England and Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has won the 2023 Golden Boy award – given to the best under-21 player in Europe. The 20-year-old who joined Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund in the summer has scored 13 goals in 14 appearances. This award comes after Bellingham was recognised as the best under-21 player in…
A Coalition of Civil Society Organisation for Democracy (CCSOD) has asked Governor Rotimi Akeredolu Of Ondo state to resume or immediately transfer powers to his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The group lamented the delay by Akeredolu to resume office since his return from medical leave abroad, insisting that Ondo cannot afford to be without effective leadership,…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Hanks Anuku has cried out to Delta state governor Sheriff Oborevwori to come to his aid after opening up on being jobless for years. This follows a widely shared footage of him at a gas station in Delta state that raised concerns on the internet about his well-being. Anuku stated that despite…
President Bola Tinubu today, Friday, November 17, announced the cancellation of the automatic deduction of 40 percent from the internally generated revenues of federal universities. The President who was represented by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, spoke on Friday at the 75th Founder’s Day ceremony of the University of Ibadan and described the policy…
South America’s football power houses Argentina and Brazil lost their respective world cup qualifying games Argentina lost 2-0 at home to Uruguay, while Luis Diaz inspired Colombia to victory over Brazil on an emotional night as his father watched from the stands after being released by his kidnappers. The Liverpool forward scored twice in five…
English Premier League side Everton have been given a 10-point deduction after being found to have breached the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules. The punishment is the biggest sporting sanction in the competition’s history and leaves Everton 19th in the table on a new total of four points. The club said it was “both…
BBNaija star, Phyna has criticised the self-acclaimed relationship therapist, Blessing CEO for a statement she made about Benin girls. Blessing CEO blatantly addressed good number of mothers in Benin as irresponsible and that they only care about making their daughters to sell their bodies for money. Phyna, who is a native of Edo, reacted to this and…
Jasmine, adopted daughter of ailing actor, Mr. Ibu has reacted to the sowering allegations levelled against her by Stella Maris, wife of the actor. Recall that Ekweanaedo reported that Stella Maris had called out Jasmine for restricting her from having access to donations made by kind hearted Nigerians to her ailing husband. She also alleged…
The Appeal Court, Abuja Division has upheld the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State in the governorship election held on March 18. The APC governorship candidate, former Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar, filed the appeal against Bala Mohammed of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The panel of three justices were unanimous, awarding…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked Abba Yusuf as governor of Kano State, and upheld the decision of the lower election petition tribunal that earlier nullified the governor’s election. A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal led by Moore Adumein, in a unanimous judgement on Friday, declared Nasiru Gawuna of the All…
