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 predictions on Mbappé by  PSG's, Lingard Goal David Hernandez 11:13   Apr 23, 2021     COMMENTS ( 0 ) Getty PSG   GOLDEN BALL   KYLIAN MBAPPÉ   CHAMPIONS LEAGUE   PSG VS MANCHESTER CITY   LEAGUE 1 In full reflection on his future, Mbappé is a courted player.  Normal according to Lingard since the Parisian has the makings of a Ballon d'Or. What if Zinedine Zidane finally had a successor?  By recovering the n ° 10 with the France team for a few years, Kylian Mbappé has already followed in the footsteps of the coach of Real Madrid.  But thirteen years after Zizou's coronation at the Ballon d'Or, can Mbappé succeed him?  Jesse Lingard, back in full light with West Ham, is certain, he who crossed the path of the Parisian during the clashes between PSG and Manchester United. "He's so fast. I don't know him personally but from what you can see he's a huge footballer, enthuses the Hammers player in the first episode of the Y...
Scott Disick and Kourtney Both Know They’ll ‘Eventually Get Married’:He thinks  ‘The Whole Family Wants Us Back Together’ Why put off the inevitable?  Scott Disick  and  Kourtney Kardashian  got real about their relationship during the Thursday, April 22, episode of  Keeping Up With the Kardashians  — but it doesn’t seem like they’re on the same page. Every Time Scott Disick Got Flirty With Kourtney Kardashian on Social Media “It’s, like, I have different expectations for our life, the way we treat each other,” Disick, 37, told  Kim Kardashian  and  Khloé Kardashian  after the Poosh founder, 42, seemed to hit it off with the family’s new lifeguard. “But it’s kind of, like, one-sided.” Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian.   Shutterstock (2) The  Flip It Like Disick  alum told Kim, 40, and the Good American cofounder, 36, that he does his “best to take care” of their sister, even though he doesn’t “really get much” of ...
Mexico president backs extension of supreme court head’s term, sparks backlash Mexico’s Senate on Thursday voted to extend the term of the president of the Supreme Court for an extra two years, a move criticized by opposition lawmakers who called it a bid by the ruling party to strengthen its hold on the country’s institutions. Arturo Zaldivar, who has been publicly supportive of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, was appointed in January 2019 with a term slated to end on Dec. 31, 2022. If the modification to extend his term passes in the lower house of Congress, he would hold his position until Nov. 30, 2024. Lawmakers approved the proposal by a wide majority, the Senate said in a statement. Both houses of Congress are controlled by the ruling party MORENA and its allies. The Federal Judiciary Board, whose president is Zaldivar, said it was not involved with the term extension proposal, which was added to several initiatives related to judicial law that were also voted upon on Thu...
Naira gains at official market Nigeria’s naira gained marginally against the U.S. dollar at the I&E window of the foreign exchange market on Wednesday, data posted on the FMDQ Security Exchange where forex is officially traded showed. This happened as foreign exchange supply plummeted significantly. However, the currency rate remained unchanged at the black market. According to data posted on the FMDQ Security Exchange where forex is officially traded, the naira closed at N410.50 at the trading session of the NAFEX window. The last time the currency touched N410.50 was on April 6. The domestic currency’s performance on Wednesday epresents 0.12 per cent appreciation from N411.00 the rate at which the naira closed at the previous session on Tuesday. It saw an intraday high of N392.00 and a low of N422.00 before closing at N410.50 on Wednesday. This occurred as forex turnover slide by 59.10 per cent, with $21.92 million recorded as against the $53.53 million posted in the previous ses...
Official: SEC working with CBN on cryptocurrency regulation Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it is working with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for better understanding and regulation of cryptocurrencies in the country. The Director-General, SEC, Lamido Yuguda, said this at the 2021 first post-Capital Market Committee (CMC) virtual news conference. Yuguda said the commission was in discussion with the CBN for a better understanding and regulation of the crypto assets. He said the commission suspended the implementation of crypto assets guidelines due to a lack of access to Nigerian bank accounts. “We are in discussion with CBN for both understanding and better regulating of this market. “We will be able to come back to you later to inform you of the outcome of these engagements. “But because of the lack of access to commercial bank accounts, we had to suspend our own guidelines of September 2020, the implementation of that circular is suspended until these oper...
