Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos says he will retire from professional football after Euro 2024. The 34-year-old has enjoyed a trophy-laden career with Real since he joined them from Bayern Munich in July 2014, winning both La Liga and the Champions League on four occasions. Kroos was also part of the Germany team…
New Liverpool Manager Arne Slot says the opportunity to work at one of the “biggest clubs in the world” was “difficult to ignore” His comments come hours after he was confirmed as Liverpool’s new head coach. The Reds agreed a compensation deal worth £9.4m with Feyenoord in April after the 45-year-old was identified as the…
All is now set for the final of the Europa League on Wednesday at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium between German champions Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta For Bayer Leverkusen, this is the chance to wrap up part two of a treble – and take them to within 90 minutes of an unprecedented unbeaten season. For Atalanta, it…
One of Oleksandr Usyk’s undisputed world heavyweight titles is set to be taken off him with Britain’s Daniel Dubois poised to fight for the vacant IBF belt. The Ukrainian defeated Fury to unify the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight belts in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but he will only reign supreme for a short…
The popular slogan in Nigeria about not allowing a military personnel to slap you as it could take you to the great beyond was witnessed days ago in Abuja during the clashes between some traders at Banex and Military officers According to reports, one of the military personnel keeping watch at the popular Banex plaza…
Governor Similanayi Fubara of Rivers State says he started taking decision as a governor in February, 2024. Fubara, who spoke on Tuesday at Egbeda Community Secondary School field, venue of the inauguration of some internal roads project in Emohua Local Government Area, inaugurated by Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, reiterated that the projects people were…
The 210,000-barrel-per-day Port-Harcourt refinery may finally commence operations by the end of July after several postponements. The new date was disclosed on Monday by the National Public Relations Officer, Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria, Chief Ukadike Chinedu. He stated that the development would stimulate economic activities, reduce the price of petroleum products and ensure adequate…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has given the Federal Government a two-month ultimatum to implement all its demands or else it will use all legitimate means, including invoking ‘no pay, no work’ to enforce compliance. Speaking on Tuesday during a press conference held by the Lagos State Zone of ASUU at the University of…
Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has broken his silence on why he did not attend the burial of his late colleague, Junior Pope. Edochie attributed the development to backstabbing by the late movie producer. The self-acclaimed pastor took to his social media page on Tuesday, recounting his lack of involvement in the burial ceremony of the…
The Kano State House of Assembly has taken steps to amend the Kano State Emirs (Appointment and Deposition) Law which was previously used by former governor Abdullahi Ganduje to dethrone the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. The decision was made during a plenary session on Tuesday following a motion moved by the Majority…
