World number two Tennis player Carlos Alcaraz retired from the Rio Open on Tuesday after suffering a right ankle injury early in his opening match against Brazilian Thiago Monteiro. Alcaraz, the top seed in the singles draw, was facing Brazilian wild card Thiago Monteiro in the first round. During the first game, Alcaraz returned a…
Former Buhari administration minister of sports Solomon Dalung has mocked President Bola Tinubu in the wake of Nigeria’s terrible economic crisis. Dalung stated in a post on X that Tinubu administration have no reason to hold the Buhari administration accountable for his failure to push Nigeria to a right track. The former minister acknowledged Buhari’s…
The Ondo State governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa, has declared Thursday, 22nd and Friday, 23rd of February 2024, as public holidays in the state. The holidays, according to a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, is in honour of the former governor of the state, late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Adeniyan noted that…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared its governorship primary election in Edo State inconclusive. The National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday night to announce the party’s position on the contentious primary held last Saturday. The ruling party said a new primary will be held…
The Federal Government has officially transferred operations of the Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant to a Concessionaire named Penstock Limited. This was disclosed during a meeting of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) in Abuja on Tuesday. The move is expected to boost Nigeria’s power generation capacity and contribute significantly to meeting the country’s growing energy…
Erling Haaland benefited from a slip by Brentford defender Kristoffer Ajer in the 71 st minute to score a vital winner 19 minutes from time as Manchester City eventually broke Brentford’s stubborn resistance to close within a point of the Premier League summit. What looked set to be a night of frustration at Etihad Stadium…
Borussia Dortmund and PSV Eindhoven have it all to play for in the second leg after Luuk de Jong’s coolly converted penalty earned PSV a draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. The Dutch striker equalised 10 minutes into the second half after Mats Hummels was adjudged to have fouled Malik…
Inter Milan will go into the second leg of their champions league round of sixteen tie with Atletico Madrid with a one goal advantage after substitute Marko Arnautovic scored the only goal in their match against the Spanish side Lautaro Martinez’s shot was parried into the path of Arnautovic by Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak and…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has revealed intentions to give food that have been seized to Nigerians amidst hardship that the country is experiencing at the moment According to Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of Customs, the food items will be shared to the people after it is certified safe for human consumption. “Furthermore, to…
Despite efforts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to curtail the operations of suspected manipulators and speculators, the naira has continued to depreciate in value leaving many Nigerians wondering. The EFCC had claimed to engaged in the well-known Abuja Zone 4 market, specifically targeting Bureau De Change operators in an attempt to slow…