Russia calls U.S. an adversary, warns its warships to avoid Crimea Russia on Tuesday called the United States an adversary and told U.S. warships to stay well away from Crimea “for their own good”, calling their deployment in the Black Sea a provocation designed to test Russian nerves. “The United States is our adversary and does everything it can to undermine Russia’s position on the world stage,” Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was cited as saying by Russian news agencies. “We do not see any other elements in their approach. Those are our conclusions,” they quoted him as saying. The comment was a sharp break with the usual language from Moscow, which has often referred to the United States in the past as “a partner”. Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and two U.S. warships are due to arrive in the Black Sea this week amid an escalation in fighting in eastern Ukraine where government forces have battled Russian-backed separatists in a conflict Kyiv says has killed 14,00...
Turkish, Greek foreign ministers trade accusations at news conference The foreign ministers of Turkey and Greece clashed openly on Thursday at a joint news conference in Ankara that began with hopes of improved relations but quickly descended into acrimonious accusations from both sides. Seeking to ease months of tensions over territorial disputes in the eastern Mediterranean, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in the first visit by either side since their navies came close to fighting last year. However an initially cordial atmosphere at a media appearance following the meetings turned sour as Dendias said violations of Greek sovereignty would be met by sanctions and Cavusoglu rejected his comments as “unacceptable”. “You come out here, and try to accuse Turkey, to give a message to your country. It is not possible for me to accept this,” Cavusoglu said in response to the remarks. The two countries are allies...
Safin De Coque: I’m glad people still celebrate my father Safin De Coque, one of the sons of the late legendary highlife singer, Oliver De Coque, has expressed joy that people still celebrate his father who died on June 20, 2008, at the age of 61. Celebrating his 74th posthumous birthday, Google honoured the legendary guitarist with a Google Doodle. Reacting to the gesture, Safin De Coque, in a chat with newsmen, noted that the family was happy that their father was being celebrated even years after his death. “Personally, I feel happy that people are still celebrating my father even though he had died. The fact that he is gone but still remembered shows the amount of effort and dexterity he put into his craft while he was still alive. I think it calls for celebration and I am happy about it,” he said. Oliver De Coque fathered about 12 children, of which five of them are musicians. Safin De Coque, who has toed his father’s path as a musician, stated in an earlier interview with newsmen...
NUC approves Kano university’s postgraduate school The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of a Postgraduate School and the commencement of 34 postgraduate programmes in Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano. This is contained in an approval letter dated February 10, 2021, addressed to the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Mukhtar Atiku Kurawa and signed by the Director, Academic Planning of NUC, Dr N.B. Saliu for Executive Secretary. A statement issued by the university on Thursday said, “The Executive Secretary has considered and approved the establishment of the full-time mode of the postgraduate programmes. “The programmes are to be run in the Main Campus of the University, effective from 2020/2021 academic session,” the letter stated. “The approved postgraduate programmes are Education, PGDE; Economics, M.Sc; Economics, PhD; Financial Economics, PGD; Masters in Financial Economics; Arabic Studies, M.Sc, Arabic Studies, PhD; Chemistry, PGD, Ch...
Minister apologises for nationwide power outage The Minister of Power, Engineer Sale Mamman has apologised to Nigerians over the recent power outage experienced across the country. In a statement released on Thursday, Mamman said he regrets the situation and difficulty it has brought to Nigerians. According to Mamman, the problem was caused by the breakdown of some National Integrated Power Plants supplying electricity to the national grid. Mamman said: “I sincerely regret the recent Power outages across the Nation and the difficulties it has brought with it, and wish to assure my Fellow Nigerians that everyone involved is working assiduously to restore the National grid to its previous historical levels and exceed that. “The problem is caused by the breakdown of some National Integrated Power Plants supplying electricity to the national grid. The plants are namely, Sapele, Afam, Olonrunsogo, Omotosho, Ibom, Egbin, Alaoji and Ihovbor. The Jebba Power Plant was shut down for annual main...