Ruben Dias has been named Premier League Player of the Season after helping Manchester City regain the title. The Portuguese defender beat his City team-mate Kevin De Bruyne and Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane to the accolade following a remarkable start to life at the Etihad. Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes, Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish,…
The United States mission in Nigeria has said that the indefinite suspension of Twitter’s operations in Nigeria by the Federal government undermines citizens’ fundamental freedom and also sends a wrong message to investors. The statement reads “Nigeria’s constitution provides for freedom of expression. The Government’s recent #Twitterban undermines Nigerians’ ability to exercise this…
Multiple sources are reporting that tele evangelist and general overseer of the founder of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), TB Joshua passed on late last night, Saturday, June 5, shortly after ending a programme at his church. His body has reportedly been deposited at the morgue. A Facebook user, claiming to live close…
66 people have been killed by bandits in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The state police spokesperson, DSP Nafiu Abubakar said the massacre took place on Thursday in eight villages of the council. He said the state police command had already dispatched a detachment of the officers and men of the police force…
Superstar footballer, Lionel Messi has agreed to stay at Barcelona for two more years before joining David Beckham’s Inter Miami side in the US. His future at the Catalan giants had been in doubt after his deal with the club expired last month’s end. However, according to reports, a new deal is close,…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has directed the immediate prosecution of offenders of the Federal Government ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria. According to a statement released by his media aide, Umar Gwandu, Malami directed the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF) to swing into…
13 people have reportedly died after their boat capsized while travelling from Dorowa to Ginga village in Shagari local government area of Sokoto state. Governor Aminu Tambuwal who condoled the people of the town over the incident, has now directed the state ministry for local government headed by the state Deputy Governor, Hon. Manir Muhammad Dan’Iya who accompanied him…
Bukayo Saka has been named Arsenal’s player of the season for the 2020-21 campaign. The 19-year-old, who recently scored his first international goal after being named in England’s Euro 2020 squad, enjoyed a stellar campaign at club level. Speaking after his match-winning goal for England against Austria on Wednesday, Saka said: “Yes, maybe…
Following the Federal government’s decision to suspend the operations of Twitter in Nigeria after the platform deleted President Buhari’s tweets referencing the Civil war, former Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, has called on Twitter and other social media platforms to delete the accounts of President Buhari. His tweets read ”I said it before and let…
A male student, Harka Yinasimna was killed when a hostel building at the Government Secondary school, Numan in Adamawa State collapsed on him on Friday, June 4. According to reports, the building collapsed when it started to rain. The deceased was said to have been asleep when the building collapsed on him. “The incident happened this afternoon…
