Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Newcastle United moved to the top of Champions League Group F with a famous 4-1 win over French champions Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night. Newcastle went ahead after just 17 minutes with their first Champions League goal at St James’ Park since 2003 as Miguel Almiron slotted home after reacting brilliantly to Gianluigi Donnarumma’s save from Alexander Isak. The second goal arrived just before the break as Dan Burn’s header – after a lengthy check by VAR – was given despite a great attempt by Donnarumma to keep it out. Sean Longstaff then added the third just after the re-start as he…

Chelsea captain Reece James has been handed a one-match suspension after the right-back admitted to verbally abusing a match official in the tunnel following a 1-0 home defeat to Aston Villa last month, the English Football Association (FA) said on Wednesday. Chelsea were reduced to 10 men when Malo Gusto was sent off in the 58th minute of the Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge on Sept. 24. Villa eventually took advantage and scored in the 73rd minute as Chelsea had their worst start to a season for more than 40 years. James, who was charged by the FA last week, was also fined £90,000 ($108,954). “The defender admitted…

A unique 2030 World Cup is set to be played in Europe and Africa with the surprising addition of South America in a deal to allow the men’s soccer tournament to start with a 100th birthday celebration in Uruguay. FIFA reached an agreement Wednesday between soccer’s continental leaders to accept only one candidate for hosting the 2030 tournament, the sport’s governing body said. The Spain-Portugal bid grew to add Morocco this year and now also includes long-time bid rivals Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. A key lure of the unprecedented three-continent project will open in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, where the Centenario…

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Balarabe Abbas Lawal (Kaduna), Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim (Kwara) and Ayodele Olawande (Ondo) as ministers. Majority of senators supported their confirmation in a voice vote immediately after their screening exercise on Wednesday during plenary. Mr Balarabe from Kaduna collapsed at the Senate chamber when he appeared before the senators. Balarabe, who was the second nominee to be screened after Dr Jamila, collapsed more than 15 minutes into his screening exercise. Standing on the podium, he collapsed when Kaduna South Senator, Sunday Marshall Katung, was speaking about Balarabe’s administrative experience in Kaduna. After Balarabe…

The Lagos State Police Command has declared Owodunni Ibrahim, widely known Primeboy wanted in the tragic demise of Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad. The announcement was made by Lagos State Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement released on Wednesday, October 04, 2023 afternoon. Despite repeated police invitations, Primeboy has failed to cooperate with the ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mohbad’s death. Consequently, the police have officially declared him wanted. Primeboy is described as a male of approximately 1.64 meters tall, with a dark complexion and distinctive tribal marks, belonging to the Yoruba tribe. His last known residence…

Dr. Paul Enenche, the Senior Pastor, Dunamis International Gospel Centre, has visited the scene of the collapsed Church building in Makurdi. Enenche, who visited the scene Wednesday, was accompanied by his wife, Becky Enenche. The Enenches during the visit inspected the collapsed building located on Mission Ward, North Bank, and prayed with the congregation who gathered to welcome them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the church collapsed at about 2am on Tuesday when five pastors were carrying out midnight prayers and one of them died in the process. Speaking with journalists after the prayers, Enenche said that…

Some armed men suspected to be bandits have invaded the student dormitories of the Federal University in Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina State, abducting five female students. The incident occured in the early hours of Wednesday, at the students’ off-campus dormitories behind Mariamoh Ajiri school, close to Wednesday Market in Dutsinma. “Five of them (the students) were kidnapped, they are from Kano and Nasarawa states and two of them are final year students,” one of the students at the university said. As of the time of filing this report, there was no information concerning the situation of the victims as their captors…

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) board wants clubs to sensitise their players on the need to shun banned substances. The NPFL announced on Monday that it is introducing random tests for players to curb the use of banned drugs. The league body has already acquired testing kits from the United Kingdom to make the exercise a success. According to the NPFL Chief Operating Officer, the clubs have already been notified and have been served with two weeks notice for the commencement of doping tests. “There’s an ongoing training of personnel on the use of these doping test kits,” Owumi…

The House of Representatives has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and other security agencies to secure the safe release of the seven National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted by bandits. This followed the adoption of a motion moved by Unyime Idem (PDP, Akwa Ibom) and eight others at the Plenary on Tuesday. Presenting the motion, Idem recalled that eight corps members from Akwa Ibom State were abducted on August 17  by gunmen in Zamfara State while on their way to their Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) and their abductors had demanded N200 million. He…

Due to the spread of diphtheria in 18 states including Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, the Federal Government is said to be considering the use of face masks to curtail the spread of the disease. Confirmed cases of diphtheria have risen to over 8,000 with Kano State being the epic centre of the contagious disease with 7,188 cases. Cases have been recorded in Yobe ( 775), Katsina (232), Borno (118), Jigawa (23), Bauchi (20), Lagos (8), Kaduna (17), FCT (6), Gombe (5), Osun (3), Sokoto (3), Niger (2). Cross River, Enugu, Imo, Nasarawa, Kebbi and Zamfara states have recorded one…

Pope Francis has suggested he would be open to having the Catholic Church bless same-sex couples. Responding to a group of cardinals who asked him for clarity on the issue, he said any request for a blessing should be treated with “pastoral charity”. “We cannot be judges who only deny, reject and exclude,” he said. He added, however, that the Church still considered same-sex relationships “objectively sinful” and would not recognise same-sex marriage. The request was one of a number sent to the Pope ahead of a weeks-long global gathering to discuss the future of the Church, set to get…

Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, said it has detained singer, Mr. Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, amid investigation into the death of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. The information was relayed by Police spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin on his X handle. “Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, has been taken into custody for interrogation and other investigation activities.” Mohbad passed away on September 12 and was buried the following day. On September 21, the police exhumed his corpse for autopsy and are awaiting the results. On September 18, the Lagos Police Command inaugurated a 13-man special investigation team to probe Mohbad’s…