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Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has picked in-form Granada of Spain midfielder Ramon Azeez and Czech –based forward Peter Olayinka in Nigeria’s 23-man squad for the prestige friendly with five –time world champions Brazil in Singapore on Sunday, 13th October. Rohr also have defenders Kenneth Omeruo, Abdullahi Shehu and Chidozie Awaziem back from injury, otherwise the squad is largely unchanged from the side that was forced to a 2-2 draw by Ukraine in Dnipro on 10thSeptember. Goalkeepers Francis Uzoho, Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Maduka Okoye are retained, but England –based Leon Balogun and Russia –based Bryan Idowu are left out of the defence…
LAGOS – Almost two years after pledging to reposition the prestigious University of Lagos (UNILAG) to compete with any of its type in the world, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has reeled out his achievements, saying the current storm in the citadel of higher learning would never make him lose focus. Undeterred by the distraction caused by the lingering crisis, Ogundipe recently gave the account of his stewardship, which began on November 12, 2017, when he became the 12th Vice-Chancellor of the University of First Choice and Pride of the Nation, as UNILAG terms itself. According to him in a…
A Sharia Court ll, sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State on Thursday ordered a civil servant, Mr Abubakar Bello, to enroll his two children in school within seven days. The Judge, Murtala Nasir, ordered that the children must be enrolled in a school close to his former wife’s house. The judge also ordered Bello to pay N12, 000 monthly for the upkeep of the two children and permitted him to visit them whenever he wishes. He also ordered Aisha Muhammad, the mother, to allow the two children to spend part of their holiday with their father. Earlier, Muhammad, a teacher,…
By Amosu Adeboye, LAGOS Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi is set to return to first team action for Turkish club Trabzonspor after spending several months on the sidelines as a result of achilles tendon injury. Onazi sustained the injury in Trabzonspor’s Turkish Super Lig clash against Rizespor in December 2018 and has not kicked the ball in a competitive game ever since. The combative midfielder was stretchered off on 32 minutes in the game . The setback forced him to miss out on a place in Nigeria’s squad to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. According to a report…
The Senate on Thursday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of Adeleke Moronfolu Adewolu as Executive Commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission. The request which was contained in a letter dated 21 August, 2019, was read by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, on the floor of upper chamber during plenary. The letter reads: “In accordance with section 8(1) of the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Act, 2003, I hereby present Adeleke Moronfolu Adewolu for confirmation as Executive Commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission by the distinguished Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” “While hoping…
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the murder of Mr Pius Ukrakpo, who was allegedly stabbed to death for running after another man’s wife at Jeddo community in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Onome Onovwakpoyeya, confirmed the incident to TribuneOnline late Wednesday night in a telephone chat. Onovwakpoyeya, a DSP, said the husband of the woman, who killed Mr Ukrakpo ably helped by his younger brother, had been arrested and would be transferred to the state CID and charged for murder. Mr Ukrakpo, the deceased, was allegedly stabbed to death by the husband and…
A long rivalry between two families in Isiozi Umuaka, Imostate, escalated yesterday after one of the parties dug out two corpses of the rival family, three weeks after the burial. According to reports, the corpses were those of a mother and her daughter-in-law who died 6 and 4 years ago respectively, but couldn’t be buried due to the dispute between the families. However, the family of the deceased persons proceeded to bury them three weeks ago, but the rival family, insisting that the case is still in court, dug out the corpses. See the images below:
The coalition of Northern Nigerian Youth has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to halt any attempt that can lead to maltreatment or embarrassment of any kind against Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. Speaking to the journalists in Kano, Mallam Yusuf Abdulmalik said any attempt to whistle down the influence of Osinbajo will label Buhari, and by extension, the North as ungrateful people, creating a bad image for the region to the entire world. He said Osinbajo, who has displayed maximum loyalty to the President in his presence and absence, is the face of the Church and strength of the Yorubas as well as…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby has been hit with a $2.75 million legal bill as he marks the end of his first year in prison. The 82-year-old Cosby had challenged a California arbitration award that upheld nearly $7 million of a $9 million bill submitted by just one firm in the run-up to his first sexual assault trial in Pennsylvania in 2017. (1 of 1) Actor and comedian Bill Cosby depart the courthouse after he was found guilty in his sexual assault retrial, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Cosby has been hit with a $2.75…
Nigerians on social media roasted Tacha of the Big Brother Naija ‘Pepper Dem’ housemate after she made blunders with spellings of ‘daughter’ and ‘Port Harcourt’. The housemates were tasked by Biggie to celebrate themselves in the house by painting the walls with unique and memorable designs of their choice. Tacha’s design got the attention of the fans as she wrongly spelled her favourite phrase, ‘Port Hacourt’s 1st Daughter’. See her painting and social media reactions below… “Them no reach” but she can’t spell. Look at the H Tacha squeezed in there looking like hashtag. Lmfao! Her fans will definitely defend…