uventus have put Gonzalo Higuain on special diet in a plan to make the striker shed some fat.
Gonzalo Higuain who signed for Juventus earlier this summer for the record fee of £78million has being asked to through a special diet plan as he arrived at the Italian champions a bit overweight. The club became more concerned with the striker’s current phsique as he took part in the club pre-season match against West ham.
Higuain who scored an historic 36 goals for Napoli last season was touted by Major European clubs before agreeing to join Juventus will be required to undergo a diet ahead of the start of new season under Massimiliano Allegri who will be keen to have his point-man at optimal level as they contest for the UEFA champions league trophy once more.
Weight issues seem to be taken seriously by managers as Antonio Conte and Pep Guardiola who have also hammered on weight problems in their teams. In times past, top clubs have employed the services of specialists to handle the diet and nutrition of their players in order to get the players to optimal performance level.
Higuain have being at the centre of Banter from fans due to his recent wieght problems, the former Real Madrid star will hope to be in good shape ahead of a crucial Serie A aand Champions League. Thanks for reading.
ASUU Okays Admission Screening In Varsities
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday disclosed that the union has agreed and satisfied with the ongoing admission screening process in some universities across the country.
The National President of ASUU, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, made this known while speaking with the News Agency in Lagos.
He said, ”I want to say that so far, we are satisfied with the screening procedure. We cannot be in all the institutions at a time, but reports reaching us and from our observations, the universities are on the right track.
“You see, no dictation from outside the universities can stop the institutions’ from doing this screening. It is part of the procedures spelt out by the Senate of the various universities for admission of candidates.
“Government can only provide guidelines such as quota for the academically less-advantaged areas, but the issue of merit is strictly for the universities to determine.’’
Ogunyemi, however, urged the universities not to lose focus in ensuring that only qualified candidates were admitted into the respective programmes in the institutions. Adding that the screening will raise the quality of undergraduates which will transform to quality graduates.Thanks for reading.
Pope Francis Visits Ex-Nigerian Prostitutes. STRANGE!!!
Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church on Friday payed a surprise visit seven former Nigerian prostitutes who were rescued from forced prostitution. Also visited by the Pope were 20 former prostitutes from different countries. Apart from the Nigerians, six are from Romania, four from Albania, and the rest from Tunisia, Italy and Ukraine. Pope Francis described human trafficking as “a crime against humanity”, as he sat with the women for over an hour, listening to their stories. The visit fell under what has been termed Francis’ ‘Fridays of Mercy’, which see him carry an unscheduled act of mercy on a Friday in the month. This takes place mainly in or near Rome throughout the pope’s Jubilee year, which started in December and runs to November. “Today’s visit by Pope Francis is another call to conscience to fight the trafficking of human beings, which the Holy Father has on several occasions defined as a crime against humanity,” the Vatican said in a statement. Thanks for reading.
Former Teammate Reveals What Pogba Left In his Locker At Juve
Patrice Evra has taken jibes at former teammate, Paul Pogba due to the mess he left in his locker before making the world-record switch to Manchester United. It appears Paul Pogba was not prepared for a move from Juventus before he departed Italy for France earlier this summer for the Euro tournament as Evra posted a picture of what he left in his locker in Juventus. Evra in a social media post revealed what the Frenchman left in his locker, with a caption: “@paulpogba You should have at least emptied your locker… I hope you are not expecting me to bring you your Stuff to Manchester!!!”. In swift response, Pogba said: “Of course you need to bring me my stuff Uncle Pat!”. pogba Patrice Evra who is a former United player had a wonderful time at the Old Trafford wining multiple titles under manager Alex Ferguson, he may be relishing a chance to pay Paul Pogba a visit in Manchester to bring back happy memories. Paul Pogba is not expected to play for Manchester United against Bournemouth due to a one-match ban which was transferred from Italy during the Coppa Italia last season for Juventus. Thanks for reading.
Judge Handling Saraki’s Forgery Case Is Dead
Evoh Chukwu, a justice of the federal high court, Abuja, who presided over the alleged forgery case against Senate President Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president is dead.
A statement issued by Emmanuel Gako, the court’s chief registrar, Chukwu stated that the judge died after a brief illness.
