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Ronald Koeman has been sacked as Everton manager. His sack came after his side suffered a 5-2 home defeat to Arsenal on Sunday in the English Premier League. Ronald Koeman had admitted he does not know whether he still has a long-term future as Everton manager after his struggling side slumped to a new low with a 5-2 home defeat to Arsenal. The Merseysiders now occupy a relegation berth after their third home defeat in the Premier League already this season, while they are also facing elimination from the Europa League at the group stage. Attached Files:

Myeshia Johnson, the widow of a U.S. Army sergeant La David Johnson, killed in Niger this month has revealed that Donald Trump's call to her for condolence made her cry even worse  READ MORE HERE Attached Files:

Despite taking the lead through Wayne Rooney at Goodison Park, Everton ended up on the receiving end of a 5-2 hammering by Arsenal on Sunday, increasing the pressure on Ronald Koeman. The club on Monday announced the sack of Ronald Koeman has been sacked as manager after his 16 months efforts at the club side. As Koeman bows out, thoughts have turned to just who his replacement could be at Goodison Park and here are seven likely ones to replace him: 1. The dream one: Carlo Ancelotti 2. David Unsworth 3. Luis Enrique 4. Eddie Howe 5. Chris Coleman 6. Laurent Blanc 7. Sean Dyche Attached Files:

Two Nigerian junior rowers, who participated in the just-concluded Africa Rowing Championship in Tunisia are now among the top 10 athletes in Africa, the Nigeria Rowing Canoe and Sailing Federation (NRCSF), has said. The federation’s secretary, Bunmi Oluode, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos that Moses Michael and Gloria Semidara were ranked 5th and 7th in the junior category of rowing single scull event. Oluode said the athletes also participated in a Youth Olympic camp organised by the World Rowing Body from Oct. 12 to Oct. 19 in Tunisia before the championships commenced on Oct. 20. “Having two of our young athletes ranked among the top 10 young rowers in Africa shows that we are doing well in terms of development of the sport. “Moses finished in first position of the final B in his event, while Glory performance also earned her a spot among the top 10 ranked junior rowers. “The commitment and dedication of the federation’s President, retired Rear Adm. Festus ...

At the #BuhariActOrQuit protest in Abuja, one of the speakers appears to have captured the mood of the rally with an impassioned speech to Nigerians to wake up. What are your thoughts? Attached Files:

The Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere has fixed Friday, October the 27th for the arraignment of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans. Evans and three others would be arraigned on fresh charges of conspiracy and attempted kidnap by the Lagos State government. The court adjourned after the suspect’s counsel, Olukoya Ogungbeje, told Justice Oloruntoyin Taiwo that he had filed an application seeking to quash the charges brought. Earlier, a court had ordered the police to pay the sum of N2 million in damages to one Okwuchukwu Obiechina, said to be Evans’ brother-in-law. Justice Mohammed Idris ruled that Obiechina’s arrest and detention was unconstitutional. He held that the remand order which the police claimed to have obtained from a magistrates’ court was invalid.

Security guards in Rivers State on Monday have denied teachers and pupils access into some public primary schools in the state over unpaid salaries  READ MORE HERE Attached Files:

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan may have turned down a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh's subpoena as his defence witness. His lawyer, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), told Justice Okon Abang that he had written Jonathan to that effect but that the former President did not reply. Ikpeazu said his intention was to apply for subpoena to be issued on Jonathan after the detained former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, earlier summoned to testify as Metuh’s witness ended his testimony. He said, “We have another witness on subpoena, and at the end of the evidence of this another witness, we will take a decision on whether or not the first defendant (Metuh) will testify. “The other witness we want to subpoena is Goodluck Jonathan, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” Responding to further questions from the judge, Ikpeazu said, “We wrote him a letter but he did not respond and our plan will be to apply for the su...

The first photo shows former PDP governorship candidate, Tonye Nwonye being presented to the electorate by former president, Good luck Jonathan, during the Anambra governorship campaign in 2013 The second photo shows same Tony Nwoye being presented to the electorate by Vice president Osinbajo as the APC candidate in 2017. As usual, it's all politics

According to Channels TV website, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF) has denied approving the reinstatement of Mr Abdulrasheed Maina into the Federal Civil Service. Channels TV reports that the denial comes just before the president,  Muhammad Buhari, ordered the sacking of Maina . It appears that Miana re-appointed himself as no one is taking responsibility  Attached Files:

President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government is currently considering a review of the recent senior executive appointments of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) made by its Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru. The decision to consider a review of the appointments, according to Thisday report, is predicated on the alleged breach of due process in the appointments and contract awards to the tune of $25 billion raised by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu against the NNPC boss in his letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on August 30. A top presidency official who confided in  Thisday,  said the silence from the presidency on the appointments was not an endorsement on the action taken by Baru, adding that if after thorough examination the appointments were indeed found to be in breach of the extant laws or the federal character principle, they will duly be reviewed. It has also come to light that the Senate ad hoc committee charged wit...

