FA Cup: Boufsl’s Late Equalizer Denies Tottenham Win Against Southampton

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Sofiane Boufal’s late equaliser gave Southampton a fully-deserved FA Cup fourth-round replay against Tottenham after an entertaining encounter. Saints’ manager Ralph Hasenhuttl and Spurs counterpart Jose Mourinho made FA Cup statements of intent by selecting strong line-ups – and their teams delivered a game high on quality, chances and passion. Spurs looked on their way … Read more

Nigerian Singer Asa Narrates How Yahoo Boys Emptied Her Account

Award- winning singer Bukola Elemide, much better referred to as Asa, has actually disclosed that net scammers “Yahoo boys” just recently emptied her savings account. Asa made the discovery in a current meeting with Cool FM, proclaiming her love for debatable singer Naira marley. “Yahoo Boys emptied my savings account, yet we will not enter … Read more

Samson Siasia Begs For Funds To Appeal FIFA Ban

A former Super Eagles coach and player Samson Siasia has begged Nigerians to donate 250,000 Euros to appeal his FIFA ban. Siasia was banned for life last year by FIFA after he was found guilty of accepting bribes to manipulate matches. The former coach, has, however, filed an appeal with FIFA and the Court of … Read more

EPL: Ndidi Returns As Leicester Get Back To Winning Ways In 4-1 Bashing Of West Ham

Leicester returned to winning ways against West Ham at King Power Stadium but lost the league’s top scorer Jamie Vardy to injury in the first half. Harvey Barnes scored the opener, poking in from a yard out, before turning provider for Ricardo Pereira on the stroke of half-time. West Ham captain Mark Noble made it … Read more

EPL: Burnley Defeat Man United At Old Trafford

Manchester United were jeered by their own supporters as Burnley registered their first ever Premier League win at Old Trafford. Burnley took the lead just before half-time when Chris Wood spun off Harry Maguire to meet Ben Mee’s knockdown and smash into the top corner from the edge of the six-yard box. Jay Rodriguez doubled … Read more

Ex-BBNaija Star Set To Marry In Febuary

In the dead of 2019, many celebrities in the entertainment industry openly took to their social media handle to reveal their intentions in tying the knot with their lovers come year 2020. Surprisingly, former Big Brother housemate Nina Ivy will be one to set the ball rolling for others as the reality show star set … Read more

CSO Threaten To Protest If Omo-Agege Fails To Resign

Following the alleged conviction of the Deputy Senate President,Ovie Omo-Agege for felony by a United States’ court in 1996,a coalition of nine civil society organizations have threatened to stage a protest at the National Assembly if he(Omo-Agege) failed to resign and the Delta Central Senatorial District seat declared vacant within the next 72 hours. The … Read more

Thirty One Persons Injured In Accident On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

At least 31 persons including children sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident involving a luxury bus around Mowe on Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun, Mr Clement Oladele, confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria in Abeokuta on Sunday. Oladele explained that the accident occurred around … Read more

Serie A: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Scores On His Return Debut At AC Milan

Zlatan Ibrahimovic inspired struggling AC Milan to a 2-0 win over Cagliari in Serie A match on Saturday. The Swedish who made his return to the club said scoring his first goal for AC Milan since rejoining the club made him “feel alive” as his side eased past Cagliari in Serie A. Rafael Leao had … Read more

Gunmen Kidnap Wife Of Jigawa Lawmaker

Gunmen have allegedly kidnapped the wife of a Jigawa State Assembly members representing Miga constituency, Haruna Dangyatun. SP Abdu Jinjiri, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, told NAN that the victim, Hajiya Zahra’u Haruna, was kidnapped by three gunmen on Saturday about 4 a.m. at Dangyatum village. “Today at about 4 a.m., … Read more

Operation Amotekun: We Won’t Condone Acts Of Injustice- Miyetti Allah

Needless Controversy Over Amotekun! By Abiodun Komolafe

Herdsmen under the auspices of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore have warned that it would not condone acts of injustice meted out to any of its members by officials of Operation Amotekun. The National Secretary of the group, Alhassan Saleh, made this known on Friday during an interview with Saturday PUNCH. Saleh said: “We have no … Read more

Russian Reacts To Iranian Admission Of Unintentionally Shooting Down Ukrainian Airliner

Russian has reacted to Iranian, admission on Saturday that it unintentionally shot down a Ukrainian airliner killing 176 people onboard. “If decryption of the black boxes and the work of the investigation do not prove that the Iranian army did this intentionally, and there are no logical reasons for this, the incident must be closed. … Read more

We Deeply Regret Shooting Down Ukrainian Airliner- Iranian President

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday said his country “deeply regrets” the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner, which he described as “a great tragedy and unforgivable mistake”. “Armed Forces’ internal investigation has concluded that regrettably, missiles fired due to human error caused the horrific crash of the Ukrainian plane and death of 176 innocent … Read more

Iran Says It Unintentionally Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner

Iran on Saturday said it unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian airliner that crashed this week killing 176 people, calling it an “unforgivable mistake”. The Ukraine International Airlines plane came down on Wednesday shortly after Iran launched missiles at bases hosting American forces in Iraq in response to the killing of Qasem Soleimani, one of Iran’s … Read more

Osoba,Loyalists Boycott Swearing-In Of Newly Appointed Commissioners In Ogun State

Erstwhile Governor of Ogun State, Segun Osoba, and his known loyalists, were absent at the swearing-in of the newly-appointed commissioners and special advisers by Ogun state Governor, Dapo Abiodun. Apart from Osoba and his loyalists, others who boycott the ceremony held at the Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta on Friday were the Senator representing Ogun-East, Tolu … Read more

APC Reacts To Governor Umahi’s Comment That He Belongs To The Party

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State has reacted to comment by Governor Dave Umahi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he also belonged to APC. The Governor was quoted to have told the people of Ishielu and Onicha Local Government Areas at the Government House, Abakaliki, on Monday, that he was “100 … Read more

FG Cautions Reverend Kukah Against His Comment

The Federal Government has caution the Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev Fr Matthew Kukah, against indulging in “actions that are capable of dividing the country along religious lines”. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the warning in a statement through his Special Assistant, Segun Adeyemi. He was reacting to a … Read more

Buhari Calls On Nigerian Youths To Brace Up For Leadership Role

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has called on Nigerian youth to brace for the leadership role ahead of them. He made this statement in Abuja when he received the All Progressives Congress youth leaders from the six zones at the Presidential Villa. “Whether we like it or not, we will someday hand over to Nigerian youths. … Read more

Electoral Violence: INEC Blames Security Agencies For Their Failure To Act Decisively

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), has blamed security agencies for their failure to act decisively when there is electoral violence in the country. Many people lost their lives and hundreds of properties destroyed by thugs during the presidential/National Assembly governorship/House of Assembly polls on February 23 and March 9, 2019 respectively. At least a dozen … Read more

Sokoto State Government To Embark On Wide Scale Staff Audit

Sokoto state government has said that it has to embark on a realistic wide scale staff audit to verify and wipe out ghost workers within its service, also ensure that no child worker and bogus employment offers syndicates in the state system. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal made this known on Thursday night at the signing … Read more