Author: David Great

Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, died on Saturday aged 95 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican where he had lived since his resignation, a spokesman for the Holy See said. “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. Further information will be provided as soon as possible,” the spokesman said in a written statement. The Vatican said his body will lie in state from Monday in St.Peter’s Basilica. The Vatican has…

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says it has not endorsed a presidential candidate or political party in the 2023 general elections. The National President of MACBAN, Baba Usman-Ngelzarma, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Abuja. He said: “First of all I will have to make clarification because there are two Miyetti Allah groups. We have the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), which is the one I represent as the National President. “As far as my association, the Miyetti…

Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has reacted to the appointment of Akin Osuntokun as the director general of Labour Party presidential campaign council, noting that he has resigned from ZLP. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has indicated that Osuntokun was still registered as a senatorial candidate of ZLP in Ekiti. In a statement by the national chairman and presidential candidate of the ZLP, Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, the controversy generated by Osuntokun’s appointment was uncalled for. He said the ZLP holds no grudges against him for leaving the party because he has a right to association. “The controversy generated by the…

urges Fashola to construct pedestrian bridges The lawmaker representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, (APC) has urged the Federal Government to urgently construct pedestrian bridges along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway within the metropolis of Ibadan, Oyo State. Akande-Sadipe, said this today, after she laid a copy of petition from Concerned Youth for Welfarism before the house at plenary on Wednesday December 28th 2022. She noted that to save lives and improve economic interactions of the people, the Federal Government should urgently construct pedestrian bridges at five locations on the expressway. Rep. Akande-Sadipe, said that Nigeria’s population growth and economic development requires improved…

A Magistrates Court in Yaba, Lagos on Friday remanded Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Drambi Vandi, who shot and killed Lagos lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem in on Christmas Day. He was remanded at the in the Ikoyi Correctional Centre until January 30, 2023 pending advice of the Office of the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Chief Magistrate, Miss Adeola Olatunbosun remanded Vandi following an application filed by the Lagos State Attorney General, Moyosore Onigbanjo. The charge from the Attorney General read, “that you ASP Drambi Vandi on the 25th day of December 2022, at Ajah Road, along the…

Romanian prosecutors asked a Bucharest court on Friday to extend the detention of Andrew Tate by 30 days, after the divisive internet personality was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, rape, and, forming an organised crime group. Andrew Tate, a former professional kickboxer, and his brother Tristan were detained on Thursday for an initial for 24 hours alongside two Romanian suspects, prosecutors from the anti organised-crime unit said in a statement after raiding their properties in Bucharest. “Anti-organised crime prosecutors have notified the rights and liberties judge with the Bucharest Court with a proposal to remand the four suspects for…

Benfica president Rui Costa says Argentina’s World Cup-winning midfielder Enzo Fernandez will not be sold for less than his £106m release clause. Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are interested in the 21-year-old. (90 Min) Benfica are lining up a replacement for Enzo Fernandez in the form of 19-year-old Argentine midfielder Maximo Perrone, who plays for Velez Sarsfield. (O Jogo – in Portuguese) Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr want to sign Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, and Paris St-Germain’s 36-year-old Spain defender Sergio Ramos, his former Real Madrid team-mate. (Marca – in Spanish) Manchester City are willing to offer £10.6m a year for AC Milan forward Rafael Leao, whose father has been in touch with…

Drambi Vandi, the policeman who shot and killed Lagos lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem, appeared in court after he was arraigned by the Nigeria Police Force. Vandi, who killed on Christmas Day was spotting a yellow polo shirt and blue trousers as he began his defence at the Magistrate Court in Yaba. His arraignment comes one day after the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba met with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to discuss possible avenue to achieve speedy justice for the victims of the recent shooting incidents in the state. The IGP while extending his heartfelt condolences to the families and loved…

To position Kogi State as Nigeria iron and steel powerhouse President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Okene, Kogi State declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has delivered on the promises it made to Nigerians at all levels. Speaking at the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, which he also commissioned as part of his one-day State Visit to the State, the President also said Governor Yahaya Bello had performed creditably in his two terms as the governor. “We are an Administration that prides ourselves in the fulfillment of our electoral promises to the Nigerian people, at both national and…

Brazilian football legend and one of the greatest footballers of all time, Pele, has died at the age of 82. Pele, who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday. The death of the only man to win the World Cup three times as a player was confirmed by his daughter Kely Nascimento on Instagram. “Everything we are is because of you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace,” she wrote. Pele who had battled colon cancer was diagnosed for for a respiratory infection but his condition improved the…