Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel has stated that Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is one of his players for life due to their close relationship. Tuchel revealed that he and the former captain of Arsenal have a close relationship. While they were teammates at Borussia Dortmund in the past, Tuchel coached Aubameyang. …

Femi Adesina, the special adviser on media and publicity for President Muhammadu Buhari, has claimed that Nigerians blame his boss for their problems. Adesina bemoaned the fact that some Nigerians hold Buhari accountable for all of the problems, including subpar sexual performance. He said Nigerians blame Buhari because “resentment is their …

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), met with Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as part of his nationwide consultation. Obi claimed that during the visit, he spent valuable time conversing with Moghalu about governmental matters. The former governor …

Yobe’s governor, Mai Mala Buni, claimed on Friday that despite the state’s limited financial resources, the government has been timely in paying its employees’ salaries. In a statement issued in Damaturu by his Director-General for Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed, Buni claimed that a recent survey by civic tech organisation …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted to the rumoured defection of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State from the opposition party. The party has been engulfed by internal crisis occasioned by the outcome of its presidential election primary. Wike has been seething since the PDP’s presidential primary that produced Atiku …

The Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Senibo Chris Finebone, has resigned his membership of the party. Subsequently, Finebone on Friday decamped to the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Pictures of Governor Nyesom Wike, posing with the former Chairman of APC in Rivers, Davies Ikanya, the …

The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, Mr Ayuba Elkanah has retired after 32 years in police service. Elkanah said at a dinner organised in his honour on Thursday in Gusau that he has no regret joining the police force. He appreciated the Inspector General of Police, Usman-Baba Alkali, the state …

On Friday, a head-on collision between a Sharon with six passengers and an Opel with seven passengers occurred. According to information obtained, the incident took place in Tushin Kadenya village, Kasuwan Magani, and resulted in the deaths of two passengers as well as injuries of varying severity to another four. …

In their opening Group C match of the U-20 FIFA Women’s World Cup on Friday morning, Nigeria’s Falconets defeated France 1-0. The winning goal was scored five minutes from time by Flourish Sabastine. In the opening exchanges, both teams engaged in fierce competition. France’s captain Laurina Fraiser created the first …

Energy, a resident of Umunya in the Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, was allegedly killed by some alleged killer-herders. The deceased and some other people, who have yet to be identified, were said to have been lured into a forest in Aguleri forest in the state on Thursday …