After the death of Abba Kyari, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Baba Gana Kingibe is already conspiring to take over the office of the Chief of Staff to President Buhari. This is contained in a tweet by SaharaReporters. Baba Gana Kingibe GCON was born 25 June 1945. He is a Nigerian politician, … Read more
Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, has postponed workers resumption date initially slated for the 20th April,2020 to the 27th April, 2020. The governor made the disclosure at a press briefing held at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan. Our reporter also confirmed that the Governor has promised to provide one million face mask for residents … Read more
A fake doctor, Ibrahim Mustapha, who pleaded guilty to forgery and impersonation has been sentenced to accumulative 44 years and six months in jail by a high court in Adamawa. He is however to spend 10 years. The presiding judge, Justice Nathan Musa, sentenced Ibrahim Mustapha on ten counts, which variously attracted between six months … Read more
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has approved the sum of 1.35 billion naira for Christmas decoration and throwing of fire works, “banger” as part of preparations for the forthcoming Christmas and New year. The governor also increased his security vote by fifty percent citing security challenges that arise during Christmas and New year celebrations. … Read more
Investigations are currently ongoing for the cause of a fire incident at a factory that killed 40 workers while they slept in the middle of the night. The blaze broke out at the four-storey building in the city’s congested old quarter early on Sunday morning. Read Also: Pupils Under Drug Influence Attack Teacher On His … Read more
Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, who kept his fans waiting in the cold weather of Jos was blasted over his failure to appear at the event. In showing their discontentment towards the 30BG boss action, some infuriated fans were seen destroying properties at the event centre. It was gathered ‘OBO’ as … Read more
President Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad refused a visa for traveling to the US, where he was due to take part in a meeting of Fifa officials. It is not clear why he was denied the travel document. Confirming the news, a Caf spokesperson told the BBC that Mr Ahmad would be in … Read more
The Blues Manager, Maurizio Sarri has revealed why his side may not win Dynamo Kiev in the UEFA Europa League last 16 second-leg tie in Ukraine on Thursday night. According to Sarri, the pitch at Kiev’s NSC Olympic Stadium is not good and that can really affect the Blues performance against the hosts. Sarri’s men, … Read more
Football icon, Diego Maradona has hailed Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo as a “sorcerer.” Maradona stated this after the magical Juventus star fulfilled his pre-match prediction by scoring a hat-trick against Spanish side, Atletico Madrid. Juventus share price shot up by 20% after reaching the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday to pay back another chunk of … Read more
UEFA have confirmed they are investigating Neymar’s outburst on social media over the Video Assisted Referee (VAR), ESPN reports. The Paris Saint-Germain forward fumed over the use of VAR to award Manchester United a late penalty in their 3-1 Champions League round-of-16 second-leg win at Parc des Princes last week. Injured Neymar could only watch … Read more
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s active mobile subscribers increased to 172,824,239 million in the fourth quarter, 2018 from 162,032,481 million and 162,522,772 million recorded in the third and second quarter, 2018, respectively. The NBS disclosed this in its “Telecommunication Data (Q3 and Q4 2018)” released on its website. According to the report, … Read more
Tennis- World number one Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open in the third round by Philipp Kohlschreiber at Indian Wells. The Serb, who currently holds three of the four Grand Slam titles, was beaten 6-4 6-4 by the German world number 39. Djokovic broke his racquet in anger after Kohlschreiber – … Read more
Former Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal has called time on his football career. The 67-year-old, who won the FA Cup during his two seasons in charge at Old Trafford announced his intention to leave football on a Dutch television. Van Gaal’s trophy-laden career includes the 1995 Champions League title with first club Ajax as … Read more
Losses from Boeing 737 Max operated by Ethiopian Airlines which crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa on Sunday has been speculated to be in the region of $50m to $60m, according to a report by reinsurancene.ws. The airline, which was heading to Nairobi, killed all 157 passengers on board including two Nigerians. The Nigerian … Read more
Arsenal Manager, Unai Emery, said the team’s win over English Premier League rivals Manchester United at Emirates Stadium was a confidence-booster ahead of Thursday’s match against Ligue 1 side Rennes in the Europa League. On Arsenal chances of overturning a 3-1 deficit, Emery stated that he was upbeat that his team can achieve the feat … Read more
Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos, will push for a summer exit, if the club appoints Jose Mourinho to replace under-fire Santiago Solari, SportsMail reports. Ramos fought with Mourinho when he coached the club between 2010-2013 and has already clashed with President Florentino Perez, over plans to bring him back. Despite the fact that Mourinho courted … Read more
Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish was attacked by a spectator who ran on to the pitch in the Championship match at rivals Birmingham City on Sunday. It happened in the 10th minute when a man wearing a cap came on to the pitch from the home section before swinging his arm towards Grealish’s face. The … Read more
Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, the member representing Kwara South senatorial district at the National Assembly, has been arrested by the Police. Ibrahim, who is seeking a second term in office, was arrested by the Kwara State Police Command on Thursday. The Senator’s arrest is coming less than 24 hours to the rescheduled presidential and National Assembly … Read more
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has advised the Yoruba race to support President Buhari’s 2019 re-election because that is the only way they stand a chance of securing an oportunity to grab the 2023 presidency. Osinbajo said this when he visited the palace of Lamidi Adeyemi III, the Alaafin of Oyo, on Saturday December 22nd. ”The 2019 … Read more