The Nigerian Police Force has confirmed the death of a 23-year-old student of the Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Uwana, Ebonyi State, who was allegedly drugged to death on his birthday by his friend on Thursday. The deceased identified as Chinedu Hope was lured by his friend, Dan, after much persuasion to a hideout operated by…
Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, was allegedly beaten to the point of unconsciousness during the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, held on Saturday. The incident reportedly happened at Ugbo Ward 3 in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. The medical doctor, who was recently appointed as a commissioner by…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya l for his world record-breaking chess marathon campaign at the Times Square in New York . “I congratulate Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD on setting a new world chess record and sounding the gong of Nigeria’s resilience, self-belief, and ingenuity at the square of global acclaim,” President…
Arsenal put their Champions League disappointment behind them to beat Wolves at Molineux and move back to the top of the Premier League. Having blown their chance to leapfrog Pep Guardiola’s side six days ago by losing at home to Aston Villa, then been knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich on Wednesday,…
Manchester United have suffered a fresh injury blow ahead of the FA Cup semi-final clash against Coventry. Mason Mount, Sofyan Amrabat and Willy Kambwala will all miss the game at Wembley. There has been more than 60 separate cases of injury or illness for United this season. Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof,…
Some aspirants have raised concerns about the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary for the Ondo governorship elections. They allege that based on the conduct of the exercise, plans are being made to favour certain aspirants. ‘Let them Postpone it’One of the 16 aspirants in the race for the APC ticket, Olugbenga Edema,…
Chelsea produced a stunning performance at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys to beat Barcelona in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League semi-final. It was the first time since February 2019 that Barcelona had been beaten in a competitive fixture at home and it shows the immense progress Chelsea have made in European competition under…
Yoane Wissa scored twice as Brentford made easy work of Luton to pull 10 points clear of the relegation zone. The first came after he met Bryan Mbeumo’s pass first time to curl in the opener emphatically from the edge of the box with 24 minutes on the clock. The DR Congo forward grabbed his…
Manchester City bounced back from the disappointment of the Champions League quarter-final exit to Real Madrid as they beat Chelsea 1-0 to qualify for the FACup final Bernardo Silva’s late goal sunk Chelsea at Wembley as City aim for a double this season. It was redemption for Silva after his poor spot-kick played a key…
The UK has rejected an EU offer that would make it easier for people aged between 18 and 30 to study and work abroad in the wake of Brexit. The European Commission had said the deal would be a limited arrangement, not a restoration of free movement. But No 10 has rejected the offer, stating…
