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Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the incoming First Lady and wife of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has stated that Nigeria’s wealth belongs to the people, and her husband will utilize it judiciously for the good of all Nigerians. Oluremi asserted on Sunday in Abuja, during the Presidential Inauguration Inter-denominational Christian Service at the Ecumenical Centre, where she represented her husband. At the presidential inaugural service, which was attended by top Christian leaders across the country, Mrs. Tinubu said, “God has blessed my family. We don’t need to abuse the position of trust reposed in my husband. The resources of Nigeria are a…

Aston Villa secured a return to Europa in the Conference League next season with a 2-1 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion, as goals from Douglas Luiz and Ollie Watkins on Sunday saw them end the Premier League campaign in seventh place. Deniz Undav pulled a goal back for sixth-placed Brighton, who had already sealed their best ever league finish prior to kick-off and are looking forward to a maiden continental campaign in the Europa League next term. Villa finished the season with 61 points from 38 games after a revival in fortunes under Unai Emery, who took over…

Leeds United have been relegated from the Premier League as they lost their final game of the season to Tottenham Hotspur. The Whites’ fans turned on both their team and the club’s owners as the West Yorkshire side’s three-year top-flight stay came to a meek and pitiful end at Elland Road. Needing to win to stand any chance of preserving their Premier League status, Leeds trailed inside the opening two minutes through Harry Kane’s excellent finish. Pedro Porro then doubled Tottenham’s lead when he fired in from a tight angle early in the second half. Jack Harrison made it 2-1…

Leicester City’s nine-year stay in the Premier League came to an end as they were relegated agonizingly despite beating West Ham on the final day of the season. The Foxes’ fate was out of their hands heading into the last round of fixtures, and Everton’s 1-0 victory over Bournemouth meant the 2015-16 winners slipped into the Championship by two points. While Toffees fans were in ecstasy at Goodison Park, Leicester supporters at the King Power were left to rue a miserable campaign in which they won only nine league matches. Knowing they needed a win to have any chance of…

Muhammadu Buhari, the outgoing president and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in his farewell speech, decried insecurity and the state of the economy. Chronicle NG reports, read the full speech below: My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters, and friends of Nigeria 2. I address you today, in my last assignment as a democratically elected President of our great and well-endowed nation, with a deep sense of gratitude to God, a great deal of appreciation to the Nigerian people, and a modest sense of fulfillment. 3. Today we mark and celebrate another peaceful transition of power from one elected government…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday claimed that he is leaving Nigeria in a better state than he met it when he was elected in 2015. Buhari who stated this while addressing Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast today, 28 May 2023, said “I am confident that I am leaving office with Nigeria better in 2023 than in 2015.” The President who also thanked Nigerians for their overwhelming support to him and his administration, apologized for some of the difficult decisions he made that brought pain and untold hardship to Nigerians. “In the course of revamping the economy, we made some difficult…

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles suffered their first defeat of the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, losing to Brazil, who topped Group D with a superior goal difference. The Brazilians, who were superior in the match played at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona la Plata, made Ladan Bosso’s side come crashing down thanks to goals from Jean Pedroso and Arsenal’s Marquinhos in the 43rd and 45th minutes, respectively. What it means to be Nigerian, Osinbajo tells naturalized Nigerians The Samba boys took control of the game after surviving that early attack from the Flying Eagles and have now extended their U20 record…

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) clinched a record-breaking 11th Ligue 1 title with one game to spare when they drew 1-1 at Racing Strasbourg on Saturday. The result put them on 85 points, four ahead of RC Lens, who secured second place with a 3-0 home victory against AC Ajaccio. Messi’s strike, a fine finish from Kylian Mbappe’s pass, is his 496th in Europe’s top five leagues, taking him past Cristiano Ronaldo’s mark of 495. It is his 32nd for Paris Saint-Germain and could be his last, as he is expected to leave this summer. Kevin Gameiro bundled in an equalizer, but…

Luton Town FC have secured promotion to the English Premier League after defeating Coventry City FC on penalties today in the promotion play-off final. Luton, who finished third in the Championship table behind Burnley and Sheffield United, saw off Sunderland in the semi-final to reach the final at Wembley. Coventry, on the other hand, finished fifth in the league table and got their place in the final by defeating Middlesbrough. The match, which ended 1-1, saw Rob Edwards team take the lead in the 23rd minute courtesy of a goal from Jordan Clark, despite having two goals disallowed and their…

“It’s about hope, optimism, courage, and hard work,” says the VP. 385 foreigners from the US, UK, and others are now Nigerian citizens. Nigeria’s cultural diversity, hard work, innovation, and infectious optimism of its people are some of the attributes that make it a great country, one that welcomes all classes of people from all over the world, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. The Vice President spoke today while representing the President at the 1st 2023 Award of Nigerian Citizenship by Registration and Naturalisation to 385 Foreign Nationals, which was held at the Nigerian Correctional Service Headquarters in…