Ivory Coast and Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba has praised Nigerian international Victor Osimhen for his spectacular goal during Napoli’s recent encounter against Monza. Osimhen’s goal, a sensational header likened to a basketball jump shot, marked the opening goal in Napoli’s 4-2 triumph. The goal garnered widespread attention in football, earning Osimhen the moniker “Osi-Air” for…
The Federal High Court in Abuja will today (Monday) resume sitting in the lawsuit filed by the embattled Deputy Governor of Edo state, Philip Shaibu, challenging the move by the state House of Assembly to impeach him. Justice I. E. Ekwo had on March 28 adjourned till April 8 (today) for the defendants in the…
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Akoka, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, on Sunday, received the London-Lagos solo driver, Pelumi Nubi, on the campus. Nubi, a travel content creator, embarked on her solo trip in a car on January 30, 2024, and arrived at the Nigeria-Benin Republic border on Sunday morning. 28-year-old Nubi’s father, Timothy Nubi, is a…
A dog missing from California has been reunited with its owners after turning up almost nine months later – and more than 2,000 miles away from the family home. Terrier mix Mishka went missing from San Diego in mid-July last year and her owners’ social media pleas for information failed to deliver any leads. Fast…
A 46-year-old woman identified as Melissa Sloan has been barred from attending church service because of the tattoos on her body. The incident happened at the Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, where the mother of seven was also said to have been ‘kicked out of church service’ by a priest, because of her 800 inking’s Reports…
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, arrived in Lagos State for the Eid-El-Fitr celebrations. The President left Abuja and was welcomed to Lagos by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale had in a statement on Saturday said “the President will observe the moment in prayers for Nigeria and with family”. “The President will continue official…
Residents of Amajaana village in Nando, Anambra East Local Government have declared their total support for Governor Chukwuma Soludo, to ensure that his administration succeeds and for his re-election into office for for second term in 2025. The residents made the declaration over the weekend while receiving the newly-completed Amajaana Water Project, which was rehabilitated…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged Muslims faithful in the country to start looking for the new moon of Shawwal 1445 AH on Monday. The Sultan through the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto, Prof. Sambo Wali Junaidu, gave the directive in a statement issued on Sunday. “This…
The Police in Rivers state have warned feuding parties in the political crisis in the state to shun acts capable of causing a breakdown of peace. The command said it would not sit and allow any individual or group to disrupt the existing peace in the state under any guise. The command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko,…
The Nigeria Military on Sunday said a lieutenant of the Nigerian Army was killed while four other military personnel wounded during a terrorists ambush in Borno State on Friday, April 5. It, however, said six of the terrorists were also killed during the bloody encounter. The ambush by the terrorists was said to have resulted…
