The Oyo State Government has taken action against land grabbers and commenced demolition of properties on government lands in Podo Area, along Top One Garden, Oluyole Local Government, and Dizengoff, Kolapo Ishola Area, Ibadan. The Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mr Williams Akin Funmilayo, disclosed this on Wednesday in Ibadan. During the exercise […]
Liverpool manager Arne Slot will be absent from the touchline for Wednesday’s home game against Newcastle after receiving a two-match suspension and a hefty fine for his actions during the Merseyside derby. The controversy arose after James Tarkowski’s stoppage-time equaliser secured a 2-2 draw for Everton at Goodison Park on February 12, leading to chaotic […]
US President Donald Trump unveiled plans Tuesday to sell new “gold card” residency permits for a price of $5 million each — and said Russian oligarchs may be eligible. Trump said sales of the new visa, a high-price version of the traditional green card, would bring in job creators and could be used to reduce […]
Atalanta co-owner Stephen Pagliuca has acknowledged that head coach Gian Piero Gasperini ‘made a mistake’ with his comments about Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman but insists the Italian remains a ‘great and passionate coach.’ The controversy stemmed from Gasperini’s public criticism of Lookman after the forward missed a crucial penalty against Club Brugge in the Champions […]
Lionel Messi was on target again as Inter Miami surged into the CONCACAF Champions Cup last 16 with a 3-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Tuesday, winning the tie 4-1 on aggregate. Messi scored in the 1-0 first-leg win in icy Kansas City last week and it took him only 19 minutes to find […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed deep sorrow on Tuesday over the tragic death of Abubakar Lawal, a Nigerian professional footballer in Uganda. Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, confirmed the sudden passing of Lawal in a statement in Abuja. Tuggar, in the statement issued by Kimiebi Ebienfa, Acting Spokesperson for the Ministry, […]
The federal government has sought the collaboration and partnership of private sector in the agric value chain to assist in achieving food security and sustainable self-sufficiency of Nigerians. This was just as the Ekiti State government also sought the assistance of the federal government to help in production of two million metric tonnes of cassava […]
Iran on Wednesday condemned a new round of US sanctions as a “clear sign of hostility” after Washington blacklisted more than 30 people and vessels linked to its oil trade. Washington announced the measures on Monday, targeting the head of the national oil company and others accused of brokering oil sales.It was the second wave […]
The Kuwaiti government has reiterated its commitment to empowering 200,000 out-of-school children in Kaduna State, through the Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROOSC) project. Mr Salim Almuzayen, the Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to Nigeria, made this announcement during the 64th National Day and 34th Liberation Day commemoration of Kuwait in Abuja. Almuzayen explained that the […]
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin has commended the Igbos for their contribution to the Oyo State economy and reiterated his commitment to peaceful co-existence amongst the various ethnic groups in the ancient city. According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Gbenga Ayoade, in Ibadan, the state capital, on Wednesday, Oba Olakulehin […]
