Fulham’s Alex Iwobi has surpassed John Mikel Obi’s record for the most minutes played by a Nigerian in the English Premier League. In Fulham’s recent 1-0 home defeat to Newcastle United, Iwobi played the entire 90 minutes, taking his Premier League minutes tally to an impressive 16,289. This remarkable feat eclipses the previous record of…
The embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has arrived at the Ikeja State High Court in Lagos for his arraignment over alleged abuse of office and allocation of billions of dollars. Emefiele, alongside his co-defendant, one Henry Isioma Omole, will be arraigned on fresh 26 counts before Justice Rahman Oshodi…
The Defence Headquarters on Sunday said a lieutenant of the Nigerian Army was killed while four other military personnel were wounded during a terrorists ambush in Borno State on Friday, April 5. It, however, said six of the terrorists were also killed during the bloody encounter. The ambush by the terrorists was said to have…
Osun State Police Command has warned residents rearing dogs to ensure they keep their pets within a confined area to prevent them from attacking people. The command said it constitutes an offence if a dog owner fails to control his or her pet and, while the animals are left unrestrained, attack people. A press statement…
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday, April 9 and 10, 2024, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by the ministry’s permanent secretary, Aishetu Ndayako. The minister congratulated all Muslims for the successful completion of the fasting in the…
Following reports by several media outlets of an alleged Non Governmental Organization (NGO) recruiting and paying individuals to burn down Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in across North East Nigeria, a peacebuilding think tank, Foundation for Peace Professionals also known as PeacePro has called on the federal government of Nigeria to investigate the claim aswell…
…as CP set out to demolish shanties brewing criminals in FCT. The operatives of the FCT Police Command, in a streak of coordinated raid exercise between March 31 to April 4, 2024 stormed some identified black spots and criminal hideouts in Durumi and Dei-Dei axis of Abuja, serving as places of hibernation for hoodlums, and…
A 28-year-old travel content creator, Pelumi Nubi, who embarked on a solo road trip from London to Lagos in a Peugeot 107 has revealed that she commenced the journey to open up West Africa to other parts of the world. Nubi, who argued that there was not enough representation of Nigerians in terms of land…
Popular content creator, Pelumi Nubi has completed a solo road trip from London to Lagos. Nubi was received at the Nigeria-Benin Republic border on behalf of Lagos state government by Commissioner of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka and the Special Adviser, Tourism, Arts and Culture, Idris Aregbe. Nubi embarked on her journey on…
Max Verstappen resumed his winning form by taking victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, marking his third race win of 2024 after his retirement last time out in Australia disrupted the streak, while team mate Sergio Perez made it a one-two result for Red Bull. There was an eventful start to the race when contact between Alex…
