The Nigerian Senate, has called on the president of Nigeria, President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to, as a matter of urgency, halt the activities of state governors who engage in pilfering the funds designed for local governments. The resolution of the senate was sequel to a motion titled, “Call on the president and Commander-in-Chief of the…
The napkin on which Barcelona committed to sign a 13-year-old Lionel Messi has been sold in an auction for £762,400. The starting price was £300,000 for the ‘standard Spanish waxy napkin’ which is 16.5 x 16.5cm and was laminated and framed. The napkin, signed in blue ink in December 2000, carries a pledge from then…
Southampton are through to the final of the Championship play-off where they will face Leeds United after defeating West Bromwich Albion. After a goalless first leg, Saints midfielder Will Smallbone opened the scoring in the second half of the second leg, striking from an angle into the top right corner of Baggies keeper Alex Palmer’s…
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last Nigeria presidential election election and former governor of Anambra State, has visited the family of the late Nollywood actor, Junior Pope, to offer his condolences. During his visit, Obi signed the condolence register and expressed his sympathies to the grieving family. Announcing…
Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale appears set to leave the North London club, following reports that he is set to join Newcastle United during the summer transfer window. Ramsdale, who joined Arsenal from Sheffield United for £24 million in 2021, established himself as the club’s first-choice keeper, making 78 appearances over his first two seasons. However,…
The Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage will reconvene on Tuesday, May 23 to further negotiate a reasonable new minimum wage for workers, after the organised labour walked out of the negotiation on May 15. An invitation letter sent to the labour leaders by the chairman of the committee, Bukar Goni, states that the other members…
The Minister of Women Affairs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye says the lawsuit challenging the proposed mass marriage of 100 orphaned girls in Niger State has not been withdrawn. “The case is not yet withdrawn. I want to make that clear. How do I withdraw a case in a day?” the minister said on a live television programme…
The media space has been agog recently over the comment of a Catholic Church priest, Rev. Fr. Thomas McHale, who claimed that Jesus Christ died with an erection during his crucifixion on the Cross of Calvary. The 53-year-old American cleric serving at the Our Blessed Lady Immaculate in Blackhill, Consett, County Durham, has not only…
British journalist and presenter, Kevin O’Sullivan, has criticised the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, for visiting Nigeria. This comes after another British journalist, Christopher Wilson, drew backlash for comparing Nigerians to Nazis due to the royal couple’s visit. The couple visited Nigeria to celebrate the Invictus Games, Harry’s tournament for…
The Federal High Court in Lagos State has convicted a medical doctor Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju, who is also the founder of MedContour Services and who conducted a failed plastic surgery that resulted in the death of one Nneka Onwuzuligbo in 2020. This was disclosed by a former Director-General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection…
