The napkin on which 13-year-old Lionel Messi’s first Barcelona contract was signed is to be auctioned – with a starting price of £300,000. The napkin, signed in December 2000, carries a commitment from then Barca director Carles Rexach to sign Messi. It was also signed by Josep Minguella, a transfer advisor to the Spanish club,…
Super Eagles Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has been cleared to feature for the team against Angola in the quarter final at the ongoing Nation Cup on Friday, Nwabali sustained an injury during Super Eagles Round of 16 victory against Cameroon and was a major doubt for the quarter final game however reports from the team’s camp…
Ahead of the crucial quarter finals clash between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Palancas Negras of Angola, the principal officers of the National Assembly will visit Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire to cheer the Nigerian team at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, Senator Kawu Sumaila, made…
Scores of people have been reportedly burnt beyond recognition after a tanker suspected to be used by oil bunkerers exploded in the forest of Obitti, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The incident happened on Tuesday at Ndorama Pipeline at the Obitti Rubber Estate of Ohaji/Egbema Local Government of the state. In a viral…
Ekiti state monarchs have threatened to invoke traditional methods including the Yoruba gods against kidnappers who are terrorising the state. On Monday, they killed two Ekiti monarchs-the Onimojo of Imojo, Oba Olatunde Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin, while the Alara of Ara Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Fatoba, narrowly escaped. The traditional…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has signed into law Executive Order 001, 2024 on the handling and storage of harmful substances in the state. In a section of the order, the governor gave 72 hours ultimatum to anyone in the state in possession of any kind of explosives to declare them. The new law came…
There seems to be confusion even within the judiciary as the courts keep churning out conflicting judgments. While Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has issued a warrant for the arrest of Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over his alleged involvement in the burning of…
Amid its fresh moves to stabilise the nation’s volatile exchange rate, the Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered Deposit Money Banks to sell their excess dollar stock latest February 1, 2024. The CBN, which made the disclosure in a new circular released on Wednesday, also warned lenders against hoarding excess foreign currencies for profit. According…
Amid sexual and assault allegations against the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nation, SCOAN, Prophet TB Joshua, YouTube has removed the church’s main channel. Emmanuel TV is used to broadcast the religious activities performed by the church. This is coming on the heels of the controversial documentary reports by the British Broadcasting Corporation…
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has said insecurity across South West region would be curtailed within six months if governors in the region can involve Oodua Peoples Congress in their plans to tackle the menace. Gani Adams, who spoke on Wednesday in Ile-Ife, Osun State at the grand finale of this…
