Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, has admitted that he and every single player are to blame for their 5-2 defeat to West Brom on Saturday. The result brought to an end Tuchel’s winning start as the Blues boss. Christian Pulisic opened scoring for Chel…
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the Monday night attack on three communities in Íshíelu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The President directed law enforcement agencies to fish out the attackers and make them face justice. The affect…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, mourned the late spokesman of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, describing him as dutiful and a man of conviction. Buhari’s position on Odumakin, who served as his spokesman when he contested the 2011 presidential …
The lawmaker who represented the Kogi West Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye, has reacted to the death of Afenifere Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin. It was reported that Yinka Odumakin died Saturday morning at…
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has mocked a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri over the protest he organised against President Muhammadu Buhari in London on Friday. Buhari on Tuesday jetted out to London where he is expected to spend a …
Buba Marwa, Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has requested that all Nigerians be made to undergo drug tests. In a statement signed by Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA spokesperson, on Friday, Marwa said mandatory testing is impo…
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel suffered the first defeat of his reign as struggling West Bromwich Albion took advantage of Thiago Silva’s red card to earn a stunning 5-2 win on Saturday. Tuchel had overseen a 14-match unbeaten run in all competiti…
Popular beatmaker, Don Jazzy, has revealed that he got married 18 years ago to an American model and writer, Michelle, but got divorced two years after. The Mavin boss posted his wedding picture, which showed the couple in a warm embrace on his ver…
Three suspected kidnappers were gunned down during a fire exchange between them, the Police and vigilantes in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. It was gathered that the fight followed a report that the suspects had kidnapped three women to…
Biafra Nations League, BNL, said it has ordered its members to launch a reprisal attack on Fulani herdsmen following the recent killing of at least 15 people in Ebonyi State. The killings took place Monday night in Nkalaha, Obegu, Amazu, Nkalagu and…
The Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Mohammed Hussain, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Toto Local Government Area of the State. The leader of the group was killed on Friday night alongside the c…
Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, has mourned the late Spokesman of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin who died on Saturday morning. Keyamo in a tweet on Saturday said Yinka’s death was a personal loss to him. Recall that the hu…
The drama between pop star, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, and his fiancée and mother of his son, Chioma Rowland, aka Chef Chi, has continued to set tongues wagging on the Internet and offline. On Friday (yesterday), Chef Chi practically del…
The Spokesman for pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, Mr Yinka Odumakin, has died of COVID-19. Odumakin, it was learnt, died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital isolation centre. His wife, Mrs Joe Okei-Odumakin, confirmed this to newsmen. Our…
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe, has said he tells himself he is better than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Mbappe has widely been hailed as the player to take over when Messi and Ronaldo finally hang up their boots. The 22-year-old,…
Popular human rights activist and spokesman of Pan-Yoruba sociocultural group, Yinka Odumakin has reportedly died on Saturday morning. According to reports, Odumakin died from COVID-19 complications. He was said to have been on ventilator for a cou…
South-West State chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have dared the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, to dump the party, after he warned the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party against postponing the South-West congress of th…
Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari has the right to travel abroad for medical consultation. Ngige said this while reacting to the backlash that welcomed the President’s trip to London on Thu…
A coalition of Christians and Muslims in Nigeria under the aegis of Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace has called on the Federal Government to increase the number of security personnel in the country by recruiting additional one million officers t…
Policemen from Ozoro Divisional Headquarters have arrested four suspected kidnappers for the alleged abduction of one William Aduwoma. The suspects were arrested in Aradhe and Iyeriri quarters in Ozoro community. The suspects which include, Nwachukw…
Former Chief of General Staff, Oladipo Diya, has appealed to Nigerians to avoid actions that may lead to war. Diya said there has always been one misunderstanding or the other, but recent events are, “alarming”. “It is taking a dangerous turn. The s…
The total number of active COVID-19 cases across the country has dropped to 9,270. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, made the revelation on Friday night while giving update on its official website. The health agency while confirming 66 f…
A member of the House of Representatives, representing the Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency, Hon Haruna Maitala is dead. The lawmaker reportedly died in a road accident along Bade-Gitata road Friday night on his way to Jos. It was gathered that …
