Julia Fox confirms break-up with Kanye West
American rapper, Kanye West, and his celebrity girlfriend, Julia Fox, have parted ways after about six weeks of dating. Kanye, who now legally goes by Ye, met Fox met on New Year’s Eve in Miami. The pair were later pictured together attending the Tony Award-nominated Slave Play on Broadway as several photos of them on dates were released on social media,...
Zulum, Shettima share food, cash to 60,803 returnees in Gamboru
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno, alongside Senator Kashim Shettima were in the border town of Gamboru in Ngala Local Government Area, undertaking humanitarian responses, from Sunday to Tuesday. The leaders supervised and also got directly involved in the distribution of food and non-food items to a combined number of 60,813 internally displaced persons in camps and those resettled in communities. Zulum...
UEFA Champions League round of 16 fixtures
The 2021/22 UEFA Champions League returns this week with the first leg matches in the round of 16. The group stage of the competition came to a conclusion in December 2021, with Borussia Dortmund and five-time winners Barcelona among the top clubs who were crashed out of the competition, dropping into the Europa League. Liverpool sealed their spot in the round...
2023 Presidency: My fate in the hands of God – Emefiele
With growing speculations about his interest in the 2023 presidential race, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has declared that God will determine his future. Emefiele stated that since God anoints leaders, he will leave his fate firmly in the hands of God. The CBN Governor made his position known when he met some of...
Aregbesola attacks Tinubu, vows to ridicule APC leader
The cold war between the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and one of his most trusted allies, Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, came to the fore on Monday. It was at a campaign rally held at Ijebu Jesa in Osun State ahead of the governorship primaries on Saturday. Aregbesola accused Tinubu of betrayal and...
No reason to strip Harry Maguire of Man Utd captaincy ― Ralf Rangnick
Manchester United interim manager, Ralf Rangnick, has said there is no need to strip Harry Maguire of the club captaincy despite admitting he has seen "some weaker moments" from the defender in recent matches. Maguire has come under scrutiny for several below-par performances this season and a section of Manchester United supporters have suggested the armband should be taken away...
PDP govs to raise panel to examine Nigeria’s security
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have declared their readiness to raise a panel of consultants to thoroughly examine the security architecture of Nigeria and make recommendations. The PDP governors also alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari is unwilling to sign the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill, which has been transferred to him by the National...
Chief Judge inaugurates panel to probe Zamfara Dep Gov
The Chief Judge of Zamfara, Justice Kulu Aliyu, on Monday inaugurated a seven-man panel to investigate allegations of gross misconduct and abuse of office against the state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Mahdi Aliyu. The panel was constituted following a request by the state House of Assembly in a letter signed by the Speaker, Nasiru-Muazu Magarya, on Feb. 10. The Assembly had at its...
EU mulls €820m investment in Nigeria’s digital economy
The European Union (EU) under its Gateway Initiative has disclosed plans to invest about €820 million in the Nigerian digital economy sector over the next three years. Executive Vice President of the EU, Mrs. Margre Vestager, disclosed this in a statement signed by Mrs. Uwa Suleiman, spokesperson for the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, on Monday, in...
Hanifa: Kano govt re-arraigns school proprietor, two others
The Kano State government, on Monday, re-arraigned a school proprietor, Abdulmalik Tanko before a Kano High Court for alleged murder of five-year-old school pupil, Hanifa Abubakar. Tanko, alongside Hashimu Isyaku and Fatima Musa, who lives at Tudun Murtala Quarters, Kano, is facing a five-count charge along with the other two accused persons, of criminal conspiracy, attempt to kidnap, abetment, kidnapping...
