Author: David Great

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) says it has spent over 1.1 billion dollars from its cash flow on the ongoing development of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline and Station project. Malam Mele Kyari, GCEO of NNPC Limited, stated this on Monday while touring some of its project sites in Kogi with newsmen and other stakeholders. Kyari was accompanied by key officials from the NNPC Limited and Oilserv Limited (Pipelines and Facilities), the project’s contractor. The NNPCL boss stated that the corporation will continue to fund the large project, which was being delivered in phases and has remained…

Tottenham Hotspur have sacked interim coach Cristian Stellini, the Premier League club said on Monday after they suffered a 6-1 humiliation at Newcastle United that put the London side’s top four hopes in jeopardy. Assistant coach Ryan Mason, 31, will take over head coach duties with immediate effect while the club continues to look for a permanent manager alongside their search for a director of football following Fabio Paratici’s resignation this month. Stellini had replaced fellow Italian Antonio Conte last month with Spurs still in fourth place. The defeat at St James’ Park leaves them six points behind Newcastle and…

Manchester United are ramping up their efforts to sign Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane this summer, with the 29-year-old England captain expected to not sign a new contract with his boyhood club. (The Telegraph) United will increase Kane’s current £200,000-a-week contract at Spurs to £300,000 if he moves to Old Trafford this summer, with the club also trying to tie down fellow England forward Marcus Rashford, 25, to new terms by also offering a £300,000-a-week deal. (Sun) Crystal Palace and Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha has been offered a new contract worth £200,000 a week by the Eagles. The 30-year-old is out of contract at the end of the…

President Buhari Is Father Of The Day Virtual Presentation Now May 1st President Muhammadu Buhari will lead other eminent Nigerians to attend the virtual book launch of a book titled: “Osinbajo Strides: Defining Moments of An Innovative Leader,” written by a group of 25 journalists and writers across Nigeria in honour of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo holding on Monday, May 1, 2023, at 5:00 pm. According to a statement signed by veteran journalists, Richard Akinnola and Sadiq Abdullateef on behalf of the writers, it said President Muhammadu Buhari will be the Father of the Day, at the virtual launch of…

Fox News Media and top-rated host Tucker Carlson have agreed to split ways, the firm announced. This comes less than a week after the media company and its parent company, Fox Corp, paid $787.5 million to resolve a defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems. Carlson was set to testify as a crucial witness in the trial centred on Fox’s false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged in favour of Democrat Joe Biden, who defeated incumbent Donald Trump. Carlson’s next step is unknown. “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” his prime-time show, has been the highest-rated cable news programme in the…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria has disclosed 222.6 million telephone subscribers as of the end of 2022. The 2022 figure represented a 27.1 million subscriber growth over the 195.5 million registered at the end of 2021. The data were revealed in the NBS’s Telecoms Data: Active Voice and Internet per State, Porting and Tariff Information report for the fourth quarter of 2022, which was issued in Abuja on Monday. According to the report, the result for the fourth quarter of 2022 reflected a 13.87 per cent increase in voice subscribers year on year. According to the study, growth…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 42-year-old cripple, allegedly trading in illicit drug on his wheelchair in Edo. The arrest was communicated in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the suspect was arrested in a raid of drug joints in parts of the state. He said the suspect was nabbed at Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area, with 1.3kg of substance suspected to be Cannabis Sativa and 10 litres of suspected Monkey Tail. He also said that another suspect, a 46-year old lady was arrested…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged its members to receive Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect when he arrives in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Monday. Tinubu who travelled to France last month is expected in Nigeria today as he prepares for his swearing-in ceremony on May 29. In a terse message to APC members, James Faleke, the secretary of the disbanded APC Presidential Campaign Council urged members in Abuja and neighbouring Nasarawa state to join the party in receiving Tinubu. Tinubu denies secret meeting with CJN in London “My dear brothers and sisters of this unique family. I wish to inform…

Chelsea’s players are excited by the prospect of former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino becoming their new manager. (Telegraph – subscription required) Former Spain boss Luis Enrique is out of the running to become the new Chelsea manager. (Fabrizio Romano) Paris St-Germain are considering selling Neymar this summer – with Chelsea and at least one other Premier League club pondering a move for the 31-year-old Brazil striker. (Mirror) PSG striker Lionel Messi wants to return to Barcelona but the Spanish club need to raise £88m through player sales and activate another ‘economic lever’ in order to re-sign the 35-year-old Argentina captain. (Mail) Tottenham striker Harry Kane is on Bayern Munich’s shortlist this summer, although…

Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion in a thrilling penalty shootout in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday after the game finished 0-0 after extra time to set up the first-ever all-Manchester clash in the final. Solly March, Brighton’s seventh player to step up to the spot in the shootout, launched the ball over the bar, before Victor Lindelof found the net to secure a 7-6 shootout victory for United. The nail-biting finale was a fitting ending after 120 goalless minutes of wild swings in a game that careened from end to end all night. Treble-chasing Manchester…