DONE DEAL! Liverpool sign young England defender Joe Gomez from Charlton

Liverpool have completed the signing of young Charlton defender Joe Gomez for £3.5m.

The 18-year-old England youth international has signed a five-year contract with the Reds and becomes Brendan Rodgers' fifth capture of the summer following James Milner, Adam Bogdan, Danny Ings and Divock Origi.

A ball-playing defender in the Rio Ferdinand mould

"It's a dream come true. It's a bit surreal and it hasn't really hit me yet. But I'm buzzing and just excited to get started," said Gomez.

"The club has got great history and it's a great club, and one that I've always been following from when I was young.

SPORTS

IUFC STADIUM TO BE READY IN TWO MONTHS

The construction of an 18 thousand  capacity international standard stadium in Nnewi Anambra state by Dr Ifeanyi Uba owner Ifeanyi Uba united football club IUFC, will be completed by August 2015.

The Engineer in charge of the project mr Ebi Ekpei who  is also a FIFA licensed agent said in an interview, "due to the recent suspension on some clubs stadiums  by the LMC because of bad pitch, The Proprietor Dr Ifeanyi Uba wants the stadium to be ready in two months" Mr Ebi who's company has installed over one hundred and fifty synthetic football pitches around  the world also said the pitch of the stadium will be one of the best in the world. 

It will be recalled the League Management Company LMC recently suspended eight football stadiums across the nation, which prompted Ifeanyi Uba united FC to play their week 12, match against Dolphins   which they won by a lone goal at Rojenny stadium Oba

Obiano Promises To Restore Health Tourism Confidence In Making Anambra Next Tourists Destination

The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has reiterated his call on Anambrains worldwide to think home and ensure they institute the headquarters of their businesses in the state.
He assured of the government provision of necessary facilities that will aid the smooth operation of their business including enhance health facilities with the move to making Anambra the next health tourism center after USA, Germany, France even Dubai and other notable improve health friendly countries of the world.
The governor, stated this while speaking with newsmen shortly after inspecting the ultra-modern pharmaceutical company owned by JUHEL Pharmacy Ltd, Awka, promised to improve facilities to encourage investment to thrive in Anambra.
Gov Obiano also promised to provide a 10MV Power supply machine to improve power supply for the factory and its environs and instructed the state commissioner for Health, Dr. Josephat Okabuike to ensure the comapny becomes the net supplier of the state  pharmaceutical  products.

South African Airways Group walks away with an armload of Skytrax awards

 The South African Airways Group this year walked off with no less than three awards confirming the group is on the right strategic path which is showing in customer satisfaction results.

South African Airways (SAA) Acting CEO Nico Bezuidenhout this year received three awards on behalf of the SAA Group.
South African Airways was named Best Airline in Africa for the thirteen consecutive year.
Feedback from SAA’s customers also ensured that SAA walked away with the award for Best Airline Staff in Africa for the fourth time.
The awards for Best Airline Staff are special and coveted accolades, as they represent the combined quality performance of an airline’s front-line staff, across the on-board cabin staff category together with the airline’s airport staff.
Mango, SAA’s low-cost carrier, received the award for Best Low-Cost Airline in Africa.
“Receiving three customer satisfaction awards on behalf of the Group, in front of an audience of peers in the aviation industry at an auspicious event such as the Paris air show, was a most satisfying experience. These awards are dedicated to the people working at SAA and Mango who with hard work and perseverance have shown detractors that the SAA Group is going from strength to strength. Excellent Customer Service is one of the five strategic objectives of the Group’s Long-Term Turnaround Strategy, these awards confirm our efforts are paying off,” said Nico Bezuidenhout, SAA Acting CEO.

President Buhari Never Ordered Sale of Presidential Fleet---Presidency

Contrary to reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the immediate disposal of nine of the 11 VIP transport aircraft in the presidential fleet, the presidency on Friday denied knowledge of any such directive.
Ashiwaju.org newspaper had quoted unnamed sources as saying the president had directed the selling of serviceable and unserviceable aircrafts to cut maintenance costs in line with the government’s policy to drastically reduce its annual expenditure.
Eight of the planes in the fleet, including Boeing 737, two Gulfstream 550 jets, Gulfstream V jet, two Falcon 7X planes, the Hawker Siddeley aircraft and Augusta Westland chopper, the report said, are reserved strictly for the president’s movement.
Other aircrafts, including two Falcon 900 planes, the Dornier, the Cessna Citation, the Beechracft King Air, and two AugustaWestland choppers, are reserved for the airlifting of the Vice-President, Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Minister of Foreign Affairs, as well as visiting African heads of states.