The police in Anambra State have arrested four more suspects in connection with the attack on a former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof Chukwuma Soludo. The police had earlier in a statement said one suspect was tracked and arrested through…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta, Most Revd Peter Odetoyinbo, has called on those agitating for the disintegration of Nigeria to jettison the idea. Rather, the cleric suggested that they should work for the unity, progress and developm…
Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho has been named March’s Premier League player of the month. The 24-year-old scored five goals in three league appearances for the Foxes in the lead-up to the international break last month, including his first…
The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Thursday upheld the application for post-conviction bail by the founder of Genesis Parish of Celestial Church of Christ, Evangelist Israel Ogundipe. A three-man panel of the court granted Ogundipe bail on health groun…
A pressure group, Igbo National Council (INC) Worldwide has given the Governor of Ebonyi State a twenty-one-day ultimatum to resign, accusing him of conspiring with killer Fulani herders to kill his people. The group said Governor Umahi should step …
Two students of the same parents were crushed to death in an accident involving a Bajaj motorcycle and a Man diesel truck along the Sagamu – Ikorodu road in Ogun State. The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcemen…
Chelsea have received a triple injury boost ahead of their Premier League clash with West Brom on Saturday afternoon. According to Football London, Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, is expected to see the return of a number of his first-team players, …
The Lagos State Government has sealed 400 night clubs and 30 event centres in the State for contravening COVID-19 directives. Mr. Lanre Mojola, the Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, LSC, made this disclosure in a statement on Th…
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for linking Subscriber Identification Modules with valid National Identity Numbers by one month. It announced the extension on Friday in a statement issued in Abuja by the spokesperson of the Natio…
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, has explained why he cannot criticize Boko Haram. Kanu disclosed that Boko Haram members were peaceful people before the Nigerian Army and the police started killing them. The IPOB l…
Bandits have killed two police officers attached to Operation PUFF ADDER II in Sokoto State. The policemen were part of the contingent the Inspector-General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, deployed to tackle banditry. They lost their lives in an attack …
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 106 more cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This brings the total number of recorded infections in the country so far to 162,997. The he…
Veteran Juventus goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon, has been punished with a one-match suspension for blasphemy. Pitch-side microphones recorded the Italy legendary goalkeeper shouting a phrase that was deemed to be unacceptable in Italian language. The …
The brown colour prevalent with the River Osun is now a major source of worry to residents who are concerned about the health of the river which for many years has been many things to many people. A resident, Tolani who spoke with our correspondent …
Gunmen have reportedly attacked a commercial Bank and the Iseele-Uku Police Station, in Issele-Uku Community, Delta State. The gunmen also killed a police Inspector, a member of the Anioma Security Watch vigilante and a civilian during the robbery o…
Mavin boss, Don Jazzy, has given a peek into his childhood days. He revealed that he grew up in Ajegunle where he helped his father do some farm work and also sold akara (bean cakes) for his mother. The music producer spoke about his childhood days …
Germany midfielder, Ilkay Gundogan, has said that he is ‘sorry’ for teammate Timo Werner after the striker’s huge miss in their side’s 2-1 home shock defeat against North Macedonia in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday night. Goals from Goran Pandev…
The Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Thursday, April 1, began a 15-day working vacation as first instalment of his 2021 Annual Leave. The announcement was contained in a statement signed and made available to newsmen by the g…
For allegedly blaspheming Prophet Mohammed, a middle aged water vendor in Sade village of Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Talle Mai Ruwa, has been set ablaze by a mob. It was gathered that the deceased, who was taken to police post in …
A Magistrate Court sitting in Hajj Camp, Kano State, has sentenced one Mu’ammar Aliyu Getso to one and half year jail term over energy theft. This was contained in a press statement signed by Head, Corporate Communications, KEDCO Ibrahim Sani Shawai…
Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, netted the only goal for Barcelona, as they lost 2-1 to Manchester City in the second leg of their Women’s Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday. The Spanish qualified for the semi-final however, as t…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has revealed why he sacked his Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Igbiks Tamuno. It was earlier reported that the Governor sacked the State Commissioner for Environment, Igbiks Tamuno. Wike in a statement by Kelvin …
The National Inter-Faith Religious Organizations for Peace (NIFROP) is appalled by the anti-vaccine stance of the founder of Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, who has issued messages to discourage people from taking the COVID-19 vaccines. NIF…
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