France captain Kylian Mbappe says it is “an honour” to play against Cristiano Ronaldo as his country prepares to take on Portugal in their Euro 2024 quarter-final. Mbappe recently signed for Real Madrid this summer – a club where Ronaldo won four successive Champions League titles. The two will go head-to-head in Hamburg on Friday…
Adamawa state police have arrested two women for the alleged stealing and buying of a four-year-old boy. The suspects, Blessing Okonkwo, 24, and Efunaya Nabufe, 35, who reside in Mubi North LGA, have confessed to stealing and buying the boy, identified as Friday Okonkwo. This is according to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman…
Nigeria’s currency the naira has recorded the highest depreciation against the dollar since May 13, 2024. FMDQ data showed that the naira weakened to N1520.24 against the dollar on Thursday from N1512.61. This represents N7.63 depreciation against the dollar compared to the N1512.61 traded the previous day. This is coming despite the increase in FX…
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri says Nigeria has been selected to host the Headquarters of the African Energy Bank. The minister made this known in a statement on Thursday through his official X handle. According to him, the choice of Nigeria is a testament to the country’s leadership and commitment to…
Nigeria’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says President Bola Tinubu has failed the country PDP noted that Tinubu’s bad leadership had plunged Nigerians into hardship and worsened the precarious economic situation. The opposition party said Tinubu’s administration had failed to address the problems caused by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. In…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has cautioned retirees against donating their pension to churches and mosques in the name of thanksgiving or tithe. Sanwo-Olu said retirees should use their pension to solve their family problems. He said this during the 105 batch of retirement bond certificate presentation ceremony to retirees in the state yesterday….
A magistrate court sitting in the Ogba area of Lagos has asked an online influencer, Suraj Oyewale popularly known as SirJarus to attend counselling sessions at the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA). The agency is to furnish the court with a report of the sessions on the next adjourned date of September 30th, 2024….
Labour is set to win a landslide in Uk election with a majority of 170, according to exit poll. If the forecast is accurate, Sir Keir Starmer will become prime minister with 410 Labour MPs – just short of Tony Blair’s 1997 total. The Conservatives are predicted to slump to 131 MPs, their lowest number…
English Premier League side Arsenal have activated the £27m option to buy Brentford goalkeeper David Raya after his successful loan spell last season. Raya, 28, kept 16 Premier League clean sheets for the Gunners to win the Golden Glove, conceding just 16 league goals in the campaign. Arsenal already had a settled keeper in Aaron…
English Premier League side Manchester United have triggered a one-year extension in Erik ten Hag’s contract to keep him at the club until 2026. The Dutchman’s previous deal, which he signed when he was appointed in 2022, was due to expire in 2025. Ten Hag, who joined United from Ajax, has won two trophies in…
