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http://ift.tt/2rRBsyx Arsenal’s Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez reacts during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 26, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / IAN KINGTON / Former English Premier League champions Manchester City are hoping to make Arsenal superstar Alexis Sanchez their highest-paid player. But only if the Gunners are willing to let the Chilean leave for £50 million. Sanchez, 28, is in the last year of his contract and has not committed his future to Arsenal who have offered a new lucrative deal. The player is also being courted by Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich. However, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has insisted he would not be selling the player and other top performers such as Mesut Ozil and Hector Bellerin. The latter is being linked with a move back to his boyhood club Barcelona. Already, Man City have signed two players. The club completed the signing of Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson ...

http://ift.tt/2rRBsyx Arsenal's Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez reacts during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 26, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / IAN KINGTON / Former English Premier League champions Manchester City are hoping to make Arsenal superstar Alexis Sanchez their highest-paid player. But only if the Gunners are willing to let the Chilean leave for £50 million. Sanchez, 28, is in the last year of his contract and has not committed his future to Arsenal who have offered a new lucrative deal. The player is also being courted by Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich. However, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has insisted he would not be selling the player and other top performers such as Mesut Ozil and Hector Bellerin. The latter is being linked with a move back to his boyhood club Barcelona. Already, Man City have signed two players. The club completed the signing of Brazilian goalkeeper Eder...

http://ift.tt/2rIktPa Nigeria recorded another major political development when it returned to democratic rule in 1999 after it suffered many years of unstable governance, sometimes, truncated by the military action. Before then, the country, shortly after gaining independence from Great Britain in 1960, went to a devastating civil war between 1967 and 1970. Civilian rule was, however, instituted after the war in 1979 and it lasted until 1983, when the military leaders took over the leadership of the country. Due to past occurrences in governance of the nation, when democratic rule was inaugurated in 1999, the cynic expressed concern about the future of the country. However, 18 years down the line, Nigeria has peacefully and successfully changed power from one democratic government to another. This development has generated mixed reactions from political stakeholders within and outside the country, including the optimists and cynic. Their concerns are generally about the practi...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Monsuru Olowoopejo l agos —Worried by soaring cancer related deaths, the Lagos State Government and Lagos State Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, have warned that use of fossil fuels for cooking could further worsen such cases in the state. They gave the warning while handling over Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, to scores of Christians women under the for Catholic Women Association of Divine Mercy Catholic Church, in Lekki, Eti-Osa Local Government, aimed at ending use of fossil fuel as cooking option in Lagos State. Addressing the women, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Manager of Gas Terminalling and Distribution ltd, Michael Olajide, emphasized the benefits of using clean fuels like LPG for cooking and how to safely use LPG cylinders in a better way to prevent any undue accident. Also, the Managing Director, Felix Ekundayo, argued that the gesture to the association was to encourage low-income earners to switch to using cleaner and cost effectiv...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Several days after about 145 staff were retrenched following the closure of its TVC News Africa arm, the management of Continental Broadcasting Services (CBS) said it has increased investments in its television and radio businesses with the aim of improving the viewing and listening experience of its audience. “The investment objectives also include shooting the stations to a pole-position in the media industry rankings, thus making them the first choice for advertisers in Nigeria,” CBS said in a statement on Thursday. The investments will cut across CBS three TVC Entertainment; TVC News and Radio Continental. Making the announcement on Wednesday, the Chief Executive Officer, Continental Broadcasting Services, Mr. Andrew Hanlon said viewers, listeners and advertisers on the channels should be ready for exciting times as the execution of the plan commence with immediate effect. “I am delighted to confirm today that substantial investments will be made in p...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Several days after about 145 staff were retrenched following the closure of its TVC News Africa arm, the management of Continental Broadcasting Services (CBS) said it has increased investments in its television and radio businesses with the aim of improving the viewing and listening experience of its audience. “The investment objectives also include shooting the stations to a pole-position in the media industry rankings, thus making them the first choice for advertisers in Nigeria,” CBS said in a statement on Thursday. The investments will cut across CBS three TVC Entertainment; TVC News and Radio Continental. Making the announcement on Wednesday, the Chief Executive Officer, Continental Broadcasting Services, Mr. Andrew Hanlon said viewers, listeners and advertisers on the channels should be ready for exciting times as the execution of the plan commence with immediate effect. “I am delighted to confirm today that substantial investments will be made in p...

http://ift.tt/2rH6t6k An Iranian woman walks past a Qatar Airways branch in the capital Tehran on June 6, 2017. A ban on Qatari flights imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies took effect as first efforts were made to resolve the biggest feud to hit the Arab world in years. Saudi Arabia and allies including Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cut diplomatic ties and transport links with Qatar on Monday, accusing the Gulf state of supporting extremism. / AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE Saudi Arabia on Tuesday revoked the operating licence of Qatar Airways and ordered the airline’s offices to close within 48 hours, state media reported, as a regional diplomatic crisis escalated. “The General Authority of Civil Aviation has decided to cancel all licences granted to Qatar Airways and to close all of its offices in the kingdom within 48 hours,” a statement carried by the official SPA news agency said. “We urge all passengers who purchased tickets to or from Qatar to check the airline w...

http://ift.tt/2rH6t6k An Iranian woman walks past a Qatar Airways branch in the capital Tehran on June 6, 2017. A ban on Qatari flights imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies took effect as first efforts were made to resolve the biggest feud to hit the Arab world in years. Saudi Arabia and allies including Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cut diplomatic ties and transport links with Qatar on Monday, accusing the Gulf state of supporting extremism. / AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE Saudi Arabia on Tuesday revoked the operating licence of Qatar Airways and ordered the airline’s offices to close within 48 hours, state media reported, as a regional diplomatic crisis escalated. “The General Authority of Civil Aviation has decided to cancel all licences granted to Qatar Airways and to close all of its offices in the kingdom within 48 hours,” a statement carried by the official SPA news agency said. “We urge all passengers who purchased tickets to or from Qatar to check the airline w...