Quarter Final action resumes in the Europa League with four mouthwatering fixtures. Liverpool will play Atalanta, West Ham take on Bayer Leverkusen, Italian rivals AC Milan and Roma meet for a place in the semi-finals, while Portuguese club Benfica take on Ligue 1 side Marseille. The first legs take place on 11 April, with the…
Barcelona and Paris St-Germain refused to give interviews to a television broadcaster after a controversial remark made about Lamine Yamal before their Champions League fixture. German Burgos, working for Spanish TV station Movistar, was speaking over footage of Barcelona winger Yamal doing kick-ups when he made the comment. Burgos is reported to have said: “If…
The Africa Democratic Congress is planning a merger with other political parties in the country with a view to creating a formidable front to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, from power in 2027. The National Chairman of the ADC, Chief Ralphs Nwosu, who said this at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday,…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has recalled the popular cough syrup, Benylin Paediatrics, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson following recent toxicity findings in the labouratory on the product. In a statement published on its website on Wednesday, the agency said labouratory analysis conducted on the product showed that it…
The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide, has called for an end to the harassment and arrests of Ijaw people across the country. Spokesman of IYC Worldwide, Amb Binebai Princewill, in a statement in Yenagoa, said the IYC is demanding to know the whereabouts and offence of Amb. Chief Sobomabo Jackrich, who is a former Rivers…
The acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Jarret Tenebe, has thrown his weight behind the impeached deputy governor of the state, Philip Shaibu. Speaking when he visited Shaibu in Abuja in Wednesday, Tenebe assured the impeached Deputy Governor that he will back him all the way Shaibu, who is a member…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has vowed not allow anyone to cause a crisis in the state eover the Olubadan stool. Makinde, who spoke on Wednesday, warned individuals peddling divisive tendencies over the matter to desist from such acts. The Olubadan stool is currently vacant as a result of the passage of the 42nd…
The Nigerian entertainment industry was yesterday thrown into a state of confusion following reports of the state of condition of Nollywood actor Junior Pope. News first emerged that the actor had died in a boat mishap on Wednesday afternoon in Anambra state. Moments later another story emerged that the star actor is infact alive Filmmaker…
The Federal Government says non-academic staff members of universities will get half of their withheld salaries should President Bola Tinubu approve the payment of their salary arrears. Education Minister Tahir Mamman, who stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday, argued that members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and…
Ahead of their Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday against Italian side Atalanta, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says injured trio Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson and Diogo Jota are back in training but there is “no decision” about whether they will face Atalanta. Out since February, the three players returned to training on Tuesday. “That we…
