Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has criminalized the non enrollment of school-age children in the state, warning of serious penalty for parents and guardians who refuse to enroll their children or wards of school age. He stated this at Umuahia Township Stadium during the 2024 Children’s Day celebration, noting that the policy would be…
……I Don’t See Atiku, Obi Alliance – Former Federal Lawmaker, Tajjuddeen Yusuf, Dr Yusuf Tanko, the former spokesperson of Peter Obi Presidential campaign in the 2023 elections, has said that former Anambra governor has been meeting with political gladiators in the country, including the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa…
English Premier League side Everton are interested in signing midfielder Kalvin Phillips on a season-long loan deal from Premier League champions Manchester City. Phillips joined City from Leeds for £45m in 2022 but has struggled to make an impression and spent the second half of last season on-loan at West Ham. The 28-year-old was part…
An 80-year-old Chinese woman, Yeyu Ying, has entered Guinness World Records for having the title of longest career as a female language teacher of an incredible 64 years and 33 days. GWR said Yeyu Ying started her teaching career at the tender age of 17 in a rural elementary school in Zhejiang, China. She was…
Worried about the high cost of production inputs, the federal government says it plans to support interested media houses with single-digit loans to keep them in business. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the intervention at the ministerial performance briefing to mark the first year of the Tinubu administration in office. He…
Ipswich Manager Kieran McKenna is expected to sign a new long term deal at the club after attracting interest from Manchester United, Chelsea and Brighton. The 38-year-old coach has guided Ipswich to back-to-back EFL promotions and a first Premier League campaign for 22 years, but there were question marks over whether he would remain at…
Manchester City midfielder Rodri, Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella and on-loan Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya have been named in Spain’s provisional squad for this summer’s European Championships. Coach Luis de la Fuente named a squad of 29 which needs to be cut by three before the deadline on 7 June. Barcelona youngsters Lamine Yamal, 16, and Pau…
Ahead of Wednesday’s Europa Conference League final in Athens between Fiorentina and Olympiakos, strategic advisor and ambassador for the Greek club and French World Cup winner Christian Karembeu says his niece and nephew have been killed during violence in New Caledonia. Seven people have been killed during trouble in the French Pacific territory, where Karembeu…
Anthony Martial has officially confirmed that he will be leaving Manchester United after nine seasons. The Frenchman never quite lived up to expectations after United made him the most expensive teenager in the world when they signed him for £36m from Monaco in 2015. The 28-year-old scored 90 goals in 317 appearances for United, but…
Former Manchester United Star Cristiano Ronaldo has set a new record for goals scored in a Saudi Pro League season after a double for Al-Nassr against Al-Ittihad took his tally to 35. The 39-year-old netted twice in the 4-2 win to overtake Abderrazak Hamdallah’s mark of 34 set in 2018-19. Though the Morocco striker’s haul…
