January 4, 2023 – Platformsafrica

Bhupinder Singh Gill Becomes First Sikh-Punjabi Assistant Referee In Premier League History

January 4, 2023 Ganiyu Amodu

Trailblazer Bhupinder Singh Gill has become the first Sikh-Punjabi assistant referee in Premier League history after officiating during Southampton vs Nottingham Forest. Singh Gill, who’s been officiating since the age of 14, is a PE teacher and the youngest son of the EFL’s first turbaned referee, Jarnail Singh, who officiated more than 150 matches across the divisions between 2004 and 2010. Bhupinder’s brother, Sunny, is also the highest-ranked referee of South Asian heritage in England and joined the EFL referees’ list last summer. The two brothers made history in 2021…

Bauchi Commissioner Resigns After Father’s Dethronement

January 4, 2023 ADEOLA YUSUF

The Commissioner of Cooperatives and SMEs Development in Bauchi State, Hajia Sa’adatu Bello Kirfi, has resigned. The resignation comes barely 24 hours after her father, Alhaji Muhammadu Bello Kirfi, was removed as the Wazirin Bauchi. Bello Kirfi’s resignation was contained in a letter dated January 4, 2023 to Governor Bala Mohammed through the Secretary to the State Government. The letter reads in part: “Your Excellency, I wish to humbly tender my resignation as a member of Bauchi State Executive Council, and Hon. Commissioner Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs Development, Bauchi…

83-year-old Ex-Minister Loses Traditional Title For ‘Disrespecting’ Governor

January 4, 2023 ADEOLA YUSUF

The Bauchi Emirate Council has stripped 83-year-old former Minister of Special Duties, Bello Kirfi, of his traditional title of “Wazirin Bauchi” and removed him from being a Council Member for the second time in five years. The new development was said to be connected to the ex-Minister’s alleged “disloyalty and disrespect” to the State Governor, Bala Mohammed. Kirfi, a retired federal civil servant, was a Minister in the government of Alhaji Shehu Shagari in the 1980s, and also the Pro-Chancellor, University of Ilorin from 1997 to 1999. He also became…

Cape Verde Becomes First Country To Rename Stadium After Pele

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Ganiyu Amodu

What to know about the 15,000-seater Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde that’s now Pele Stadium Cape Verde’s national stadium is to be renamed after Pele, the country’s prime minister has said. The 15,000-seater Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde, located just outside the capital Praia, will become the Pele Stadium. The news comes after Fifa’s president Gianna Infantino proposed – while speaking at Pele’s memorial service in Brazil – that every country should name a stadium after the footballing legend who died on 29 December, aged 82. “As a…

Goalkeeper Keeps Ball He Saved From Pele’s Penalty Since 1971

January 4, 2023 Ganiyu Amodu

He is the only goalkeeper alive who saved a penalty kick from Pelé An 81-year-old goalkeeper who saved Pele’s penalty, Sebastião Luiz Lourenço keeps the ball guarded: “I had this happiness. I was lucky enough to save a penalty kicked by Pelé.” He was the number 1 of São Bento on 12, May 1971 in a game against Santos, a game that Peixe won 1-0, in Vila Belmiro, for the Paulista Championship. He is the only goalkeeper alive who saved a penalty kick from Pelé. The two started playing…

JUST IN: Mastermind of Kogi Explosion During Buhari’s Visit Arrested

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Aliyu Aliyu

“Otaru is currently receiving treatment (for gunshot) at a health facility.” DSS gives details of how the explosion planner was tailed and maimed The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the mastermind of the Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attack which occurred on 29th December, 2022 in Kogi State, Platforms Africa reports. The explosion, an earlier report by Platforms Africa showed, occurred near the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene area, when President Muhammadu Buhari visited the State to commission some projects. READ ALSO UNIZIK Final-Year…

UNIZIK Final-Year Student Killed In Gunmen, Soldiers’ Gun Duel

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Precious Ibekwe

“The 500L Radiography student was slready preparing to sign out. His great future plans now turned into tatters“ A final-year student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, (UNIZIK), Awka, Godson Anumenwe, was killed by a stray bullet during a gun battle between unknown gunmen and soldiers at a military checkpoint at Ubomiri in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. The 500L Radiography student, accordiпg to report, left Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, for his hometown on Saturday night, December 31, 2022, when he met his untimely death. The President…

Guys, Here’s My First Warning for The Year, By Funke Egbemode

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Funke Egbemode

“We (women) nag. We dare and goad men into beating us up and now turn around to call them wife batterers and even murderers. True, most of them most of the time. But men can actually be worse. They do and say what sometimes put them in early graves.” You know, generally, women are believed to be the ones with caustic tongues. We are supposed to be the ones who have ways of talking themselves into trouble. We nag. We dare and goad men into beating us up and…

Alex Ekubo Didn’t Sleep With Me For Five Years We Dated – Fancy Acholonu

January 4, 2023 Abibat Babalola

There appears to be no end to Fancy Acholonu’s expose of her failed engagement and five-year relationship with Nollywood actor Alex Ekubo. Fancy ended her engagement to Alex about three months before their wedding in a terse Instagram post in August 2021. One year later, the leggy model made a U-turn. In an Instagram post on Thursday, the model publicly apologised to her ex-fiancé. READ ALSO: Again, Fancy Acholonu Ends Relationship With Alexx Ekubo I Came Out Strong, Empress Njamah Shames Ex-Lover After Leaked Nude Okonjo-Iweala Consoles AfDB President Adesina…

Again, Fancy Acholonu Ends Relationship With Alexx Ekubo

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Abibat Babalola

Nigerian model Fancy Acholonu has made another U-turn days after apologising and seeking reconciliation with ex-fiancé, Alexx Ekubo. While former love birds got engaged in May 2021, Acholonu suddenly called off their already-scheduled wedding in August of the same year. On Friday, the model issued a public apology to Ekubo via Instagram, stating that her heart still belongs to him. READ ALSO: I Came Out Strong, Empress Njamah Shames Ex-Lover After Leaked Nude Actor Yomi Gold Ends 2nd Marriage One Yr After Dumping Wife Of 15 Yrs Okonjo-Iweala Consoles AfDB President…