A victory at Anfield on Sunday would put Liverpool 11 points ahead of Manchester City. It is too early in the season to write off Pep Guardiola’s struggling team, according to Virgil van Dijk, who has warned that Manchester City “can turn it around at any moment.” City will be coming to Anfield on Sunday...
Fabian Hurzeler, the manager of Brighton, says Evan Ferguson will not be leaving the team in January but needs to “accept” his role in the team Danny Welbeck, Georginio Rutter, and Joao Pedro appear to be in the lead in the striking hierarchy, and the Republic of Ireland international has only started one Premier League...
After being announced as Coventry City’s next manager, Frank Lampard is once again in the managerial hot seat. Since quitting his temporary position at Stamford Bridge at the end of the 2022–2023 season, the former Chelsea and England midfielder has been unemployed. He is now expected to make a comeback to the Championship, where he...
Primetech Design and Engineering Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc recently increased its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts for the year by donating books, study materials, mosquito nets, and renovated classrooms to the LEA Primary School, Karmo, Sabo 11, Angauwa Hausawa, FCT Abuja.Speaking amidst songs of appreciation to the company for the...
Says police granting bail to vandals The Federal Government has confirmed that it spent a total sum of N8.8 billion for the repair and restoration of transmission towers that were vandalized across various regions of the country in 2024.The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Ahmed Abdulaziz, revealed...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has sympathised with the management and staff of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) over the fire incident at the Radio Nigeria Broadcasting House in Ikoyi on Wednesday evening.In a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, the governor described...
Despite his difficult start, former Super Eagles midfielder Sylvanus Okpala has supported Victor Boniface to be successful with the Nigeria national team.Despite scoring eight goals in 15 games for Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season, the striker’s performance for Nigeria has fallen short of Nigerians’ expectations.Recall that the 23-year-old had a spectacular Bundesliga debut with Bayer...
After missing a penalty in the 2-0 loss to Liverpool, Kylian Mbappe is lacking confidence, according to Carlo Ancelotti, who also stated that Real Madrid would help him through his “difficult moment.”Mbappe’s problems since joining Real Madrid in the summer persisted as Conor Bradley sent him off the pitch before Caoimhin Kelleher saved his penalty...
Comrade Alhasan Yahaya has emerged as the new National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ.Yahaya scored 436 votes to defeat his rivals, Comrade Bamidele Atunbi former National Treasurer of the Union who got 97 votes, and Comrade Garba Mohammed who polled 39 votes.The election was conducted at the 8th Triennial Delegates Conference of...
President Bola Tinubu, accompanied by First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, arrived in Paris on Wednesday evening for a three-day State Visit to fortify Nigeria-France relations.Touching down at Orly Airport around 5:10 p.m., President Tinubu was welcomed with full military honours by the French Republican Guard, marking a ceremonial start to his visit.The official engagements will...
A cross section of Nigerians have lamented the soaring prices of Christmas decorations as the festive season approaches. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja that Christmas decorations have become unaffordable for the average income earner. Mrs Chinaza Okafor, a business woman, said the sale of Christmas decorations had been...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has expressed concern over the spate of speed-induced crashes on major arterial routes across the State. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Bakare-Oki was reacting to the lone-vehicle crash at the Lekki Toll Gate inward Sand-field corridor,...
The Borno State Police Command has averted a potential explosion in Maiduguri following the recovery and neutralisation of an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) discovered beneath a telecommunications mast. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Nahum Anipr, said in a statement on Monday that the device was found at Chuskon, Federal Low Cost Area,...
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) President Bola Tinubu recently ordered the withdrawal of police personnel from protecting very important persons (VIPs) in order to free up more operatives for deployment amid spike in insecurity across the country. The order, along with declaring a state of emergency on security, is part of measures...
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a sitting president has the power to declare a state of emergency in any state of the federation in a bid to forestall breakdown of law and order or a descent into chaos or anarchy. Justice Mohammed Idris in a split judgement ruled that Section 305 of the...
