Why I Rejected Gani Adams Request To Visit Me- Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says he has refused the request of Gani Adams, Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland to visit him in and out of the government. The ex-president said he rejected the visit because of some of the principles of Adams which does not align with his. Adams who was the coordinator of the […]
Former Senegalese Footballer Diop Dies At 42
Former Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop is dead. Diop died at the age of 42 after a long illness , local media and the West African states’s football federation said on Sunday. Diop was also part of the team that lost to Cameroon on penalties in the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations final. He won […]
Saidi Balogun On Set Of First Comedy Movie, Master P
Accomplished role interpreter, Saidi Balogun is set for location for his first ever comedy movie. The Ibadan, Oyo state born act had before now, produced series of movies in different languages, even as he holds the enviable record of the first African Black Man from Nigeria to produce one and only 2 and the first […]
Football Legend Diego Maradona Dies At 60
Argentine football legend, Diego Maradona, is dead. Maradona was reported to have undergone surgery earlier in the month for blood clots on brain. He died at the age of 60. More to follow…
CBN Retains Interest At 11.5%
The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the monetary policy rate(MPR) at 11.5%. The committee also retained the Liquidity Ratio at 30 percent and Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at 27.5 percent. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele announced this on Tuesday after its two-day meeting. This […]
FULL LIST: Wizkid, Burna Boy, Rema Nominated For MOBO Awards
Wizkid, Rema and Burna Boy have been nominated for the 2020 edition of the Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) awards billed for December 9. Rema and Burnaboy were nominated in the ‘Best International Act’ category alongisde Drake,Koffee, Megan Thee Stallion, Pop Smoke, Popcaan, Roddy Ricch, Shenseaa, Summer Walker, HER, and Lil Baby The duo was […]
IGP Adamu Promotes 82, 779 Junior Police Office
……As 16 Killed by ENDSARS Rioters get posthumous promotion The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni, has today, 23rd November, 2020 approved the promotion of Eighty-Two Thousand, Seven Hundred and Seventy Nine (82,779) Junior Police Officers to their next ranks. The promotion of the officers comprising 56,779 Sergeants to Inspector, 17,569 Corporal to […]
Help! Crude oil is dying!
By Simon Kolawole Do you remember when your mechanic advised you not to buy a car with automatic transmission? If you recall, he said manual cars were the best — easier and cheaper to maintain. What he didn’t tell you was that technology had injured him and left him behind. He had thought the […]
Again, Nigeria Economy Plunges Into Recession
Africa’s biggest economy, Nigeria has slipped into a recession again for the second time in five years. This was shown in a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBC) on Saturday. According to the Gross Domestic Product report by the NBC , the nation recorded a contraction of 3.62 per cent in the third […]
Tottenham Show Title Credentials Against Toothless Man City
Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City played perfectly into Tottenham’s hands as Spurs shot to the top of the table with a 2-0 win thanks to goals on the counter-attack from Son Heung-min and Giovani Lo Celso. Spurs have not won an English top-flight title in 60 years, but showed their title credentials with a defensive […]
