Author: Michael Right

Liverpool booked their spot in the final four of the Champions League and a clash with Villarreal after seeing the job through with a 3-3 draw with Benfica (6-4 agg). Ibrahima Konate and a Roberto Firmino double did the damage for Jurgen Klopp’s side as they repelled a brief threat of a Benfica comeback when Goncalo Ramos netted in the first half. Roman Yaremchuk and the impressive Darwin Nunez scored two consolation goals for the visitors to level the game on the night but overall this was a routine evening for Klopp’s side, who decided to rest Virgil van Dijk,…

Barely weeks after being accused of bullying, intimidation and sabotaging the work opportunities of one of his ex staff, a fresh accusation has been levelled against Olugbenga Agboola, the CEO and co-founder of one of Nigeria’s largest tech unicorns, Flutterwave. An investigative report has accused him of insider trading, fraud, and perjury” occurring over a four year period. Agboola has been accused of using his tech company to engage in impersonation, insider trading and inappropriate behaviours in the workplace. This was revealed in an investigation report by independent investigative journalist David Hundeyin in a piece titled, “Flutterwave: The African Unicorn Built…

A US cryptocurrency expert was sentenced to 63 months in prison for advising North Korea on how to create cryptocurrency services and blockchain technology to circumvent US sanctions over its nuclear program, court officials in New York said. Virgil Griffith, 39, had pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate US law, in a bid to reduce the sentence for a crime that can carry up to 20 years behind bars, AFP reports. Prosecutor Damian Williams said “there is no question North Korea poses a national security threat to our nation, and the regime has shown time and again it will stop…

The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, approved N369.04 billion as the budget for the Nigeria Customs Service for the 2022 fiscal year. This was just as it earmarked N3,019,133,200,308.00 revenue target for the Service in 2022. The budget approval followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs. The report was laid by the Chairman, Senator Francis Alimikhena (Edo North). In his presentation, Alimikhena said out of the total expenditure of N369.04 billion (NGN) approved for the NCS in 2022, N108.85 billion is for Personnel Cost; N45.89 billion for Overhead Cost; and N214.30 billion for Capital…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sacked Tochukwu Okorie as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State. Justice A. Abubakar on Wednesday handed over the leadership of the party to Joseph Onu Silas. Read Also: Senate Passes Peace Corps Bill Following the outcome of the PDP Chairmanship election that brought in Okorie, Silas, who emerged second, sought redress in court, Politics Nigeria reports. It was learnt that the court granted all the four reliefs prayed by the plaintiff. src

Following a boat mishap on the Shagari River in Sokoto state, twenty-six persons have been confirmed dead while the search continues for other possible victims The Chairman of the Shagari Council area, Alhaji Aliyu Dantani, who disclosed that the accident occurred on Tuesday evening said of the 26 recovered corpses, 21 were women while five were children, adding that a search and rescue mission was ongoing. Read Also: Avoid Night Travels During Easter – FRSC Warn Nigerians However, the council boss said the actual number of passengers in the boat could not be immediately ascertained. According to him, local divers…

Bandits have kidnapped female students from their hostel in Tsafe town, the headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State. The bandits reportedly raided Tsafe town on Tuesday night and abducted students of the College of Health Technology. A lecturer in the institution, who spoke off the record, confirmed the incident to reporters on Wednesday morning. Read Also: No Mercy For Perpetrators Of Plateau Killings – Buhari He said the kidnappers abducted the students from their hostel outside the school campus. The spokesperson of the Zamfara State Police Command Muhammed Shehu, said four female students were kidnapped. Shehu…

Some unknown gunmen on Wednesday morning, attacked a police station in Atani, the headquarters of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. A source reported that the men arrived the area at about 1:30am on Wednesday, and immediately launched an attack on the police facility. The source said four policemen, including a female police operative, lost their lives in the attack. Read Also: Police Burst Illegal Drug factory In Bayelsa There have been series of attacks on police and other government facilities in Anambra State for quite a while, with the Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo assuring that…

The Statistician-General of the Federation, Simon Harry, is dead. Harry reportedly passed on in Abuja on Wednesday morning. There were reports that Harry was indisposed on Saturday. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which had earlier debunked rumour of the Statistician-General’s death, confirmed the development to newsmen on Wednesday. Director, Corporate Communications and Public Relations at the NBS, Sunday Ichedi, said:  “It is confirmed, the Statistician-General is dead.” Read Also: Senate Passes Peace Corps Bill The late Dr Simon Harry was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the Statistician-General of the Federation in August, 2021 following the expiration of the…

Chelsea’s reign as European champions came to an agonising end despite beating Real Madrid on a night of high drama at the Bernabeu Stadium. In a Champions League epic, Mason Mount’s wonderful finish and Antonio Rudiger’s powerful header wiped out Real’s 3-1 first-leg advantage and brought the quarter-final tie level in Spain’s capital Thomas Tuchel’s side were outstanding throughout and Timo Werner’s clever finish from an angle put them ahead for the first time on aggregate and within sight of a place in the semi-finals. Read Also: At Least 13 Injured In Brooklyn Subway Shooting But substitute Rodrygo forced extra…