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Toolz reacts as Funke Akindele, husband split
Popular radio personality, Tolu Oniru-Demuren aka Toolz, has reacted to reports of celebrity couple; JJC Skillz and Funke Akindele’s separation. Recall that JJC Skillz in a post on Thursday via his Instagram page, announced his separation from Funke Akindele, stating that the last two years have been extremely difficult and…
Read More »Transfer: Xavi tells four Barcelona players not to show up for preseason, leave LaLiga club
Barcelona manager, Xavi Hernandez, has told four first-team players not to report for pre-season training this summer. Xavi is ready to shake up his squad ahead of his first full season in charge of the LaLiga side. boss Xavi has ruthlessly told four first-team stars to skip pre-season training as…
Read More »Boko Haram: Another chibok schoolgirl rescued in Borno
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai on Thursday said they rescued another Chibok girl from the captivity of terrorists. The victim was rescued around the Bama axis of Borno State. Confirming the incident, Theatre Commander Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Christopher Musa, said profiling of the rescued girl…
Read More »Nigeria, Portugal to sign 10 MoUs on investment, travel, others
Nigeria and Portugal will soon sign ten Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and agreements. President Muhammadu Buhari gave the hint on Thursday in Lisbon at a joint press conference with President Marcela Rebelo de Sousa. He expressed determination to take relations with Portugal to a new level with concrete deliverables. The…
Read More »Tension in Ondo over alleged plan by bandits to attack community
Tension engulfed communities, towns and cities in Ondo State on Thursday following the rumour that bandits were preparing to attack Ilara-Mokin community in the Ifedore Local Government Area of the state. The apprehension among residents was hinged on a rumoured letter allegedly sent to Adaba FM, a popular radio station…
Read More »Buhari laments coup in African countries
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday decried the rate of coup d’état in Africa. Since August 2020, Africa has recorded mutiny in four countries – Mali, Guinea, Sudan and Burkina Faso. In January 2022, Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore was arrested after soldiers accused his government of failing to…
Read More »ECWA church clarifies report it forced 21 Muslims to convert to Christianity
The Evangelical Church of Winning All (ECWA) on Thursday, refuted claims that it held hostage 21 Muslims/almajiris and forcefully converted them to Christianity. A statement signed by the church President, Rev (Dr) Stephen Baba Panya, described the allegation as false, misleading and a deliberate effort to discredit the church and…
Read More »Ballot box snatchers risk 20 years imprisonment
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill to establish the election offences tribunal. The bill, which is a consolidation of several bills including a Senate version, was debated on Thursday. The bill prescribes 20 years jail time for ballot box snatchers. It would be recalled that…
Read More »Fit-again Ndidi resumes training with Leicester City
Wilfred Ndidi is back in full training at Leicester City after recovering from the knee injury which sidelined him towards the end of last season. Ndidi picked up the injury in a UEFA Europa Conference League Round of 16 clash against French club, Stade Rennes. The Nigerian international went under…
Read More »Transfer: Chelsea fans angry over Lukaku’s new shirt number at Inter Milan
Chelsea fans have been left fuming by Inter Milan’s decision to hand Romelu Lukaku the No.90 shirt. Lukaku has completed a one-year loan move back to Serie A, less than 12 months after he left for Stamford Bridge in a £97.5m transfer. Inter have paid the Blues a £6.9 million…
Read More »EPL: You’re overrated, shouldn’t star next season – Agbonlahor blasts Arsenal star
Former Aston Villa forward, Gabby Agbonlahor, has hit out at Arsenal defender Ben White, insisting that the England star is overrated. Agbonlahor said White should not start for Arsenal next season, adding that he should be replaced by William Saliba, who has been on loan at Marseille to replace him…
Read More »COEASU paralyses academic activities in Adeyemi College of Education
Academic activities remained suspended at the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, ACE, following the four weeks warning strike action embarked upon by the National leadership of the College of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU. Following the development, the college chapter of COEASU issued a threat to the government stating that…
Read More »Ekweremadu: Enugu govt expresses deep concern, thanks FG, NASS
The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu State has expressed deep concern over the ordeal of the Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, in the United Kingdom. A statement by the Enugu State Government described…
Read More »Lucky Ekezie: Dabiri-Erewa demands justice, arrest of killers of Nigerian in South Africa
Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has described the death of 42-year-old Mr Lucky Ndubuisi Chikezie in Pretoria, South Africa as very worrisome and painful. In a statement by Gabriel Odu of the Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NIDCOM, Dabiri-Erewa said the circumstances of Lucky’s…
Read More »FG responsible for delay in release of remaining Kaduna, Abuja train victims – PDP Chieftain
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Dr. Musa Ali pepper, on Thursday, said the federal government must be held responsible if anything happens to the remaining 51 Kaduna-Abuja Kidnapped victims. Bandits had in March 2022, kidnapped 63 Kaduna-Abuja train passengers…
Read More »Boko Haram: 4770 terrorists surrendered in two weeks – DHQ
Defence Headquarters on Thursday said 4,770 terrorists comprising 864 adult males, 1,415 women and 2,490 children surrendered to the Nigerian troops between June 1 and June 15, in the North East. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, made this know at the bi-weekly news conference on the operations…
Read More »Court slams life imprisonment on 27 years old armed robber
Justice Monisola Abodunde of an Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced 27-year-old Babalola Olatomide to life imprisonment for offences bordering on armed robbery and attempted murder. The charge read that Babalola Olatomide, on the 23rd of January, 2019 at Falegan Estate, Ado Ekiti in Ado Ekiti…
Read More »Transfer: Dybala leads two other top stars out of Man United
Paulo Dybala leads the list of high-profile names leaving Juventus this summer. The Argentine international has been the subject of transfer speculation with the likes of Tottenham, Manchester United and Inter Milan all keen on a move for the player who is out of contract. Dybala made 293 appearances for…
Read More »Organ harvesting: Ekweremadu’s wife denied access to him in court
Beatrice, wife of the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu was on Thursday denied access to him when the lawmaker appeared before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court in the United Kingdom over organ harvesting charges. Beatrice had during the hearing asked the court to allow her to appear by his side…
Read More »EPL: Saunders predicts club to win Premier League title next season
Liverpool legend, Dean Saunders has tipped Tottenham to win the Premier League next season ahead of Manchester City. This is following Spurs’ summer business in the transfer market so far. Antonio Conte’s side has just signed Richarlison from Everton in a deal in the range of an initial £50 million,…
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