Author: David Great

A pregnant woman in Lagos has been killed after she was urged to remain in an abusive marriage, a lawyer has said. Bolanle Cole described how one of his clients, a five-month pregnant woman died after she was persuaded to withdraw a divorce case in court by her pastor. He said he had received a phone call from a man based in the UK who was seeking the dissolution of his daughters marriage. His daughter then contacted Cole after she became his client, and a petition case was filed at the Ikorodu High Court. However, her husband, pastors, and other…

Paris St-Germain are preparing a £133m bid for Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen and will move into pole position, ahead of Chelsea, for the 24-year-old. (Football Insider) Brazil striker Roberto Firmino, 31, has agreed to join Barcelona when his Liverpool contract expires this summer. (Daily Mail) The advisors of Chelsea and Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic have travelled to London to speak to Manchester City about a transfer with the 28-year-old about to enter the final year of his deal. (Sport Klub – in Croatian) Liverpool and Tottenham will attempt to sign 23-year-old French defender Evan Ndicka on a free transfer when his Eintracht Frankfurt contract expires this summer. (Football Insider) Arsenal are monitoring Mason Mount’s situation at Chelsea and could rival Liverpool for the 24-year-old…

Arsenal struck two late goals to rescue a point in a pulsating 3-3 home draw with bottom club Southampton but their Premier League title hopes suffered another blow on a night of frazzled nerves in north London on Friday. The Gunners trailed by two goals inside 15 minutes with Carlos Alcaraz and former Arsenal forward Theo Walcott silencing the Emirates crowd. Gabriel Martinelli struck back for the Gunners after 20 minutes and Arsenal were millimetres away from equalising in stoppage time at the end of a pulsating half as Ben White’s header was cleared off the line. Southampton might have…

The Nigeria Senate has postponed the resumption of plenary to May 2, the clerk of the senate said on Friday. Chinedu Akubueze made the announcement in a statement in Abuja on Friday. The Nigeria upper chamber had on April 5 adjourned plenary to April 25 for Easter and Sallah holidays. “This is to inform all distinguished senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that the resumption of the Senate in plenary has been rescheduled from Tuesday, April 25 to Tuesday, May 2,” the terse statement said. “All distinguished senators are by this notice requested to resume sitting in plenary on…

The Federal Government says it is considering how best to achieve fuel subsidy removal without disrupting livelihoods in Nigeria. Amb. Gabriel Aduda, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, said this while briefing newsmen on Thursday at the end of the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2023). He said the Federal Government was committed to fuel subsidy removal but could not be too specific until all indices were considered, to ensure that the effect would not be harsh on average Nigerians. The summit was declared open by President Muhammadu Buhari, represented by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.…

Music can help heal societal rifts and unify people. Creating music with others requires respect and cooperation. Yet we live within a system that seems to depend on division and competition. In a competitive world, involvement with music can be a significant act of rebellion. Are you tired of competing with others at work or in other areas of life? Do you want to find ways to unwind and beat stress? Are you sick of social media wars and dramas that pit people against each other? Would you like more joy, friendship, and positivity in your life? If so, why…

Former Paris St-Germain and Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has held talks with Chelsea about becoming their new manager. (Mirror) Pochettino has also been linked with replacing Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid. Chelsea are planning a player clearout before 30 June in order to stay within Financial Fair Play rules. (Evening Standard) Manchester United’s Spain goalkeeper David de Gea, 32, is on the verge of agreeing a new contract. (Forbes) United are leading the race to sign 20-year-old Atalanta and Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund. (Mirror) Barcelona are finalising an offer to present to Paris St-Germain for the return of 35-year-old Argentina forward Lionel Messi. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish) Aston Villa have renewed their interest in Arsenal and England attacking midfielder Emile…

Nigerian scholar and professor, Jacob Olupona, has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Science, the academy website said. Olupona, a Professor of African Religious Traditions at the Harvard Divinity School, is among the 269 newly announced Academy fellows revealed by the institution. The announcement was made on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, by Academy President David W. Oxtoby and Chair of the Board of Directors Nancy C. Andrews. The Academy announced that 269 excellent individuals have been elected to the Academy in 2023. The new members were listed on the Academy website as it marked another celebration of…

Basketball star LeBron James and author Stephen King have retained their Twitter checkmarks after the social media made a purge on Thursday. “The Shining” author King, who had previously called Elon Musk a terrible fit for Twitter, tweeted: “My Twitter account says I’ve subscribed to Twitter Blue. I haven’t. My Twitter account says I’ve given a phone number. I haven’t.” Musk tweeted back to him: “You’re welcome namaste,” with a hands folded emoji. The Verge reported that LeBron James, who had previously said he would not pay for verification, had not paid to keep the checkmark. Musk tweeted separately: “I’m…

Stephan El Shaarawy and Lorenzo Pellegrini scored in extra time to earn hosts AS Roma a spot in the Europa League semi-finals after defeating Dutch side Feyenoord 4-1 on Thursday for a 4-2 aggregate win. El Shaarawy converted a cross from Tammy Abraham after 101 minutes and Pellegrini sealed the win seven minutes later when he slotted in a rebound from an Abraham shot. After Feyenoord had won the quarter-final first leg 1-0, Roma pushed for the opening goal from the start, missing two great opportunities in the first 10 minutes. On the hour mark, roars of relief erupted around…