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May, 2021

  • 30 May

    Pastor Senator Mrs Oluremi reveals :Tinubu usually scold me

    “That you have a position doesn’t mean you have to lose yourself to that position, because the position will go and then, do you go back and find yourself? You have to be yourself in every situation. “Most of the time when people see me talk strongly, yes, I am Asiwaju’s wife but Asiwaju is somebody that I don’t go ...

  • 30 May

    JUSUN Strike: Lawyers Resort To Taxi Driving, Farming

    The last eight weeks have not been the best of times for lawyers who make their living by going to courts in Nigeria, following the prolonged strike by the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). Daily Trust Saturday findings show that most of them have turned to other jobs for survival. The strike, declared by the union on April 6, ...

  • 30 May

    FG set to recover $69bn looted by Late Azazi in US banks

    The Federal Government says it has begun gathering evidence on government officials linked to the alleged looting of $69bn (N28.3tn) stashed in various bank accounts in Texas, the United States. The loot reportedly accrued from illegal oil deals involving some officials of the government-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and the Central Bank of Nigeria during the Goodluck Jonathan administration. $9bn ...

  • 30 May

    (Opinion) : Spirit of Football

    Between 8pm and 9:45 pm on Saturday May 29, 2021, the world was held spellbound. The President of a superpower nation didn’t die. There wasn’t any new science discovery. Not.even the controversial or rancorous presidential election of the United States of America could pin down the world into a common gathering. The world was locked in one venue for 90 ...

  • 30 May

    Oliseh blames Guardiola for City’s UCL defeat

    Former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has blamed Pep Gurdiola for Manchester City’s Champions League final defeat against Chelsea on Saturday. Kai Havertz scored the game’s only goal in the 42nd minute after Chelsea split open City’s defence with a counter attack. Oliseh wondered why Guardiola started the game without a natural stiker or defensive midfielder. Guardiola had captain Fernandinho, ...

  • 30 May

    Two feared killed, many injured as violence mars Lagos council primaries

    Two persons were feared dead on Saturday as the local government primaries of the All Progressives Congress were fraught with violence in the Surulere area of Lagos. The deceased, identified simply as Efue and Vincent, reportedly died of gunshots after thugs suspected to be cultists stormed Shamsideen Primary School (Ward E), Ojuelegba, where a primary election was taking place and ...

  • 30 May

    Brentford end 74-year wait for Premier League promotion

    Brentford were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in 74 years on Saturday as they beat Swansea 2-0 in a Championship play-off final worth around £180m to the winners. Thomas Frank’s side completed their fairytale rise thanks to first-half goals from Ivan Toney and Emiliano Marcondes at Wembley. Swansea’s Jay Fulton was sent off midway through the ...

  • 30 May

    SAN says 3rd term for Buhari is unacceptable

    The burning of INEC offices seems to be calculated at incapacitating INEC to conduct next general elections. Can this possibly spell an extension of the President’s tenure if INEC is not able to successfully conduct election? A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa bare his mind “We are a nation governed by law and the most important one is ...

  • 30 May

    Parents sold properties to raise N180m ransom, bought 8 Okadas for children’s kidnappers

    One of the parents of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna says N180 million was paid to bandits before their children were released. Although the police were silent on whether or not a ransom was paid, it was learnt that parents paid some unspecified amount to the bandits who earlier demanded N800m ransom. The bandits, however, reduced the ransom ...

  • 30 May

    BREAKING: Chelsea wins the UEFA League title for a second time record

    Chelsea this Saturday night beat favourites Manchester City in a pulsating encounter in Porto, Portugal, to win the 2021 European Champions League. The match was decided by an unreplied goal by Kai Havertz, who sprinted forward in the 42 minutes to latch on to a floated ball, then dribbled goalkeeper Edeson before slotting into an empty net. It was Chelsea’s ...