World football governing body FIFA has sent a message of congratulations to the newly elected Ghana Football Association president Kurt E.S Okraku and his executive council. Kurt E.S Okraku last week Friday emerged winner of a marathon Ghana football association presidential elections after three rounds of voting. In a letter addressed to the newly elected […]
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Ghana coach Kwasi Appiah has named a 23-man squad for the double-header in the 2021 AFCON qualifying campaign with South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe. Seven of the 23 players invited are debutantes who are expected to lighten the team and possibly weave their way into the starting eleven of Coach Appiah. The seven […]
Maxwell Konadu suffered a blot in his coaching copybook after supervising another washed out African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying campaign. The 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations Best Coach could not hatch a plan to overturn a 1-0 deficit as they played out a 0-0 draw with Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou in the final qualifying round […]
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Court Sends Maina To Prison
A former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) Abdulrasheed Maina has been remanded in prison on the order of a federal high court in Abuja. Maina was arraigned on allegation of money laundering on Friday. The counsel to the former pension chief Ahmed Raji asked the court to hear his application for bail. […]
A Nigerian residing in Atlanta, US, Olufolajimi Abegunde has been sentenced to 78 months in prison after he was convicted of cyber fraud in the United States. A statement on the US department of justice website on Wednesday said Brian A. Benczkowski, assistant attorney-general of the criminal division, and D. Michael, an attorney in Dunavant […]
– Diego Maradona was back to his old club Newell as opposition manager – His side Gimnasia beat Newell 4-0 in a potentially game-changing win for the 59-year old’s side – Notably, Newell fans were full of nothing but love for their old boy as they serenaded him, and handed him a special chair for […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) expresses shock at the judgment of the Supreme Court on the Presidential election petition filed by the party and its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Indeed, what we witnessed today was not what majority of Nigerians, who participated and observed the Presidential election expected; and this includes even members of the […]
– Patrick Vieira has been tipped to replace embattled Unai Emery as Arsenal boss – Viera, who won Premier League and FA Cup under Arsene Wenger in 1998, was tipped by Nigel Winterburn – Arsenal in their post-Wenger era have failed to record a breakthrough under the Spaniard manager Arsenal legend, Patrick Vieira, has been […]
The apex court announced the decision on Wednesday, hours after it commenced the hearing of the appeal. The Supreme Court panel, led by Chief Justice of Nigeria Tanko Muhammad, said it will give reasons for dismissing the petition on a later date. Mr Abubakar and the PDP filed the appeal at the Supreme Court after […]
The beer giant “Gulder” disclosed this on Tuesday during in a media parley with journalists tagged ‘Meet and Greet’ in Ikeja Lagos. Explaining why the reality show was rested, the Corporate Affairs Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mrs Sade Morgan, said it is due to cost but stated that plans are underway to return the show […]
Female police officers in Zambia have been ordered to stop wearing miniskirts while on duty in order to protect the professional standing of the force, the state-owned Zambia Daily Mail newspaper reports. According to the BBC, the directive was issued by police assistant director for legal and professional standards, Charity Chanda, who said the Zambia […]
The Imo State Government has made the teaching of Igbo language compulsory in schools in the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Viola Onwuliri, who spoke during the matriculation ceremony of the State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Orlu, said the learning and teaching of Igbo language would be compulsory for all students in […]
– The Spaniard was instrumental to Man City’s domestic treble win last season – Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp and Ajax boss Erik ten were shocking inclusion for the award event to be held in Dubai Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has been revealed as a shocking exclusion in the 5-man list for the Manager of the […]
Liverpool vs Arsenal… Liverpool came from behind to beat Tottenham 2-1 on Sunday. Arsenal threw away to a 2-0 lead with Crystal Palace to draw 2-2 on Sunday. Arsenal have only lost two of their last 13 matches a run that includes a 3-1 defeat away to Liverpool. Liverpo also have scored at least three […]
Ibrahim Mohammed, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), Bode Rhodes-Vivour and five other justices of the supreme court are on the panel hearing Atiku Abubakar’s appeal against the judgement of the tribunal affirming the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. Sylvester Ngwuta and Mary Odili, both senior justices, are not on the panel. The constitution of the […]
For me, the most bizarre of judgements delivered by Justice Mohammed Garba and his Tribunal is declaring that the names MUHAMMADU and MOHAMED mean same thing in law, particularly regarding the issue of very contentious certificates. I remember a good friend of mine, whose certificate from Lagos State University did not include the last letter […]
The Governorship Election Petition Appeal sitting in Enugu has affirmed the victory of Gov. David Nweze Umahi as the duly elected governor of Ebonyi State as a petition by Mr. Ajah Arua of PDM challenging his victory was struck out in the early hours of today. The Tribunal sitting in Abakaliki had on September 3rd […]
Real Madrid superstar Eden Hazard has revealed that taking the number 7 shirt from Cristiano Ronaldo is not an easy task. The famous number 7 shirt of Madrid went to Mariano after Ronaldo left the club. It didn’t turn out well for the forward as he ended last season with only 13 league appearances to […]
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Man urinates in court during trial
Court remands defendant for unruly behaving during trial. A man identified as Ibrahim Saheed, has been remanded in prison custody for unruly behaviour during a court session. Saheed was standing trial before Magistrate Opeyemi Badmus of an Osun State Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, when he peed in his pants. The defendant had been arraigned […]
Chelsea will really be glad if there were no VAR this season, as the Blues have been the club most hit by video assistants in the Premier League. The video assistant referees have never overturned decisions in Chelsea’s favour, but have ruled three times against Chelsea, which is the worst record in the league. ESPN […]
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