Brazilian legend Pele said Lionel Messi “deserved” to be a World Cup winner after Argentina defeated France in a penalty shootout in Sunday’s final. “Today, football continues to tell its story, as always, in an enthralling way. Messi winning his first World Cup, as his trajectory deserved,” Pele, a three-time World Cup champion, wrote on […]

A former deputy governor of Niger, Mr Ahmed Ibeto, has warned Nigerian youths of the dangers of electing bad leaders in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), says that the recent minor electricity tariff adjustment of about 13 per cent reflects economic realities meant to keep the electricity industry alive. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Sunday. NAN reports that the […]

In the first in-person meeting with the American President Joe Biden, President Buhari established a personal equation with his US counterpart and got important recognition for his democratic credentials and activism at home in particular, and in Africa in general: “your legacy is a model,” says President Biden. There was a perfect meeting of minds. 

The Nigeria Police Force has warned Nigerians to shun acts capable of jeopardising the 2023 general election.

By Elizabeth Adegbesan Few days after the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, released the redesigned naira notes in the denominations of N200, N500 and N1,000, fake copies of the new N1000 naira notes have been released into the economy. A mobile money and bank agent in a video disclosed this saying that a customer performed […]

The All Progressives Congress APC Presidential Campaign Council PCC has defended the eligibility of its candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to vie for president in next year’s general election, saying the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP is now clutching unto straws in the realization of the fact that it has already lost the election.

Rasheed celebrated Argentina’s World Cup win singing and dancing with dozens of other South Asian workers with a double landmark on his mind. Sunday was also International Migrants Day. “Messi, Messi Messi,” they chanted in a corner of Souq Waqif, the central market in the Qatari capital Doha where hordes of foreign fans have gathered […]

By Adeola Badru The gubernatorial candidate of Accord Party in Oyo State, Chief Bayo Adelabu, has promised to provide over 66,000 job opportunities for residents of the state if elected as governor in 2023. He gave the assurance, weekend, at the Ibadan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) gubernatorial debate governorship candidates in the state. […]

By Efosa Taiwo Barcelona have congratulated Lionel Messi after the Argentine helped his nation to their third ever World Cup crown. Messi spent 20 years at Barcelona after arriving from Argentina as a teenager. During that time, he became the club’s record appearance holder and top scorer, scoring 672 times in 778 games. He won […]