Frank Lampard will lock horns with former boss Jose Mourinho in a Premier League London derby this weekend as second-placed Leicester seek to take advantage of Liverpool’s absence at Manchester City.

Elsewhere, out-of-form Arsenal travel to Everton and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes his Manchester United side to bottom club, Watford... Read Full Details Here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/20/frank-lampard-seeks-to-outwit-mourinho-as-leicester-faces-man-city/

Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman, in the early hours of yesterday, defeated Colby Covington courtesy of a fifth-round knockout to retain his UFC welterweight title at UFC 245 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ stopped Covington in the final round after multiple knockdowns, in a contest that saw the two elite wrestlers strike throughout.

The win took... Read Full Story Here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/16/nigerias-kamaru-usman-defeats-colby-covington/

China accused Mesut Ozil Monday of being “deceived by fake news” and said he should visit Xinjiang to see for himself after the Arsenal footballer decried the treatment of the region’s Uighur minority.

Ozil, a German national of Turkish origin, condemned China’s crackdown on Muslim minorities in the western region in a tweet Friday and criticised Muslim countries for failing to speak up about the alleged abuses.

Arsenal has... Read Full Details Here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/16/china-says-arsenal-midfielder-mesut-ozil-deceived-by-fake-news/

Karim Benzema is finally filling the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo and on Wednesday his task will be to trump Lionel Messi.

It will be the fifth Clasico since Ronaldo departed Real Madrid in 2018 and Spain’s most prestigious fixture has not been quite the same without him, a duel lost between the world’s two greatest players.

But Benzema’s surge means... See Full Details Here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/16/benzema-looks-to-put-messi-in-clasico-shade/

Liverpool will return to the scene of their 2019 Champions League triumph after they were drawn against Atletico Madrid in the last 16 of the competition on Monday.

The two-legged tie which includes one fixture at Atletico’s Wanda Metropolitano, where Jurgen Klopp’s men lifted the trophy in June and another at Anfield will be one of the highlights of the opening knockout stage.

Another will... Read full details here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/16/liverpool-to-face-atletico-in-champions-league-last-16/

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday commended the Chadian Forces over their contributions to the counter insurgency campaign in the Lake Chad basin.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Chad is part of the regional force fighting Boko Haram insurgents under the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).... Read more details here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/16/buhari-hails-chadian-military-over-counter-insurgency-campaign/

R. Kelly’s former tour manager, Demetrius Smith, will testify on the singer’s marriage to Aaliyah in one of his federal trials but he doesn’t want to see Kelly thrown in prison according to TMZ.

In a statement by Demetrius, he claims he purchased a fake ID for Aaliyah back in 1994, when she was only 15, so she would be able to marry Kelly but he says he doesn’t want that to be the reason Kelly gets convicted.

Prosecutors say... Read Full Details Here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/09/r-kellys-ex-tour-manager-to-testify-in-court/

The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned Russia from global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after accusing Moscow of falsifying data from an anti-doping laboratory.

“The full list of recommendations has been unanimously accepted,” said WADA spokesman James Fitzgerald, speaking at a meeting of the body’s executive committee in Lausanne... Read Full Details Here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/09/wada-bans-russia-from-international-sports/

No fewer than 52,600 Africans lost their lives with 1,759,000 others infected by measles in 2018. According to new estimates from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United States Centres for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), the worst impacts of the scourge were recorded in sub-Saharan Africa where many children had persistently missed out on vaccination.

The report named the most hit nations to include Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Liberia, Madagascar, Somalia, and Ukraine. The five countries accounted for almost half of all the cases worldwide during the period under review.

It noted that... Read Full Details Here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/09/measles-outbreak-over-52600-killed-1-8-million-africans-infected-in-2018/

Femi Falana (SAN) on Monday insisted that Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore was assaulted inside the court contrary to the claims by the Department of State Service (DSS).

“We have already identified those involved in this act of gangsterism,” Falana said during a Television Continental (TVC) programme ‘Your View’.

“We know... Read Full Details Here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/09/falana-insists-sowore-was-assaulted-by-dss-inside-court/

The Nigerian Army says its troops have rescued 31 persons comprising 14 women and 17 children at Mantari, Malam Masari and Gabchari Villages in Bama Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno.

Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, stated this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

Iliyasu said... Read Full Details Here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/09/borno-crisis-troops-rescue-31-women-children-from-boko-haram/

No fewer than 17 persons escaped death in multiple crashes involving three vehicles on the old Enugu-Onitsha expressway in Anambra.

The accident occurred on the Nkpor/Umuoji stretch of the road.

Mr... Read Full Details here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/06/anambra-multiple-crash/

More and more allegations continue to emerge against the embattled international singer, Robert Kelly better known by his stage name R. Kelly.

The Grammy award-winning singer is currently facing multiple count charges of child abuse, abusing women and girls for more than two decades, including kidnapping, forced labor and sending child pornography across state lines.

Prior to his... Read Full Details Here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/06/r-kelly-charged-for-allegedly-bribing-official-to-marry-15-year-old-aaliyah/

A huge portion of a German rapper’s skull had to be surgically removed after his homemade drug laboratory exploded according to Dailymail.

