Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

The Lagos State Police Command along with some health officials have concluded the exhumation of the corpse of singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad. The singer died on September 12, 2023, and was buried in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, the next day. His death had elicited outcry from his fans who had since taken to the streets in Lagos, Ogun States and other parts of the country, urging the police to fish out his killers. After his death, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, ordered a forensic Investigation to unravel cause of the death. Following the…

The Abia State government has issued a directive mandating the retirement of permanent secretaries, directors, and heads of departments after serving a maximum of eight years in their respective offices. The announcement, contained in a circular issued by the Head of Service, Joy Maduka, signifies a significant step in the government’s ongoing reforms aimed at revitalising the state’s public service. Titled “Tenure of office for permanent secretaries, directors, and heads of non-ministerial departments,” the directive takes immediate effect, superseding all previous circulars on the matter. According to the circular, the responsibility for adhering to this new policy falls upon the affected officers,…

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has admitted the Reds are looking to win the Europa League, confessing they “did not deserve” a spot in this season’s Champions League. A bitterly disappointing 2022/23 campaign saw Liverpool fail to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 2016/17, forcing Jurgen Klopp’s side to accept a place in the Europa League – a competition which brings famously gruelling travel schedules and an increased number of games. Their campaign kicks off against Austrian side LASK on Thursday, before which Van Dijk made it clear Liverpool are looking to go all the way. “We all…

Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped from 39th to 40th place in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola world ranking. The latest ranking was released on Thursday, 21 September on FIFA’s website. Despite hammering Sao Tome and Principe 6-0, in their final 2023 AFCON qualifier, the result did not have any positive effect on the ranking. In Africa, the Eagles are currently sixth behind Morocco (1st), Senegal (2nd), Tunisia (3rd), Algeria (4th) and Egypt (5th). Following a 1-0 triumph over Ecuador and 3-0 away success against Bolivia in their opening FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers, Argentina tighten their grip at the summit of…

The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has debunked reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) was not ready to provide crude for the take-off of it’s Refinery in Lagos. Dangote, while reacting to the media reports, described the NNPC Limited as a responsive partner that will provide the needed support for the commencement of operations at the 650,000 barrels per day Refinery. In a brief note issued on Wednesday, Dangote said the Mele Kyari-led NNPC was ready and willing to supply the Refinery with crude oil in few weeks’ time to enable the commencement of refining…

The management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, has denied allegations that one of its house officers, Dr Michael Umoh, died after a 72-hour call. This is contained in a statement issued by LUTH management team in Lagos on Thursday. “LUTH management understands the fact that the family of Dr Umoh is presently mourning the death of their beloved son and requested the foreclosure of any media engagement regarding the death of their son. It is important for us as a management to make clarifications regarding the circumstances surrounding his death. “Dr Umoh died on Sept 17 while…

Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has rejected the ruling of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that voided his election and declared his opponent the winner. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal on Wednesday declared Dr Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress as the rightful winner of the March 18 governorship election. Yusuf, who contested on the banner of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), described the tribunal’s verdict as “unfair” and “a miscarriage of justice”. He vowed to appeal against the judgement, and urged his supporters to remain calm. “I call on our people…

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana says he has “let the team down” and that they failed to get a result at Bayern Munich “because of me”. In an eventful game in Germany, Onana’s error gifted Bayern a crucial lead that they quickly doubled after United had started in disciplined fashion. A flurry of goals followed but United were always chasing and ultimately fell short, suffering a 4-3 loss. “This is the life of a goalkeeper,” Onana said in a post match interview. “It’s difficult. We started very good. After my mistake we lost control of the game. It’s a difficult situation…

Goals from Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry, Harry Kane and Mathys Tel gave Bayern a 4-3 win over Manchester United. United, for whom Rasmus Hojlund scored his first goal, looked sharp in attack, but poor defending and goalkeeping cost them once again. United started well and ought to have taken the lead early on, but Alphonso Davies made a fine tackle on Facundo Pellistri before Sven Ulreich saved Christian Eriksen’s subsequent shot. Then, on 28 minutes, Bayern took the lead, Sane playing into Kane, accepting a fine return, and slapping a tame effort over which Andre Onana somehow dived before, shortly…

Arsenal returned to the Champions League in style as they started their first campaign in six years with an impressive win over PSV Eindhoven at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners wrapped up victory in their opening Group B game with a scintillating first half display that saw them race into a 3-0 lead on a rain-soaked night in north London. Bukayo Saka opened the scoring after eight minutes, pouncing on a rebound when PSV keeper Walter Benitez could only push Martin Odegaard’s into the England winger’s path. Saka was involved again when Arsenal doubled their advantage 12 minutes later, laying the…

Lautaro Martinez broke Real Sociedad’s hearts, as his last-gasp strike earned Inter Milan a 1-1 draw in their opening UEFA Champions League group game. The Nerazzurri failed to land a single shot on target until grabbing their equaliser in the 87th minute, with a lacklustre display at both ends meaning they were lucky to escape with a point. The hosts could barely have dreamed of a better start, rattling the post through Ander Barrenetxea on three minutes, only to take the lead 60 seconds later when Brais Mendez capitalised on an error by Alessandro Bastoni. The game soon settled down…

Jude Bellingham scored an injury-time tap-in as Real Madrid left it late to beat Champions League debutants Union Berlin at the Santiago Bernabeu. Bellingham’s strike was his sixth goal in six matches for Madrid since joining Los Blancos this summer. Real Madrid were deserved winners, having twice hit the post in the second half, although Union looked set for a fairytale draw at the home of the record 14-time winners. The hosts, semi-finalists in last season’s competition, started brightly as Joselu headed Bellingham’s teasing cross over the bar. But Ancelotti’s side failed to kick on in the first period, although…