Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Darwin Nunez and Mo Salah were among those on target as Liverpool made it three wins from three in UEFA Europa League Group E courtesy of a thumping 5-1 victory over Toulouse at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp made eight changes from the side that eased past Everton in the Merseyside derby, but it mattered little as they proved too strong for last season’s French Cup winners. Diogo Jota opened the scoring when he was allowed to surge through the centre of the visiting defence and coolly fire home on nine minutes. Toulouse briefly stunned Anfield just seven minutes later when Thijs…

The Ekiti State Government has approved the disbursement of another tranche of car loans to the tune of N136,260,000 for 368 civil servants. This was disclosed by Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development Akin Oyebode, who confirmed that Governor Biodun Oyebanji approved the injection of N200 million into the loan scheme. Oyebode disclosed that the governor also approved the payment of N174,394,176.88 in outstanding deductions from salaries to cooperative societies and the Federal Mortgage Bank. According to him, sums ranging from N80,000 to N1.5 million will be disbursed to the beneficiaries of the loan scheme, depending on their grade levels.…

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has said the judgement of the Supreme Court affirming the victory of President Bola Tinubu is a proof that the February 25 presidential election was not manipulated. Ganduje stated this in a statement released through his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, on Thursday. The former Governor of Kano State called on presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and is counterpart in the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi to wait till 2031 when Tinubu would have rounded off his second term. Ganduje, who congratulated Tinubu, said the judgement has laid…

Former President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said Nigeria deserves a break after a tortuous eight months of expensive legal journey. Buhari, in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, urged the opposition to take the hand of fellowship extended by the Tinubu/Shettima APC government, having exhausted their rights as constitutionally allowed. He advised them to allow the government to run their administration and the people to have the benefit of the promises the All Progressives Congress (APC) made. Buhari said the decision to dismiss the appeals by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Mr. Peter…

Barcelona have apologised to Vinícius Júnior after a club director dismissed the racist abuse the Real Madrid forward has received and said that he deserves a “slap.” Miquel Camps, who is on Barça’s board, made the comment on X, formerly known as Twitter, following Vinícius’ showboating during Real Madrid’s Champions League win against Braga on Tuesday. Camps quickly deleted his post on Tuesday, but it had made headlines across Spain. “It’s not racism, he deserves a slap for being a clown and a joker, what do those unnecessary and pointless stepovers in the middle of the pitch mean?” Camps wrote. Barça vice president Rafa…

The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Thursday morning has dismissed Atiku Abubakar’s fresh evidence of Bola Tinubu’s alleged Chicago State University forgery. The apex court said that it lacks the jurisdiction to rule on an application not already determined by the election petition tribunal. “The application for fresh evidence cannot be granted. We do not have jurisdiction and there is no pleading or issue for determination in this appeal on allegation or forgery”. – Supreme Court The Supreme Court is delivering judgement on the appeals filed by the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and that of Labour Party…

The embattled deputy governor of Ondo state, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has tendered an apology to the State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, over the political crisis in the State which arose from his absence from the State. Aiyedatiwa, at a press briefing in Akure, lamented the embarrassment and discomfort the Governor has faced due to the barrage of negative news in the State in the last few months. He pledged his loyalty to the governor and commitment to the development of the State, the Deputy Governor said there was the need to calm all nerves in order to restore peace and tranquility…

Mark Zuckerberg’s social media company, Meta, has revealed that Facebook’s daily average users (DAUs) increased by 5% year on year to 2.09 billion in September this year.  Meta disclosed this in its earnings report for Q3 2023. According to the report, all the family of apps owned by the company, which include WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and most recently, Threads, had total daily average users of 3.14 billion as of September, which was 7% growth year on year. This shows that Facebook is the most used of the Meta apps family. With 2.09 billion DAUs, Facebook alone accounted for 66.5% of daily users across all Meta…

The Supreme Court will do a live transmission of Thursday’s final judgement on the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, approved the live transmission of the Supreme Court Judgment. Recall that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) are challenging the declaration of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. In September, the Presidential Election Petitions Court dismissed their petitions against Tinubu and affirmed the President’s victory at the polls. Dissatisfied with the ruling, the two major opposition parties and their candidates,…

A 300 level Biological Chemistry student at the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, Rivers State, Otuene Justina Nkang, who was declared missing four days ago has been found dead in Port Harcourt. Nkang, who was said to be doing her industrial training at a private hospital in Port Harcourt, was declared missing after leaving her place of work. Sources close to the victim said she left her place of primary responsibility to visit her boyfriend at a highbrow area in Port Harcourt. The source said that the student was murdered by the suspected boyfriend and had her breast, eyes and…

The former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has reportedly sued the Department of State Services (DSS) for his detention. The former EFCC boss was on Wednesday night released by the DSS since his incarceration without trial since June 14, 2023. But before his release, Bawa had filed a suit at the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court for the enforcement of fundamental rights by a lawyer, Chinedu Oburu of Edu Oburu & Co., on his behalf. The former EFCC chairman sought an order from the court to declare his detention without trial illegal and…

Manchester City came through a tricky match against Young Boys in Switzerland to maintain a winning start to their Champions League defence. Of all the firepower they possess in attack, it was defender Manuel Akanji who gave Pep Guardiola’s side the advantage in the opening minutes of the second half. Fellow centre-back Ruben Dias smashed the bar with a header, and with Anthony Racioppi scrambling on his line to keep the ball out, Akanji pounced to poke the ball over the line. Erling Haaland fired a shot into the palms of Racioppi as City pushed to double their lead, and within…