Wayne Rooney, a former striker for Manchester United, has demanded that punishments for racism in football be more severe, including fines and the loss of points. During an interview with his new BBC podcast, Rooney made this statement. Last week, two big incidences occurred. Antoine Semenyo of Bournemouth reported a supporter racially abusing him after … Read more
In Mikel Arteta’s key games this season, Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher thinks Arsenal manager will start Kai Havertz again instead of Viktor Gyokeres. You may remember that in Sunday’s Premier League opener against Manchester United, Gyokeres—who signed with Arsenal from Sporting CP this summer—started ahead of Havertz. Before being substituted by Havertz at the hour … Read more
Comrade Joe Ajaero, national president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), recently appointed a five-person caretaker committee, but the Edo State chapter of the NLC has rejected it. State council members Comrade Bernard Egwakhide (Chairman of the Edo NLC) and Comrade Omole Osahon (Assistant Secretary) issued a statement urging the public to ignore the committee, … Read more
Mr. Taiwo Olatunbosun, who had previously served as Commissioner for Information in Ekiti State, has been called back to the State Executive Council by Governor Biodun Oyebanji. This occurs just seven days after the governor’s cabinet was dissolved. Mr. Yinka Oyebode, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, made this announcement on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti. … Read more
Thanks to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) opening a second lane, commuters and motorists no longer had to endure the bottleneck that plagued the Abuja-Lokoja motorway. Reports from Tuesday morning indicate that traffic on the Lokoja-Kotonkarfe-Abuja and Abuja-Koton-Karfe-Lokoja roads is flowing smoothly in Koton-Karfe. According to Mr. Kumar Tsukwam, Sector Commander in Kogi for … Read more
After a two-year probationary term, Doris Ngurumun Iorchir was fired from her position at the Federal Polytechnic Wannune for failing to turn over confidential academic records and pertinent promotional materials from her former employers. The discharge was accepted by the Governing Council. This termination is effective immediately and is in accordance with the recommendations made … Read more
A Nigerian pilgrim was detained in Saudi Arabia amid confusion around her association with a suspicious luggage that was mistakenly marked by Ethiopian Airlines. After Saudi authorities asserted that Maryam Hussaini-Abdullahi’s information were linked to a “Ghana-must-go” bag containing what they thought to be marijuana, they prevented her and her husband Abdullahi Baffa from going … Read more
Six Nigerians, a Libyan man, and his mother have all been apprehended by Libyan authorities, who claim they are investigating allegations of human smuggling in Sirte. Intercepting a vehicle driven by the Libyan suspect, whose identity is only known by his initials A.M.M., the Abu Najim Police Department conducted the operation. The arrest occurred while … Read more
Omega Fire Ministries’ General Overseer, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has spoken out against Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote in response to a string of tragic accidents involving trucks owned by Dangote’s firms. The cleric’s tantrum is in response to the recent tragedy in Auchi, Edo State, where three individuals lost their lives in an accident involving a … Read more
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has presented N50m to Super Falcons winger, Francisca Ordega, according to Naijatrial. Alia also awarded Ordega a fully furnished three-bedroom bungalow located in Makurdi. This reward recognizes the Al-Ittihad Ladies star’s significant contributions to the Super Falcons’ triumph at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations held in Morocco. The … Read more