President Muhammadu Buhari has denied the allegation that his government is full of lies and propaganda. This is i response to former President Goodlukck Jonathan's statement last week that the present APC government is full of lies and propaganda. But Mr. Buahri on Monday said achievements recorded by his regime since it came into power since May 19, 2015 are there for all to see. The President spoke at the ongoing Nigeria Governors’ Forum Media Conference holding in Abuja. President Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said it was sad that fake news were being promoted by some Nigerians.

Singer, Abiye David Jumbo popularly known as Mr 2Kay, was robbed at gunpoint in his hotel room at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Sunday. The incident occurred at about 11:00 pm, during the Buckwyld and Breathless concert where he also performed. 2K was in room with a friend Robbers gain access to his room as he mistook them for room service Singer tied up and friend locked in bathroom READ MORE HERE Attached Files:

Price of garri, a staple in the country, has dropped by more than 60 percent in Enugu within four months. NAN correspondent who conducted a market survey on the staple on Monday, observed that the price has gone down from as high as N1, 250 to between N450 and N500 per paint bucket. The paint bucket of four-litre is usually the standard measure for cereals in South East. Many buyers, who came to purchase the staple in markets in Enugu, said they were happy as they could get white garri for N450 and yellow garri for N500. A buyer said that they prayed the price could crash further, while another said it should continue at its current price. The traders attributed the price crash to the current bumper harvest of cassava after many Nigerians had yielded the call to return to the farm.

The Nigerian House of Representatives’ Committee on Health, has made a shocking discovery of obsolete equipment worth billions in several hospitals across the nation, the Guardian newspaper reports. Although the Guardian report mention only the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), but it noted that there were 13 other institutions affected. The report also mentioned Vamed Engineering Nigeria Ltd as the alleged source of the obsolete equipment. Find out more

Former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for refusing to honour repeated invitations by the Commission since 2015. Maina was appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan as Chairman of the task force in 2010 to check the corruption in the country’s pension system. In 2012, he was accused by the police of misappropriating N100 billion pension funds in connivance with others. Maina was arraigned in absentia by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which declared him wanted in 2015. His offences ranging from; 1. allegations of stealing, misappropriation of public funds, and money laundering. 2. misappropriating N100 billion pension funds 3. Steve Oronsaye, former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, and Maina are alleged to have colluded with Osarenkhole Afe, a consultant who worked with the Task Team and the office of the Head of Service, to allegedly syphon ov...

In a trending video, a civil servant being owed 10 months salary broke down in tears after his daughter died as a rsult of his inability to pay for the hospital bills. President Muhammadu Buhari had last week challenged state governors for owing workers' salaries and imagined how such governors could sleep at night. See video below, though  Nigerian Bulletin  could not independently confirm if the workers is actually a staff on the government payroll. Attached Files:

Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has described President Muhammadu Buhari's government was one that was put in place by liars. The PDP chieftain's reaction is coming few hours after the President dismissed insinuations that his government is a government of lies and propagandists. Fani-Kayode on his social media account said: “Buhari says his govt. is not based on lies. That is the lie of the century. “His is a govt. OF liars and FOR liars that was put in place BY liars. “Mendacity is their name and deceit, vindictiveness, cruelty, selective justice, impunity and double standards are their watchwords!”

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Dr Sule Lamido has written to members of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, informing them of his decision to fly the party's flag in the next presidential election. Lamido in a letter to all PDP members across the country said all the party needs to reposition the country is to take over power in 2019 and bring it back to its path of recovery. Lamido in a statement issued by his media aide, Umar Kyari, lamented that the nation has departed from the dreams of its founding fathers. "Today, 57 years after the independence of our dear country, can we in all sincerity claim to have achieved the dream of our founding fathers? Where did we fail and from where did we begin to fail? Nigeria with its natural endowment and human capacity cannot be forgiven for being otherwise. We cannot even demonstrate our ability and capacity to meet domestic, regional and global challenges which currently seems to overwhelm us." "The PDP will and must lead th...