Author: David Great

Cole Palmer scored a late goal at Stamford Bridge to hand Chelsea a 4-3 victory over Manchester United in a thrilling encounter in the Premier League. Conor Gallagher gave the home team the lead in the fourth minute and the Blues looked like they were running away with it when Cole Palmer scored his first of the evening from the spot after Marc Cucurella was fouled by Antonio. But United were back in it thanks to a back pass from record-signing Moises Caicedo. Argentine forward Alejandro Garnacho pounced on the loose ball to sprint past Benoit Badiashile and slot the…

Men of the Nigerian Navy have uncovered illegal oil bunkering activities perpetuated in Elem Krakama community in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State as 14 persons were also arrested in connection to the illegal activities. The Navy also disclosed that an illegal oil refining site with a capacity to produce over 9.6 million litres of Automotive Gas Oil popularity called diesel per day was uncovered. The operation led by the Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship, Pathfinder, Commodore Desmond Igbo, on Thursday, also led to the discovery and seizure of three wooden boats with a storage capacity of 70 metric…

Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand believes Marcus Rashford may have to leave Manchester United if the England forward is to revive his faltering career. The 26-year-old has scored just eight goals in 36 appearances for United so far this season — a far cry from last term when he scored a career-best 30 goals for United. Rashford has also faced criticism over his off-field conduct. Reports in late January suggested Rashford had spent an evening at a Belfast nightclub before missing training with United. And United manager Erik ten Hag branded Rashford’s decision to go to a separate nightclub…

Mustapha Habib Ahmed’s nearly three-year stint at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was characterized by significant and transformative improvements in disaster management and emergency response, leading to the elevation of NEMA to the forefront of disaster management across the entire West African sub-region. Working in sync with what he has described as “NEMA’s paradigm shift towards disaster risk reduction and to take disaster risk management to the grassroots,” he has left a lasting impact on the agency and the country’s preparedness for emergencies. Below we look at his tenure with a focus on some of his significant achievements. 1.…

Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commenced investigation of Idris Okuneye, a.k.a Bobrisky, for allegedly spraying naira notes. The EFCC had invited the 31-year-old following a video report of spraying and flaunting wads of new naira notes at the premiere of a movie, Ajakaju, produced by Eniola Ajao, a Nollywood actress and producer, at Film One Circle Mall, Lekki, Lagos on March 24, 2024. The investigation also revealed that he had also committed the alleged offence at some other event centres and parties at different times. Following the invitation by the Commission, he arrived at…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped two places in the latest FIFA men’s ranking, which was released on Thursday morning. The three-time African champion dropped from the 28th position to the 30th position in the FIFA ranking. In the past month, the Super Eagles participated in two friendly matches. The team led by incumbent coach Finidi George secured a 2-1 victory against their perennial rivals, Ghana, but suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Eagles of Mali. Despite the slight decline in ranking, the Super Eagles maintained their third position in Africa, trailing behind the Atlas Lions of Morocco…

Tigran Gambaryan an executive of Binance was on Thursday arraigned before an Abuja court on tax evasion and money laundering accusations. Binance and two of its officials, Gambaryan, a US citizen and Binance’s head of financial crime compliance, and Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan regional manager for Africa, have been charged with four counts of tax evasion and money laundering totaling $35 million. When Gambaryan and Anjarwalla arrived in Nigeria on February 26, they were detained as part of a criminal investigation into Binance’s actions. Anjarwalla escaped imprisonment and fled the country. Gambaryan was served with the charges for the first…

Says his aging mother is always in tears, son to celebrate birthday without his dad Yuki Gambaryan, the wife of Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, who is in custody in Nigeria has written to the African country to plead for the release of her husband. In a long, emotive letter she explained to the Nigerian government that the aging mother of the detained Binance executive is always in tears and that his son will celebrate his 5th birthday without his dad. She noted that Gambaryan is ‘merely’ an employee of Binance and does not have authority over Binance’s corporate decisions or…

The Borno State Police Command said it arrested four suspects for alleged illegal mining in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Nahun Daso, stated this in a statement on Thursday in Maiduguri. He said that the suspects were arrested for being in possession of 70 bags of assorted solid minerals suspected to be monoxide. Daso said that the suspects were arrested on March 24, with one diesel tanker truck. He said that they were apprehended by the troops of 331 Battalion in the Bayo Local Government Area of the state and handed over to the police. Troops kill terrorists,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and detained controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky, over abuse of naira, spraying of naira notes and currency mutilation. Confirming the development on Thursday, the spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, noted that Bobrisky would be charged to court. “Bobrisky is with us. He was arrested last night in Lagos, and he is at our Lagos command. We arrested him for alleged abuse of naira notes, spraying of nara notes, and currency mutilation, among others. “We are very serious about restoring the dignity of the naira. Though our investigation is still…