Day: February 22, 2025

How West Ham Defeated 10-Man Arsenal 1-0

Ganiyu Amodu

Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge suffered a huge blow as West Ham inflicted Mikel Arteta’s side their first home defeat of the season with a shock 1-0 victory at the Emirates. Jarrod Bowen’s dividing header on the stroke of half-time secured West Ham a second consecutive away victory over the Gunners, with Arsenal struggling to create any meaningful chances in the absence of injured forwards Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli. Makeshift striker Mikel Merino was unable to repeat the impact of his decisive double at Leicester last weekend, with Bowen…

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Is Your Son Married To A ‘Citizen’?, By Funke Egbemode

Funke Egbemode

So, aunty, your grandchildren being born as Canadian or American citizens is not all you should consider. Think of all the angles and scenarios. Tell your son to have investments back home in Nigeria in case, God forbid, he has to return and restart his life to save his sanity.   After 15 years in the US, Bolaji returned to Nigeria, alone with only what can fit into his suitcases. He returned without a wife, his two children. He was not deported. His marriage failed. His wife got custody of…

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IBB Brazenly Seeking To Rewrite History In His Feeble Days, By ADESOLA AYO-ADERELE

ADESOLA AYO-ADERELE

They don’t call Nigeria a football nation for nothing. If anything, our running round in circles makes the appellation apt, even if that wasn’t the real reason for the nomenclature. After all, IBB was called Maradona at some point. I watched with ho.rror as Nigerian politicians jostled over themselves to launch ‘A journey In Service,’ written by one of Nigeria’s most controversial rulers, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida [IBB], who held the nation spellbound from 1985 to 1993. I came into journalism in 1988 at the peak of IBB’s dictatorship and my…

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‘Weakling’ — Abacha’s Daughter Posts Cryptic Message As IBB Blames Him For June 12 Annulment

Ganiyu Amodu

Gumsu, daughter of the late military head of state Sani Abacha, has shared a cryptic post on X, seemingly responding to former military president Ibrahim Babangida’s claims about her father’s role in the annulment of the June 12 presidential election. In a one-word post on her X handle on Friday, Gumsu wrote: “Weakling.” She made the post amid the ongoing conversations on the book, ‘A Journey in Service,’ the autobiography of Babangida, launched in Abuja on Thursday. In the 420-page memoir, Babangida addressed issues about the annulment of the June…

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IBB Opens Up On Dele Giwa’s Murder, Defends Executing Childhood Friend

Ganiyu Amodu

. As Mamman Vasta’s family demands restitution   Babangida revealed details of the foiled coup allegedly led by his childhood friend, General Mamman Vatsa, which he says compelled him to choose between preserving a longstanding personal bond and safeguarding the nation’s future. In excerpts from his autobiography, ‘A Journey of Service,’ launched on February 20, 2025, Babangida recounts how early warnings about Vatsa’s alleged plans reached him “as a series of rumours.” In Chapter 10 titled, ‘The Challenges of Leadership,’ the former military leader said though he initially dismissed the…

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Lookman vs Gasperini: A Close Look At Treatment Of Nigerian Footballers In Serie A

Ganiyu Amodu

There was a feeling of deja vu among Nigerian fans this week. After Atalanta were dumped out of the Champions League by Club Brugge, their manager Gian Piero Gasperini ripped into Ademola Lookman. The Serie A side came into the second leg of the playoff tie trailing 2-1. Within the opening 45 minutes, the Belgian side were leading 3-0 and effectively out of sight. Please note that Lookman had not played any part in these 135 minutes. The Super Eagles forward was only brought on at the start of the…

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How My Father, Mother Killed Each Other At Home — 13-Year-Old Boy

Ganiyu Amodu

One of the children of the couple who killed each other on Tuesday at the Ita Eku area of Igirigiri, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has recounted how his parents engaged in a deadly machete fight that led to their deaths. The couple’s lifeless bodies were discovered in a pool of blood on Tuesday at their residence where they lived with their four children. According to reports, the deceased wife usually accused her husband, identified as Caleb, who was said to be a policeman, of infidelity. Sources said the couple killed each…

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VeryDarkMan: ‘I Don’t Regret Inviting Deeone To Honest Bunch Podcast’ – Nedu Breaks Silence

Ganiyu Amodu

Popular media personality Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, professionally known as Nedu Wazobia, has stated that he has no regrets about inviting comedian DeeOne to his podcast, Honest Bunch. Nedu made this statement following his departure from the podcast. Recall that DeeOne, during his appearance on the podcast, accused VeryDarkMan of being gay. Reacting to the remarks, VeryDarkMan accused Nedu of using his podcast to sleep with up-and-coming entertainers in exchange for features and threatened to release the names of women Nedu allegedly told him he had slept with in the industry.…

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