Month: August 2022

Napoli Places N43 Billion On Osimhen For Man United

Abibat Babalola

Napoli have reportedly pinned a stratospheric £102millon price tag on in-demand striker Victor Osimhen, heavily linked with Manchester United. The Partenopei have to sell the Nigerian star to facilitate Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival from Old Trafford, according to The Sun of London. Osimhen has enjoyed a stellar start to the season, scoring in both opening Serie A matches as Napoli walloped Hellas Verona and Monza via an aggregate score of 9-2. Brought in from Lille in a club-record deal worth €70m in 2020, the 23-year-old has experienced mixed fortunes in southern…

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Buhari Assents to Eight Bills + Full List

Aliyu Aliyu

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to eight Bills passed recently by the National Assembly. A statement by his legislative aide, Nasir Baballe-Illa, listed the new laws to include the Civil Aviation Act, 2022 which repeals the Civil Aviation Act, No. 6, 2006 to provide for an effective legal and institutional framework for the regulation of civil aviation in Nigeria. READ ALSO: U-TURN: Buhari Awards Tompolo Multi-Billion Pipeline Protection Contracts NUPRC, NNPC’s Crude Oil Theft Figures Outrageous, Impractical – Navy BREAKING: Again, ASUU Extends Strike 2023: Obasanjo Speaks On Special Candidate…

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BREAKING: Again, ASUU Extends Strike

ADEOLA YUSUF

Again, University teachers in Nigeria under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have decided to extend the ongoing strike. The decision, according to The PUNCH, was taken Monday morning after heated discussions. The National Executive Council met at the union’s headquarters at the University of Abuja.

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NUPRC, NNPC’s Crude Oil Theft Figures Outrageous, Impractical – Navy

Aliyu Aliyu

How Chief Of Naval Staff punctured 400.000 barrels daily loss figures by oil minister, others   There is a significant miscalculation in determining how much Nigeria is losing in terms of oil theft because oil losses due to other factors are often lumped together as theft, the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, has disclosed. This is a puncture on the figures given by Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission( NUPRC) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited may not be correct. The Naval Chief, Vice Admiral Awwal…

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Man On Honeymoon Abandons Sleeping Wife To Meet Prostitute

Aoko Benjamin

A newly-married man, Paul Turovsky, 34, has landed in police custody during his honeymoon for hiring a sex worker. Turovsky, it was gathered responded to an ad placed by an undercover detective from Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Tampa, Florida, United States of America. READ ALSO: TASUED Suspends Religious Studies’ HoD Over Sex-For-Marks Man Writes Sex Roster For His 9 ‘Jealous’ Wives DR Congo Polygamy Ban Fails, Country Men Compete, Marry More Wives You Want To Live Long? Get a Second Wife, Study Says Why We Patronise Beer Parlour After…

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ASUU President And His Union of Quacks, By Lasisi Olagunju

Lasisi Olagunju

“There is a word called ‘remorse’; The ASUU president does not sound like he has ever come across that word; he attacked his own people and he is carrying on as if he has finally snatched victory from the jaws of Buhari’s lion.”   Mother Teresa, the Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun who died a saint, left more than her graceful actions. She strung together unusual letters and left immortal words. In moments of anger, I always remember her counsel: “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their…

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Ovaries Now Begin Ageing For Women At Late 20s – Study

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Why women with natural menopause before the age of 40 are twice as likely to die (early) compared with women going through natural menopause between the ages 50 to 54.” You want to read this and other exposè from latest research by California’s Buck Institute for Research on Aging   Ovaries begin showing overt signs of aging for Women at late 20s, latest study by California’s Buck Institute for Research on Aging, the world’s first biomedical research institution devoted exclusively to the science of aging, has shown. A report by Platforms…

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2023: Obasanjo Speaks On Special Candidate Among Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Others

Daniel Atori

Platforms Africa’s Daniel Atori who monitored the OBJ’s visit to IBB and Abdulsalami in Minna gives full report on what the ex-president said on his national agenda which would be unveiled soon. + PHOTOS   As consultations for who becomes the next President if Nigeria continues, former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has on Sunday declared that he has no special candidate for the 2023 presidential elections contrary to indications being stated from many quarters. Major contenders for the post include candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu; candidate of…

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Two Air France Pilots Exchange Blows Mid Air

Aoko Benjamin

For fighting while flying the plane  thousands of feet above sea level,  Air France has suspended two pilots for unprofessional behaviour. The two pilots were said to have got into as an avoidable altercation while on the plane. READ ALSO: Ethiopian Airlines Plane Misses Landing After Both Pilots Fall Asleep Black Girls Fly Too: 21-Year Old Becomes Ghana’s Youngest Female Commercial Pilot Give Us Grandchild Within 12 Months Or Pay N364m Fine, Couple Sue Pilot Son NCAA warns pilots, airline operators over hazardous rainy season Management of Air France described their conduct as…

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CHAN 2023 Qualifiers: Ghana Defeat Nigeria 2-0

Ganiyu Amodu

The Black Galaxies of Ghana have defeated the Super Eagles B team by 2-0 at Cape Coast Sports Stadium. Two goals in the second half from the Ghanians ensured that the home-based Super Eagles have a tall order in the return leg in Abuja on Saturday. READ ALSO: Nigerians Spend N600bn To Drink Beer In Six Months Have Extra-Marital Sex During Qatar World Cup, Go To Jail For 7 Years Athlete Comes Last In Race As Penis Constantly Falls Out of His Shorts You Want To Live Long? Get a…

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