Brighton came from two goals down to beat Tottenham in a Premier League thriller on Sunday. Spurs looked to be heading to a sixth successive victory in all competitions as they deservedly led 2-0 after 37 minutes. Brennan Johnson opened the scoring with his sixth goal in six games when he timed his run perfectly…
Victor Osimhen has been left out of Nigeria’s squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Libya. In the list released on Saturday, Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen omitted Osimhen due to injury concerns but named in-form Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman in the 23-man squad. The list contains regulars like skipper William Ekong,…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in 23 newly elected local government chairmen in Rivers State. The exercise held at the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Sunday, comes a day after the Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission (RSIEC) conducted an election at the grassroots. The event…
What would be better described as uncertainty is currently trailing the condition and safety of famous Anambra-born spiritual leader, Onyebuchi Okocha (popularly known as Onyeze Jesus), following the demand of a whopping sum of two hundred million naira (₦200,000,000) as ransom for his release by his captors. According to reports, the demand, which is coming…
A former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has thrown his weight behind governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Dokubo claimed that soldiers sent by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, were flying over his house. This comes on the day when the local government chairmanship polls were conducted in Rivers…
Anambra governorship aspirant under the banner of Labour Party, John Chuma Nwosu has called on the Anambra State House of Assembly to withhold passage of the Anambra State Local Government Administrative Law 2024 Draft Bill pending before the House as its contents negates the envisaged financial independence of the local government system in the state….
The Former National Auditor of the All Progressives Congress APC,Chief George Moghalu has declared his ambition for the 2025 governorship election in Anambra State under the platform of the Labour Party (LP). Chief George disclosed this while briefing Journalists at his home in Nnewi on 5th of Oct, Saturday, in reaction to speculation that he…
Anambra State, under Governor Soludo, has continued to achieve remarkable success in education by winning FIVE prestigious awards at the 2024 President’s Teachers and Schools Excellence Award, held at the Eagles Square Abuja as part of the World Teachers’ Day activities organized by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The awards won by Anambra State are…
The South East Organizing Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Dozie Ikedife (jnr), has dismissed the September 28 local government election in Anambra State as a show of shame. In an executive interview over the weekend, Mr. Ikedife (jnr) expressed disappointment that Anambra State Governor Professor Charles Soludo engaged in an exercise that…
The Former Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of Labour Party in 2023, Mr Peter Obi has donated the sum of N10million to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala. Obi had initially pledged the N20million to the institution, including 15 others, but over paid them by N2.5million while redeeming the pledge, but the hospital…
