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Egan snatches late equaliser as QPR, Sheffield share spoils

By Biodun Busari  John Egan scored with the last kick of the game to earn Sheffield United a 1-1 draw at Queens Park Rangers in the Championship on Monday night. Ilias Chair’s deflected effort put QPR in front in 11 minutes but Egan snatched the equaliser for the Blades in the sixth minute of the […]

Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin in critical condition after collapsing in NFL game

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is in critical condition in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest in mid-game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night. Hamlin, 24, had his heartbeat restored on the field before being taken to a Cincinnati hospital. The Bills have since issued a statement confirming Hamlin’s cardiac arrest. “He is currently […]

Buhari signs 2023 N21.83trn budget

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2023 N21.83 trillion Appropriation Bill into law. The President signed the 2023 N21.83 trillion Appropriation Bill and 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill into law. The National Assembly, last Wednesday, passed the 2023  Appropriation Bill to the tune of N21, 827,188,747, 391 as the  national budget as the  aggregate expenditure for  the  fiscal […]

Empowering young Nigerians, idea behind our Reality TV Show—Organisers

Twin Image Concept, organisers of Face of Images Reality TV show at the prize presentation to winners of the show expressed a sigh of joy while recounting the impact of the show on the Nigerian youths since its inception some years ago. The twin brothers who spoke to media men said that some of the […]

Cristiano Ronaldo: Oil-rich Saudi Arabia’s sports shopping spree

Al Nassr’s surprise capture of football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is the latest in a string of high-profile sports acquisitions by oil-rich Saudi Arabia. The conservative Gulf monarchy, often criticised over its human rights record, is attempting to burnish its image and attract foreign interest as it diversifies its economy away from oil. Read Also: Cristiano […]

Pele lives on in 738 children named after him in Peru

The world lost Pele, the “King” of football in 2022, but his name will live on in more than 700 Peruvian children born last year, according to a list published by Peru’s National Registry of Identification and Civil Status. As per the list, 738 babies were registered with the names Pele, King Pele, Edson Arantes […]

Pan-African marketplace: Firm offers $100m capital cash-token

By Olasunkanmi Akoni An investment firm, Gem Global Yield, GGY, has obtained a $100 million investment commitment to offer Universal Cash Rewards-as-a-Service (UCraaS)-CashToken to customers. Group Managing Director, MD, GGY, Lai Labode , said the company was the first to offer UCraaS, cash token. According to Labode, the investment would accelerate the delivery of its […]

Eight Argentine rugby players on trial for killing teenager

By Biodun Busari  Eight Argentine rugby players from a small provincial club in Zarate went on trial on Monday for allegedly beating a teenager to death three years ago.  The brutal murder took place outside a nightclub when they attacked an 18-year-old Fernando Baez from behind and beat him to death on the ground, according […]

Igbo community in Finland distances self from Simon Ekpa actions, utterances

The Igbo community in Finland  has distances itself from actions and utterances of Mr. Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed head of an autopilot Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPoB, separatist group residing in Lahu, Finland. The Igbo community in a statement by Kingsley Orji, said: “The Igbo community in Finland convened a meeting on December 18, 2022, […]

We’ll ask every country to name stadium after Pele – FIFA

By Biodun Busari  FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has said the world’s soccer governing body will request all countries to name one of their stadiums after Brazilian football legendary, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pele.  Infantino made this known on Monday at Pele’s funeral in Brazil, saying renaming a stadium after “the king of […]

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