Messi goes to Hollywood as Miami seek to close playoff gap
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami face the MLS champions as their bid to make the playoffs takes them to Los Angeles on Sunday. Los Angeles FC are second in the…
Serie A: Ten-man Milan maintain 100 percent start at Roma
AC Milan continued their perfect start to the new Serie A season with Friday’s straightforward 2-1 win at Roma who struggled even after Romelu Lukaku made his debut from the…
Brazil name Elias to coach women’s national team
Three-time Copa Libertadores-winning coach Arthur Elias was named the new boss of the Brazilian women’s national football team Friday, after predecessor Pia Sundhage of Sweden stepped down following a disappointing…
Sokoto approves N20.3bn for palliative, others
The Sokoto State Government has approved N20.3 billion for the purchase of foodstuffs to caution the effect of fuel subsidy removal and other projects in the state. Alhaji Jabir Mai-Hula,…
Police dock woman who whipped, cuffed children in Ogun
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a woman who whipped and cuffed children for playing football into her compound. This was followed…
US Open: Alcaraz, Sabalenka romp into last 16
World number one Carlos Alcaraz surged into the last 16 of the US Open on Saturday as second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka advanced safely in the women’s draw. Alcaraz, looking to become…
BBNaija All Stars: DJ Dopecaeser stuns housemates at ‘Afrobeats’ Saturday party
Dopecaesar, also known as DJ Dope Caesar, brought the heat to BBNaija All Stars Saturday night party. Housemates, who were dressed according to the theme of the party, ‘Afrobeats’, followed…
Photos: Three bodies recovered as bus plunges into river in Ogun
By James Ogunnaike ABEOKUTA: Three bodies have been recovered from a Sienna bus that plunged into the Omo River, along the Sagamu-Ore-Benin expressway on Saturday. According to the Federal Road…
Gunmen assassinate retired Benue Customary Appeal Court President
•Decomposing body discovered in Makurdi residence By Peter Duru, Makurdi The decomposing body of a retired President of the Benue State Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Margaret Igbeta, has been…
Police read riot act to cultists, sponsors in Anambra
By Prisca Sam-Duru THE Anambra State Police command has vowed to clamp down on cultists and their sponsors running amok in Awka, the state capital. The state Police Commissioner, Aderemi…
Public service not venture to make money, Obaseki charges commissioners
•Says we’re now focused on sustainability•We’ve laid foundation for rebuilding Edo The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has charged the four newly sworn-in Commissioners to serve Edo people, noting…
NABDA moves to boost food security in Nigeria
By Emmanuel Elebeke, Abuja The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) is spearheading efforts aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity, improving crop yields, and ensuring food self-sufficiency for the nation. This it…
Economists, experts, analysts warn FG on misleading unemployment report
•It’s politically motivated– Adonri•It could lead to wrong economic policy decisions – University don•Figure still high no matter how it is painted – Chiazor•Not reflective of Nigeria’s current unemployment situation…
Traditional Festival: Confusion in Ondo, as govt, monarch flex muscles
•Go ahead, open your shops – Govt•Warns monarch against confrontation•Markets, shop owners defy govt order, close shops as directed by monarch•Isinkan community, disobeys monarch, says they’re not under Akureland By…
Russian general who knew ‘secrets’ of Putin’s £1billion palace dies mysteriously
A top Russian general who ran the construction of Vladimir Putin’s £1 billion palace – allegedly paid for ‘with the largest bribe in history’ – has died. Gennady Lopyrev is…
Pay special attention to Presidential Amnesty Programme, Clark, Niger Delta leaders beg Tinubu
By Henry Umoru FORMER Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark and other leaders from the Niger Delta region have asked the administration of President Bola Ahmed…
Murtala Mohammed backed coup against Gowon for appointing Igbo man NNPC GM — Clark
•Edwin Clark reveals intrigues before 1975 coup•How, why he told Murtala Mohammed he was corrupt By Henry Umoru FORMER Federal Commissioner for Information and South South leader, Chief Edwin Clark…
Chelsea sign Serbian goalkeeper, Djordje Petrovic New England Revolution
Chelsea have completed the signing of Serbian goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic from MLS side New England Revolution on a seven-year contract with a club option of a further year. The Serbian…
Protest rocks FUTA over death of 500-level student
By Dayo Johnson, Akure Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, Ondo State, have protested against the sudden death of their 500-level colleague, Ayomide Akeredolu, at the university’s…
Customs confiscates contraband worth N164.8m in Kebbi
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kebbi Area Command, says it has seized contraband worth N164.8 million in the state. Dr Ben Oramalugo, the Area Controller of NCS in the state,…