Cristiano Ronaldo became the first men’s player in history to score 900 goals in official matches, reaching his latest milestone in Portugal’s UEFA Nations League match against Croatia in Lisbon on Thursday. Ronaldo secured the historic goal with a volley from 6 yards off a cross from Nuno Mendes to […]
The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission has presented a timetable for the screening exercise for councillors and chairmanship candidates ahead of the local government election slated for October 19, 2024. This is contained in a timetable signed by Mrs Hajara Mohammed, Chairman of the Commission, issued in Kaduna on Friday. […]
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, took a swipe at the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party, Peter Obi, whom they said lacked the antecedent and experience to lead the country. The duo spoke while presenting his action plan before the business community and the organised private sector in Lagos on Tuesday. The business community was fully represented by […]
The Federal Government says it is set to pioneer a voluntary Carbon Market on the continent. According to the government, the carbon market is a new and innovative climate change solution that will create, over the period of an energy transition, millions of new jobs in Nigeria, stating that this is part of its effort to attain the global net-zero emissions target. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to […]
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division, on Friday, held that the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by his lead lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, is misleading. With this verdict, the IPOB leader will remain in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja. The three-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsanami has now ordered that […]
Manchester United have confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will not be part of their squad for the trip to Chelsea this Sunday. This was confirmed in a statement released by the club on Thursday. The punishment was imposed by United manager, Erik ten Hag, a day after Ronaldo left Old Trafford early during their 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur. The decision has been backed by the club’s hierarchy.
American rapper, Kanye West has tendered his apology to people hurt by his series of anti-semitic comments in the past week. West appeared on Piers Morgan’s Uncensored show which aired on Wednesday where he was called out by the host for targeting the Jewish community with hurtful remarks.
Kogi State has received its first derivation allocation as an oil-producing state. Governor Yahaya Bello disclosed this during the State Executive Council meeting on Thursday, assuring the people of the determination of his administration to continue to record more wins for Kogites. He said the derivation allocation will afford the State government the ability to do more for the people.
The United States has pledged $1 million in immediate humanitarian assistance to support the people affected by unprecedented flooding in Nigeria. The support which will come through the U.S. Agency for International Development, provides emergency shelter assistance, relief commodities, and hygiene kits to promote safe and healthy practices amid the ongoing cholera outbreak, and multipurpose cash assistance for people impacted by the devastating floods.
The death toll in the clash between members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN and the Task Force of the Alaba International Market, Ojo area of Lagos rose to three yesterday, with the confirmation of two additional deaths. Identities of those who lost their lives were: Onyeku Nwatu, Innocent Chinedu and Sunday Nwora. Twenty-eight other traders who sustained varying degrees of injuries were discharged from the Addressing […]
Police on Thursday fired tear gas at the Lekki Tollgate, following the memorial procession to mark the second anniversary of the shooting that claimed many lives. Exactly two years ago the entire nation was thrown into lamentation following shootings in the Lekki Tollgate allegedly carried out by the Nigerian Army to stop the youths protesting against police brutality. Several Nigerians, including Amnesty International, alleged that officers of the Nigerian Army […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, is displeased over the brain drain phenomenon that has hit the medical sector in the country. Gbajabiamila described as unacceptable, a situation whereby over 2,000 resident doctors have left the shores of the country, with about 800 leaving in the last eight months, bringing the average to about a hundred medical doctors leaving the country monthly in search of better […]
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says there are enough medical doctors in the country, and the Federal Government is working toward achieving "a one-for-one replacement" for any medical doctor who resigns and leaves the country. Ehanire made the revelation on Tuesday in Abuja during a media conference. He also said there was no embargo on the employment of doctors and other health personnel in the country. “There is […]
Two-time President, Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, says he hasn’t made up his mind to seek reelection for a third term as head of the country’s football federation, adding that he will make his decision known this week. The FIFA Council member, who is winding down his second term in office, is reportedly seeking a third term in office, ahead of the NFF elections in September. Last week, several reports […]
The House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate the Petroleum Products Subsidy regime from 2013 to 2022 has summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, to appear before it on Tuesday next week for questioning. Ahmed is to appear before the committee with all the documents demanded by the lawmakers relating to subsidy claims and payments in the period under review. Chairman of the committee, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, SAN, over his appointment as President of the Nigerian Bar Association. The President, according to a statement issued on Monday by his Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, congratulated the legal luminary for emerging as the 31st President of the highly revered association, which has over the years played a major role in democratic and economic development of the country, with advocacy, counseling and […]
A United States jury on Wednesday found both Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard liable for defamation following an intense trial riding on bitterly contested allegations of domestic abuse. The seven-member jury in Virginia awarded Depp $15 million in damages after finding that a 2018 article penned by Heard on the “sexual violence” she had suffered was defamatory to Depp. The jury also found that Heard was defamed by […]
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Actor Kalu Ikeagwu has told an Ikeja High Court his estranged wife, Ijeoma Eze, allegedly deserted their matrimonial home and prevented him from gaining access to their two children. Ikeagwu, in the suit, is seeking dissolution of his six-year-old marriage. The British-born actor also seeks full custody of his ten-year-old step-daughter and three-year-old son. The estranged couple, who met at a movie location in Port-Harcourt in 2005 where Ijeoma was […]
Afrobeats super stars Davido and Wizkid have received nominations in three same categories of a sub-regional award festival slated to host its maiden edition in the US.Davido and Wizkid were nominated for the ‘Afrobeats Artist of the Year’, ‘Male Artist of the Year’ and the ‘Ghana-Nigeria Artist of the Year’ at the sub-regional award ceremony.The 2022 Ghana-Nigeria Music Awards Festival, is scheduled to take place at the Fox Theater houses […]
Singer, Davido has decried the rise in the dollar to naira exchange rate. The Afrobeats star tweeted that dollar to naira exchange rate is heading to N1,000 to a $1 if the rise persists. The “Stand Strong” singer insisted drastic action must be taken to forestall such ‘doomsday’ reality. Recall that on May 31, 2022, the exchange rate for a dollar to naira at Lagos Parallel Market, players buy a […]
Rangers midfielder, Joe Aribo says he is focused on staying at the club despite rumours linking him with a move away from Ibrox. Aribo’s contract with the Gers will expire in 2023 and the Nigerian is yet to pen a new deal fuelling speculations he could be set for a move elsewhere. The versatile midfielder has also been linked with a move to the Premier League, with the likes of […]
Former Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi says he is keen to create a pathway for the youths to succeed through sports, using his global connections to help talented young Nigerians, not just in football, but also in basketball and tennis. Mikel started out as an academy player in Jos, Plateau State and rose to the highest level, leading Nigeria to both the World Cup and Olympic Games. The 35-year-old former […]