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November, 2024

  • 27 November

    Tinubu, wife off to France, for 3-day visit, today

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a state visit to France. According to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, President Emmanuel Macron invited his Nigerian counterpart to the European country. Onanuga said the three-day visit will focus “on strengthening political, economic, and cultural relations and establishing more opportunities for partnership, particularly ...

September, 2024

  • 28 September

    Curiosity heightens over illness that killed A/Ibom 1st lady, as Tinubu condoles

    The curiosity over the illness that deal a blow on Wife of the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Her Excellency, Pastor (Mrs.) Patience Umo Eno., is getting heightened. Many are eager to know the particular llness. She passed away peacefully at the hospital, on 26th September, 2024, in the presence of her family. She was said to have been ...

May, 2021

  • 29 May

    Man City & Chelsea’s likely line-ups for Champions League final

    Amidst threat of injuries,here’s how both Manchester City and Chelsea will probably line-up for the Champions League final as both teams have injury scares to key players for the showdown. Manchester City and Chelsea have key players fighting to be fit for the Champions League final, but both sides almost have a clean bill of health heading into the showdown. ...

April, 2021

  • 14 April

    Musa’s back with Kano Pillars.. 11 years after

    Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has rejoined Kano Pillars for the remainder of the 2020/21 Nigeria Professional Football League season. Musa joins Sai Masu Gida for the rest of the season, 11 years after he first featured for the club. The 28-year-old previously played for the Pride of Kano in 2009, and ended the season as the top scorer in ...

May, 2019

  • 1 May

    UBA partners Mastercard , to reward customers with All-Expense Paid Trip to UEFA Champions League Semi’s & Finals

    Tony Elumelu, UBA

    Leading Pan-African Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC in partnership with leading global payments and technology company, Mastercard, have announced they are giving away all-expenses paid trips to the Semi-Finals and Finals of the 2019 UEFA Champions League to 12 lucky UBA Mastercard holders and their plus ones. Open to all existing and new UBA Platinum Mastercard holders, this ...

  • 1 May

    See creativity…Angola builds first Football Stadium on water

    Angola has become the first country to build a football stadium on water. The stadium was first opened over the weekend in Luanda and more than 1,000 fans attended. The beautiful stadium cost the country in excess of $20 million and was built for six months. It’s built in such a way that even if there’s heavy downpour, the water ...

May, 2018

  • 11 May

    Wenger Lists Fantastic Conditions for Successor

      ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has called on his successor to show the same “honesty, loyalty and commitment” to the club as he has displayed throughout his career, Skysports reports. Wenger will take charge of Arsenal for the final time on Sunday when the Gunners travel to face Huddersfield on the last day of the season. Speaking on Thursday at ...

September, 2016

  • 3 September

    Is Paul Pogba, world’s most expensive player ?

    Paul Pogba’s record transfer from Juventus (Italy) to Manchester United (London) at a fee of £90m (N36.7bn) in August 2016 made him the world’s most expensive player. By this, he beats the world football transfer record once held by Portuguese national, Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined Real Madrid from Manchester United at a fee of £80m in June 2009. Interestingly, Pogba, ...

June, 2016

  • 12 June

    Fasting,Frustration, Ill Health, Killed Amodu Shuaibu -Son

    Beyond the ritual rumour surrounding the death  of Keshy and Amodu,,facts have emerged on how and why Amodu died…He has been ill for a while,financially down for non-payment of his salary..and the immediate cause -he fasted without ability to do so..Now experts are commenting …’People above 50 years and with a history of high blood pressure should only embark on ...

  • 10 June

    Muslim funeral service begins for Muhammad Ali..

    Two days of funeral ceremonies bidding farewell to Muhammad Ali began today with a Muslim prayer service in the Kentucky hometown of the beloved boxing legend and civil rights hero. Thousands of people stood in the cavernous Freedom Hall arena in remembrance of one of the 20th century’s most singular personalities, who died last week at age 74. People in ...