Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Sergio Ramos scored the 10,000th goal in the Champions League as Sevilla named the oldest starting 11 in the history of the competition in a 3-2 defeat against PSV Eindhoven. Ramos, who has netted 16 times in the competition, brought up the 10,000th goal milestone when heading in Ivan Rakitic’s cross at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Former Everton and Super Eagles forward Daniel Amokachi scored the first goal in the Champions League in 1992, for Club Bruges. Ramos’ first Champions League league goal came in December 2005 for Real Madrid, 6,773 days ago. It is the longest gap between a…

Ado Doguwa, has alleged that the electoral processes that saw the NNPP garner votes in the presidential election as well as those that made Abba Yusuf emerge as Governor of Kano State were both “illegal” and “corrupt.” “I want to tell you whatever the NNPP garnered in the name of that election, either the presidential or even governorship elections and even in other subsidiary elections, was all through the back door. “Those who succeeded and concluded their litigation and got away with it, fine, but I put it to Nigerians that it was a corrupt process; it was a clear cut.…

Jude Bellingham became the first player to score in each of his first four Champions League appearances for Real Madrid as they saw off spirited Napoli. The England midfielder headed in David Alaba’s cross in the 22nd minute to put the 14-time winners 2-1 ahead. It was the 20-year-old’s 15th goal in his 16th appearance for Los Blancos. He also assisted the fourth goal for Joselu in added time as Real continued their perfect record in this season’s Champions League with a 4-2 win. “He’s spectacular in getting into the box, he comes into the box like a motorbike,” Real…

Manchester United’s Champions League hopes suffered another setback as a horror show from goalkeeper Andre Onana allowed Galatasaray to earn a draw on a thrilling night in Istanbul. Erik ten Hag’s side did so much right and twice held a two-goal lead but errors from Onana threw Galatasaray lifelines to leave United bottom of Group A with their hopes of reaching the knockout phase in the balance before their final game at home to Bayern Munich. United, as they did in their last Champions League game in Copenhagen, were in a commanding position early on after superb strikes from Alejandro…

The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), Malam Mele Kyari, expresses gratitude to Stakeholders and Nigerians for their enthusiasm regarding his reappointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Viewing this reappointment as a renewed challenge, Kyari is committed to stabilizing the oil industry and enhancing service delivery for increased revenue. The GCEO humbly appeals to stakeholders in the oil sector and fellow Nigerians to support the company under his leadership to ensure the success of its mandate. Consequently, the GCEO kindly requests all parties concerned to refrain from issuing congratulatory messages on his reappointment. He…

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has awarded contracts for the construction of three roads in the oil-producing communities of Ukwa West Local Government Area (LGA) of Abia. Chief Dimgba Eruba, the Commissioner representing Abia in the Board of the NDDC, disclosed this at a civic reception organised in his honour at Ogwe Central School. Chief Eruba revealed that the three roads which the NDDC had awarded contracts to be constructed include the Ngwaiyiekwe-Ogwe Road, Owaza-Imo River Road, and Ozuaku-144 Battalion Barracks Road, all in Ukwa West LGA, the oil-rich communities in the State. The Abia NDDC Board representative also…

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT on Wednesday handed over 187 bags of cannabis sativa to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in a display of inter-agency collaboration. The commander of the ship, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, handed over the substance to officials of the NDLEA at NNS BEECROFT, Apapa, Lagos. Oguntuga said that the principle of burden sharing toward curbing crime and criminality in the maritime environment was a key priority of Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla. He added that the substances were confiscated from Badagry Creek and Eleko Beach in Lekki. “We have…

The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, has said he has secured the approval of President Bola Tinubu for the recruitment of 30,000 policemen yearly. Egbetokun made this known during a working visit to Adamawa State on Tuesday. The previous administration headed by former President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the recruitment of 10,000 policemen yearly. The new approval will triple the number of cops recruited in the country each year. The IGP explained that complaints that police officers are overworked will become a thing of the past once the new approval is effected. The police boss said, “I know…

Gov Ademola Adeleke of Osun has approved the payment of wage award to civil servants and pensioners in the state to mitigate the impact of subsidy removal. Adeleke made this known in a statement by his spokesperson,Mr Olawale Rasheed, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Osogbo. He said the action was in continuation of his avowed commitment to workers’ welfare and fulfilment of a pledge for the gradual rollout of palliative measures to cushion the effect of subsidy removal. “On the first day of my second year in office, I unveiled this wage award and reaffirmed our five-point…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajuddeen, says budgets have not met expectations of improved service delivery and development. He stated this on Wednesday in his speech after the presentation of the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget by President Bola Tinubu. Tajudeen said: “Although the government budget is an important tool for economic management and promoting growth and development, it has generally not met the expectations of improved service delivery and development. This has largely been due to challenges relating to budget enactment, budget implementation and budget oversight. “The well-known gaps in the various stages of the budget process underscore…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday presented the 2024 budget to the National Assembly’s joint session. It is President Tinubu’s first full-year budget since he assumed office in May. READ FULL SPEECH HERE “In furtherance of my sacred duties and obligations as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is my honour to be here today to present my administration’s 2024 Budget Proposal to this Joint Session of the 10th National Assembly. This moment is especially profound and significant to me because it is my first annual budgetary presentation to the National Assembly. Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members of…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that the old N200, N500, N1000 notes should continue to co-exist with the new notes till further notice. The apex court ruled that both old and new notes should continue to remain legal tender until the Federal Government put a process in place for its replacement or redesign after due consultation with relevant stakeholders. The seven-man panel led by Justice Inyang Okoro gave the ruling following an application by the Federal Government seeking asking the court to grant an extension of time for old naira notes to remain in circulation as a legal tender.…