The statement said the court has declared Thursday a work free day in honour of the departed judge, adding that all court registrars had been directed to adjourn cases that were initially slated for hearing on Thursday to ensure total compliance. Chukwu was born on August 24, 1964 in Afikpo north local government area (LGA) of Ebonyi state and was appointed a judge of the court on January 23, 2008. Chukwu, until his death, was hearing a suit filed by some senators who opposed the leadership of the 8th senate, alleging that the senate standing order used for the election of Saraki and Ekweremadu was forged. The deceased was also handling the trial of Murtala Nyako, former governor of Adamawa state, over allegations of abuse of office and economic crimes by leveled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The statement said the court has declared Thursday a work free day in honour of the departed judge, adding that all court registrars had been directed to adjourn cases that were initially slated for hearing on Thursday to ensure total compliance. Chukwu was born on August 24, 1964 in Afikpo north local government area (LGA) of Ebonyi state and was appointed a judge of the court on January 23, 2008. Chukwu, until his death, was hearing a suit filed by some senators who opposed the leadership of the 8th senate, alleging that the senate standing order used for the election of Saraki and Ekweremadu was forged. The deceased was also handling the trial of Murtala Nyako, former governor of Adamawa state, over allegations of abuse of office and economic crimes by leveled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Zac Goldsmith's mayoral campaign tactics upset Sayeeda Warsi
The former Tory Foreign Office minister Sayeeda Warsi has expressed exasperation at Zac Goldsmith’s increasingly strident tone as he seeks to make up ground before Thursday’s vote for London mayor.
Goldsmith, who is as much as 20 percentage points behind Labour’s Sadiq Khan, again sought to tar his rival with the brush of extremism in a piece in the Mail on Sunday.
The comment piece was illustrated with a picture of the bus destroyed by a suicide bomber in the 2005 terrorist attacks in London. Lady Warsi, who resigned from the government in protest against its policy on Gaza, tweeted her disappointment, if not at Goldsmith himself then at his campaign’s scare tactics.
In his comment piece, Goldsmith wrote: “The number one job of any mayor of London is to keep our city safe. Yet if Labour wins on Thursday, we will have handed control of the Met, and with it control over national counter-terrorism policy, to a party whose candidate and current leadership have, whether intentionally or not, repeatedly legitimised those with extremist views.”
Apart from attempts to portray his rival as soft on extremists, the Goldsmith campaign has been criticised for using divisive tactics by specifically targeting minority ethnic voters with a warning that a vote for Khan would put their family heirlooms at risk.
Goldsmith’s attempt to court the Indian vote took a farcical turn, however, when when the self-proclaimed Bollywood enthusiast could not name a single Bollywood film or actor while being questioned on camera.
“Let me think … No I’m not going to give you one. I can’t think of a favourite,” he said. “I can’t think of a favourite. I love almost everything about Bollywood. I love the atmosphere, the colour and I love the excitement. I want as much Bollywood as possible here in London as possible.”
Although the frontrunner, Khan has acknowledged that the antisemitism row engulfing his party after the suspension of Naz Shah, the Bradford West MP, and the remarks by the former London mayor, Ken Livingstone, on Hitler and zionism, could harm his chance of becoming the first Muslim to occupy the post.
In an interview with the Observer, Khan, the son of a bus driver, said he would not be thrown off course by the controversy, but conceded there could be electoral fallout that would damage him and his party.
“I accept that the comments that Ken Livingstone has made make it more difficult for Londoners of Jewish faith to feel that the Labour party is a place for them, and so I will carry on doing what I have always been doing, which is to speak for everyone. If I should have the privilege to be the mayor I will show Londoners the sort of mayor I can be.” Thanks for reading.
2face FINALLY Speaks Up On Tiwa, Teebillz Saga!
Veteran musician, 2Baba has finally spoken about the Tiwa & TeeBillz marriage turbulence but only to slam Nigerians who have been making distasteful comments about the embattled couple. 2Baba, who was also among celebrities TeeBillz accused of having affairs with his wife, chose to say nothing about the allegations but to bare his mind on the treatment of the couple’s predicament by Nigerians. People who had thought that 2face would go hard at TeeBillz, were left disappointed when the ‘African Queen’ crooner chose instead to slam mockers for making jest of people’s heartbreaking predicament. He tweeted his position on his Twitter handle. “I am disgusted about some people that have been making distasteful jokes abot people’s real life heartbreaking predicament. God forgive u,” 2face and Annie Idibia are really close friends with Tiwa Savage and her estranged husband, Teebillz Tunji Balogun. TeeBillz even thanked Annie and his neighbour for sending him homemade meals in his Instagram outburst.
