Manchester City midfielder Rodri Hernandez has emerged the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or award, beating competition from Real Madrid trio of Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Dani Carvajal. The Spanish international becomes the second Premier League Player to win the coveted award in 16 years since Cristiano Ronaldo won it in 2008. Rodri, the…
Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has broken his silence for the first time in three years following the sale of the club after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Abramovich announced in March 2022 that he had no choice but to sell the club following accusations of ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, allegations that led to…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, says Nigeria’s trade surplus has climbed to six per cent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Cardoso said this in a statement by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mr Mohammed Manga, in Washington on Wednesday. Cardoso,…
Media personality and actress, Toke Makinwa, has opened up about her personal experience with motherhood, revealing why she stopped breastfeeding her newborn daughter just three weeks after birth. Makinwa made the revelation during a Snapchat Q&A session after a fan questioned why she was no longer breastfeeding. Responding to the fan, the popular On-Air Personality…
Honourable Abayomi Fagbenro Bibire, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, has joined family, friends and political associates to congratulate Chief Bode George on his birthday today, November 21st, 2025. Bibire, in a congratulatory statement made available to the press, praised the former national deputy chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party for his steadfast love…
Governor Dapo Abiodun-led Ogun State Government has sealed the Sagamu residence and luxury hotel of former governor and serving senator Gbenga Daniel, escalating the political feud between both politicians. Officials from the Sagamu Zonal Planning Office stormed Mr Daniel’s properties on Monday, removing the contravention and notices to quit earlier pasted on Friday and replacing…
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has declared that no level of opposition or political gang-up can stop President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Tunji-Ojo, speaking through his support group, BTO for PBAT, on Saturday, said the President’s bold economic reforms and transformative policies have made his second-term bid “unstoppable.” Speaking on behalf of…
Nigeria has withdrawn from the 2025 World Relays scheduled to take place in Guangzhou, China, citing delays in the issuance of visas to its athletes. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) in a statement on Friday blamed China’s visa process for the withdrawal. The federation regretted that despite beginning the application process in February, “the…
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda was involved in a minor road accident on Sunday evening while traveling along the Daura-Katsina Road. The incident occurred as the governor was returning from Daura, where he had visited the residence of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari to receive condolences from mourners. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary,…
Feyisayo Ogedengbe, the auxiliary nurse who treated Mohbad, has revealed that the late singer had a severe reaction to a tetanus injection she administered. According to her testimony before Justice C.A. Shotobi at the Coroner’s Court in Ikorodu, Lagos, Mohbad started vomiting and developed goosebumps after the injection. Ogedengbe explained that she was contacted by…
