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INTER MILAN ELIMINATES BARCELONA TO QUALIFY FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE  FINAL

Inter Milan, yesterday defeated Barcelona 4-3 in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final, to secure a place in the final of this year’s Champions League... Both teams had played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in Spain last week. At the San Siro, the Serie A raced into a two-goal lead, thanks to LAUTARO MARTINEZand a HAKAN CALHANOGLU penalty, but Barca fought back to level through ERIC GARCIA and DANI OLMO. HANSI FLICK’S men then went ahead through RAPHINHA […]

todayMay 7, 2025

Entertainment

DAVIDO OPENS UP ON HIS CAREER SUCCESS

Afrobeats singer, DAVIDO, has reflected on his career success after achieving a personal milestone on Spotify, saying he built his career from the ground up The superstar recently reached 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify for the first time in his career, following the release of his fifth studio album, 5ive. In response, DAVIDO proudly stated that unlike many of his peers who had musical godfathers at the start of their journeys,  such as record […]

todayMay 7, 2025

National

PETER OBI REACTS TO ‘DISTURBING UTME RESULTS’,

Former presidential candidate, PETER OBI has expressed deep concern over the recently released results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, describing the figures as a discouraging reflection of Nigeria’s failing education system. In a statement shared via his official X page, OBI emphasized that the poor performance highlights deep rooted structural challenges within Nigeria’s education system. Drawing comparisons with other countries, OBI noted that Nigeria’s total university enrollment stands at approximately 2 million students, […]

todayMay 6, 2025

News

IWOBI NOMINATED FOR FULHAM’S GOAL OF THE MONTH AWARD.

Super Eagles midfielder, ALEX IWOBI has been nominated for the Fulham’s Goal of the Month award for April. IWOBI was nominated for his goal in Fulham’s 2-1 defeat to Chelsea at the Craven Cottage on April 20 as he slotted the ball past Robert Sanchez from the edge of the box in the 20th minute of the encounter. This was his ninth goal of the season for Marco Silva’s side.

todayMay 6, 2025

Entertainment

SEUN KUTI NARROWLY ESCAPES STRAY BULLET IN THE US

Popular Nigerian musician, SEUN KUTI was nearly hit by a stray bullet during his time in the United States. Kuti captured the frightening moments in a viral video shared on his Instagram page. Expressing shock and concern over the incident, Kuti explained that the bullet unexpectedly pierced through the window of his hotel room, noting that he was just relaxing in his hotel room when the incident suddenly occurred.

todayMay 6, 2025

National

FEC APPROVES ‘NIGERIA FIRST’ POLICY TO SUPPORT LOCAL INDUSTRY

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a Nigeria First economic policy targeted at prioritizing the use of locally manufactured goods and services in all government procurements. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, MOHAMMED IDRIS, who made this known  yesterday after the FEC meeting in Abuja, said the policy would soon be backed by an executive order.  According to him, the policy aligns with President BOLA TINUBU’S objective of driving industrialization, protecting the […]

todayMay 6, 2025

Entertainment

POLICE FOILS BOMBING AT LADY GAGA’S CONCERT

Brazilian Police have revealed that they thwarted a planned bombing at a LADY GAGA’S concert on Saturday night. Rio de Janeiro Civil Police said they have oneperson in custody in connection to the failed plot, and also claimed that unidentified suspects were “virtually recruiting participants to carry out attacks” using improvised explosive devices. GAGA’S concert, which is part of her Mayhem tour, was taking place at the popular Copacabana venue. She announced the show last month on […]

todayMay 5, 2025

News

FLYING EAGLES CLASH AGAINST MOROCCO END IN STALEMATE.

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles and Morocco yesterday played out a goalless draw in their Group B clash at the June 30 Air Defence Stadium in Cairo. Both teams struggled to create any clear-cut scoring opportunities throughout the match. The Flying Eagles dominated the first half but managed just one shot on target, while Morocco took control after the break, posing a little threat to goalkeeper Ebenezer Harcourt. The North Africans remain top of the group, though on goal […]

todayMay 5, 2025

News

LABOUR PARTY LWAMAKERS DEFECT TO PDP

The federal lawmakers representing Igbo-Eze North/Udenu federal constituency, DENNIS AGBO, and Igbo-Eze South/Nsukka federal constituency, CHIDI OBETTA, as well as MALACHI ONYECHI, who represents Nsukka West state constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly, have defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the Peoples Democratic Party, insisting that the state governor, PETER MBAH, has made opposition in the state very difficult with his outstanding performance in all the critical sectors of the state. The lawmakers, who said […]

todayMay 2, 2025

Entertainment

FUNKE AKINDELE ANNOUCES PLANS TO CONTEST AGAIN IN 2027

Nigerian actress-turned-politician FUNKE AKINDELE has announced plans to contest again for a political position in the next election. Recall  that the actress was the running mate to the Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2023, ABDULAZEEZ ADEDIRAN,. Following their defeat to BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU of the All Progressives Congress, APC, FUNKE AKINDELE took to her social media page to delete all politically related posts However, responding to her loss during her latest interview, the […]

todayMay 2, 2025

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