UEFA has ruled that Saudi Arabian clubs cannot participate in any of its competitions. This puts an end to the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr, Sadio Mane, and others playing again in either the Champions League or Europa League while plying their trade in the Middle Eastern country. According …
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Guber Poll: Bayelsa Voters Vow To Stop Rigging, Ensure Credibility
Voters from the 105 wards of Bayelsa state have declared their readiness to stand together against the alleged plot by some chieftains of the opposition to instigate violence and rig the November 11 governorship election in the state. According to a cross-section of voters, despite their desire to encourage a …
Read More »House Of Representatives Fume As Federal Agency Spends “Just N81 Billion” To Plant Trees
The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the utilization of Ecological Funds and other intervention funds of the Great Green Wall Project on Wednesday queried claims by the National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW) that it spent N81bn to plant 21 million trees in the frontline states in the …
Read More »Femi Adebayo, D’banj, Others Hail As Rapper CDQ Resurfaces In Wheelchair After Ghastly Car Crash
Nigerian rapper, Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf, popularly known as CDQ, has resurfaced online following a ghastly car accident on August 14. “Someone hit me and I had an accident tonight lol. I think my Mustang is a write-off,” the rapper shared on Snapchat on August 15. In an Instagram post …
Read More »COUP: Resign Now If You Can’t Be Loyal To The President – Nigerian Army Warns Soldiers
A charge has gone out to soldiers of the Nigerian Army to ensure their absolute loyalty to the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Tinubu remains intact. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division Nigerian Army (NA), Major General Mohammed Takuti Usman gave the charge on Wednesday, …
Read More »EU Rejects Seizure Of Power By Force In Gabon
The European Union (UN) has rejected the seizure of power by force in Gabon and called for restraint from all parties, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement on Thursday. A military junta on Wednesday said it had seized power and placed President Ali Bongo under …
Read More »Police Arrest Tenant For Stabbing Landlord In Rivers State
Men of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a middle-aged man, Patrick Essien, for allegedly stabbing his landlord in Rumuiprikon, the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state on Monday. Reports gathered that trouble started when the landlord identified as Iheanyichukwu America went to rescue Essien’s wife from him …
Read More »Gabon Coup: Cameroon, Rwanda Reshuffle Military Hierarchy
Cameroon and Rwanda have made some changes to their military architecture in what appeared as a reaction to the military coup that overthrew President Ali Bongo from power in Gabon. President Paul Kagame, 65, who has been in power since 2000, has approved the retirement of several Rwanda Defence Force …
Read More »Romelu Lukaku Joins Roma On Season-long Loan From Chelsea
Belgium striker, Romelu Lukaku, has joined A.S. Roma from Chelsea on a season-long loan. The move is a straight loan with a fee worth between £7 million to £8 million depending on performance-related conditions. Roma will cover Lukaku’s wages after he agreed to a salary cut for the remaining …
Read More »Anambra State Police Arrest Four Burglary Suspects, Recovers Stolen Items
The Police in Anambra State have arrested a four-man gang of burglars who allegedly specialize in burgling commercial shops across the state. Spokesperson of Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this said operatives of the command acted on a tip-off to arrest the suspects. He said, …
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