Author: Olukayode Oke

Nigeria champions Rivers United thrashed ASEC Mimosa of Cote d’Ivoire 3-0 in their CAF Confederation Cup Group B clash in Port Harcourt on Sunday. It was the Pride of Rivers first win in the group after they suffered a 3-0 defeat to Congo’s Diables Noirs on matchday one. Stanley Eguma’s side took the lead in the first minute through Malachi Ohawume. The hosts goalkeeper Sochima Victor produced a great save to deny the Ivorians two minutes before the half hour mark. Ukeme Williams doubled Rivers United’s advantage three minutes before the break. It was three minutes after the break with…

The body of ex-Chelsea and Newcastle winger, Christian Atsu has been found dead in the aftermath of the earthquake in Turkey. Atsu’s agent, Nana Sechere confirmed and disclosed this on his Twitter handle as reported by Sky News on Saturday. He wrote, “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce to all well-wishers that sadly Christian Atsu’s body was recovered this morning. My deepest condolences go to his family and loved ones. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their prayers and support. “I ask that whilst we make the necessary arrangements,…

Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has come out to support the formulation of the new European Super League that would be a permanent substitute for the Champions League. The 2014 World Cup winner understands that European clubs don’t need the UEFA to put the Super League into friction. He backs his club President at Real Madrid Florentino Perez one of the frontmen pushing the conceptualization of the New league. He claims that UEFA are being “no Samaritan” towards the well-being of European football. I think we will see the Super League. And I believe so for several reasons,” the German international…

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has presented Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin to the people of Oyo State as the gubernatorial candidate of the APC. Tinubu presented Folarin to the electorate on Thursday in Ibadan at an APC rally. There had been speculations that Tinubu was not comfortable with the candidature of Folarin, however, many of those who taught that the presidential candidate did not like Folarin were disappointed when he raised the former’s hands as the candidate of APC in the 11th March gubernatorial election in the state. After raising Folarin’s hand…

About 30,000 youths working under the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme, popularly known as (O-YES), were sacked yesterday by Osun State Governor, Mr. Ademola Adeleke, who created another scheme to be known and called the “Imole Youth Corps.” In a circular issued by the Secretary to the Osun State Government, Hon. Teslim Igbalaye, the state government said that the decision was taken to reposition the youth empowerment programme inherited from the previous government for effective functionality, sustainability and dignity of labour. It would be recalled that the OYES was introduced on December 17, 2010, by former Governor Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola in…

Pandemonium broke out in some parts of Lagos in the early hours on Friday, as some aggrieved persons suspected to be hoodlums stormed major roads in protest of the naira scarcity n the state. Recall that similar incidents were earlier recorded in Edo, Oyo, and Ogun States, with a number of casualties. The protesters stormed Mile-12, Ketu, Ojota area, along Ikorodu Road, Iyana-Ipaja around 6.am before it spread to other areas like Agege and Iyana-Iba. Motorists and residents who were on their way to different places of work hurriedly turned back in panic as the rioters went berserk with bonfire…

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has officially endorsed the Labour Party presidential candidate for the February election, Peter Obi. Ortom, who spoke at a Town Hall meeting in Makurdi the State capital on Thursday, said the 2023 election should not be based on party, stating that all the political parties in the country had failed Nigerians. The governor who got a rousing ovation after declaring Obi as his candidate, said a new Nigeria that would give its citizens equity, fairness, and justice must emerge via the coming poll. He said, “we have come to a time where we must leave…

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Thursday in Abuja said Nigeria’s problem is not corruption, but lack of cohesion and unity among the people. He said this at the public presentation of a book titled: “The Biochemistry of Environmental Pollution”, which he said was his contribution to the body of knowledge. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the book was jointly written by Ikpeazu and Kalu Kalu. Kalu has a Ph.D in Nutritional Biochemistry and Lexicology, he is a lecturer in the department of Veterinary Biochemistry and Animal Production in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Michael Okpara University…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) yesterday announced that it will commence the drilling of crude oil in Nasarawa State  from March 21, 2023. Group Chief Executive Officer of the national oil company, Mallam Mele Kyari, who spoke when he visited the Governor of the state, Abdullahi Sule, in Lafia, the state capital. According to Kyari, initial exploratory activities detected that there was a significant amount of oil in the state, noting that the NNPC was ready to do the necessary work to find the hydrocarbon resources. “This work must be done very fast because the whole world is…

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has said it will be difficult to replicate his transformative agenda in Lagos across Nigeria owing to the complexity of the country. The former governor of Lagos State also stated that he would allow for power devolution to ensure the smooth operation of government. Tinubu made this known in an opinion piece that he published in The Economist on Wednesday. We cannot simply replicate Lagos’ transformation nationwide. Nigeria is complex and variegated. Recognising the strengths of each section of the country and providing the foundations on which they can all…

UEFA released the Champions League team in a post via its website after this week’s round of 16 first-leg fixtures on Wednesday night. Adeyemi was impressive for Dortmund against Chelsea as he scored the only goal of the match to give his team a first-leg advantage ahead of the second-leg at Stamford Bridge next month. Below is the UEFA Champions League team: Goalkeeper:Gregor Kobel (Dortmund) – 8 points Defenders:Alexander Bah (Benfica) – 9 points Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern) – 8 points Nico Schlotterbeck (Dortmund) – 8 points António Silva (Benfica) – 8 points Simon Kjær (Milan) – 8 points MidfieldersFredrik…

The leadership of Nigeria Police and Nigerian Army in Lagos State met on Thursday over the death of a soldier in Ikorodu. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin posted photos of the parley on Twitter. CP Idowu Owohunwa and Brigadier General IA Akpaumontia of 9 Brigade met in the office of Lt Col. MI Abdurrahman, Commanding Officer, 174 Battalion, Odoguyan. On Wednesday, an angry mob at Ogijo community, a border town between Ogun and Lagos, attacked a police station following the soldier’s demise. The deceased had confronted a policeman standing close to a patrol vehicle of Operation MESA to…