About 3,000 members and supporters of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Arochukwu local government area of Abia State, have defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The decampees include the executive committee members of the party in Arochukwu LGA, who were led into the fold of the Abia APC by the APGA State…
Gunmen, who killed a traditional ruler in Kwara state, Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, Olukoro of Koro-Ekiti in the Ekiti Local Government Area and kidnapped his wife and one other person last Thursday night have reduce the ransom placed on the abducted victims. It was gathered that the gunmen had reached out to the monarch’s family over…
Former Brazilian football star Dani Alves went on trial Monday in Barcelona accused of raping a woman in a local nightclub. Prosecutors are demanding a nine-year prison sentence, followed by 10 years of conditional liberty. They are also recommending he pay 150,000 euros in compensation to the woman. The 40-year-old former Barcelona, Juventus and Paris…
Residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, on Monday, protested high cost of living in the country, blocking major roads within the metropolis. The protesters including women and youths were heard chanting protest songs, while security agents including policemen looked on. The protesters said the rising cost of food items and poor government effort to…
MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will host the 2026 World Cup final on 19 July, while Azteca Stadium in Mexico City will stage the opening group game on 11 June. Mexico is one of three countries co-hosting the expanded 48-team tournament along with USA and Canada which will last a record 39 days. They have…
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has expressed concern over the injury of Lisandro Martinez describing it as a “personal disaster” for the defender. Lisandro Martinez sustained the injury in United’s 3-0 win against West Ham. Martinez limped off in the second half after attempting to shield the ball from Hammers defender Vladimir Coufal. The…
Despite losing all four nominations, Burna Boy shone bright at the 66th Grammys as he made history as the first Nigerian and Afrobeats artiste to perform live at the award mainstage. The ‘African Giant’ crooner performed a medley of songs from his latest album, ‘I Told Them’ to a hyped audience at the Crypto.com Arena,…
Taylor Swift stole the show at this year’s Grammy Awards, becoming the first performer to win the prize for album of the year four times. The superstar had previously been tied on three best album wins with Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra. She received the prize from Celine Dion, who made an unexpected…
The Federal Government said members of the National Youth Service Corps will no longer be posted to states deemed unsafe in the wake of worsening security conditions in the country. Several corps members have been abducted in some parts of the country during their one-year mandatory national service, raising fears about the sustainability of the…
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party seems to have no end in sight as the party’s congress election in Edo State, on Sunday, generated uproar as nine out of the 11 PDP governorship aspirants boycotted the exercise. The Congress was conducted to pick delegates that will participate in the party’s February 22 governorship primary….
