSIEC) to allow other means of identification aside voters' cards as unacceptable. The PDP's Publicity Secretary, Jackson Adebayo, in a statement made available to newsmen in []The post Ekiti PDP Kicks Against SIEC's Plan To Allow Non-Voters' Card Carriers In Council Poll appeared
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Clark's Proprietorship Of Varsity In N'Delta Visionary 'Otuaro
Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, Deputy Governor of Delta State, has described as laudable the decision of the elder statesman, Chief Dr Edwin Clark to establish a university, saying it would better the lots of the Niger Delta region and Nigeria in general. Otuaro spoke, over the weekend, at the maiden convocation ceremony of the Edwin []The post Clarks Proprietorship Of Varsity In NDelta Visionary 'Otuaro appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Adoke's Arrest, Indication Of Buhari's Corruption Fight ' Kashamu
Senator Buruji Kashamu, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State during the 2019 general election, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the arrest of the former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohmammed Adoke (SAN), by the International Criminal Police in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In a []The post Adoke's Arrest, Indication Of Buhari's Corruption Fight ' Kashamu appeared first on Independent Newspapers Ni
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Weekend Auto Accidents Claim Two Lives, 189 In Hospital
AWKA Two passengers were confirmed dead, while 19 sustained injuries in three separate fatal motor accidents that occurred in different parts of Anambra State at the weekend. The November 23 accident occurred at Enugwu-Agidi junction when two vehicles, a Hiace commercial bus and a Mitsubishi L300 bus collided in which 12 passengers sustained injuries []The post Weekend Auto Accidents Claim Two Lives, 189 In Hospital appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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FG Will Remove Impediments To Growth Of Creative Industry 'Minister
ABUJA The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured that the Federal Government will remove all impediments to the growth of the creative industry as part of the ongoing efforts to encourage the growth of the sector. Segun Adeyemi, Special Assistant to the President (Media) Office of the Minister of Information []The post FG Will Remove Impediments To Growth Of Creative Industry 'Minister appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Israel's Netanyahu Approve To Hold Likud Party Primaries
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a leadership vote within his Likud party, a spokesman confirmed on Monday. The primaries will be held within six weeks, but not by the Dec. 11 deadline by which Israel's parliament must dissolve itself, party spokesman Eli Hazan told dpa. READ ALSO: Netanyahu Faces Final Hearings In []The post Israel's Netanyahu Approve To Hold Likud Party Primaries appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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FG Scraps Catchment Quota Policy In Tertiary Institutions' Admission
TheFederal Government has announced the abolishment of the policy of preference for the admission of candidates whose place of birth is in the catchment areas where Federal Universities are located. Announcing this was President Muhammadu Buhari at the 45th convocation of the University of Benin in Benin City. The President who was represented by the []The post FG Scraps Catchment Quota Policy In Tertiary Institutions' Admission appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Pope Shakes Hands With Japan's 'Triple Disaster' Victims
Pope Francis met victims of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, which he calls Japan's 'triple disaster,' in Tokyo on Monday as he raised doubts about the use of nuclear power. The 82-year-old Argentinian pope, who arrived in Japan on Saturdayfor a four-day visit, listened to the accounts of three survivors of the disaster, []The post Pope Shakes Hands With Japan's 'Triple Disaster' Victims appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Real Madrid Dealt Blow In Pursuit Of Kylian Mbappe
The latest buzz around the European transfer market rate is that La Liga giants Real Madrid have received a major blow to their transfer plans as their top transfer target Kylian Mbappe is likely to remain at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Recent reports are in fact claiming that PSG have expressed 'optimism' in their attempt to []The post Real Madrid Dealt Blow In Pursuit Of Kylian Mbappe appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Anthony Joshua Lands In Saudi Arabia For Rematch With Andy Ruiz
Anthony Joshua touches down in Saudi Arabia and promises fans a night to remember Anthony Joshua OBE has promised the world an iconic evening of boxing as he lands in Saudi Arabia ahead of his rematch with World Champion Andy Ruiz Jr in the Clash On The Dunes. The boxing superstar landed last night at []The post Anthony Joshua Lands In Saudi Arabia For Rematch With Andy Ruiz appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Former Pakistani President Charged With Money Laundering
Anti-corruption authorities on Monday filed a case against former President Asif Zardari and his sister for their alleged involvement in a money-laundering scandal in an anti-corruption court in capital Islamabad, according to court records and local media. Zardari and his younger sister Faryal Talpur, a member of the provincial assembly of southern Sindh province, were []The post Former Pakistani President Charged With Money Laundering appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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South Korea Criticises North Korea For Military Drill Near Border
South Korea has criticised North Korea for an artillery drill near the inter-Korean maritime border. The shooting practice was a violation of a bilateral military agreement from September 2018, the Defence Ministry said on Monday in Seoul, NAN reports. North Korea must stop all military activity in the border region, it added. READ ALSO:Copy link []The post South Korea Criticises North Korea For Military Drill Near Border appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Messi Is The Best Of This Generation- Jurgen Klopp
The German manager has acknowledged the Barcelona stars skill but believes form should favour his own player Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has described Lionel Messi as the best player of this generation but stressed Virgil van Dijk should win the 2019 Ballon dOr. The Reds defender is a slight favourite for the award to be []The post Messi Is The Best Of This Generation- Jurgen Klopp appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Catholic Convent Closed, As 40-Year-Old Nun Falls In Love With Man
A beautiful 17th-century convent in the Tuscan Hills has been forced to close down after a 40-year-old nun praised for her incredible energy fell in love with a local man. The Convent of the Cappuccini Fathers in Sansepolcro has been closed definitively, according to the website. READ ALSO: Nudity In Movies Should Be Tastefully Done []The post Catholic Convent Closed, As 40-Year-Old Nun Falls In Love With Man appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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