Bayern Munich have condemned the racist abuse directed at defender Dayot Upamecano after their 1-0 defeat by Lazio in the Champions League last 16. Upamecano was sent off in the 67th minute after giving away a penalty, which Ciro Immobile scored for the win. “FC Bayern strongly condemn the racist comments being directed towards Dayot…
Manchester United’s squad last year have been declared as the “most expensive ever assembled” in football, says a Uefa report. The European Club Finance and Investment Landscape report says United’s players at the end of their 2023 financial year cost 1.42bn euros (£1.21bn) in combined transfer fees. The 2020 Real Madrid squad were previously the…
One person has been confirmed dead and 21 others wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the…
The suspended national treasurer of the Labour Party, Mrs Oluchi Opara, said the party’s sanction against her over allegation that the national chairman Abure misappropriated over N3 billion out of the N3.5 billion raised for the 2023 campaigns, did not follow the party’s rules. Opara stated this while reacting to her suspension by the national…
The National Body of Labour Party has suspended its National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara, for six months. The party’s spokesman, Obiora Ifoh, announced the suspension on Wednesday at the party’s National headquarters in Abuja. According to him, the suspension is with immediate effect. Ifoh said contrary to allegations of abuse levelled against the leadership of the…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced the constitution of a 45-member constitution review committee on the 1999 constitution to be chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin. The committee would also comprise six lawmakers from each geopolitical zone and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The committee will review the laws…
A group of lawmakers numbering about 60 in the House of Representatives have called for amendments of the 1999 Constitution from the current presidential system to the parliamentary system of government. According to the group the transition has become necessary to reduce the cost of government in the face of dwindling revenue. Titled, ‘The Bills…
Thousands of youths today stormed the streets if Ughelli in Delta state to protest police brutality The protesters are calling on the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force, the Police Service Commission, and “all lovers of the country to rein in on police personnel who have turned themselves into armed robbers in uniform” with the…
Nine people have been hospitalized after a police van and a double decker bus crashed Among the injured were Police officers needing treatment following the smash on Kennington Park Road, London. The van was on its way to an emergency call when the smash happened. A cordon is in place after the incident occurred fortunately…
The Nigerian Breweries Plc has increased the price of its products over the rising costs of importation. This was stated in a letter dated February 12 titled: “Price review notification,” by the Zonal Business Manager (West), Lekan Awosanya, saying the price effect would commence on February 19th, 2024. The letter reads in part, “This is…
