President Buhari has condemned the “barbarous and wanton” killings in the South East and other parts of the country. In a tweet shared on his verified handle this afternoon, the President said the perpetrators of these killings should expect tough responses from security agents. His tweet reads; ”I strongly condemn the wild, barbarous and wanton killings of innocent people in the South-East, as well as in other parts of Nigeria. The perpetrators of these deeply distressing attacks should expect the toughest possible response from the security forces.”
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Egyptian midfielder, Mohamed Elneny has signed a new contract with Arsenal football club of England. The Egypt international has scored five goals in 147 appearances since arriving at the Emirates from Swiss club Basel in 2016. Elneny made 14 top-flight appearances this season as Arsenal finished fifth in the Premier League, while also helping his country reach the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, where they were beaten on penalties by Senegal. He lifted the FA Cup during his first season in north London and spent the 2019/20 campaign on loan at Turkish club Besiktas. Manager Mikel Arteta told…
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) threatened to sanction Nigeria over its decision to withdraw from international competitions for two years. This was conveyed in a letter signed by the World basketball body’s Head of Legal, Jaime Lamboy, and dated May 18, 2022. Recall that few weeks ago, President Muhammadu Buhari approved with immediate effect, Nigeria’s withdrawal from all international basketball competitions for two years, following a lingering leadership rift in the NBBF. Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, had explained that the withdrawal would help the country revamp the sport from the grassroots, as well as put an end to the basketball crises.…
Former Anambra state governor and presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Obi was until his resignation one of the 15 aspirants vying for the presidential ticket of the PDP. His letter of resignation from the party was submitted to the National Chairman of the PDP, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, on Wednesday, May 25.
Business mogul and Chairman of Awliya foundation, Hakeem Oladimeji Lawal has picked the Social Democratic Party (SDP) gubernatorial ticket in Kwara State. He picked the ticket at the primary election of the party held on Wednesday at the Party secretariat in Ilorin. Announcing the results, Lawal polled 33 votes to defeat his closest rival, Prof. Oba Abdulraheem, who had 16 votes. Tajudeen Audu and Engr. Sunday Babalola polled 10 and 2 votes respectively. Other contestants, Kale Belgore and Khaleel Bolaji had no votes. Lawal, who is the son of the former governor of Kwara State – Muhammed Lawal, will battle…
Check out brand new music by Boymettro. titled Club Produced by Ava songs. Boymettro returns with a hot hip-hop single titled Club, this comes after the rapper / singer made a change to his name Metroboy to Boymettro, Club is a blend of Afropop and Hip-hop, Productions credit Ava songs DOWNLOAD Stream here
Nigerian Afropop singer Promzzy releases video to his smash hit single titled Concern Directed by Director Sweet Watch below
The Central Bank of Nigeria has increased the country’s interest rate for the first time in two years. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted unanimously to raise the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 13%. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele made the announcement at the end committee’s meeting at the apex bank’s headquarters in Abuja. Emefiele justified the increment by saying the MPC suspects “there might be an aggressive accretion of inflation”. He added that in order to prevent the looming inflation, the MPC had to increase the monetary policy rate by 150 basis points.
Kylian Mbappe has revealed that he is open to a future move to Real Madrid despite signing a three-year contract extension with French club, Paris Saint-Germain. Mbappe ended months of transfer speculation on May 21 by penning a new deal with the Ligue 1 champions, a deal which stunned Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez who had been negotiating for a year to bring the French World Cup winner to Madrid. Mbappe thanked Madrid fans for their support during the transfer speculation and claimed he is still open to the possibility of joining them in the coming years. “Last week, when…
The Harambee Stars of Kenya and the Warriors of Zimbabwe will not participate in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after they were expelled by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) due to political interference. Kenya and Zimbabwe’s football associations have received government interference in their affairs and due to that have not yet met the criteria required by the FIFA Congress as a prerequisite for lifting their suspension. CAF had included them in the official draw earlier in April 2022 on condition that the suspension must be lifted two weeks before their first match day. The qualifiers will…