Author: Olukayode Oke

Arsenal vs Brentford on Saturday afternoon is a significant match. League leaders, Arsenal meet seventh-placed Brentford at the Emirates Stadium as the Gunners seek to return to winning ways. Arsenal fell 1-0 at the hands of struggling Everton in their last outing and are expected to bounce back immediately to keep their hopes of winning the title strong. However, the defeat became only a minor setback to Mikel Arteta’s side as Manchester City failed to pounce on the advantage to close the gap to just two points. Manchester City were beaten by the same goal margin by Tottenham Hotspur, thereby…

Family of Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, South African rapper, popularly known as AKA has confirmed his death. The rapper was shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Florida Road on Friday night. The family in a statement on his Twitter page expressed extreme sadness over the death and appealed for compassion, space and time to congregate. They urged his fans to pray for his loved ones. “It is with extreme sadness that we acknowledge the passing of our beloved son, and confirm his untimely and tragic passing on the evening of February 10, 2023. “We are awaiting further details from the…

A Civil Society Organisation, YIAGA Africa, has published its findings on the mock accreditation exercise recently conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the general election. INEC conducted the mock accreditation in some parts of the country on February 4. Among the observations noted by YIAGA Africa was the issue of missing names on the voters’ register. The CSO highlighted in its report its observations on the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System devices, uploading of result sheets to the viewing portal, presence of security officers and party agents, and voter turnout, according to a report by…

The Super Falcons of Nigeria will jet off to Leon, Mexico on Saturday (today) for the four-nation invitational tournament tagged Revelation Cup. Hosts Mexico, Colombia and Costa Rica are the three other teams that will take part in the competition. All the four countries will use the competition as part of their preparations for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The competition, which will be staged in two cities, Leon and Guanajuato will run from February 15 -21. The Super Falcons will face hosts Mexico in their first game on Wednesday, February…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled former governor of Enugu State, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani and 6 others over alleged anti-party activities. Recall that Senator Nnamani was last month suspended by the party. The PDP NWC at the end of its 566th meeting disclosed this on Friday in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan. According to the statement, the party approved the expulsion owing to anti-party activities and other grave offences in violation of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017). Others expelled from the Party include:Hon. Chris Ogbu…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he has no intention of leaving the English champions after the club were charged with more than 100 breaches of financial rules by the Premier League. City could face points deductions or even relegation from the English top flight if they are found guilty of the alleged breaches, between 2009/10 and 2017/18, by an independent commission. Guardiola has previously said he would walk away if he found he had been lied to by the City hierarchy over allegations that they broke financial fair play (FFP) rules. However, the City boss, who has won four…

Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen has been voted Serie A Player of the Month for January. The Nigeria international scored the highest number of votes after scoring five goals and providing one assist in four outings for the Partenopei in the month. The striker previously scooped the Serie A Goal of the Month award. Osimhen was previously nominated for the award in October and November but lost out to Juventus forward, Moise Kean and AC Milan winger, Rafael Leao. The 24-year-old beat compatriot Ademola Lookman, Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez, Roma forward, Paulo Dybala and Lazio midfielder, Luis Alberto to the individual…

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has assured Nigerians that depositors’ funds are safe, saying that the current Central Bank of Nigeria currency swap has nothing to do with people’s monies in banks. The Managing Director of NDIC, Malam Bello Hassan, gave the assurance during the NDIC Special Day at the 44th Kaduna International Trade Fair which was held in the state capital on Thursday. According to Hassan, depositors need not panic over the new CBN monetary policy as regards to the safety of their funds in any commercial bank in the country. Depositors need not worry. Their money is safe,”…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council to facilitate and manage the 2023 transition programme. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, announced the approval yesterday, in a statement signed on his behalf by Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Willie Bassey. The statement said the transition council would be inaugurated by the SGF on February 14.Members of the committee, according to the statement, include the SGF as chairman, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Solicitor-General of the Federation, and Permanent Secretary,…

The Naira on Thursday exchanged at 461.10 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window. The figure represented an appreciation by 0.02 per cent compared with the 461.17 it exchanged on Wednesday. The open indicative rate closed at N461.25 to the dollar on Thursday. An exchange rate of N462 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N461.10. The naira sold for as low as 439.96 to the dollar within the day’s trading. A total of 40.24 million dollars was traded at the official Investors and Exporters Window on Thursday.

The Lagos State Government says it was contemplating implementing logistic routes for trucks and articulated vehicles as specified in the State’s Transport Master Plan. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde made the disclosure at a stakeholders’ meeting on Thursday at Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa Ikeja. According to NAN, Oladeinde said that the decision was made following recurring truck accidents happening within the State, especially the most recent ones which resulted in loss of lives and property. He noted that in order to curb incessant truck accidents, the stakeholders would gather periodically to chart robust strategies that would further checkmate…

On Thursday, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) said it would sanction fuel stations that did not accept the use of bank transfers or Point of Sale (POS) machines at their outlets. General Manager, Corporate Communications and Stakeholders Management, NMDPRA, Kimchi Apollo, stated this in a statement in Abuja. According to Apollo, the act by the retail outlets was because of the recent cash crunch brought about by the new Naira design. The statement read in part, “It has come to the attention of the NMDPRA that some retail outlets are not accepting the use of POS…