Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Julian Alvarez scored twice as Manchester City won the Fifa Club World Cup for the first time by beating Brazilians Fluminense in Saudi Arabia. Pep Guardiola’s side, taking part in the tournament after winning last season’s Champions League, made the ideal start as Alvarez struck inside the first minute, chesting in from close range after Nathan Ake’s long-range strike hit the post. They added a second before the break when Nino turned Phil Foden’s cross into the back of his own net. England’s Foden then got on the scoresheet himself in the second half when he darted through the middle…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed February 3, 2024 to conduct 44 supplementary elections. Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman Information Voter Education Committee (IVEC) of INEC said this on Friday in a statement tagged ‘timetable and schedule of activities for bye-elections and court-ordered re-run elections’. The elections comprise nine bye-elections and 35 court-ordered re-run elections. “The commission has approved the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for conducting bye-elections resulting from the resignation or demise of Members of the National and State Houses of Assembly. “These vacancies were declared by the Presiding Officers that is the Senate President,…

Governor Inuwa Yahaya has officially endorsed Gombe State’s 2024 budget of N208.064 billion. The budget was signed on Friday, ten days after the state House of Assembly approved it. The signing ceremony took place in Gombe and was attended by the Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Abubakar Luggerewo, and other prominent government officials. During the event, Governor Yahaya commended the collaborative efforts between the executive and legislative branches of the government, which facilitated a seamless budgetary process in the state. He emphasized that the budget was designed with the people’s best interests in mind, evident in the allocation of 58% of…

A new report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed a litre of Kerosene cost N1287.10 in November 2023, 1.23 per cent less than the amount it was sold in October. The statistics bureau’s data showed that, in November, the price of kerosene per liter fell by 1.23 percent from the N1,303 per liter it sold for in October. According to the study, kerosene sold for N1,588.10, N1,521.97, and N1,512.50 in Adamawa, Imo, and Abuja, respectively, with the highest average price per liter reported in these three states. The report further detailed that Kerosene sold at its lowest in…

Manchester United’s drawn-out ownership saga could be resolved before Christmas Day. Sir Jim Ratcliffe is eager to get a deal signed off before 25 December which would see his Ineos Group pay around £1.25bn to buy 25% of the club. BBC Sport understands there has been fresh impetus around negotiations this week. It is more than a year since the Glazer family announced they were considering selling the club. However, despite several false dawns, the long-mooted deal for Ratcliffe’s Ineos to become minority shareholders has still not been confirmed. It is expected advisers on all sides will work late on…

Nigerians living in the UK earning below £29,000 will no longer be able to bring their families into the United Kingdom due to a new policy on family visas by the UK Home Office. Just days before Christmas, loved ones have to face the reality that they may be separated for even longer as The UK Home Office announced Friday that the salary threshold for family visa will rise to £29,000 in 2024, before then rising in incremental stages. This comes after pressure from parliament led Home Office Minister Lord Sharpe of Epsom to drop the threshold from an initial…

Media Personality, Toke Makinwa, has said she completed all she set out to do during the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Makinwa’s appearance on Nigeria’s 1,411 delegation list sparked outrage, especially on the social media, with many doubting her role at the meeting. During the recent edition of her podcast, TokeMoments, Makinwa admitted that the backlash became really serious when “important people” started calling her. When asked by her guest and popular actress, Ini Edo, how her attendance at the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai went and if she participated in the panel discussions? “Yes,” Toke Makinwa…

The First Lady of the federation, Remi Tinubu has announced a package of N950 million for 250 retirees from the police and military. Mrs. Tinubu disclosed that each of the beneficiaries will receive N100,000. She announced the development on Thursday while speaking at the launch of the maiden edition of the Renewed Hope Initiative Elderly Support in Abuja. The former Senator said that the scheme was designed to alleviate the effect of the economic situation on senior citizens. According to her, “This economic empowerment programme is borne out of a steadfast commitment to the well-being of our elderly citizens and it marks…

In a significant boost to the Super League project, Europe’s top court ruled on Thursday that UEFA has been “abusing a dominant position” in its control of European football. The Super League and its backers, A22 Sports, argued that UEFA’s prohibition of the would-be competition — a concept launched in April 2021 — and its threatened punishments for participating clubs was an illegal monopoly under European competition law. Thursday’s ruling by the European Court of Justice [ECJ] found that FIFA’s and UEFA’s rules requiring new football competitions to be subject to their prior approval, and banning players from taking part…

Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have stage a solidarity march in support of the embattled  Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The march took place in front of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Friday. The unions stage the rally in collaboration with students, youths, civil society organisations, labour unions, and members of the Hausa community in the state. The rally comes few days after President Bola Tinubu intervened in the political crisis rocking the state. Recall that Rivers State has been embroiled in political turmoil over the control…

A two-storey building, located in Herbert Marculley Way, Ebute Metta, Lagos, has collapsed. The incident, which happened around 9:30 am on Friday, has seen at least a woman trapped. The woman was said to be an illegal occupant of the building, as the residents had reportedly been issued an evacuation notice by the Lagos Building Control Agency (LASBCA). The incident was confirmed by the Territorial Head of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Lagos, Ibrahim Farinloye. Farinloye revealed that a rescue operation is ongoing. He said, “A two-storey building with a penthouse collapsed at about 0930 hours along Herbert Marculley Way,…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government has vowed to pull at least 50 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 42 months. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, disclosed the incumbent government’s plan on Thursday while appearing in an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. Edu emphasized that President Bola Tinubu is actively implementing various poverty alleviation programs to assist the underprivileged in the nation. The minister further stated that these initiatives will involve collaboration between her ministry and other relevant ministries, with the collective endeavour to foster economic development in the country. She said, “We are drawing out a strategy to…