The ongoing Nations Cup recorded its first upset with Cape Verde recording a 2-1 win over football giants Ghana with a stoppage-time winner to go top of Group B. The game was heading for a draw before Garry Rodrigues tapped into an empty net in the 92nd minute after a mix-up in the Black Stars…
Ivorians are still celebrating their National team victory on the opening day of the Nations cup After the win fans lined the route from the Alhassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium in the north of the city and mobbed their team’s bus as coach Jean Louis Gasset declared it mission accomplished and spoke of a sense of…
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has hailed President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for not succumbing to alleged pressure to influence the decision of the Supreme Court in the Kano governorship election. The Kano governor, in a statement on Sunday by the Director General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Kano, Bature Tofa, alleged…
Nigerian singer Divine Ikubor, popularly referred to Rema in the music industry, has vowed to win the Grammys this year. Despite not being nominated at the 2024 Grammys, Rema during his visit to billionaire businessman, Tony Elumelu at his Lagos mansion, claimed that he would grab the Grammys this year.The ‘Calm Down’ crooner, who interacted…
Former Anambra state governor Peter Obi has lamented the recent killing of a 400-level student of biological science, at Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar. The kidnappers have also threatened to kill the remaining five sisters after murdering Nabeeha on Friday. She was killed on Friday by her abductors and has since been laid…
Ronnie O’Sullivan fought back to claim a record-extending eighth Masters title with a thrilling 10-7 victory over Ali Carter at the Alexandra Palace. O’Sullivan, already the youngest-ever winner of the tournament, becomes the oldest-ever champion too, aged 48. He trailed 6-3 in the evening session but then reeled off seven of the next eight frames…
Real Madrid last night in faraway Saudi Arabia hammered rivals Barcelona to win the 13th Spanish Super Cup title Vinicius Jr was the star of the night as he scored a first-half hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Barca 4-1.The winger scored twice in the first 10 minutes to put Carlo Ancelotti’s side in control in…
A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, says the country could have been on fire had the Supreme Court sacked Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State during its epochal judgements last Friday. Galadima also congratulated President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for not interfering with the independence of…
Police in Anambra State have busted some criminal while on duty at a checkpoint, killing one of its members and capturing three in the raid. A press statement release by the spokesperson of Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed that the gang was accosted at a checkpoint on Sunday evening. According to him,…
Popular Nigerian content creator, Adebowale Debo Adedayo, better known as Mr Macaroni, has slammed the Nigerian government over its inability to tackle the rising insecurity in the country. Macaroni was reacting to the death of one of the six kidnapped family members in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Recall that Alhaji Mansoor Al-Kadriyar and…
