(Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP)FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, said on Saturday that World Cup fans can survive for three hours a day without beer after sales were banned around stadiums. “I think personally if for three hours a day you cannot drink a beer, you will survive,” he told his opening press conference in Doha. “The same applies in France, Spain, Scotland.”World Cup chiefs on Friday banned beer sales around stadiums in Qatar in a stunning U-turn, just 48 hours before Sunday’s kickoff. Football’s world governing body FIFA said beer would not be sold to fans around any of the eight World Cup stadiums following discussions with the hosts. It said beer sales would be focused on fan zones and licensed venues, “removing sales points of beer from Qatar’s FIFA World Cup 2022 stadium perimeters.”It gave no reason for the surprise decision but media reports said there had been an intervention by Qatar’s ruling family.

Sports News of Saturday, 19 November 2022Source: punchng.comA popular comedienne, Anita Asuoha, aka Real Warri Pikin, has said that people often insinuate that she controls her husband because of the support he gives her. Once a marriage is happy, people will say the husband is a ‘mumu’ (fool), and that the woman is controlling the husband. I hear that a lot of times.”Noting that her husband and children completely support her brand, she said, “My husband and my children support me a hundred per cent. It mustn’t be the woman’s responsibility alone.”The comedienne, who made a social media post during the week referring to some married women as single mothers, emphasised what she meant. “Many married women are single mothers because they are left to take care of the children alone with little or no support from their husbands,” she said.

Nigeria head coach, Jose Peseiro, believes the current Portuguese squad is the best the country has ever produced in history, PUNCH Sports Extra report. “I think this Portuguese team is the best generation,” Peseiro said in the post-match conference. For me it is the best Portuguese team. They’re as good as any we’ve ever had as they play for the best teams in the world, they’re not afraid to play against anybody. Being world champion is more open.”Still on the World Cup, Peseiro revealed that Fernando Santos believes the Selecao can win the World Cup in Qatar.

Ardent followers of this column are familiar with the prominent professors of radical thoughts that are radical thoughts. The Speaker told ASUU that the President would make a positive pronouncement on the matter within a few hours. At his next meeting with ASUU, the Speaker gave the “impression” that the withheld salaries would be duly paid. In the same statement, the Speaker said that he had indeed hoped, retrospectively, that at least half of the withheld salaries would be paid. Clearly, then, ASUU has been “played” on the Speaker’s Snooker Table, to put it playfully and mildly.

A soldier of the 25 Task Force Brigade in Borno ran amok on Thursday and shot a female humanitarian aid worker to death while injuring a UN pilot. “Same soldier also killed another soldier and injured the co-pilot of one of the UN helicopters. “He shot a pilot, stabbed a passenger to death and also killed a fellow soldier. “All of a sudden he opened fire on the captain (pilot) who tried to escape it is still uncertain if the pilot was injured or not. While the soldier was stabbing the expat, his fellow soldier tried to disarm him but unfortunately he was also stabbed to death.

The former Al-Nusoor captain, Mr. Henry Nwoso confirmed yesterday that he is being transferred abroad for further medical care, although his health condition is gradually improving after treatment at the Specialty Hospital, Asaba, Delta State. “I feel better now, and I want to thank the Delta State Government and Governor Ifyeni Okwa for the tremendous support since my arrival at this hospital. Read: Medical Aesthetics Market Worth $29.43 Billion by 2029“I want to take this opportunity to appeal for more support to ex-foreigners, who really need help. “Today, as you can see, Nwosu can talk, walk, take his medication, and do other things by himself, contrary to widespread rumors. “The environment of this hospital is clean enough and can help his recovery because we have the right medical experts and staff,” he said.

YASA Dubai, a leading management company based in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, has extended its FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 all-inclusive travel packages to Nigeria through its partner The Guardian Group , owners of The Guardian Newspapers, Guardian TV, and GDN Studios. As football fever grips the Middle East, YASA Dubai recently announced a first of its kind exclusive travel packages that would see football fans stay in Dubai and watch FIFA World Cup matches in Qatar. Mr Sajid Barkat, founder and CEO, YASA Dubai, said: “Our packages are very simple, we will fly you from anywhere in the world in a private jet or charter flight to Dubai, stay in Dubai and watch football World Cup matches in Qatar. The package also includes 5-star hotel accommodation in Dubai, private limousine service in Dubai and Doha to and from match venues. Speaking on the collaboration, Mr Toke Alex Ibru, Executive Director of The Guardian Group, said: “We are very excited for YASA Dubai packages as football is our favourite sport in Nigeria, and we can expect lot of fans will be availing themselves of the excellent YASA packages.

