As expected, Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), claimed the two awards in the monthly League Bloggers Award (LBA) for the month of December. An impressive run of form in the month which saw the team win all five matches, expectedly earned the team’s gaffer, Gbenga Ogunbote the Manager of the Month Award. Oracle beat the trio of Daniel Ogunmodede of Remo Stars; Greg Ikhenoba, Bendel Insurance; and Finidi George of Rivers United to the honour. In the Player of the Month category, goalkeeper Mustapha Lawal overcame stiff opposition from teammates: Desmond Ojietefian and Ikouwem Utim as well as the duo…
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Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, and his wife, Cristina Serra, have decided to part ways after 30 years together. The separation, as reported by El Periodico, a Spanish newspaper on Monday, 13 January, 2025, was described as amicable, cordial, and stable. The couple first met in 1994 and tied the knot in 2014 near Barcelona. Over the years, their relationship reportedly grew distant, especially due to Guardiola’s demanding managerial roles across different countries in the last five years. Guardiola and Serra share three children: Maria, 24, Marius, 22 and Valentina, 17. While Guardiola resides in Manchester, Serra, a Brazilian journalist,…
The Zambian High Commissioner to South Africa, Mazuba Monze has been sacked. The top diplomat was allegedly sacked for making what many believed to be a bizarre request to one her staff in the High Commission. According to a report, Ms Monze allegedly requested a male staff of the High Commission to help shave off hair from her private part. The staff allegedly refused, stating that it was not part of his duties to shave Ambassadors, especially their private parts. The High Commissioner termed this act as disobedience and an act of insubordination and proceeded to fire the staff. The…
Nigerian gospel singer, Moses Bliss and his wife, Marie Bliss, have welcomed their first child, a baby boy. The happy new dad shared the joyous news on his Instagram page on Friday, 10 January, 2025, accompanied by a newly released song video featuring his wife. He wrote.. “This is the doing of the Lord. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think,… unto him be glory. Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21 KJV” The romance between Bliss and his Ghanaian bride began with a romantic proposal in London, United Kingdom, on January 19, 2024,…
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno has dissolved the state cabinet, reports thegazellenews.com The dissolution of the cabinet was announced via statement on Friday, 10 January, 2025, by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah. No reason was given for the sudden dissolution of the cabinet by the Governor. The statement directed all Commissiners and Special Advisers to hand over to their Permanent Secretaries and most Senior Directors where there is no PS.
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Honourable Sabur Dimeji Bankole has lost his mother, reports thegazellenews.com. Alhaja Monsurat Atinuke Bankole died early Friday, 10 January, 2025 after a brief illness. The late matriarch of the Bankole family of Abeokuta was 79. Until her death, she was the Iya Adinni of Egbaland. She was the founder of Al Monsur Islamic Society of Nigeria and was Iya Sunnah of Alasalatu Society of Nigeria and West Africa. She was buried at her husband’s residence in Abule Oluwo, Onikolobo, Abeokuta after the Asr prayers on Friday, 10 January, 2025.
The Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, has granted an order restraining all commercial banks in Nigeria from releasing or dealing in all monies and assets up to $225.8 million due to Nduka Obaigbena from any account maintained by him. Mr Obaigbena is the chairman and editor-in-chief of THISDAY Media Group and Arise News Channel. The court also blocked all commercial banks from releasing or dealing in all monies and assets up to the said amount belonging to Efe Damilola Obaigbena, Olabisi Eka Obaigbena and General Hydrocarbons Limited, an oil and gas firm in which all the three are directors and…
Five Kingmakers in Oyo have described the move by Governor Seyi Makinde to kickstart a new process for the selection of the vacant stool of the Alaafin as illegal and a disregard for the judiciary. The Kingmakers who expressed their displeasure with this move are: High Chief Yusuf Akínade, Bashorun of Oyo; High Chief Wakeel Akindele, Lagunna of Oyo; High Chief Hamzat Yusuf, Akinniku of Oyo; Chíef Wahab Oyetunji, Warrant Chief Stand-in for Asipa of Oyo; and Chief Gbadebo Mufutau, Warrant Chief Stand-in for Alapinní of Oyo. Their position was revealed in a letter written and signed on their behalf…
Dr. Akintunde Ayeni, founder and CEO of Yem-Kem International has lost his beloved wife, Erelu Anthonia Abiodun Ayeni. She passed away on Monday, 6 January, 2025, three days after her 55th birthday. The sad occurrence comes five months after the Ayeni family had the wedding of their son, Christopher, to Adeola Boye in a colourful ceremony at Hyde Park, Lagos. Though details surrounding Erelu Abiodun Ayeni’s demise are not made public, eminent Nigerians and friends of the Ayenis have been extending condolences to the family. On Wednesday, 8 January, 2025, the Governor of Ekiti state, Abiodun Oyebanji paid a condolence…
Most model colleges in Lagos State on Sunday, 5 January, 2025, witnessed low resumption of students as the State Government insisted on N100,000 boarding fee payment for the second term academic year. The N100,000 insistence by the State Government, indicated a massive 185.71 per cent increase when compared to the N35,000 paid by parents in the first term of the same academic year. The meeting between the State Government, led by Tayo Ayinde, Chief of Staff to the Governor and Mr. Dapo Dawodu, State Chairman, Parents Forum of Model Colleges in Lagos, had hit a deadlock last November. The State…