Why Man City failed to sign Harry Kane ― Guardiola
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has said that the club approached Tottenham four times over signing Harry Kane last summer but Spurs were reluctant to release the England striker. Pep, who admitted he feared the lack of a striker could derail their season, said Tottenham was clear that the deal was not going to happen. Manchester City is still on course...
Akume: Unveiling of the ‘just’ George
By SUFUYAN OJEIFO He is unassuming and urbane. He is also sedate but highly fecund. His mien anywhere he goes is writ-large as it bears his trademark sartorial elegance. Yet, he is characteristically unobtrusive. His gait and speech mannerism combine to paint a composite picture of a rare politician, not as much of the jesters, pretenders, carpet baggers, transactional leaders...
For renouncing thuggery, Zulum gives N100m grant to 152 youths
For renouncing thuggery and attending one month of intensive practical training on entrepreneurship, Governor Babagana Zulum on Friday presented N100 million to 152 reformed youths who were prominent members of a violent political thuggery group code named ‘ECOMOG’ in Maiduguri. Zulum made the presentation at the Ramat Polytechnic in Maiduguri, venue of the one-month training. The 152 youths had renounced thuggery...
Court declares Eto’o father of 22-year-old Spanish lady
A Madrid court has declared former Barcelona striker, Samuel Eto'o, as the biological father of a 22-year-old Spanish lady, Erika Do Rosario Nieves. The Cameroonian declared himself in absentia and did not attend to the evidence presented against him. This has been indicated to EFE by lawyer Fernando Osuna, who was in charge of the legal representation of the young lady's...
Lagos govt approaches Supreme Court on Magodo Estate
The Lagos State Government has approached the Supreme Court over the dispute on Magodo Estate. This time, it is not about non-compliance with the judgement of the apex court. But the resort to the court arose as a result of the division among the Shangisha Landlords Association (the judgment creditors) over Certificate of Occupancy and representation. The State’s Commissioner for Information and...
EFCC recovers N1.5bn from banks, returns money to NHIS
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned the sum of N1,550,000,000 to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The money was returned to NHIS on February 10, 2022, according to the commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren. The fund is part of monies which some commercial banks fraudulently withheld and refused to transmit to their Treasury Single Account (TSA) since 2015. The anti-graft agency...
Athletics Integrity Unit bans Blessing Okagbare for 10 years
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned Nigerian sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, for 10 years for being part of an “organized doping regimen” ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The Unit made this known via a statement on Friday. The statement partly read: “The Disciplinary Tribunal has banned Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare for a total of 10 years.” Okagbare, 33, was suspended...
17 persons burnt to death as petrol tanker catches fire in Ogun
No fewer than 17 persons were burnt to death on Friday after a tanker caught fire along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that the accident occurred at about 5a.m. on Friday, before Isara bridge. The FRSC spokesperson in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, said 14 of the bodies were burnt beyond recognition, adding that...
Why PDP failed to accept Nigeria’s economic growth report ― APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for describing as “fake” the report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) which indicated that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 3.4% in 2021. APC stated that the opposition party failed to accept the NBS report because the “PDP is still stuck on the voodoo economics...
Nigerian singer, Buju, changes stage name to BNXN
Fast-rising Nigerian singer, Daniel Benson, well known as Buju, has officially changed his stage name to BNXN. The afro-fusion singer stated that his new stage name would be pronounced as ‘Benson’. Buju made the announcement via a video he shared on his Twitter handle on Thursday. He, however, did not disclose the reason for the change of his stage name. The singer captioned...
