Winning CAF Player of the Year award a dream come true – Mo Salah
Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohammed Salah says he’s delighted to have won the 2018 CAF Africa Player for the Year second successive year running. The Egyptian talisman scored 44 goals across all competitions to help…
‘The Favourite’ lands 12 Bafta Film Awards nominations
‘The Favourite’ leads the nominations for the 2019 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards. The 18th-century British movie featuring Olivia Colman has 12 nominations. ‘Green Book’, ‘A Star Is…
Elections: Court adjourns suit seeking President Buhari’s disqualification
An Abuja division of the Federal High Court has adjourned to January 21 a suit seeking the disqualification of the president, Muhammadu Buhari, over alleged false information contained in form cf 001 submitted to the…
Foreign affairs minister Khadija Ibrahim resigns
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Khadija Ibrahim, has turned in her resignation. She is wife to a Senator and former Governor of Yobe State, Bukar Abba-Ibrahim. She resigned to contest the…
Dapo Abiodun best candidate to succeed Ibikunle Amosun – Oba Sikiru Adetona
The Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, on Tuesday, threw his weight behind the Ogun State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dapo Abiodun and declared him…
Australia: Suspicious packages sent to U.S., UK, 12 other Missions
Police in Australia said on Wednesday they are investigating several suspicious packages sent 14 embassies and consulates, which media reports and other officials said included the U.S. and British missions. The…
Bombshell: Christ is your first fruit, not your entire January Salary – Daddy Freeze
Controversial On Air Personality, Daddy Freeze has described Jesus Christ as the first fruit not the entire January salary. Daddy Freeze took to Instagram to say those who give their entire January salary ridicule…
Police declare NURTW chieftain wanted over disruption of Lagos APC rally
The Lagos police command has declared wanted Mustapha Adekunle aka Seigo, chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), over the disruption of an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally. Chike…
Fake News may start third World War – Wole Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says fake news has become a threat to mankind, adding that it may cause World War 3. Soyinka who is a panelist at BBC News‘ ‘Countering Fake News’ symposium said this in Abuja…
Saudi teen Rahaf Alqunun who fled ‘abusive’ family given UN refugee status
A Saudi teenager who fled from her “abusive” family has been declared a legitimate refugee by the United Nations, the Australian government has said. Rahaf Alqunun, who fears being killed by her relatives if she…
VAR is very strange – Maurizio Sarri
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri on Tuesday joined the ongoing debate about the eligibility of the newly-introduced Video Assistant Referee (VAR), saying that it was a very strange system. Sarri made the remark in his…
Boy who allegedly murdered girlfriend refuses to marry her corpse
A 24-year-old man, Saliu Ladayo, who was arrested and sent to Olokuta prison in Akure, the Ondo State capital last year for the alleged murder of his girlfriend, Nwamma Confidence Chidiebere, has refused to marry her…
Group launches Door-to-Door campaign for Jide Sanwo-Olu
A group, the Babajide Sanwo-Olu Support Group (BOSS-G), has launched a neighbourhood campaign to rally support for the All Progressives Congress (APC), gubernatorial candidate for Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.…
Lionel Messi will never be a leader – Diego Maradona
Argentina legend Diego Maradona has slammed Barcelona star Lionel Messi According to the Argentine newspaper Olé, Maradona said Messi will never be a leader at Camp Nou or Argentina. Lionel Messi, who is widely…
PDP Can Only Beat Us On Corruption, Says Amaechi
Rotimi Amaechi, Director General of the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can only defeat the ruling party on corruption scorecard. He…
We have no relationship with Buhari or Atiku – Keystone Bank
The management of Keystone Bank says it has no ties with President Muhammadu Buhari or former vice president Atiku Abubakar. In a statement released on Tuesday, the bank denied statements linking it to the…
2019: Stop use of gutter language, PDP replies Tinubu
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organization PDP-PPCO, has chided the co-chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over what it described as his…
The biggest opposition military has is probably social media – not Boko Haram – Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the biggest problem the military has is probably the social media and not Boko Haram. Segun Adeyemi, media aide to the minister, quoted Mohammed as saying this at a…
2023 Presidency: Igbo man will never lead Nigeria – MASSOB
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has said whether President Muhammadu Buhari wins or loses, an Igbo man would not be allowed to produce the next president of Nigeria in…
Davido hits 9 million followers on Instagram
Davido just hit 9 million followers on Instagram, becoming the first Nigerian celebrity to do so. The Nigerian singer who was previously the first Nigerian to get a million followers on Instagram, has gone steps further to become…
PDP deputy national chairman defects to APC — one day after suspension
Gamawa Babayo, former deputy national chairman (north) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). On Monday, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP spokesman, announced the…
Governor Fayose, Senator Olujimi inaugurate parallel Atiku Abubakar campaign teams
Former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, and the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi, on Tuesday inaugurated parallel Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Councils in the state.…
Banky W seeks funding for election campaign
Popular singer, Bankole Wellington, a.k.a BankyW, has appealed to his fans, friends, well-wishers and supporters of his political party, the Modern Democratic Party, to support his ambition to run for a seat in the…
Eminem had the highest album sales of 2018
Eminem had the highest album sales than any other artist in the year 2018, making him the biggest rapper at the moment. According to the stats revealed in BuzzAngle Music’s end of year report for 2018, Eminem outsold every single…