English Premier league football club, Arsenal, have reportedly received a boost to their hopes of signing Atalanta BC forward Ademola Lookman. The 26-year-old has built an impressive reputation since joining Lookman from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2022. Lookman was particularly strong in the 2023-24 season, scoring 17 goals and providing 10 assists in…
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has been appointed as the Patron of the Ecumenical Synod of Bishops, Archbishops, and Senior Clergy Inc. (ESBAASC). The announcement was made during the group’s international conference held from August 22–25 at Emmanuel Park, RCCG Redemption Camp. The conference, themed “Religious Tolerance…
A recent independent report has indicted Governors Dauda Lawal and Abba Kabir Yusuf of Zamfara and Kano states as major sponsors of the recently held nationwide protests. The report condemned the roles played by the two governors in escalating the protests into violent and destructive actions. The report, released by the Independent Coalition for Democratic…
Nigeria’s first-ever Olympics medalist, Nojim Maiyegun, has been reported dead. This was disclosed late Monday by an Austria-based acquaintance of the deceased identified as Rudolfine Soultan (Funmilayo) on her Facebook post. The post read, “My Jimylein (Jimmy) is dead. I can’t say more about this right now because it’s just horrible. By the day after…
Nollywood actress and producer, Adanma Luke, has appealed for forgiveness from Nigerians over the tragic boat accident that resulted in the deaths of actor John Odonwodo, aka Junior Pope, and four others. In a video shared on her Instagram page on Monday, Luke, who was the producer of the movie titled “The Other Side of…
Tajuddeen Adepetu is a prominent Nigerian media tycoon, entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of the media conglomerate Group8 (formerly known as Consolidated Media Associates (CMA)). The conglomerate comprises several free-to-air and direct-to-home television channels and radio stations, including Africa’s well-known music channels Urban TV and radio, SoundCity TV and radio, Televista, OnMax, Spice TV,…
When life frowns at us, it shows itself as a place where we can’t find our succor. Life can be challenging and frustrating sometimes. It is important to note that even life challenges meant good for us sometimes and not all of us can stand it. Many people who died today, died because life frowns…
Nigeria’s football legend, Segun Odegbami, has cautioned former Super Eagles forward, Samson Siasia, against pursuing the national team coaching job at this time. This advice comes shortly after Siasia expressed his renewed interest in managing the Super Eagles, following the expiration of his five-year ban imposed by FIFA. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has yet…
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that the country’s insecurity is weaponised by politicians for political and selfish reasons. Speaking on Sunday at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association in Lagos State, Okonjo-Iweala said the actions of politicians have led the…
Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Secretary-General of Commonwealth, has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently listen to calls for a new people-oriented constitution and set modalities in place to achieve it. The Patriots, a nonpartisan group of leaders of thought in Nigeria, had earlier called for the convening of a national constituent assembly to help draft…
