President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the Yar’Adua family over the passing of Hajiya Dada. Hajiya Dada, the mother of the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and the late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, passed away on Monday. In a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), President Tinubu extended […]
The Kano Police Command has confirmed the death of one of the most wanted phone snatchers in the state and an armed robbery kingpin, Abba Bala, aka Burakita, after arresting him with life-threatening injuries he sustained from in-fighting among gangs. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Haruna Abdullahi Kiyawa, said Burakita of Dorayi Karama Quarters and another […]
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid, has boasted that he recorded all his hit songs sitting down. Speaking in a viral video, Wizkid said he doesn’t stress himself to make hits. The ‘Essence’ hitmaker also claimed he dislikes promoting his music or granting media interviews. “All my biggest songs from ‘Holla At Your Boy’ […]
Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti has said his dad, the late afrobeat pioneer and socio-political critic, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, didn’t fight the Nigerian government, contrary to popular opinion. Fela was renowned for using his music to speak against societal ills and bad governance. Featuring on a recent episode of the ‘Zero Conditions’ podcast, his son, Seun claimed […]
Manchester United’s sporting director, Dan Ashworth, has insisted Jadon Sancho was not forced out of the Premier League club against his will. Sancho joined Chelsea on a loan deal on transfer deadline day despite looking to have made his peace with United manager, Erik ten Hag, following their fall-out last season. As part of the […]
Inter Miami striker, Luis Suarez, has pointed out the 2011 Copa America as his most beautiful moment with the Uruguay national team. The former Barcelona and Liverpool attacker said this at a news conference on Monday as he announced his response from international football. Recall that Suarez opened the scoring in the 2011 Copa America […]
A former Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Michael Koleoso, is dead. He was aged 86. Koleoso, who was the SSG during the late Governor Lamidi Adesina’s administration between 1999 and 2023, was said to have died in the early hours of Monday, September 2, 2024. He was the National Chairman of the defunct Alliance […]
The UAE announced on Tuesday that it had requested consular assistance for Pavel Durov, the Dubai-based founder of Telegram, following his arrest in France over alleged failures to curb criminal activity on the app. “The UAE is closely monitoring the case of its citizen Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, who was arrested by the French […]
D’Tigress point guard Ezinne Kalu says there is more to come from the team during their historic Paris 2024 Olympics campaign. The New Jersey-born three-time AfroBasket winner spoke after the team defeated Canada 79-70 in their last Group B game on Sunday, setting up a semifinal face-off against the USA on Wednesday night in Bercy […]
The stage is set for the final hurdle before the group stages, as the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League play-off round draw took place on Monday, August 5, at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw, held at 12:00 CET, determined the matchups that will be played on August 20/21 and 27/28, where […]
