Day: June 29, 2025

‘It’s A Joke, It’s Not Football,’ Chelsea Boss Maresca Fumes After Two-hour Weather Delay At CWC

Ganiyu Amodu

. Storms have now caused six games, all held in different cities, to be suspended during the tournament   Enzo Maresca fumed after Chelsea’s Club World Cup game against Benfica took nearly five hours to complete due to a weather delay, describing the situation as “a joke” and “not football”. The Premier League side eventually ran out 4-1 winners after extra-time in the last-16 tie in Charlotte, which was suspended for almost two hours due to a thunderstorm. Chelsea had been just four minutes away from victory following Reece James’…

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I Campaigned For Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu But Got Nothing – Veteran Actor Lalude

Ganiyu Amodu

Veteran Yoruba actor Fatai Adekunle Adetayo, popularly known as Lalude, has voiced frustration over what he describes as abandonment following his support for President Bola Tinubu and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu during the 2023 general elections. Speaking in a recent episode of the Behind the Fame podcast, the iconic actor, renowned for his roles as a ‘babalawo’ (herbalist) in Yoruba films, claimed that he and several colleagues who campaigned for the politicians received nothing in return. “After we campaigned for Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu, we were not given a dime,”…

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NAPTIP Declares Speed Darlington Wanted For Rape, Cyberbullying

Ganiyu Amodu

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has declared controversial entertainer, Darlington Okoye, better known as Speed Darlington, wanted over alleged offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. The agency announced this via its official Instagram handle @officialnaptip on Friday. “WANTED BY NAPTIP. Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington, is wanted in connection with alleged offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. Accept Your Posting In Good Faith, NYSC DG Urges Corps Members Nigeria Moves To Review Healthcare Policy For Civil Servants “Anyone with credible information on his whereabouts…

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Accept Your Posting In Good Faith, NYSC DG Urges Corps Members

Abibat Babalola

Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has urged Corps Members to accept their postings in good faith and settle down in their places of primary assignment to offer selfless services towards national development. A statement by the Acting Director Information and Public Relations of the NYSC, Caroline Embu, said that Brigadier General Nafiu gave the advice while interacting with the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream 2 Corps Members at the NYSC Lagos State Orientation Camp, Iyana-Ipaja. He advised them to also respect and learn…

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Nigeria Moves To Review Healthcare Policy For Civil Servants

Abibat Babalola

The Federal Government has revealed plans to review its healthcare policy for civil servants, citing the need for a more responsive and up-to-date framework amid rising drug prices and gaps in health service delivery. This was disclosed during a free medical screening exercise for civil servants in Abuja, part of activities marking the 2025 Civil Service Week. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, stressed the importance of prioritising the health of workers, given the demands of their duties. Represented by the Permanent Secretary of…

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Buhari Govt’s Excess Money Printing Crippled Naira — Oshiomhole

Abibat Babalola

Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that the “excessive printing of money” by the Central Bank of Nigeria under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari through the Ways and Means policy crippled the naira. The Ways and Means provision allows the Federal Government to borrow from the CBN if it needs emergency finance to fund delayed government expected cash receipts of fiscal deficits. At a Progressives Governors Forum’s Meeting and Interactive Session in Benin City, Edo State, on Saturday, Oshiomhole blamed the policy for the eventual collapse of…

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No Sacrifice Too Big For Peace In Rivers – Fubara

Abibat Babalola

Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers, says no sacrifice is too big to ensure peace, stability, and progress in the state. On Thursday, Fubara and Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), attended a late night peace meeting hosted by President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja. On Saturday, Lere Olayinka, the minister’s spokesperson, shared in an X post that Wike and Fubara were in Port Harcourt, the state capital, for the burial of the FCT minister’s uncle. READ ALSO: Popular Nollywood Actor Dies In…

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