Manchester United have reportedly agreed personal terms with Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho over a move to Old Trafford this summer. The Red Devils have been long-term admirers of the England International and even failed to sign him in 2020. Dortmund are understood to have lowered their asking …
Read More »Polytechnic lecturers suspend strike after 65 days
The Academic Staff Union Of Polytechnics (ASUP) have suspended its 65-day-old strike, following an appraisal of the report indicating the gradual implementation of the items contained in the Memorandum of Action signed between the Union and the Federal Government. National Publicity Secretary of the group, Abdullahi Yalwa said the suspension of the …
Read More »Uche Ogbodo and partner welcome their baby
Actress, Uche Ogbodo, and her partner, Bobby, have welcomed their baby. Uche shared the good news on her Instagram page. According to her, their baby was born yesterday June 8.
Read More »Ronaldo isn’t slowing down – Fonte warns Euro 2020 rivals
Portugal defender Jose Fonte has tipped Cristiano Ronaldo to be at his best ahead of Euro 2022, while sounding a note of warning to opposition teams to ‘expect nothing but greatness’ from their captain. Ronaldo faced some criticism this season despite putting up a fine performance for the Italian outfit, …
Read More »Nigeria’s President Receives First Made-In-Nigeria Cell Phone
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has taken delivery of the first ever made-in-Nigeria cellphone called ITF Mobile. The product was presented to Buhari by Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, just before commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. While presenting the product …
Read More »After the Mladić verdict, I want to thank the man who saved me
In July 1995, I faced certain death at the hands of Ratko Mladić’s so-called Army of Republika Srpska. A man named Kenneth Biser saved me. By the time he was arrested in the village of Lazarevo in Serbia in May 2011, former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladić was a …
Read More »‘Traitors’: Fears of violence grows as Netanyahu clings to power
Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party’s efforts to find defectors among opponents is the latest example of ‘King Bibi’ and his lust for power. After the fourth election in two years and the ever-more-likely departure of Benjamin Netanyahu as the country’s prime minister, the situation in Israel is becoming increasingly …
Read More »2023 and political opportunists of insecurity
Like scavenger birds hovering above a decaying carcass, Nigeria’s out-of-job politicians have been gathering all over the country turning the alarming state of insecurity into a politically perfect ploy to short circuit the constitutional schedule and process for 2023 elections with subterfuge summits where mega-party formation is the hidden agenda. …
Read More »June 12: IGP reads riot act to Zonal AIGs, command CPs
As June 12 commemoration of Democracy Day approaches, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has directed Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police and Commissioners of Police in states and FCT to deal firmly with any person or group who may want to take advantage of the event …
Read More »SERAP takes FG to ECOWAS court over Twitter ban
The federal government has been dragged to the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 176 concerned Nigerians, over Twitter ban in the country. The group and the concerned Nigerians filed a lawsuit against the Buhari-led administration over “the unlawful suspension of Twitter …
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