Minister of Works, David Umahi, has lamented the destruction of a section of the newly rehabilitated Kano-Maiduguri highway. A statement issued by the minister’s media aide, Orji Uchenna Orji, Umahi described the incident caused by flooding as unfortunate, saying that the completed roads in the country did not last five years. Umahi explained that a…

Controversy is trailing the recent claim by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration that the state’s debt burden has been drastically reduced by over 40 per cent in the past year. Barr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, the Executive Assistant to Governor Oborevwori on Communications, had claimed during a radio programme in Lagos that the governor reduced the state’s…

Controversial Nollywood actress Esther Nwachukwu, aka Esther Sky, has claimed that sex workers are the best category of women for marriage. According to her, they have explored sexually and been intimate with various men, indicating their commitment to faithfulness in marriage. She spoke in the teaser of the upcoming episode of ‘The Honest Bunch’ co-hosted…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has heaped praise on new boy Savinho following his debut for the club. Savinho came on as a second-half substitute as City beat Manchester United in the Community Shield game on Saturday. Guardiola was impressed by the versatility and confidence shown by the former Girona winger. He said: “Good impact…

The Bauchi State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has berated Governor Bala Mohammed for his criticism of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policies. The party attributed the governor’s anger to the judgement of the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to local governments across the federation. It pointed out that “the judgement has denied the…

Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has said his side paid the price for not scoring a second goal against Manchester City in the Community Shield game on Saturday. The Red Devils scored a late goal in the 82nd minute through Alejandro Garnacho. However, substitute Bernardo Silva headed in the equalizer seven minutes later to…

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has alleged that Facebook can never be trusted. Musk’s statement comes after a UK biologist and writer, Richard Dawkins complained that his entire Facebook account was deleted. “Facebook aka “Meta” can never be trusted,” Musk posted on X on Saturday. Dawkins said the action after he tweeted that genetically…

The President of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, Prof Mohammad Aminu has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to as a matter of urgency subsidise electricity tariffs for public hospitals and educational institutions to prevent them from total collapse. He said the present electricity tariff hike is not sustainable and therefore needs…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano, Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, has said organizers of the EndBadGovernance protests have failed in their attempts and intrigues to bring down the government of Ahmad Bola Tinubu. Kwankwaso, who criticized those who instigated the nationwide protests, further described them as “enemies of the country whose actions…

Former governor of Kano State, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has blamed the emirate tussle on politicians involvement institution. Shekarau said if politicians had stayed away from traditional institutions in the state, there wouldn’t have been emirate crisis. Recall that Governor Abba Yusuf had reinstated Muhammed Sanusi while dethroning his predecessor, Aminu Ado Bayero. The governor’s decision…

Following recent security concerns in Kano State, and the widespread destruction and vandalization that followed the EndBadGovernment protests, an organized national prayer session scheduled for Saturday has been canceled. The national prayer was earlier scheduled to take place on August 10, at Isyaka Rabi’u’s Mosque in Goron Dutse, Kano. The cancellation announcement was made by…

The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the death of a 17-year-old boy, who was electrocuted while working with his step-father at a building construction site. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Saturday. Hundeyin said that the mother of the boy, whose name was not given, reported…

A former All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant, Garba Adamu, has accused Ukraine and CIA of spreading Russian flags in Nigeria during the EndBadGovernance protest. Adamu alleged that Ukraine and the CIA teamed up with their internal political collaborators to sabotage President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Some EndBadGovernance protesters in the North brandished the Russian flag…

Manchester United have received good news in their pursuit of Monaco midfielder, Youssouf Fofana. Corriere dello Sport reports that their competitors for the Frenchman, AC Milan, are no longer interested in signing him. The 25-year-old is in the last year of his current deal with the French Ligue1 giants but is unlikely to extend his…

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kaduna State, said it has conducted ward congresses to elect new ward executive committee members. PDP Chairman, Kaduna State, Felix Hassan Hyat in a statement in Kaduna said after successful conduct of the Ward Congresses, the NWC has approved the elected ward executive…

Ligue 1 club, RC Lens have announced the signing of Nigerian midfielder, Hamzat Ojediran. Ojediran joined Lens from Hungarian outfit, Debrecen VSC. The 20-year-old put pen to paper on a four-year contract, until the end of the 2027/28 season. The player spent two seasons at Debrecen, making waves as one of the key players at…

Controversy is brewing in Ebonyi State over the committee set up by the state government to oversee the N1.3bn empowerment for 1,300 youths across the 13 local government areas of the state. Governor Francis Nwifuru had last week announced his decision to empower 1,300 youths with one million naira each for not participating in the…

Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher, has warned Chelsea that their best player last season, Cole Palmer might not be the same player this season. Carragher also predicted that Chelsea boss, Enzo Maresca will be sacked before the end of the 2024/25 campaign. Recall that Palmer enjoyed a sensational debut season at Chelsea, scoring 22 goals and…

Former Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino is the leading candidate to become head coach of the USA men’s national team, according to The Athletic. USA’s football board are considering a number of candidates but Pochettino is seen by some as the favourite. Pochettino is yet to manage a team after he was sacked by Chelsea a…

There was a mild drama at the plenary of the Abia State House of Assembly yesterday, as three out of six commissioner nominees sent for confirmation by Abia Governor Alex Otti appeared without some required credentials. This followed an observation presented to the House by the member representing Obingwa-West state constituency, Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jr.,…