Niko Brenner, whose rap name is Rapper Dr. Knaff, was thrown from his Cologne recording studio in February 2017 after bottles containing highly flammable propane gas exploded.

Knarf was... Read Full Details Here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/06/german-rapper-has-his-half-skull-removed/

Nigerian rapper, Olamide was spotted in the newly released official trailer of the sequel to AY’s film, ‘Merry Men’.

Olamide joins AY, Ramsey Nouah, Jim Iyke, and Falz for the sequel of the film, which had the original grossing a total of N228 million in 2018.

The sequel, which is scheduled for a... Read Full Details Here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/04/olamide-gets-a-cameo-in-merry-men-sequel/

Burna Boy reigns! That statement sounds truer when you start reviewing Burna’s achievement in 2019.

In addition to the ever-growing list of the Afro-fusion artiste’s accomplishments, Burna not only tops the recently released Apple Music list of Most Streamed Songs in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019, but he also dominates the list with five of his songs.

The Burna Boy’s songs that feature on the list are from the singer’s latest album “African Giant” which was released in July of this year. The... Read Full Details Here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/04/burna-boy-dominates-2019-apple-music-most-streamed-songs/

President Hassan Rouhani made it known on Wednesday that Iran is still ready for nuclear talks on condition the United States first lifts “unlawful” sanctions.

“If they are prepared to put aside the sanctions, we are ready to talk and negotiate, even at the level of heads of the 5+1 countries,” Rouhani said in remarks aired live on state television... read Full Details Here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/04/hassan-rouhani-iran-still-ready-for-talks-if-us-lifts-sanctions/

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes he has the backing of Manchester United fans ahead of a huge week for the Norwegian if he is to maintain the faith of his superiors at the club.

United welcome former manager Jose Mourinho back to Old Trafford on Wednesday with the Portuguese having taken Tottenham above the Red Devils in the Premier League table during his first week in charge of Spurs... Read Full Details Here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/04/solsjkaer-not-intimidated-for-his-job-as-mourinho-returns/

China warned Wednesday that a “price must be paid” after the US House of Representatives passed legislation seeking sanctions against senior Chinese officials over the crackdown on mainly Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang.

The Uighur Act of 2019 condemns Beijing’s “gross human rights violations” in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, where upwards of one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities are believed to be held in re-education camps... Read more details here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/12/04/china-react-to-us-uighur-bill/

On Tuesday, November 26, the popular video community Youtube celebrated Afrobeats with the announcement of four selected Nigerian artists to receive support on their individual music journey.

The event themed ‘A celebration of Afrobeats’ which took place at the Lagos Waterways, LASWA yard, Falomo Jetty, Ikoyi, unveiled Kizz Daniel, Reekado Banks, Simi, and Teniola Apata as its selected artists... See more details here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/11/29/youtube-celebrates-afrobeats/

The Carnival Calabar Commission on Wednesday said delegates from 35 countries and 20 Nigerian states would be participating in this year’s forthcoming Calabar Carnival.

The commission’s Chairman, Mr Gabe Onah, told the Newsmen in Lagos that participants were expected from Vietnam, Bangladesh, Italy, Brazil, Malawi, Kenya and many others.

Onah said that delegates from other countries would actively participate in the carnival scheduled to take place between Dec.1 and 30, through various performances and other activities.... Read more details here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/11/27/calabar-carnival/

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), based in Germany, the body responsible for researching and documenting soccer numbers, has ranked Super Eagles Manager Gernot Rohr among the top 20 team coaches Nationals in the world. This year’s award was won by Fernando Santos, coach of Portugal national team, with whom he won the UEFA Nations League in June 2019.

Football experts and journalists from 90 countries of all continents in the world chose Fernando Santos to receive the 2019 Award and he received 112 points to place first... Read more details here ==>>>https://www.sabonews.org/2019/11/27/iffhs-awards/

Stanbic IBTC Bank is a leading African banking group focused on emerging markets globally. It has been a mainstay of South Africa’s financial system for 150 years, and now spans 16 countries across the African continent.

Standard Bank is a firm believer in technical innovation, to help us guarantee exceptional client service and leading edge financial solutions. Our growing global success reflects our commitment to the latest solutions, the best people, and a uniquely flexible and vibrant working culture. To help us drive our success into the future, we are looking for resourceful individuals to join our dedicated team at our offices.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Governance Consultant – SIPML
Job ID: 38960
Location: Lagos Island
Job Sector: Governance

Job Details

Legal: guidance across all areas and geographies to ensure: every transaction is appropriately negotiated, documented and implemented, losses arising from litigation are minimised, and legal issues carrying negative reputational consequences are avoided.
Job Purpose

To work directly with the Company Secretary to fulfil his role. In addition to this, the incumbent is expected to ensure that the Company adopts the highest standards of corporate governance; that each subsidiary company board is properly constituted, functioning properly and recording its activities... Read more details here ==>>>https://myschoolfinda.com.ng/blog/2019/04/19/stanbic-ibtc-bank-recruitment/