Day: January 2, 2023

Countries To Name Stadium After Pele — FIFA President

Ganiyu Amodu

FIFA will ask all the world’s countries to name a stadium for Brazilian football legend Pele, the head of the sport’s governing body, Gianni Infantino, said Monday at the late icon’s wake. Infantino was in the city of Santos, Brazil, to pay his final respects to the player widely considered the greatest of all time, who died Thursday at the age of 82. “We’re going to ask every country in the world to name one of their football stadiums with the name of Pele,” Infantino told journalists at the Vila…

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Missing UK-Based Nigerian Found Dead After Four Weeks

Ganiyu Amodu

A United Kingdom-based Nigerian, Taiwo Balogun, 53, who went missing on Thursday, December 1, 2022, has been found dead in a lake in Kent. Balogun from Crayford was last seen near her home in southeast London four weeks ago. Her body was found in a lake at Bluewater shopping centre in hunt for “vulnerable” missing mother who vanished four weeks ago from home in London, a report by Daily Mail UK said. READ ALSO: Empress Njamah In Distress As Ex-Fiancé Releases Actress Nude Videos Saudi Fans Flock To Buy Cristiano…

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Empress Njamah In Distress As Ex-Fiancé Releases Actress Nude Videos

Abibat Babalola

“I proposed to Empress on August 18, 2022, with a ring worth $49,800,” Josh Wade speaks on three month’s courtship of trouble     Nollywood actress, Empress Njamah isn’t starting off the year right as her estranged fiance has reportedly released her nude videos for the netizens to see in a way of threatening her. Shortly after Empress Njamah described her engagement as under duress, and also described her fiancé to be a blackmailer, the said fiancé known as Josh Wade has gone further to threaten her on social media…

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Saudi Fans Flock To Buy Cristiano Ronaldo Jersey After Al Nassr Deal + PHOTOS

Ganiyu Amodu

Cristiano Ronaldo’s historic deal with Al Nassr has led to a huge spike in interest around the Saudi club, with fans jostling to get their hands on the Portuguese star’s distinctive number seven jersey ahead of his official unveiling. Ronaldo signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Al Nassr after the end of his tumultuous second stint with Manchester United. The 37-year-old and the Premier League club parted ways after an explosive TV interview where Ronaldo criticised the club’s owners and said he had no respect for manager Erik ten Hag.…

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Ronaldo Set For Grand Unveiling After Saudi Move

ADEOLA YUSUF

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will be unveiled before thousands of fans at Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr club on Tuesday, a spokesman said, after sealing a shock move estimated at more than 200 million euros. The 37-year-old great, a five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, will arrive late on Monday with his family together with media and technical staff, club spokesman Al-Walid Al-Muhaidib told AFP. Ronaldo, who left Manchester United under a cloud after slamming the club in a TV interview, will appear at Al Nassr’s 25,000-capacity Mrsool Park stadium in…

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Pelé: Shame Of Nigeria’s vagabond Leadership, By Tunde Odesola

ADEOLA YUSUF

With a halo round his head, Pelé packed lightning in his right foot, thunder in his left; the reason his footsteps sparkled, the reason he shone like a million stars, the reason he was named Edson after the inventor of the light bulb, Thomas Edison: the reason he turned football to “jogo bonito” – the beautiful game. Pelé was born in the morning of October 23, 1940 when electric light arrived in his hometown of Três Corações, a city in Minas Gerais, light and sunlight heralded the son of light…

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Seven Die, 16 Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident

Abibat Babalola

No fewer than seven persons were confirmed dead on Sunday while 16 others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus and Mack tanker few meters to Gofamint on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Umar said that the accident occurred at 4:10pm and was caused by excessive speed on the part of the bus driver who lost control and rammed into the tanker from behind. READ ALSO: Couple Dies In Mysterious…

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Couple Dies In Mysterious Fire After Crossover Service, Son, Maid Thrown Into River

ADEOLA YUSUF

Persons suspected to be arsonists in the early hours of Sunday set ablaze a couple shortly after they returned from crossover service in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The sad incident occurred at the couple’s private residence at Government Reservation Area, Ibara in Abeokuta. The suspected arsonistsm believed to have trailed the couple to their private residence before setting the house ablaze, were also reported to have whisked away the son of the victims. READ ALSO: Ikeja Electric Heightens Equipment Vandal’s Fight, Rallies NSCDC Pastor Adeboye of RCCG Releases Prophecies…

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Ikeja Electric Heightens Equipment Vandal’s Fight, Rallies NSCDC

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Communities may experience extended power outage due to the acts of vandals.”   Nigeria’s leading Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) as part of her efforts to ensure safety of equipments for stable electricity across its network, has collaborated with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Speaking during a meeting with the Lagos State NSCDC Command, the Head Legal and Regulatory, Ikeja Electric, Babatunde Osadare commended the agency and the Police for their tremendous support in protecting Ikeja Electric’s infrastructure and ensuring that vandals are arrested and…

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Pastor Adeboye of RCCG Releases Prophecies for 2023

Scott Matthew

“Few balloons will be deflated this year.” Here is a detailed report on what Nigerian famour Pastor Adeboye said about Nigeria, Africa and the World in the new year   The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG,) Enoch Adeboye, has released his prophecies for 2023. Mr Adeboye, during the Crossover live Service 2022-2023, at the New Arena, Simawa in Ogun State, categorised his prophecies into World, RCCG Members, and Individuals. In his message, the cleric said for the 2023 world prophecies, migration would take a new…

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