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has expressed sadness over the tragic death of his Special Assistant on Media, Mohammed Isa. The aide died on Friday evening while undergoing treatment for the injuries he sustained in a motor accident on Sunday. The accident happened on the Minna-Suleja Road in Niger State. He was said to be travelling from Suleja to Minna alongside the state’s former Commissioner for Information, Danladi Ndayebo, when the accident happened. Ndayebo died at the hospital much earlier while Isa was on treatment till he gave up the ghost on Friday.

The Delta State Government has distributed Automated Teller Machine cards to 6,177 beneficiaries of Government Enterprises Empowerment Programme in the state. The Commissioner for Humanitarian and Community Support Services, Dr. Darlington Ijeh, disclosed this in Asaba while marking 100 days in office. He said, “Beneficiaries of Government Enterprises Empowerment Programme received their Automated Teller Machine cards for quick and easy access to the soft loans. “GEEP approved 2,866 beneficiaries in phase 1 and 3,321 in phase 2 in the 25 Local Government Areas. A total of 6,177 ATM cards are currently being distributed in various communities of the State.

Several people were injured on Thursday when a building under construction at the Stephen Keshi International Stadium, Asaba, Delta State, collapsed. The structure under construction is for the National Sports Festival scheduled to hold at the stadium on November 28, 2022. Some journalists, who went to assess the level of damage, were attacked and bundled out of the stadium on the orders of the Chairman, Delta State Sports Commission, Tonobok Okowa. Collect their gadgets and bundle them out of here.”Related News High winds cause stand collapse at Dutch stadiumThe men then beat up some of the journalists with different objects. An eyewitness of the building collapse, who did not want to be identified, said an iron hit one of the workers in the head, while two others broke their legs.

He bluntly told me that he didn’t plan to name a female child again. If male children will play more important roles in your life in the future, life would have given them to you. But if all you have are females, know that it is female children that you will NEED in your life. At a point in a parent’s life, it won’t matter which child is male or female. So, the child that life has given to you is exactly WHO you will need in your life.

Disability Initiatives has said its programme in which it trained women and girls with hearing and speech impairment in Rivers State is aimed at creating employment opportunities for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs). The Initiatives is sponsored by the European Union (EU) through the British Council and Agents for Citizens-driven Transformation (ACT). Nwanyanwu said: “We do this by building their skills and earning capacity in the fashion industry. A trainer, Queen Ellah, commended the organisers and charged the beneficiaries to remain focused and utilise the opportunity. She called on the state government to borrow a leaf from the organisation and create an enabling environment for PWDs in the state.

An analysis of Nigeria’s 2023 proposed budget has shown that only N58 billion (0.29 per cent) is allocated to Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) programmes when measured as a percentage of the total budget. It however fell to 122 in the proposed 2023 budget. dRPC said the analysis is based on a detailed review of the capital component of the 2023 proposed budget. Increased budgetMs Adamu said the 2023 budget for the federal ministry of women’s affairs was greatly slashed compared to 2022. Ms Adamu urged the National Assembly to do the needful as they review the 2023 proposed budget.

From Hub of Africa Fashion Week to South African Fashion Week, Glitz Fashion Week and Lagos Fashion Week, the globalisation of the African fashion industry is imminent. We touched base with Lagos Fashion Week, where we saw models walk the runway in ensembles made by creative designers from across the continent. With a launch party and an after party, open showcases and private ones, Lagos Fashion Week 2022 ended with a bang. This year, the Jermaine Bleu brand returned to Lagos Fashion Week with a collection, titled “Harmony”, inspired by duality, fluidity and self-love. Founded by Eromosele Patrick Eidusi, the brand has styled personalities like Tim Kubart, two-time Grammy Awards nominee and one-time winner, as well as worked on producing some of our favourite fashion events, such as Lagos Fashion Week, and GTBANK Fashion Weekend.

The Department of State Services said it has launched a probe into allegations of unprofessional conduct by its operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State. An Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, had accused some operatives of the secret agency of begging passengers for money at the airportOlajengbesi, in a Facebook post, said, “It is actually an embarrassment to the entire nation to have DSS officers vetting people coming into the country at the Lagos airport begging for money. “One can forgive Immigration and Customs officers because this is simply customary but that of a very important agency like the DSS is shocking.”DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, however, said, “The attention of the Department of State Services has been drawn to the allegation by one Pelumi Olajengbesi that the Service’s personnel at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, engage in unprofessional conduct of sorts. “Consequently, the Service has launched a full investigation into the matter. It further invites Olajengbesi and indeed any member of the public with evidence in this regard to come forward to the Service with such for appropriate action(s).”