English Premier League giants Manchester United have reportedly opened discussions with the representatives of Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen as the club intensifies its search for a top-class forward ahead of next season. According to Santi Aouna of Foot Mercato in a post on Monday, 5 May, 2025 Osimhen, who has enjoyed a prolific spell at Galatasaray this season, is currently on a dry loan from Napoli and has scored 33 goals and provided 8 assists in 37 appearances across all competitions. Despite his impressive performances in Turkey, a permanent stay at the Istanbul club appears unlikely due to financial constraints.…
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Famous Hollywood couple, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting their third child together. Rihanna announced pregnancy and showed off her baby bump on her way to the Met Gala on Monday, May 5, 2025 in New York City. She was also spotted at the 2025 Met Gala, proudly displaying her baby bump. Hollywood power couple, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting their third child together. Rihanna announced pregnancy and showed off her baby bump on her way to the Met Gala on Monday, 5 May, 2025, in New York City. She was also spotted at the 2025 Met Gala, proudly…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has disclosed that. Nigeria loses over N2 billion annually due to inadequate and unreliable power supply. The UNDP Resident Representative, Elsie Attafuah, made this disclosure on Monday, 5 May, 2025 during the ‘First National Legislative Conference and Expo on Renewable Energy’ held in Lagos. The event was organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy in collaboration with the UNDP under its Parliamentary Development Programme. Attafuah lamented that poor electricity has significantly impacted Nigeria’s economy, particularly in the agricultural sector. “Agricultural produce such as yam, fruits, and vegetables are being wasted as…
The Federal Government has approved a new service by the National Identity Management Commission to make it easier and safer to verify people’s identities using their National Identification Number. The NIMC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, who made this disclosure in a statement issued on Tuesday, 6 May, 2025 in Lagos, said the Presidency has also instructed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to use this new NIN Authentication service for identity checks. Adegoke explained that this move supports NIMC’s duty to provide a reliable digital ID system for Nigerians and legal residents. The new service, called NIN Authentication, can…
Former American First Lady Michelle Obama has revealed that she is in therapy and that it is helping her transition into what she considers the “next phase” of her life, the Daily Mail reported on Tuesday, 6 May, 2025. On The Jay Shetty Podcast, Michelle discussed being an ’empty nester’ and admitted to getting “some help” as she approaches her 60s. “At this phase of my life, I’m in therapy right now because I’m transitioning, you know? I’m 60 years old, I’ve finished a really hard thing in my life with my family intact. I’m an empty nester, my girls…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will soon issue an executive order to prioritise made in Nigeria goods and curb the importation of foreign products into the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation Muhammed Idris made this disclosure while Addressing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House on Monday, 5 May, 2025. According to Idris, the move was a major policy decision taken by FEC following a proposal by President Tinubu “on what he calls the Renewed Hope Nigeria First policy.” The Minister said the policy shift was aimed at making Nigeria the centre…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a series of new and rescoped road projects worth over N750 billion across several states. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, made this disclosure to State House correspondents on Monday, 5 May, 2025 after the FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to Umahi, the council approved the rescoping of multiple projects inherited from past administrations to align with current budgetary realities and funding availability. Among the key approvals was the rescoping of the Akure-Eta-Ogbese-Ekiti border to Ikere-Ado-Ekiti road project, which spans Ondo and Ekiti states. The original 18.4km dual…
A landlord’s son, named Odunayo Olomolatan, has allegedly killed his father’s tenant, a 22-year-old lady, Joy Tale in Ode-Irele, Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State, It was gathered that the tenant was said to have been hacked to death on Monday, 5 May, 2025 during an argument. The Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed the incident, saying the suspect has been arrested and is in the custody of the Divisional Police Headquarters, Ode-Irele. Ayanlade also revealed that an investigation has begun to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident. “Yes, I can confirm to you that the…
An American mountaineer, Alexander Pancoe, has died on Mount Makalu in eastern Nepal during a climb. Pancoe embarked on the climb to raise funds for a children’s cancer programme. This is the second death in the Himalayan nation’s climbing season that began in March. The world’s fifth-highest mountain, Makalu’s peak is 28,000 feet high — almost as tall as Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak at a height of 29,032 feet. Pancoe died on Sunday, 4 May, 2025 while he was settling into his sleeping bag at the mountain’s second high camp. According to the expedition organizer, Madison Mountaineering, the…
Ahead of the July 12 local government polls in the state, the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared at 54 women chairmanship aspirants to contest in the party’s primary elections scheduled for Saturday, 10 May, 2025. According to the list of screened aspirants released by the party and obtained by thegazelenews.com, Amuwo Odofin Local Government leads with six female aspirants; while Apapa Iganmu and Ejigbo Local Council Development Areas followed with three aspirants each. Two female aspirants were disqualified by the screening committee while one female aspirant from Ojo Local Government was absent during screening. The…