Southampton beat Leeds in the Championship play-off final to secure an immediate return to the Premier League and the £140m to go with it. Saints’ 11-year spell in the top flight came to an end after a wretched campaign last time out but, despite finishing one place and three points behind Leeds in fourth, it…
The candidate of Labour Party in the November 11 governorship election in Imo State, Nathan Achonu, has vowed to pursue his case against Governor Hope Uzodinma to a logical conclusion, even if it means going to the Supreme Court. Achonu, who stated this at a world Press Conference Sunday in Abuja, said he received the…
A fresh protest has rocked Kano State over the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano. The protesters are calling for Sanusi’s removal and the reinstatement of Aminu Ado Bayero as the Emir of Kano Wielding placards with varying inscriptions, they chanted solidarity songs as they marched through the streets to press…
A British nurse, Lucy Letby, who was convicted of murdering seven babies and the attempted murder of six others has lost her bid to appeal. Letby, 34, had asked for permission to challenge the verdict after she was convicted and sentenced to life in prison last year. A three-judge panel of Britain’s Court of…
A story currently trending on social media says an unnaned Saudi Arabian billionaire has promised to give Atalanta and Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman $15,000,000 for his Hat-trick ball of 2023/24 Europa League final. Lookman’s teammates and colleagues have all signed on the ball he was gifted following his Hat-trick against Bayer 04 Leverkusen last Wednesday….
A 19-year-old suspected thief has got the beatings of his life from the hands of some angry youths in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State. The suspect, identified as Chukwuemeka Godwin, who hails from Nsukka in Enugu State, was said to be a member of a notorious gangs of young and upcoming criminals going…
Following Manchester United FA Cup victory over rivals Manchester City, the two neighbours will go head-to-head again but this time in the season opener the Community Shield in August. The two rivals faced each other in Saturday’s FA Cup final, with the Red Devils winning 2-1 at Wembley. Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo gave United…
The Rivers State House of Assembly members loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, said it had written to the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct elections to fill the vacant seats in the state legislature. Recall that five months into his administration, Governor Fubara fell out with his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,…
Ten man Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday defeated Kaiserslautern 1-0 to complete a domestic double in Germany for the first time in their history Granit Xhaka scored the only goal as Leverkusen beat Kaiserslautern to lift the German Cup in Berlin on Saturday and give the club the league-cup double. Crowned Bundesliga champions in mid-April, Leverkusen…
US rapper Nicki Minaj has been arrested by Dutch authorities at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on suspicion of possessing soft drugs The singer was due to perform a show in Britain on Saturday and posted images on social media of her being questioned by officials. Police confirmed that they had detained a 41-year-old American woman but…
