Former Manchester United midfielder, Patrice Evra, has suggested that Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Maguire, and Luke Shaw need to leave the club after they were left out of Monday night’s 2-1 win over Liverpool. United manager, Erik ten Hag, left out the three players after consecutive losses against Brighton and Brentford. And Evra, who played over […]
Nigeria and the United States government have reached an agreement on the return of over $23 million of the Abacha loot. The agreement signing ceremony was held in the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami on Tuesday. While Mr. Malami signed on behalf of the Nigerian […]
The National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will hold next Monday to decide on the offers by the Federal Government for it to end its ongoing strike. The meeting promises to be a decisive one and may determine whether the government would axe the union as being contemplated. This […]
Newcastle United winger, Allan Saint-Maximin is reportedly set for a shock move to Premier League rivals, Manchester United. According to Media Foot, Manchester United are thinking about gambling on Saint-Maximin. The Red Devils like the explosive profile of Saint-Maximin and have not ruled out signing him before the summer transfer window shuts in September. Saint-Maximin […]
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has questioned the Federal Government’s handling of the farmer-herder crisis. Speaking exclusively to Channels Television’s NewsNight, a pre-recorded program which airs every Monday, the literary icon wondered why the government was yet to ban cattle group, Miyetti Allah while it had proscribed the Indigenous People of Biafra, a group seeking the secession […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Monday kick-started its case of hard drug trafficking charges against the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The agency brought a Commander of Narcotics attached to its forensic unit, Mrs Patricia Afolabi, to testify as its first witness. […]
Another veteran Nollywood actress, Sola Awojobi Onayiga, has died hours after the news of the death of fellow actress, Ada Ameh, filtered out. This sad news has put the Nigerian movie industry into mourning. The actress, known for playing the role of ‘Ireti’ in a polygamous marriage in the now-defunct family drama, Fuji House of […]
The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the nomination of Bayo Lawal as the state’s Deputy Governor. Lawmakers in the state gave the approval on Monday afternoon after impeaching Rauf Olaniyan as the state’s Deputy Governor. Olaniyan was impeached by the lawmakers over allegations of misconduct. The decision to impeach him was reached after […]
Former British equalities minister, Kemi Badenoch, has launched a bid to become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party, a declaration that has continued to attract public endorsements. Ms Badenoch, who was born Olukemi Olufunto in Wimbledon, London to parents of Nigerian origin, joined the race to succeed […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Daura, Katsina State revisited the issue of the prolonged strike which has left students at home for months, telling leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that enough is enough. The president called on ASUU to reconsider their position on the continued strike, expressing worry that the hiatus will […]
