Author: David Great

Spain’s government on Tuesday appointed former national squad coach Vicente del Bosque as head of a new committee supervising the country’s scandal-ridden RFEF soccer federation, Sports Minister Pilar Alegria said Spain, which will co-host the 2030 World Cup, last week announced the creation of a special committee to oversee RFEF until the governing body holds new elections. FIFA and UEFA said they were closely monitoring the situation with great concern. The move followed months of scandals including a corruption investigation and the dismissal of its chief Luis Rubiales after he planted an unsolicited kiss on the mouth of player Jenni…

Troops of 6 Brigade/Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke between April 27 – 29, 2024, cleared a terrorist camp, rescued kidnapped victims and recovered a significant amount of arms and ammunition. The acting assistant director, 6 Brigade, Army Public Relations, Lt. Oni Olubodunde made this known in a statement issud on Tuesday. The statement added that troops from the 93 Battalion Sub-Sector 3B of Operation Whirl Stroke stationed at Fikyu on April 29, 2024, swiftly responded to reports of suspected terrorists, firing sporadically in the Pukun area of Fikyu in the Ussa Local Government Area, and engaged them with superior…

Robert Lewandowski scored a second-half hat-trick as Barcelona were forced to come from behind to beat 10-man Valencia at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, ending their two-match losing run and denting the visitors’ hopes of European football. Despite Barcelona dominating possession, it was the visitors’ Hugo Duro and Peter Gonzalez who failed to take advantage of early chances. Valencia were made to rue those missed opportunities midway through the half, when Barcelona took the lead with their first shot on target. Raphinha dug out an accurate cross from the left, which was sent past Mamardashvili by the head of Fermin…

The Lagos state ministry of transportation, on Monday, warned petrol stations against causing traffic gridlock while dispensing fuel to customers. Bolanle Ogunlola, deputy director, public affairs, Lagos state ministry of transportation, gave the warning in a statement in Lagos. “In the face of the current fuel scarcity, we appeal to fuel stations that have fuel to dispense in the metropolis to ensure that queues of vehicles waiting to obtain supplies do not obstruct the free flow of traffic. “The Ministry of Transportation views with great concern the disruption of traffic flow by patrons at fuel stations, as the resulting gridlock…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who participated in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with 64,624 results under investigation. JAMB registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this at a news event in Bwari on Monday. Professor Oloyede said that 1,989,668 candidates registered for the examinations held in 118 towns in 774 computer-based test centres (CBT). According to the registrar, out of the registered candidates, 1,904,109 sat for the examination, while 80,810 were absent. He explained that 64,624 results were under investigation for various reasons, such as verification (2,896), procedural investigations (4,594), and…

Nathan Ake is confident Manchester City will hold their nerve to overhaul Arsenal in the tension-filled Premier League title race. City closed the gap on leaders Arsenal to one point with a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest thanks to goals from Josko Gvardiol and Erling Haaland on Sunday. But the Gunners can reopen a four-point lead over City if they beat Bournemouth on Saturday, before the champions return to action at home to Wolves later the same day. Although some believe having to come from behind in a title race is more mentally demanding, City defender Ake believes the advantage…

Men of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested four suspected cultists and kidnappers in the state. This was disclosed in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP John Timfon on Monday. The command’s spokesperson said the suspects were arrested at various locations in Eket Local Government Area of the state following credible information to the command. The suspects include one Godwin Adam. 35 years, Isaac Samuel Bassey ’25 years Emmanuel Hanson Isong ’29 years and Victor Usoro Eyire ‘35 years. Timfon said, “Sequel to the complaints received by the Command on inter-confraternity clash between different cult…

Paris St Germain (PSG) were declared Ligue 1 champions for a record 12th time on Sunday, wrapping up their third consecutive title after another dominant domestic season when second-placed AS Monaco fell 3-2 to Olympique Lyonnais. PSG, who missed a chance to win the title on Saturday when they drew 3-3 with Le Havre, has 70 points, 12 more than Monaco, with three games remaining. “Winning the league is fantastic, but winning Ligue 1 for the twelfth time is even more special for everyone connected to Paris Saint-Germain,” PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi said on the club website. “We’re going to…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over the “failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing $2.04 billion and N164 billion oil revenues.” The suit followed the allegations documented in the recently published 2020 audited report by the Auditor General of the Federation that the NNPC failed to remit the money into the Federation Account, saying that the money may have been diverted. In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/549/2024 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, SERAP is seeking: “an order of…

70 years from now when the history of Nigerian enterprise is written, one name will tower, head and shoulders above many – Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr GCON Mike Adenuga as he is popularly known will turn 71 on April 29. As has become the norm, the air waves, newspapers and blogosphere would be redolent with congratulatory messages and tributes like this one you are about to read. But this year, the drum beats of celebration began to reverberate early. In the second week of March, a clear one month before his birthday, the universe conspired to give the…