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Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson has named captain Virgil van Dijk as the club’s most important player ahead of Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Van Dijk, Salah, and Alexander-Arnold have been integral to the Reds’ success since former manager Jurgen Klopp’s reign. However, their contracts are set to expire in June 2025. “I think the most […]

EPL: Lawrenson names Liverpool’s most important player

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has raised the hope of Nigerians that the current strenuous reforms undertaken by the President Bola Tinubu’s government will bring about enormous gains later. He stated this in his address to mark Nigeria’s 64th anniversary celebration in Calabar, the state capital. He cautioned against hoping for early gains, […]

Gains from Tinubu’s reforms will be enormous – Gov Otu

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has reiterated its stance that Rivers State will produce the next President General, PG, of the organisation come January 10-11, 2025. This decision is rooted in the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Constitution, which guarantees Rivers State’s right to the leadership role. In a statement released on Tuesday by Okechukwu Isiguzoro, […]

Ohanaeze Ndigbo reaffirms Rivers State’s right to produce President General

Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has picked which of his teammates will win this year’s Ballon d’Or award. A number of players from the LaLiga club have been nominated for the 2024. They include Jude Bellingham, Antonio Rudiger, Vinicius Junior, Dani Carvajal and Kylian Mbappe. Toni Kroos, who has since retired from playing football, also […]

Ballon d’Or 2024: I’m convinced – Tchouameni names player to win award

A Nigerian football legend, Kanu Nwankwo has called on footballers to prioritize their health at all times. He advised them to give prompt attention to symptoms of heart diseases. Kanu gave this advice in Port Harcourt on Sunday during a walk to celebrate World Heart Day. He stated that his organization, Kanu Heart Foundation uses […]

Ex-Eagles star, Kanu calls for proactive measures to curb heart diseases

The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has cautioned the people of the state to refrain from behaviours capable of causing social unrest in the state. The police commissioner gave the warning while reacting to the burning down of the residence of Senator Frank Ibezim, an ex-senator who represented Okigwe senatorial zone in the […]

Imo: Police issue warning over burning of ex-senator’s residence, National Open University’s buildings

Manchester United have won their appeal of Bruno Fernandes’ red card against Tottenham Hotspur. This means that the Portugal midfielder will now be available for the Red Devils’ next three fixtures. Man United disclosed this in a post on their website on Tuesday evening. Fernandes was sent off for serious foul play during Man United’s […]

EPL: Man Utd win appeal of Bruno Fernandes’ red card

The Jigawa State Government has set up a taskforce committee to ensure the provision of quality basic health services to vulnerable persons in the state. Governor Umar Namadi disclosed this at the official launch of free basic healthcare services to 143,500 vulnerable persons across the state held at Banquet Hall, Dutse. He said the provision […]

Jigawa set up free basic healthcare services taskforce for vulnerable persons

Aloy Ejimakor, the lead counsel of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday tackled the Ohanaeze Ndigbo sociocultural organization over its call for a “pardon” for the Biafra agitator. Ejimakor said Ohanaeze can’t demand for Kanu’s pardon because he’s not a convicted felon. Ohanaeze’s National Vice President, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, […]

Nnamdi Kanu not convicted, doesn’t need pardon – Ejimakor replies Ohanaeze

Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has said nobody has the right to disband the G-14 which is a pressure group of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state. He stated this on Tuesday when the G14 paid a courtesy visit to him at his Makurdi residence. Ortom charged the G-14 to continue to […]

Benue PDP crisis: Nobody has right to disband G14 – Ortom