Author: Vincent Osuwo

Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has stated that he would never sign Paul Pogba, noting that the France midfielder is extremely talented but a wasted talent. Speaking on the Three Up Front podcast, Souness stated, “If I were a Premier League manager, there are no circumstances under which I would take a punt on bringing in Paul Pogba,” Souness said. “He’s only played 39 games since the 2021/22 season. He is extremely talented, but he’s a wasted talent. “The worst thing that happened to him was winning the World Cup because, from that point on, he just sat in his armchair.”…

The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has guaranteed residents of Ondo State improved service, saying that his victory at the recently concluded governorship election is a call to do more. Speaking to the media after being proclaimed the winner, Aiyedatiwa pledged, “Better days for residents.” Aiyedatiwa won the Ondo governorship election held on Saturday. According to him, “Having visited every part of the state during campaigns, he is more in tune with the needs of the people. “The people should expect better service. And that’s what they’ve been looking forward to because I campaigned across the entire local government,”…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has thwarted attempts by drug syndicates to export large consignments of cocaine, methamphetamine, and opioids through Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State, and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to the United Kingdom, Italy, Turkey, and Qatar. On November 5, 2024, NDLEA officers intercepted 13 packets of cocaine weighing 4.40 kg intended for the UK via Frankfurt aboard a Lufthansa Airlines flight at the Lagos airport’s export shed. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, a businessman connected to the consignment, Ekeocha Nelson, was traced down and…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on his re-election in the recently concluded governorship election. Aiyedatiwa won the election, having gotten a total of 366,781 votes across all 18 local government areas of the state. He defeated his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who got 117,845 votes. In a statement issued by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, on Sunday, the party described Aiyedatiwa as a “clear attestation” that his administration’s policies “resonated deeply with the electorate.” The statement read, “The All Progressives Congress (APC) heartily…

A drunk man was killed by French police near Paris on Sunday after threatening cops and shouting “Allahu akbar,” sources told AFP. According to reports, a source told AFP that the man displayed a phoney gun. According to the source, he was “very drunk.” According to one of the police sources, at around 6 a.m. (0500 GMT), an armed guy banged on a door in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, a suburb in the southeastern part of Paris. The individual threatened the cops “by brandishing a firearm and shouting ‘Allahu akbar,’ a Muslim expression of faith that means “God is greatest,” according to the…

The Rivers State Police Command has reported that its agents have apprehended a suspected kidnapper and cultist, Gbarani Bume, in the Luawii Community of Khana LGA.  Bume, also known as Pelele, was a member of the infamous Iceland cult group that terrorised the Beree/Tabaa axis of Khana LGA with his gang. Grace Iringe-Koko, spokesperson for the State Police Command, confirmed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday. According to Iringe-Koko, Pelele and his crew attempted to kidnap a site engineer working in Luawii before being apprehended by police on a tip-off. When the suspects saw the police,…

President Bola Tinubu bestowed Nigeria’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON, on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tinubu made the declaration during a bilateral meeting with the Indian leader at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. The President noted that the accolade was given “to demonstrate our appreciation for India as Nigeria’s partner.” Modi arrived in Abuja on Saturday evening and was greeted at the Villa forecourt around 10:20 a.m. on Sunday. Lagbaja: Tinubu bestows posthumous national honour on late COAS He was greeted with the Indian anthem, followed by a…

Two prominent Senate Democrats have called for a federal probe into Elon Musk’s alleged interactions with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top officials.  Senators have urged the Pentagon and the Justice Department to investigate whether the conversations, which the Kremlin has denied, warrant a review of the federal government’s contracts with Musk’s company, SpaceX. According to the Wall Street Journal, the world’s richest person has had “multiple, high-level conversations” with Putin since 2022, in addition to maintaining communication with other top Russian officials. Musk said in a statement on his X page on Friday that he’s “going to find…

Operatives from the Osun State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad have arrested and paraded Emmanuel Anthony, 34, a dismissed soldier, for his involvement in a kidnapping operation and extorting N3 million from victims. Anthony, who claimed to have served in the Nigerian Army for almost 14 years, including a foreign assignment for the United Nations, was fired in January 2024 for desertion, insubordination, and other misbehaviour. On May 31, 2024, Anthony allegedly travelled from Ibadan to Esa-Oke in Osun State with an accomplice, David Agbebaku, who is currently in police detention in Oyo State. Wearing military clothes, the duo kidnapped two…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded 90.08% of the results from the Ondo State governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal. As of 6:22 p.m. on Saturday, results from 3,543 of the 3,933 polling units used in the election were available online. The All Progressives Congress’s Lucky Aiyedatiwa is a key contender in this election. Agboola Ajayi of the People’s Democratic Party and Abbas Mimiko of the Zenith Labour Party. According to accounts, the election had a large turnout of voters, and security was particularly tight throughout the state. In an unusual event, officers from the Department of…