With the conclusion of Euro 2024 and the 2024 Copa America, the ranking for the Ballon d’Or 2024 has taken a new dimension. These two major international tournaments have significantly impacted the power rankings for the coveted award. Here are the top five contenders according to Power Rankings by Goal: Ballon d’Or 2024 ranking: Top…
The Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Igboho, has allegedly issued a fresh eviction notice, warning all notorious herders who continue kidnapping and robbing people in the South West zone to leave immediately. The activist allegedly said this through his spokesperson, Olayomi Koiki, in an audio message. Though the veracity of the notice still…
Gareth Southgate has announced he has stepped down as England’s manager two days after they lost to Spain in the Euro 2024 final. Southgate took over in 2016 when England’s fortunes were at a low ebb. In the last four tournaments he led England to three semi-finals and two finals. Prior to Southgate’s appointment, the…
Kano State House of Assembly, has on Tuesday, passed a bill into law for the creation of 2nd class Emirates and appointment of 2nd class Emirs in the state. This followed the second and third reading of the bill on Tuesday on the floor of the house presided over by the Speaker of the House,…
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he plans to commit roughly $45 million each month to a new fund backing Donald Trump for US president, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Musk’s donations will go to a political group dubbed America PAC, which will focus on promoting voter registration, early voting and mail-in ballots among residents…
At least 35 people were killed and 230 injured on Monday after heavy rain in eastern Afghanistan, a local official said. “On Monday evening, stormy rains killed 35 people and injured 230 others in Jalalabad and certain districts of Nangarhar” province, Quraishi Badloon, head of the department of information and culture, told AFP. The casualties…
The Osun State Government has issued an urgent alert to the public regarding a security breach involving one of the telephone numbers of Governor Ademola Adeleke. Members of the public are urged to ignore communications from the compromised number, +234 803 365 7555, which has been hacked, prompting an urgent public alert. In an official…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared that each Corps member leaving the state’s camp will receive a token of N100,000, while the NYSC support staff will receive a sum of N100 million. He made this known during his address as the special guest of honour at the NYSC Passing-Out Parade/Closing Ceremony for the 2024…
The Executive Governor of Osun State Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated a global literary icon, Professor Wole Soyinka, on the occasion of his birthday, celebrating him as a pride not just of Nigeria but the whole Africa continent. Governor Adeleke recognises Prof. Soyinka groundbreaking contributions to the literary field, which earned him the highly coveted…
An armed robbery suspect, identified by his nickname, Bob Jay, fell into an open well and died, Friday night, after he and other gang members raided a student hostel in the University of Cross River State, Unicross, Okuku campus. The robbers, according to a student of the school, who gave her name as Regina, attacked…
