Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has boasted that he will leave office as a free man, unafraid of being pursued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC)or any other organization. Uzodimma, who stated this while speaking after the Feast of Christ the King Mass at the Government House Chapel in Owerri, the state capital, challenged anyone with evidence of wrongdoing to present it. “I will leave office a free man, sleep with my two eyes closed without being afraid of anybody, including the EFCC”, he said. The governor maintained that he has not broken any promises made to the…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
English Premier League club side, Nottingham Forest remain optimistic Ola Aina will sign a new contract. Aina’s current contract will expire at the end of the season which would have meant him leaving as a free agent. According to The Athletic, the Nigeria international is now nearing a new deal and a bumper pay rise with Forest. The 28-year-old Super Eagles of Nigeria defender joined the Tricky Trees on a free transfer last summer. The Premier League club triggered the one-year option in his contract before the start of the current season. He has scored twice in 34 league appearances…
Famous Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Davido, has expressed pride after he retained his record as the only artist to occupy the top 16 spots on the Spotify Nigeria Daily Top Songs Chart for two consecutive days despite new album from his colleague, Wizkid. Thegazellenews.com reports that Wizkid’s new album, ‘Morayo’ broke several records on Spotify but songs from the album failed to occupy the top 16 spots on the Spotify Nigeria Daily Top Songs Chart for two consecutive days, a record set by Davido’s ‘Timeless’ last year. Following Wizkid’s failure to break Davido’s record, a music-monitoring platform, The Data Dash wrote…
Operatives of the Adamawa Police Command have apprehended four secondary school boys for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl. The four, all between 16 and 17 years old, were picked up by operatives of the state command of the Nigeria Police on charges of criminal conspiracy and rape of a minor. The suspects allegedly conspired and raped the victim by first intoxicating her with large quantity of beer. “The Adamawa State Police command has on Sunday, 24th November, 2024 apprehended and brought into custody four persons,” the police said in a statement signed on Monday by SP Suleiman Nguroje, the command’s…
Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a farmer for allegedly beating a suspected thief to death in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The farmer identified as Adegoke allegedly committed the crime at Mile 10, Ore axis of the local government, when he descended on the deceased suspect and his friends after accusing them of stealing his farm produce. According to sources, the other suspects attacked by Adegoke had been hospitalised, stressing that Adegoke claimed the suspected thieves who hailed from the neighbouring Aba Tuntun community had also stolen his motorcycle. One of the sources, who preferred…
The Oyo State Football Association(OSFA) has banned Olalekan Ojo from watching Shooting Stars home games due to his poor conduct. Ojo’s suspension was announced in a press release on Sunday. The Secretary of the Football Association, Kehinde Ojelowo, who announced thisw in a press release on Sunday, 25 November, 29024, stated that Ojo’s ban will be extended to other stadiums in the state. The Notification of Suspension reads, “Consequent upon your unsporting behaviour exhibited immediately after 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League, matchday 13 , with Match number 128 between Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), Ibadan and Bayelsa United Football Club, Yenagoa…
Liverpool winger, Mohamed Salah, has given a clear indication he would leave the club next year. Salah’s current deal with the Reds expires in June 2025. The 32-year-old has now revealed that the Premier League club is yet to begin talks over fresh terms. “I’m probably more out than in! I didn’t receive any proposal,” Salah said. “We’re almost in December and I haven’t received any offers yet to stay in the club. “I’m probably more out than in.” Salah will be free to talk to foreign clubs in January.
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has said the establishment of a Command in the Federal Capital Territory to tackle all cases of Violence Against Persons especially Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) within the nation’s capital. Speaking in Abuja at the 2024 Stakeholder’s Coordination Meeting on the implementation of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 and Corresponding State Laws, the Director General of NAPTIP, Binta Bello said: “To further illustrate and solidify our commitment towards eradicating this social menace, I am glad to inform you that the Agency is proposing the establishment of…
The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has restored the full statutory rights of the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, abolishing the new traditional councils in Edo South created by the last administration. He also backed the Federal Government’s Gazette, which gave the ownership of the returned artefact to the Oba’s palace, which was looted during the 1897 Benin massacre by the British colonial forces. Also, the state government is withdrawing the letter revoking the concession of the Oba Akenzua II Cultural Centre issued by the last administration to be used as a motor park. These were contained in a…
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has stated that Manchester City’s dream to win five successive premiership titles in a row could be dashed if his side loses to table-toppers, Liverpool next week Sunday. Speaking to ESPN on Saturday after Manchester city’s fifth defeat in all competitions and third straight league game with a 4-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, Guardiola said an 11-point gap if City lose to Arne Slot’s team would be too much to overhaul even at this stage of the season. The Reds went eight points clear over Manchester City after beating Southampton 3-2 on Sunday,…