The Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has expressed his heartfelt congratulations to Nigeria’s U17 Women’s National Football Team, the Flamingos, following their remarkable 4-0 victory over Ecuador in the second match of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup at the weekend. This impressive win has solidified their position at the top of Group A with a total of 6 points. In a statement signed by his spokesperson Diana Mary Nsan on Sunday, Enoh praised the players for their exceptional skills, teamwork, and determination throughout the match. He highlighted that such performances reflect the hard work and dedication…
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A joint Fulani socio-cultural group under the Fulbe Development and Cultural Organisation (FUDECO) has tasked Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State with creating a Ministry of Livestock Development. According to them, the ministry, if created, will mitigate the perennial conflict between farmers and herders. The Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly, Buba Chiroma-Mashio, and the Chairman of FUDECO in the state, Aliyu Usman Jejere, jointly issued this charge at an event to celebrate, for the first time, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in Damaturu, the state capital. Chiroma-Mashio, who represented Governor Mai Mala Buni,…
Singer, Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid, has broken the record for the biggest streaming day on Spotify Nigeria. This is as his new single, ‘Piece of My Heart’ featuring American R&B star, Brent Faiyaz, becomes the first song to hit the 1 million stream mark on Spotify Nigeria. The song recorded 1.016 million streams on Spotify Nigeria in a day. Consequently, Nigeria became the 22nd country to see a song receive over 1 million streams on its Spotify Chart in a single day. ‘Piece of My Heart’ debuted at 90 on the Global Spotify Chart with 1.7 million streams. The song…
Former France international, Emmanuel Petit, has expressed concern over Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta’s touchline demeanour against Bournemouth. Petit, a former Arsenal midfielder, insisted that Arteta was very quiet and believes the Spanaird did not look himself on the bench. Arsenal had the chance to go top of the Premier League on Saturday but instead suffered their first defeat of the season as Bournemouth grabbed a 2-0 win at the Vitality Stadium. The Gunners also received a red as William Saliba was sent off for denying Evanilson a goalscoring opportunity. “Even Mikel Arteta looked quiet on the bench today,” Petit told…
The Labour Party (LP) has described the October 19 council elections in Kaduna State as an “outright betrayal and murder of the democratic principles” Nigerians have known for 25 years of democracy in the country. The Chairman of the Kaduna State Labour Party Caretaker Committee, Elder Yusuf Solomon Danbaki, in a statement on Sunday noted, “Our nation has strived to build a democracy that reflects the will of the people. “On Saturday, thousands of residents came out en masse to exercise their civic duty, believing in the integrity of our electoral process. However, what unfolded was nothing short of an…
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has boasted about his wealth. The ‘Dangote Still Dey Find Money’ crooner claimed that he has far more possessions than he needs. He boasted that he could donate millions of dollars but wouldn’t because he dislikes Nigerians. On his Instagram story on Saturday, Burna Boy wrote, “I don’t even need most of the sh!t I got. I could really give out millions of dollars right now, but I don’t like y’all.” Burna Boy is one of the most bankable artists in Africa, with fleets of luxury cars and expensive jewelry…
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has picked the best ever Premier League manager. Guardiola snubbed names like Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti, naming legendary Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson as the best. “In this country and all around the world, Sir Alex Ferguson is the best,” Guardiola said. “Being close to one of the most important managers of all time is an incredible honour for me…” Ferguson has won the most titles in the English’s top flight (13). Guardiola is second on the list with five. Both Wenger and Mourinho have three each. EPL: Guardiola snubs Wenger,…
Former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to continue to be a problem to Governors of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 2023 presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar and that of Labour Party, Peter Obi. Wike insisted that he has no regret supporting the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, in the last general election, which, according to him, stopped the candidate of his party, Atiku Abubakar, from becoming president. Wike said this while addressing his followers in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, at the weekend. “We have no regret at all for supporting President…
Real Madrid ace, Luka Modric has said that he was proud after setting two records at the club. Modric became the oldest player to play an official match for the Los Blancos on Saturday when he featured against Celta Vigo in the LaLiga. The Croatia midfielder, who’s 39 years and 40 days, surpassed the club’s legend Ferenc Puskás’s record in 1966. Modric also became the oldest player to win the most titles at Madrid. Reacting after the game, Modric said via Fabrizio Romano: “I’m proud to be part of Real Madrid history being the oldest player and winning the most…
The Special Assistant to former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has said Governor Sim Fubara is more than a match for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Shaibu said Wike’s resentment has made him to age like a septuagenarian overnight. He was reacting to Wike’s remark that Atiku should rest because Nigerians have rejected him severally. Wike said: “Assuming but not conceding, he has lost so many times that Nigerians have also rejected him. “If you say that an election we did not contest or participate in shows that Nigerians have…