Lionel Messi has been fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Soccer after grabbing the neck of a New York City assistant coach at the end of Saturday’s game. The Argentine World Cup winner was caught on camera in a confrontation with NYCFC assistant coach Mehdi Ballouchy after the final whistle. Messi twice put his…
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has ordered the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, to appear before it on July 10. The committee said that it might be compelled to issue an arrest warrant if Ojulari failed to appear on the said date, News Agency…
Former Senior Special Assistant to the late President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has revealed that his principal turned down offers of luxury gifts, including a personal aircraft from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and a diamond-studded wristwatch from a Nigerian designer. Speaking on Inside Sources with Laolu Akande on Channels Television…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has decried the low level of accountability among public office holders at the federal and state levels. Speaking on Saturday on Channels Television’s Sunrise, SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, said that most citizens see Nigerian governors as wasteful in their use of government resources. He said, “The reality…
The Angwan Kari community in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State has been thrown into mourning following the gruesome murder of Mr Williams Wasiu Jimoh and his wife, Mrs Banke William Jimoh, by unknown assailants in their apartment. The couple reportedly met their untimely death when the assailants invaded their home at midnight on…
Olubadan-elect, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, has said he never expected to ascend the throne so soon, admitting he thought the late Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, would reign for at least five to ten years. Speaking on Monday at his Bodija residence in Ibadan, where he was received by family members, Baales, associates, and well-wishers,…
Comr. Jamiu Titilayo, the Vice Chairman, Nigerian Female Association, in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, is set to host a pivotal Leadership Symposium aimed at fostering transformational leadership and sustainable growth in Nigeria. The symposium is themed, “Leading for a Better Tomorrow: Empowering Leaders, Transforming Organizations, and…
The Oyo State Executive Council has approved the immediate procurement of two surveillance aircraft, valued at N7,763,360,000, to bolster security across the state. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, following the council’s meeting held on Tuesday. The statement explained that the two DA 42 MNG model…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed eight Boko Haram terrorists in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The acting Public Relations Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Reuben Kovangiya, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. He said a detachment of personnel under the 26 taskforce brigade Gwoza deployed to Izge foiled the…
The White House has released a video showing undocumented immigrants being shackled and escorted onto a deportation flight departing from Seattle. The 41-second clip, shared on X on Tuesday with the title “ASMR: Illegal Alien Deportation Flight,” includes close-up shots of chains and cuffs laid out on the tarmac, as well as detainees walking with…