Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman has been ranked 14th in the 2023 Ballon d’Or award, which is being held in Paris, France. The Atalanta forward narrowly missed out on joining Victor Osimhen as the only Nigerian to have made the top 10 in the Ballon d’Or award. Osimhen was ranked in the 8th position last year. Lookman…
‘I’ll make you disappear’ says Abia Rep, Alex Ikwechegh, who assaulted the driver A member of the House of Representatives, Alex Ikwechegh, on Sunday, assaulted an e-hailing (Bolt) driver who went to deliver a package to him. The distressed driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, in a viral video, filmed what transpired between them in Ikwechegh’s residence in…
Omowunmi, widow of the late singer and rapper, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, has expressed readiness to conduct a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test to determine the paternity of their only son, Liam. The deceased singer’s father, Joseph Aloba, filed a suit seeking a DNA test for his grandson. In the application filed by the legal team…
Seven persons have been confirmed dead in a building collapse at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Abdulrahman Mohammed, the acting Director General of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), disclosed this when he inspected the collapse site along the airport road of the nation’s capital on Sunday. He explained that the incident on Saturday…
Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Barcelona crushed rivals Real Madrid 4-0 on Saturday, inflicting the Spanish champions’ first La Liga defeat in over a year. Teenage winger Lamine Yamal and Raphinha completed the rout. At the same time, Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe had two goals ruled out for offside on a frustrating first Clasico appearance…
Nigeria won all three games in Group A, scoring nine goals and bagging the same points to reach the last eight. But against the US at Santiago, Nigeria looked lethargic and rarely threatened their opponents. Topscorer Moshood Shakirat then compounded matters for the Flamingos after her tackle on Jocelyn Travers was convicted as a penalty…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Kebbi State Command, has intercepted 16,300 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), 180 pieces of donkey skins, used clothes, and 74 cartons of various medicaments, with a total Duty Paid Value of over ₦300 million. Displaying the seized items at the Command’s headquarters in Birnin Kebbi, the Comptroller of the NCS,…
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Honourable Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, on her election as the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. On Friday, leaders of the 56 Commonwealth nations meeting in Apia, Samoa, elected Botchwey, a 61-year-old former lawmaker who has served as Ghana’s foreign minister for the last seven…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been awarded 3 points and 3 goals against Libya in the AFCON qualifiers by CAF. The Libyan Football Federation was also fined $50,000 by CAF. Nigerian Players and staff were held hostage at an airport in Libya without food and water for 20 hours. Nigeria pulled out of the game over…
4.3 million Children in West and Central Africa have never been vaccinated. Families and communities must ensure every child is immunized against polio and other diseases as every vaccine administered is a step towards a secure future. UNICEF and other key partners gave the charge at the launch of a themed song “No more zero…
