The remains of Nollywood actor Junior Pope have been buried in his home town of Uwala Abaka, Ukehe, Igboetiti Local Government Area of Enugu State on Friday The burial rites commenced at 10:00 am with a commendation mass at St. Peter’s Catholic Parish, Ukehe, and lying-in-state at his father’s compound, where family members, well-wishers, colleagues…
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has revealed details of the contract given to new Super Eagles coach Finidi George. The former Super Eagles winger was appointed the coach of the senior national men’s team, and unveiled by the board at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium on Monday. Details of his…
British journalist and presenter, Kevin O’Sullivan, has criticised the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, for visiting Nigeria. This comes after another British journalist, Christopher Wilson, drew backlash for comparing Nigerians to Nazis due to the royal couple’s visit. The couple visited Nigeria to celebrate the Invictus Games, Harry’s tournament for…
The Federal High Court in Lagos State has convicted a medical doctor Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju, who is also the founder of MedContour Services and who conducted a failed plastic surgery that resulted in the death of one Nneka Onwuzuligbo in 2020. This was disclosed by a former Director-General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection…
The Minister of Women Affairs , Uju Kennedy -Ohanenye, has withdrawn a suit she earlier filed against the speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, following his decision to marry off 100 orphans from his constituency. Speaking with reporters, the minister noted that the ministry in collaboration with the speaker of the…
The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, at its 105th Meeting issued warning letters to Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court and Justice GB Brikins-Okolosi of Delta State High Court. A statement by the NJC Director of Information, Soji Oye, says Justice Ekwo is…
British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Friday that his Conservative government would cut taxes should it win reelection this year. “I can’t today tell you what will be in the Conservative manifesto for the next parliament,” the chancellor of the exchequer said in a speech. “But what I can do is make a very…
Juventus have sacked their manager Massimiliano Allegri was after his outburst during Wednesday’s Italian Cup triumph which led to him being shown a red card Juve said in a statement that they had dismissed Allegri for “certain behaviour during and after the Italian Cup final that the club deemed incompatible with its values”. The Serie…
Feyenoord coach Arne Slot has confirmed that he will replace Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager. Klopp has been in charge of the Reds since October 2015 but is leaving at the end of the season after a reign that has seen him win the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and two EFL Cups. After…
Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that he will leave Bayern Munich this summer despite holding talks with the club for a possible U-turn to stay. It was announced in February that Tuchel would depart with a year left on his contract after a difficult campaign, in which Bayern were beaten to the Bundesliga title by Bayer…
