Robert Lewandowski struck twice as Barcelona crushed rivals Real Madrid 4-0 on Saturday, handing the Spanish champions their first La Liga defeat in over a year. ‘Airport Drama,’ CAF Awards Three Points To Nigeria, Fines Libya $50,000 Meet Edoba Omoregie, Prof. of Law UNIBEN Appoints As 11th VC Teenage winger Lamine Yamal and Raphinha completed the rout, while Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe had two goals ruled out for offside in a frustrating first Clásico appearance for Los Blancos, who now trail league leaders Barcelona by six points. Details to follow……
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Fire Guts Lagos Blue Line Rail Track
Fire has gutted a section of the Lagos Blue Line rail track. The fire outbreak, on Saturday, occurred at a spot opposite NEPA Station, near Eko Bridge in the Apogbon area of Lagos State. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, confirmed the development in a statement on his X handle on Saturday. Akosile said there were no casualties in the incident at about 4:12pm on Saturday. The spokesman of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said: “There was a fire outbreak on a small section of the…
Read More‘Airport Drama,’ CAF Awards Three Points To Nigeria, Fines Libya $50,000
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded three points, and three goals to Nigeria for the missed Libya game. The development comes after the CAF president, Patrice Motsepe, said a thorough probe was ongoing following the recent controversy surrounding Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya. Motsepe had maintained that the continental body would not tolerate any lack of sportsmanship and unfair treatment in African football. However, in the latest development on Saturday, a statement signed by CAF’s Chairperson of CAF Disciplinary Board, Ousmane Kane said the decision…
Read MoreAre Women Stronger In Bed?, By Funke Egbemode
It all started with an ambitious shopping list of a woman looking for a husband that my friend sent to me. The single and searching woman wanted a man who can cook, earns ten million naira monthly and is good in bed, of course. The lucky dude should be handsome, romantic and God-fearing. I responded to my friend that “It’s a legitimate list”. No, “it’s illegitimate”, he responded. How? He zeroed in on the “good in bed” part. He insisted that “good in bed” is relative. I vehemently disagreed. If…
Read MoreDangote Truck Driver Kills Man Driving Supermarket Truck + Photos
The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, has confirmed the death of a driver as two trucks collided near the Cane Village, Maryland area of the state. Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement on Friday, disclosed that the accident was as a result of brake failure of a Dangote Group truck. “LASEMA in response to distress calls through the 767 and 112 toll-free lines at 12.08hrs, activated the response team from Command and Control Centre, Alausa, Ikeja. “Upon arrival at the incident scene, it was discovered…
Read More‘Few Hours To Election,’ Court Sacks All NNPP Candidates
A Federal High Court in Kano has sacked all 44 chairmanship and councillorship candidates of the New Nigeria Peoples Party for Saturday’s local government elections. The ruling was delivered on Friday by Justice Simon Amobeda following a case filed by Engr. Muhammad Babayo and a faction of the NNPP against the party’s leadership. Justice Amobeda ruled that the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) should accept a new list of candidates submitted by the faction led by the recognised State Chairman, Dalhatu Shehu Usman, in accordance with the party’s constitution.…
Read MoreMeet Edoba Omoregie, Prof. of Law UNIBEN Appoints As 11th VC
. How the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) emerged out of the 27 candidates who applied for the coveted position. The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has announced the appointment of Professor Edoba Omoregie, a specialist in constitutional law and governance, as the new Vice-Chancellor of the institution. The Chairman of the Governing Council of the university, Professor Shaibu Umaru, announced the appointment on Friday in Benin. Prof. Omoregie, according to Umaru, emerged as the 11th Vice-Chancellor of the university out of the 27 candidates who applied…
Read MoreReal Reasons Tinubu Sacked Ministers – Presidency
The Presidency has revealed the yardsticks used by President Bola Tinubu in relieving five of his ministers of their jobs. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, revealed the yardsticks used for the exercise. Onanuga also relayed the role the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman, played in the ministers’ dismissal from the cabinet. In an interview on ARISE TV, Onanuga said Tinubu acted on Nigerians’ perception. According to him, Bala-Usman was assigned to oversee a performance appraisal, which involved gathering…
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