Author: Vincent Osuwo

Manchester City players Kyle Walker and Erling Haaland were involved in a heated tunnel scuffle with Arsenal’s set piece coach over an apparent handshake snub as the Gunners triumphed over Manchester City 1-0. Arsenal inflicted Manchester City’s second consecutive defeat, the first time Pep Guardiola’s side has lost consecutive games in five years. Walker and teammate Erling Haaland were spotted approaching a group moving into the tunnel after the game. After appearing to ignore Nicolas Jover’s gesture, the right back squared up to the Arsenal set-piece coach, who had worked for the Manchester club between 2019 and 2021. Haaland then…

Yoruba nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho, has lauded former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka following his release from detention in Benin Republic. Chronicle NG reports that Igboho stated on Sunday that he was now legally free to depart Cotonou, the Benin Republic’s capital, for Nigeria and other nations. “I am now free to return to Nigeria and visit any country in the world. I fulfilled all the legal conditions attached to my bail a few years ago, and I am coming home to Nigeria, my country of origin, any moment from now. “I…

The Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, commonly known as Sunday Igboho, has regained freedom from Beninese authorities. The controversial protester stated on Sunday that he was now legally free to depart Cotonou, the Benin Republic’s capital, for Nigeria and other nations. “I am now free to return to Nigeria and visit any country in the world. I fulfilled all the legal conditions attached to my bail a few years ago, and I am coming home to Nigeria, my country of origin, any moment from now. “I can confirm to you that I am now free to come back to Nigeria.…

US President Joe Biden, according to a White House statement, has “directed additional support” in the form of warships and a strike team for Israel.  According to Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, a US Navy carrier strike group and warships are on their way to the eastern Mediterranean Sea as Israel prepares for a large-scale campaign against Hamas in Gaza. According to the ship’s social media, the USS Gerald R. Ford, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was cruising alongside the Italian Navy earlier this week, near Israel. The carrier will be accompanied by two other types of Navy warships: guided missile destroyers…

No fewer than 260 bodies have been found at the site of an Israeli music festival following Saturday’s attack by Hamas, according to Israeli rescue service Zaka. Hamas terrorists shot at fleeing attendees and took others hostage at the festival in a rural farmland area near the border, according to social media videos and accounts from festival goers. The horrifying incident was just one of several venues targeted on Saturday morning by Hamas, the Palestinian militant group designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, European Union, and Israel. The outdoor Nova Festival event was planned to be a…

The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has declared illegal the N5,000 “compliance fee” charged by some personnel of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in some passport offices to help applicants process their passports. Tunji-Ojo made the declaration while responding to questions from reporters. “Compliance fee? I am hearing it for the first time. We will plead with Nigerians to assist us in succeeding. Do not pay the compliance fee if there is anything like that. Do not pay for your rights. There is nothing in the books that is a compliance fee. Please, let us educate our people,”, he…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Gaza residents to leave the city over plans for heavy bombardment by Israeli forces. Netanyahu also vowed to heavily descend on Hamas terrorists, annihilate them, and wipe them out following attacks on Saturday. According to Netanyahu, the Israelis will destroy Hamas and forcefully avenge the dark day in an ongoing war. The prime minister noted that Hamas terrorists want to kill all Israelis, but his government will make sure they do not succeed. In an X post on Sunday, Netanyahu said the Israel Forces will use their might to turn Hamas’ places into…

The Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced plans to demolish the Jankara, Bombata, and Pelewura markets on Lagos Island. Sanwo-Olu made the disclosure when he spoke yesterday while inspecting some drainage channels on the island. Sanwo-Olu said, “We have come here on a drainage and regeneration call. The entire stretch of Idumagbo Avenue is always flooded during the rainy season because of human activities, especially from the markets around the area. They have built on the canals and so prevented the free flow of water, so we need to do a total rebuild. “Hence, to allow for a proper…

The Lagos State government has ordered the closure of a popular nightclub, Silk Club, located at 190 Awolowo Road in the Ikoyi area of the state, over noise pollution. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday night. Wahab stated that the nightclub was sealed by the officials of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, who, on his orders, conducted a nighttime enforcement operation in the area. He said, “As I directed, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (@LasepaOfficial) conducted a nighttime enforcement operation, leading to the closure and sealing of…

In the early hours of Saturday, gunmen suspected of being terrorists kidnapped over 30 farmers in Chikuri town in Kaduna State’s Chikun Local Government Area. Dogara Peter, a villager who confirmed the tragic incident to newsmen on Saturday, said his mother and sister were among the victims. He claims that the victims were kidnapped while working on Maikudi’s farms. Peter noted, “Our community has been thrown into confusion as we have yet to establish any contact with the abductors. “We want the security agencies and the government to swing into action and ensure our people return safely. Peter bemoaned that…