Powerhouse performance from Israel on final day of Tel Aviv Grand Prix

The third and final day of the inaugural Tel Aviv Grand Prix saw powerhouse performances from judokas that pleased an ecstatic home crowd. The thrilling tournament marked a joyful start to the 2019 IJF World Judo Tour.

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PSG fined €100,000 by French Football League for listing ethnic origins of young recruits

French football team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) was fined €100,000 by the French football league's (LFP) disciplinary commission on Tuesday for the illegal racial profiling of potential young recruits, said a statement by the football body.

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EU Speaks On Suspension Of Onnoghen As CJN

The European Union says it is “very concerned” about the process and timing of the suspension Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).

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ASUU Speaks On Receiving N163 Billion From Buhari Govt

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has not received funding from the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government over its ongoing nationwide strike.
deeya news reports that the union clarified the situation in reaction to reports credited to Nigeria’s Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, that the government released N163 billion to public universities from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).

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2019 UTME: JAMB makes N1.2bn in one week, suspends nine CBT centres

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it made a total sum of N1.3 billion between January 18 and 24, 2019 as revenue.
The huge sum is part of the examination body’s revenue generated through the ongoing registration for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and other sources including sale and use of its electronic facilities.
This was as the examination body suspended nine of its more than 700 Computer-Based Test centres taking part in the ongoing registration exercise over allegations bordering on their engagement in illegal activities. The affected centres include the University of Benin ICT Computer Based Test (CBT) and DA Civic Centre, both in Benin City, Edo State; Mardakem Company Ltd., Oron, Akwa Ibom State; Bintels Global Services LTD, Aguleri, and Noble & Shuaib ICT Ltd, Alor, Anambra State, among others.
JAMB made this disclosure in Volume 1, Number 4 of its JAMBulletin- a weekly publication of the office of its Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede.
According to the examination body, during the week under review, JAMB made N42,457,657 from the use of its electronic facilities; N1,212,800,000 from UTME registration, N13,378,604 as service charges by the CBT centres and N52,657,00 from other sources.

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2019 Election: Gana Drags Duke To Supreme Court Over SDP Presidential Ticket

Prof. Jerry Gana has vowed to drag Mr Donald Duke before the supreme court over 2019 presidential candidacy of the Social Democratic Party.
Speaking at a news conference in Abuja on Friday, the Prof. Jerry Gana Presidential Campaign Team spokesperson described the judgment of the appeal court as unacceptable and a miscarriage of justice.
Recall that as earlier published by Naija News, a three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, in a unanimous decision on Thursday affirmed Donald Duke as the SDP’s presidential candidate.
The court judgement was delivered by Justice Abdul Aboki on the appeal filed by Duke after an earlier judgment of an Abuja High Court which declared Jerry Gana as the party’s candidate.

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Osinbajo Speaks On The Difference Between APC And PDP

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the All Progressive Congress-led government will not leave the ruling of the country to thieves.
While expressing confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari will not steal the peoples’ money, he noted that grand corruption, which plagued the 16 years administration of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) contributed to the lack of infrastructure for Nigerians.
Osinbajo who was on a house-to-house campaign in Ifako-Ijaiye local government area of Lagos state further said the Buhari-led APC government would focus on jobs for youth, power and providing enough resources to financially empower petty traders and business owners.

Traffic was at a standstill as thousands of residents, including party faithful, market persons and the Arewa community, trooped out to receive the vice-president.
“The difference between us and the PDP is that we don’t steal government resources. We use it for the people. We earn less and we spend more on the welfare of people than the previous government,” he said.
“Everybody knows Buhari is an honest man. He will not steal public fund. We shall continue to fight corruption so that we can have enough money to provide infrastructure. We have to build on the foundation we have laid.
“The corrupt people will be jailed. That is why the corrupt elements in the opposition are desperate to regain power. We can’t leave government for the thieves.
“You should vote for APC because it is the only party that can do the job. We should not allow PDP to return to power.”
Osinbajo said the issue in the coming election was the creation of jobs for youth, more power supply, provision of infrastructure.

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Ghanaian Actress, Yvonne Nelson ‘In Need Of A New Man’

Award-winning Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson, during a live television show revealed that she is in need of a man.
Report overtime on social media had revealed that the mother of one has been dumped by her baby daddy, Jamie Roberts.
The actress who has been in the spotlight for a long time has dated several famous and rich men in Ghana and other countries.
Yvonne Nelson dated Nigerian singers, Iyanya and Ice Prince, rumours had it that she also dated Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke.
While speaking on the TV show, ‘Dining with cooks and braggarts’, she stated that her search for a man is a thing that demands her full attention.
The host had questioned her on the type of guy she would love to build a relationship with, whether he has to be a Ghanaian or Nigerian and she replied with “any”.

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