Former Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi, is banking on the Premier League side to cause an upset when they face Real Madrid in the first-leg quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League game at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday (today). The London club have had to endure a miserable season in the Premier League as they currently…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr club manager, Rudi Garcia, 59, is on the verge of being sacked as head coach after the club’s owners reportedly decided that he would leave his position at the Saudi Arabian side, Daily Mail reports. His looming exit comes in the wake of Ronaldo’s fuming rant that saw him storm off the…

Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, believes that the British Nigerian needs another fight before facing the heavyweight division’s elite of Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder or Oleksandr Usyk. The two-time world heavyweight champion returned to winning ways against Jermaine Franklin on April 1, but analysts felt another fight under new coach, Derrick James, would be smart…

A final year student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Okoli Ahize, has been allegedly beaten to death by a mob in the institution over alleged phone theft. The unfortunate incident was said to have occurred Monday at the Awolowo Hall of Residence of the institution. The deceased was said to be a Part 5 student…

A final year student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, whose name could not be immediately ascertained, has been reportedly beaten to death on suspicion that he stole a mobile phone. Sources on the campus told PUNCH Metro that the student was accused of stealing a mobile phone in Awo Hall on Monday and after…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday, arrived Bayelsa State ahead of the conduct of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP gubernatorial primary in the state. Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri received Governor Adeleke who also doubles as the Chairman of the Electoral Committee for the conduct of the gubernatorial Primary and his entourage at the airport….

••• Orders closure of road for three weeks Osun state government has ordered for the immediate closure of Ife-Ede road in view of construction activities at Eleweran area of Ile Ife. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the directive followed the inspection of the area by Governor Ademola Adeleke on Monday. The State Governor who…

Former Big Brother Titans housemate, Yvonne Godswill Awanga, has recounted how she was expelled from the university in her third year. She made this known in an interview with media personality, Hero Daniels, on Monday. Yvonne stated that she had to retake the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board examination and apply to a different university…

The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has commended security agencies for their proactive actions to tame recent wave of insecurity in the state even as he lauded the police for the arrest and prosecution of suspects in recent crimes. Speaking on behalf of the Governor, the Secretary to the State Government, Hon…

The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved a timetable for the implementation of rotational senatorial town hall meetings tagged ‘Ipade Imole’ to serve as an accountability forum for government activities. The state Governor in a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed declared that the forum will be held on quarterly…