PATHETIC: Three Boys Gang Rape A Female Friend

In an act, which has shocked residents of a neighbourhood in Iju area of Lagos, three friends – Habeeb Adisa (25), Kehinde Aderinoye (25) and Ilyas Ogundimu (27) – have raped one of their female neighbours, a young woman,who is their close friend in the neighbourhood.
The victim, 19-year-old Adenike (not real name), a hair stylist, volunteered to speak with Saturday PUNCH, saying she summoned the courage to speak about her ordeal because she did not want them to go free and do the same to someone else.
Narrating how she was violated by the three men whom she trusted most in their neighbourhood, Adenike told our correspondent that not once did she suspect within the two years she knew them that they had such a heinous plan for her.
Calmly, but with a lot of anger and pain showing in her eyes, Adenike said, “I became friends with them as neighbours two years ago when my mother first rented an apartment in the area.
“Kehinde began to make advances to me. But I told him we were friends and did not want to be in a relationship with him. I have always rejected his advances.
“Later he would tell Habeeb and Ilyas to approach me to appeal on his behalf to accept his proposal, but I made them to understand that I could not go out with him. But we still talked and sat together in the neighbourhood as friends.”
Unknown to Adenike, the gentle disposition of her three friends was just a façade for the plan they had hatched on how to sexually assault her.
On Wednesday, June 17, 2015, an opportunity presented itself for the rapist friends to put their plan to work.

WIKE SETS UP PANEL TO PROBE AMAECHI

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Friday inaugurated a seven-man Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the immediate past administration of Mr. Chibuike Amaechi.
Wike said at the inauguration that the probe was in conformity with section 2 (1) of the Commission of Inquiry Law of Rivers State.
He charged the commission to ascertain the sale of valued assets of Rivers and other related matters with a view to finding out the legality of such transactions.
The panel was also charged to investigate the sale of Omoku 150 MW Gas Turbine; Afam 360 MW Gas Turbine; Trans-Amadi 136 Gas Turbine and Eleme 75 MW gas Turbine.
The panel is also to investigate the withdrawal and expenditure of the accrued N96 billion from the Rivers Reserve Fund without compliance with Rivers State Reserve Fund Law N0. 2 of 2008.
The governor, who restated his administration’s commitment to due process, also asked the panel to investigate the non-execution of some contracts, major part of which had been paid for.
The commission is also to investigate the non-execution of the contract for the construction of Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte Specialist Hospital after the payment of $39,200,000 to the contractor.
Chairman of the commission, Justice George Emereji, promised to ensure that the truth prevailed as they would pursue their terms of reference with firmness and sincerity.

WHY I VISITED OBASANJO – BUKOLA SARAKI

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Friday said his visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo was to receive his blessing and consult him on how to assist him in moving the Senate and the nation forward.
Mr. Saraki made this known to journalists during an interview after his over two hours closed-door meeting with Mr. Obasanjo at his Hilltop home in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.
The senate president said he and members of his delegation also came to tap from Mr. Obasanjo’s wisdom and knowledge.
“I’m here with some of my colleagues,” Mr. Saraki said. “Since I’ve been the Senate President, as one of our fathers, the former president, we are here to pay our homage to him, to seek his advice, to get his blessing and also to consult.

NSCDC Parades Woman For Adulterating GOYA Anointing Oil

In the bid to stem the tide of criminal activities and call for restrain in crime wave in Anambra state, the Nigeria Civil Defence Corps has arrested a suspect who deals on adulterated Olive Oil.

The state commandant, Assistant Commandant General Ben Dikoro, disclosed this while parading the suspect at the command headquarters Awka, noted the corps resolve to step up their ante to ensure criminals are chased out of the state.

He advised residents to ensure they report unsuspecting individual engaging in sharp practices that could pose threat to the life of the community.

ACG Dukoro, who spoke through the Command Public Relation Officer, Superintended Rajunor Egbe warned that the Civil Defence Corps Anambra Command was ready in collaboration with other agencies to stamp out criminals activities from the state.

Ashiwaju.org learnt that the suspect, who was apprehended  at Npkor, Idemili Local Government of the state, declined comment after much persuasion to relay her involvement in the allegation on the product.

Ben Bruce to Osun govt: I will not respond to your attack during Ramadan

THE lawmaker representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Senator Ben Murray Bruce, has said that in the spirit of the month of Ramadan observed by Muslim faithfuls, he will not respond to critics over his decision to donate half of his wardrobe allowance to the unpaid workers in Osun state.
“I’ll take whatever attacks come my way but nothing & nobody can dissuade me from doing what my conscience directs in helping my fellow man.
The month of Ramadan is here. Many unpaid workers will fast. With what will they break their fast? I thought of that and it moved me to act.
I may not be a Muslim, but I respect Islam and I believe that it is wrong for me to respond to any attack during the Holy month of Ramadan.