Portugal have lifted the UEFA Nations League trophy for the second time after a dramatic 5-3 penalty shootout victory over Spain. This follows a 2-2 draw at full-time and extra-time in a thrilling final held in Germany. The match, fiercely contested from start to finish, saw both teams create significant chances before settling matters from…
A plane carrying 20 people crashed in the US state of Tennessee on Sunday, with some on board taken to hospital for injuries, according to state and federal officials. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said on X that its troopers were assisting police “at the scene of a plane crash on Old Shelbyville Road” in the…
Segun Showunmi, a former spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, spent part of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations with President Bola Tinubu. On Sunday evening, Sowunmi, a chieftain of the PDP, via his X account, shared a photo of him standing next to Tinubu. “Sallah Day…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has denied having a rift with President Bola Tinubu. Sanwo-Olu spoke on Sunday after he and members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) visited Tinubu at his residence in Ikoyi, Lagos. The meeting comes as speculations about a rift between Tinubu and the Lagos state governor heightened. However, speaking with…
The Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Cross River state chapter has rejoiced with All Progressive Congress (APC) Chairman of the state, Barrister Alphonsus Ogar Eba. In a birthday message by the Cross River PMAN Governor, Hon. Prince Emmanuel Effiom “Rebreed”, he described the APC scribe as an exemplary leader whose leadership is propagating the…
A heartbroken Nigerian woman, Mrs. Success, a contractor with the Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme, has made an emotional appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu for urgent intervention, alleging that her only daughter died of cancer due to her inability to pay for critical treatment, a tragedy she blames…
Firemen in Oyo State have rescued a resident of Molefalafia, Oke-Ado in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area, who fell into a well at Mobolorunduro Mosque on Sunday. Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Service Reform, Adebayo Akinwande, in a statement, said the 68-year-old was trying to recover his lost mobile phone from the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday hosted Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos, as part of a Sallah homage—marking their first public engagement amid speculations of a political rift. The GAC, regarded as the highest decision-making body of the All Progressives Congress…
World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has offered Donald Trump the chance to live in his house in a bid to help the United States president understand the war in Ukraine. Trump had vowed to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours” if he were elected president. But there has been no end…
Award-winning singer Wizkid has spoken about his success, attributing it to his clear vision. In a recent interview at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, where his documentary “Wizkid: Long Live Lagos” premiered, he shared that envisioning one’s goals is crucial to achieving them. According to Wizkid, one must “dream it before you achieve…