Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Lagos State University (LASU) is set to begin a weeklong celebration of what it calls towering Communication Scholarship. This was communicated by the chairman of the Organising Committee, and immediate past Head of Journalism Department of the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, FCMS, Dr Tunde Akanni, in a press statement. According to him, the programme would begin with a church service, running through the following week with assorted activities. He said, “From the ambitious beginning dating back to over twenty years ago, Communication Studies at LASU intervened to be a big player from its city centre take-off point at…

Santiago Gimenez completed his hat-trick to wrap up a 4-0 win for Feyenoord against Ajax in Wednesday’s restarted Eredivisie fixture. De Klassieker was abandoned in the 56th minute on Sunday, with Feyenoord leading 3-0, after fans threw flares on to the field. Trouble continued after the game with police using tear gas outside the stadium. Wednesday’s encounter was played behind closed doors. Gimenez scored twice in the opening 18 minutes on Sunday and Igor Paixao put the visitors 3-0 ahead after 37 minutes. The Mexican’s third came just three minutes after the game resumed on Wednesday’s, stroking in from close…

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag says Alejandro Garnacho has “space for a lot of improvement” despite an impressive goalscoring display in his side’s League Cup win over Crystal Palace. The Red Devils progressed into the fourth round courtesy of a routine 3-0 victory, with Garnacho opening the scoring in the 21st minute. It was the Argentinian’s first start for United since August 20 – and only his third of the season – and afterwards Ten Hag outlined the reasons why Garnacho has been a peripheral first-team figure. “You have seen at the start of the season we played him, his…

The Ukrainian Association of Football says it will boycott any Uefa competition Russia are allowed back into. On Tuesday Uefa said Russia can re-enter European Under-17 competitions for the first time since the country’s invasion of Ukraine 19 months ago. But the UAF called their reinstatement “groundless” and added the decision “tolerates Russia’s aggressive policy”. “We strongly urge Uefa to review this decision,” the Uaf said. “We insist on preserving the previous decisions of Uefa and Fifa regarding the prevention of all Russian teams from participating in international competitions.” Uefa, European football’s governing body, said boys and girls should not…

The Ebonyi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja has struck out the petition filed by Prof. Benard Odoh of the All Progressives Grand Alliance against Governor Francis Nwifuru’s election. The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Nwifuru of the All Progressives Congress as winner of the March 2023 governorship election in the state. But Odoh, in his petition, contended that Nwifuru was illegally nominated by the APC because he was still a member of the People’s Democratic Party as a Speaker of the House of Assembly when the APC nominated him. But in its judgment on Wednesday, the…

A New York judge has found Donald Trump and his adult sons liable for fraud and cancelled the Trump Organization’s business certification, saying the Trumps provided false financial statements for roughly a decade. Judge Arthur Engoron’s ruling came days before the civil case involving the New York attorney general’s office and the former president was set to go to trial. Engoron granted Attorney General Letitia James’ motion for summary judgment, finding Trump, his sons, and others “to be liable as a matter of law for persistent violations” of New York state law. CNN reports that the financial statements the Trumps…

The Afe Babalola University Multi-System Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, says it has attained yet another medical feat, with the successful conduct of four additional kidney transplants. Dr Kolawole Ogundipe, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, said this on Tuesday, while briefing newsmen at the multi-billion Naira hospital located in Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) in Ekiti State. According to him, the successful surgical operations were carried out between Sept. 15 and Sept. 17 , 2023, thereby making a total of 14 kidney transplants so far conducted since October 2021. The CMD further disclosed that both the four transplant patients and…

The Federal Capital Territory High Court, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja on Tuesday fixed October 17 to rule on the no case submission application filed by Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi, in view of the homicide and domestic violence-related suit instituted against him by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation on June 3, 2022. Recall that Nwachukwu’s wife died on April 8, 2022 and many of her colleagues in music had alleged that her husband maltreated her, leading to her death. Afterwards, the Nigeria Police arrested Nwachukwu and eventually handed his case file to the…

Victor Osimhen’s agent Roberto Calenda has threatened to take legal action against Napoli after the club mocked the striker on social media. Napoli shared a video on their TikTok account showing the striker missing a penalty against Bologna, with a high-pitched voice saying ”gimme penalty please” dubbed over the top. The post has since been deleted. “We reserve the right to take legal action and any useful initiative to protect Victor,” Calenda wrote on X. “What happened today on Napoli’s official profile on the TikTok platform is not acceptable. “A video mocking Victor was first made public and then, but…

Nigerian ace singer, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has spoken up on the death of his former record label signee, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji aka Mohbad, saying the circumstances surrounding his death will be unveiled in due time. Naira Marley also said he was planning to return to Nigeria to assist the police investigation into Mohbad’s death. After Mohbad died on September 12 and was buried the next day, Naira Marley and some others, including Sam Larry, were called out for allegedly frustrating him. But the Marlian Records boss in a statement shared on his Instagram handle on Tuesday…

The Senate has confirmed Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Also confirmed are Mrs. Emem Nnana Usoro, Mr. Muhammad Sani Abdullahi Dattijo, Mr. Philip Ikeazor, and Dr. Bala M. Bello as deputy governors of the apex bank. They were confirmed following their screening in the Committee of the Whole in the Senate chamber On September 15, President Tinubu approved the nomination of Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He also approved the nomination of four deputy governors for a term of five years each…

Russia will be readmitted to European U17 competitions for the first time since the country’s invasion of Ukraine 19 months ago, Uefa has confirmed. European football’s governing body says boys and girls should not be punished for the actions of adults. “Football should never give up sending messages of peace and hope,” the organisation said in a statement. Uefa suspended all Russian teams from European competitions when the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. It also revoked hosting rights for the 2022 Champions League final and 2023 Super Cup, which were due to be held in Saint Petersburg and Kazan respectively, as…