Brazil Teenage sensation Endrick scored a stoppage-time winner to help Brazil beat Mexico 3-2 in a Copa America warm-up match in Texas. The 17-year-old netted his third goal in as many appearances for Brazil as he headed in a cross by substitute Vinicius Jr eight minutes into added time. Fulham midfielder Andreas Pereira had given…
Over 10 Nigerian teenage girls allegedly trafficked to Ghana for prostitution have been rescued. Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa said the girls, all under the age of 18, were reportedly lured from Nigeria to Ghana by a nameless man who has now been arrested by the police in neighbouring West…
A former National Vice Chairman, North-West, of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has taken a swipe at the style of leadership of former president Muhammadu Buhari and current president Boka Tinubu. He called for a concerted efforts to establish a viable alternative platform to put the APC in its rightful place. This,…
The Anambra State House of Assembly’s Committee on Public Petitions has adjourned the case brought by Amakor Village, Nanka, Orumba North against the traditional ruler o f Nanka, HRH Igwe Godwin Ezeilo, and other key figures, including the President-General of Nanka, Revd. Canon John Ezeike. The case revolves around allegations of illegal sand mining and…
Nollywood actress Biola Adebayo has revealed that the lady who featured in her controversial podcast interview has committed suicide. The lady simply identified as Nike came under heavy fire on social media after a clip of the interview where she confessed that she has two dogs to satisfy her sexual urges went viral. In a…
The Nigeria Correctional Service, NCoS, has threatened to unravel the circumstances leading to the mysterious escape of an inmate from the Sapele Correctional Centre, Delta State, and punish those implicated in the incident. The inmate, Paul Michael is said to have escaped mysteriously during the weekend, a day after the new Controller of the State…
President Bola Tinubu, has named roads in the Guzape District Lot II of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after two literary giants — Chinua Achebe and John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo. President Tinubu made the announcement at the inauguration of engineering infrastructure in Guzape District Lot II. In his speech, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory…
Public affairs commentator and media entrepreneur, Atunyota Akpobome popularly known as Alibaba, says many Nigerians are now liquidating their investments in the country to relocate abroad. The ace comedian, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise breakfast programme on Saturday, said many people in the entertainment industry have left the country in the migration…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has criticised the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, over his comment that the shutting down of the National Grid on Monday by the Organised Labour amounted to treasonable felony and economic sabotage. In a statement late Friday by a spokesperson for the NLC, Benson Upah,…
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has expressed commitment to recreating and rebuilding the sports economy in the state. Governor Soludo was speaking at the second edition of the Anambra Sport Solution Initiative finals held at the Awka City Stadium, Awka. The governor, who revealed that the sports economy has the potential to increase the…
