Nigeria and Cameroon will renew their perennial rivalry at the Africa Nations Cup this weekend after it emerged the Super Eagles will face the Indomitable Lions in the round of 16. Having qualified following consecutive 1-0 wins over Burundi and Guinea, the Super Eagles ended the group phase terribly, stunned 2-0 by debutants, Madagascar, who … Read more
Reports indicate UEFA Champions League finalists, Tottenham Hotspur, have made Lyon midfielder, Tanguy Ndombele, their first signing in 18 months. According to Mirror UK, Mauricio Pochettino’s side completed the deal a whopping £65million club record deal for the 22-year-old on Tuesday, with an official announcement now expected from the London club. Ndombele joins Spurs for … Read more
British rapper and Burna Boy’s girlfriend, Stefflon Don, took to social media in celebration of the singer’s 28th birthday yesterday. Burna was born Damini Ogulu on July 2, 1991 to Samuel and Bose Ogulu, fondly called Mama Burna Boy. Stefflon, who first confirmed she was involved in a romantic relationship with the “Ye” singer in … Read more
Nigerians have launched a wave of stinging criticisms against Nollywood actress and producer, Omoni Oboli. The condemnation of the “Moms At War” producer has to do with her statement on Instagram yesterday that there is some incoherency in Busola Dakolo’s rape allegation. Despite making it clear that she stands with Timi Dakolo’s wife, Busola, who … Read more
Talk about been there and done that, Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola-Salako, has announced her visit to the White House in the United States. According to the “Palace” actress, who is now known for her activism than acting, the visit, however, was for sight-seeing in Washington DC and environs rather than being a guest at America’s … Read more
Although she has been mute on the trending rape allegation against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) by Bukola Dakolo, wife of singer, Timi Dakolo, Tonto Dikeh is on about another rape matter. The controversial Nollywood actress took to social media on Tuesday, vowing to kick@off a protest against the impending … Read more
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Gifty Powers, has targeted parents in a new post regaridng physical abuss when it concerns children. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the 26-year-old entrepreneur wrote: “It’s okay to be annoyed by your children’s behaviour at times. It is okay to be angry, but it is not okay to hurt … Read more
An Islamic cleric Habeebulah Abdurrahman has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl learning Arabic in his school in Ede. Abdurrahman’s arrest followed a petition by the Crescent Chamber, Ibadan, dated June 13, 2019, addressed to the Commissioner of Police, which detailed how the cleric allegedly molested the … Read more
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday, warned that Federal Government’s planned Ruga herdsmen settlements could spark an explosion in the country if not properly handled. Soyinka, who was speaking at the inauguration of the United Nations Solutions 17 SDG programme in Lagos, noted that the Ruga project of the Federal Government was not the … Read more
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Nasarawa State on Tuesday said it rescued a woman suspected to be a human trafficker from being lynched by a mob in Lafia, the state capital. Commandant of the corps in the state, Mohammed Mahmoud-Fari, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia that … Read more
An irate mob of commercial motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders threw caution into the thin air as they burnt down a Honda EOD car for reportedly crushing their colleague to death in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The deceased Okada rider, whose identity is still unknown as at the time of filing this report, … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will resume distribution of uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Bayelsa and Kogi, ahead of the states’ November 16 governorship elections. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on … Read more
The Lagos State Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Mohammed Ali, on Tuesday, issued a stern warning to traffic robbers and cult members in the state to renounce criminal activities, as the command had resolved to track them down. Ali spoke when he played host to a group, Agege Community Media, at the Command Headquarters, in … Read more
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, on Tuesday ordered the arrest of four drivers who violated traffic laws by driving against the traffic on Lagos-Badagry Expressway. Hamzat ordered that their vehicles should be impounded, while the offenders should be made to face the wrath of the law for their actions. The deputy governor … Read more
Residents of Corporation Estate at Mile 12, in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, have nabbed a man for allegedly killing a lady, believed to be a sex worker, for ritual at his residence located inside the estate. It was gathered that the man whose identity could not be ascertained yet took the lady … Read more
Three men who allegedly beat a police officer to death have been remanded in prison by an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, pending legal advice. The Magistrate, Mrs. Mercy Amole-Ajimoti, ordered that Abubakar Mohammed, 25; Salisu Usman, 20; and Ajayi Ojo, 32, be remanded in Agodi prison. Amole-Ajimoti, who did not take the plea … Read more
A video has emerged on the internet of Nigeria’s youngest Senator, Elisha Abbo, assaulting a yet to be identified nursing mother in a sex toy shop in Abuja. 41-year-old Abbo, a first-timer at the Senate, represents Adamawa North Senatorial District at the National Assembly. According to Premium Times, the incident happened in the presence of … Read more
Christine Lagarde has made a career out of breaking glass ceilings in the halls of international finance and is now poised to break one more, leading the European Central Bank. The former lawyer was the first woman to serve as finance minister from any Group of Seven nation and then the first to lead the … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged US President Donald Trump to “show flexibility” towards North Korea, including the “timely” easing of sanctions, at the G20 summit last week, China’s foreign minister said Tuesday. Xi visited North Korea prior to meeting Trump at the G20 in Japan on Saturday, and analysts had said the Chinese leader could … Read more
China on Tuesday rebuked Donald Trump for “gross interference” in Hong Kong’s affairs after the US president said protesters who stormed the city’s legislature wanted democracy for the financial hub. Trump weighed in on the protests in Hong Kong on Monday, saying the demonstrators are “looking for democracy” but that “some governments don’t want democracy”. … Read more