By Abimbola Ogunnaike Former Arsenal, Chelsea, Barcelona and Spain midfielder, Cesc Fabregas has announced his immediate retirement from football to move into a coaching role. Fabregas brings the curtains down on a glittering career at the age of 36 after a final season playing for Italian side Como. The Spaniard will remain involved in the game, beginning his coaching career working with Como’s youth sides. ‘It is with great sadness that the time has come for me to hang up my playing boots. From my first days at Barca, Arsenal, Barca again, Chelsea, Monaco and Como, I will treasure them all.…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Deontay Wilder has disclosed that his showdown with Anthony Joshua will take place in Saudi Arabia at the end of the year. Talks have been ongoing for the heavyweight rivals to finally meet in the ring after years of anticipation with Joshua revealing back in April negotiations were progressing positively. It had been hoped both Joshua and Wilder would both be in action this summer ahead of their proposed meeting in December. The Briton, who beat Jermaine Franklin in his first fight under new trainer Derrick James in April, has been in talks to fight Dillian Whyte in…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Tesla and SpaceX CEO,Elon Musk, has disclosed the reason twitter users will have a temporary limit placed on the number of tweets they can read in a day. Musk said the measure was taken to ‘address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation’. In a tweet, the social media platform’s chairman said verified accounts are being limited to reading 6,000 posts a day. Unverified accounts can only read 600 posts a day, with new unverified accounts limited to just 300 per day, he added. In a later tweet, the billionaire added: ‘Rate limits increasing soon to 8,000…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Cross River State Governor, Bassey Oti, has ordered the state commissioner of police to arrest all the gangsters that reportedly maimed and lynched an elderly woman accused of witchcraft. The woman was burnt to ashes in front of her church in the presence of her daughter and members a few days ago in the Old Netim community of Akamkpa LGA of the state. In a statement issued on Saturday,1 July, 2023 by his Chief Press Secretary, Emmanuel Ogbeche, Oti said the lynching was barbaric, repulsive and against all civility. According to the governor, all forms of brigandage…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Gunmen have killed Saater Apera, a personnel of a local vigilante under the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards (BSCVG). The chairman of Logo Local Government Area, Salome Tor, confirmed the incident to newsmen, saying Apera was killed when bandits ambushed members of the BSCVG and opened gunfire on them. According to her, the incident happened on Friday night at Tse Anwhwan village on Iorza – Jootar Road while the personnel were returning from Ugba Police Divisional Station in Logo LGA. “On 30th June 2023 at about 8pm, armed bandits attacked members of BSCVG at Tse Anwhwan on…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi, AFUNTADE 1, has expressed appreciation to the Federal Government for the establishment of a Federal College of Education in Ilawe Ekiti. The Alawe expressed his appreciation in his palace, on Saturday, I July, 2023 while making a formal announcement of the establishment of the institution to the people of the town. “The institution marks another federal presence in Ekiti State and a positive development in Ilawe”, he said. According to the monarch, the college will serve in the training and production of thorough-bred teachers for…
The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday, said the most honourable thing for the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the March 18th governorship election, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, to do was to submit himself to security agencies over the allegations of electoral fraud levelled against him. The party also advised Adebutu to stop dishing out false hope to his followers, insisting that his alleged atrocities during the last poll would be pursued to a logical conclusion in the competent court of justice to serve as a deterrent to others. Ogun APC was reacting to…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has stated that he will put his cabinet in place in the next two weeks, saying that names of other commissioner-nominees will be sent to the House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The Governor equally maintained that his administration will focus on tourism as one of the key sectors that will drive the state’s economy. According to him, the government will split the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism as part of efforts to enhance the optimal performance of the existing ministries. Governor Makinde, who gave these indications in his official Newsletter, dated 29th…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Ahead of the Super Falcons’ departure for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, alongside top government functionaries, will attend the send-forth dinner for the team. The FIFA Women’s World Cup is scheduled to take place over a period of one month, starting from July 20 to August 20. Head of Communications of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire, in a statement on Thursday, 29 June, 2023, noted that the dinner, organised by the country’s football body, will be held on Saturday, 1 July, 2023, at the…
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, hosted the Emir of Ilorin Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari to the annual Bareke on Friday, 30 June, 2023, commending the royal institution for working with the government to sustain peace and harmony, and promote development in the state. The Governor called on citizens to support President Bola Tinubu whose early policies he likened to a pregnancy course which is sure to birth a more progressive Nigeria. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) chairman said he was excited that the colourful bareke followed the last two days of colourful celebrations of the Eid and the Durbar which brought…