A Chelsea fan who assaulted Newcastle United goalkeeper Martin Dubravka has been fined £807 and banned from football for three years Jordan Chidley ran on to the pitch during a Carabao Cup quarter-final tie between the two Premier League teams at Stamford Bridge on 19 December. It happened after Chelsea scored a late equaliser to…
Ireland women’s basketball team refused to shake hands with Israel before their EuroBasket 2025 qualifier in Riga. Israel player Dor Saar said on Wednesday that the Ireland team is “quite anti-Semitic”. Ireland players also lined up for their anthem beside the team’s bench rather than the centre of the court before the game, which Israel…
Three-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica says she “owes” it to her family to retire after the 2024 Games. The 37-year-old, regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time, won the 100m title in 2008 and 2012. Fraser-Pryce also won Tokyo 2020 Olympic relay gold, plus three of her 10 world titles,…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to release about 42,000 metric tons of maize, millet, and other commodities in strategic reserves to address the rising cost of food in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris said this on Thursday at the State House in…
Nigerian singer, Inetimi Alfred Timaya Odon, simply known as Timaya, has been speaking on his struggle with drug addiction. Speaking in a recent interview with The Beat 99.9 FM, Lagos, timaya described his experience as a “tough fight.” He said he got introduced to drugs during the COVID-19 lockdown. Timaya said, “I am not a…
Nigerian singer Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has won the Best African Artist of the Year at the 2024 MOBO Awards held in Sheffield, United Kingdom, on Wednesday night. The ‘Mr Money’ crooner defeated his compatriots Davido, Ayra Starr, Rema, Grammy-winning South African singer, Tyla and others to clinch the award. Asake now joins…
At least three players in the Super Eagles squad have escaped being suspended for the Africa Cup of Nations final against Ivory Coast. They are Moses Simon, Ola Aina and Calvin Bassey. The trio, who was one booking away from missing the final should Nigeria beat South Africa, survived as they were not booked and…
A 43-year-old man, Mikail Osundiji, has been reported dead while watching the semi-final football match between Nigeria and South Africa in Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to reports Osundiji went into shock and died while watching the match at a public football viewing centre in Olomoore area of Abeokuta. The father of two reportedly died when…
Nigerians are ordinarily the most patriotic set of people any country can boast of. You can hardly find a Nigerian who doesn’t genuinely love Nigeria and who wouldn’t want to remain a Nigerian. But, at every turn, their hearts are broken by those who have the responsibility to make them love the country more; the…
In a momentous occasion on the 8th of February, the convener of Peace In SouthEast-Project (PISE-P), Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu, warmly welcomed a delegation from the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT), led by Managing Director Mrs. Jane Nkechi Egerton-Idehen. This gathering marked the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NIGCOMSAT and PISE-P, alongside…
