After Manchester United pulled off a spectacular late comeback to win the derby 2-1 and hand the crisis-hit champions their eighth loss in 11 games, Pep Guardiola said bluntly that he is “not good enough” as manager of Manchester City. While Bernardo Silva claimed his team “played like the Under-15 team” at the Etihad, City...
After being attacked in the heart of Vienna, Austrian football star Guido Burgstaller suffered severe head injuries, including a fractured skull, according to a statement released by his club Rapid Vienna on Monday. Rapid Vienna said that throughout the weekend, the 35-year-old striker was hit by an unidentified person and fell, hurting his head. The...
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, re-arraigned a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB Plc, Francis Atuche, on a nine-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit felony and forgery before Justice O. O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.Atuche alongside Nnosiri...
The Alema of Warri, High Chief Emmanuel Oritsejolomi Uduaghan, on Monday, described the Senate President, Chief Godswill Akpabio, as ‘’a great source of joy and inspiration to all’’Uduaghan in a congratulatory message on Akpabio’s 62nd birthday commended the Senate President for contributing immensely to the development of Nigeria, assisting the nation in achieving unparalleled results...
The inflation rate in Nigeria rose to 34.60 per cent in November 2024, showing an increase of 0.72 percentage points compared to 33.88 per cent recorded in October 2024.The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), while announcing the release of the data on Monday said, “In November 2024, the Headline inflation rate was 34.60 per cent...
United Bank for Africa(UBA) through UBA Foundation, its corporate social responsibility arm, has donated the sum of N500 million to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), as part of its continued commitment to secure environment for individuals and businessesThe N500m cheque was presented to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, by the UBA Group...
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has assured the people of Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State that the Commission will complete all ongoing projects and initiate new ones on the island.Addressing a delegation of Niger Delta groups from Bonny led by the Chairman of Concerned Citizens of Bonny, Mr. Victor Ibaningo, in his...
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has sent condolences to the Efenudu family of Otor-Owhe and the Isoko Nation at large on the demise of erstwhile Head of Service, HoS, and Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Sir Simeon Efenudu.Sir Efenudu passed on Friday at the age of 81 years.Until his death, he was...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says he welcomes Shell and its partners’ announcement Monday of the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Bonga North Deep Offshore Field. He said this landmark development, Nigeria’s first deepwater oil project in over a decade, underscores the transformative impact of the President’s policies and reforms in attracting investments in the...
The Chief Press Secretary, CPS, to the Governor of Delta State, Sir Festus Ahon, Sunday, said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori was fully focusing on the governance and development of the state.Ahon stated this in Asaba in reaction to a report credited to one of the Executive Assistants, New Media, to the Governor, Mr Felix Ofou, in...
The Police Command in Edo has neutralised a suspected cultist and arrested 27 others during a late-night operation that disrupted an alleged initiation ceremony in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, stated this in a statement issued on Monday in Benin. Ikoedem said that the raid followed “credible intelligence” that members...
Two alleged gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach were a father and son, police said on Monday, as Australia began mourning victims of its worst gun violence in almost 30 years. The father, a 50-year-old, was killed at the scene, taking the number of dead to 16, while...
The Senate on Monday expressed concern over Federal Government’s multiple budget implementation within the 2025 fiscal year. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that senators from the Committee on Finance raised the concern at an interactive session with the federal government economic management team on the 2026-2028 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF)and Fiscal Strategy...
Transcorp Hotels Plc, the hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc (“Transcorp Group”), has announced the appointment of Dr. (Mrs.) Awele Vivien Elumelu, OFR as Chair of the Company, effective January 01, 2026. Dr. Elumelu’s appointment follows the retirement of current Chair, Mr. Emmanuel N. Nnorom, with effect from January 01, 2026. Dr. Elumelu brings exceptional...
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has hailed Monday’s decision by the Supreme Court, affirming the President’s power to declare emergency rule in any state of the federation. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Kamarudeen Ogundele, the Senior Assistant to the President Communication and Publicity office of the AGF...