Eberechi Eze’s visit to his former club QPR on Saturday for their FA Cup third-round tie against Fulham is being investigated by the Football Association. The winger, who joined Crystal Palace from QPR for £20m in the summer, sat in the directors’ box at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium as …
Read More »American music mogul Diddy’s home burgled
The house of popular American music mogul, Sean Combs popularly known as Diddy, has been burgled. The L.A. home he owns where his late soulmate, Kim Porter, died was hit by burglars. According to TMZ, law enforcement sources said someone pried open a side door and entered the rapper’s Toluca …
Read More »It’s unsafe for varsities to reopen COVID-19 guidelines absent- ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday assessed COVID-19 protocols in the universities and said the institutions were not ready for safe reopening. The chapters of the union, in separate interviews with Correspondents, commented on the directive of the National Universities Commission that universities could resume on January 18, …
Read More »COVID-19: NDLEA suspends applicants’ screening
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has suspended the ongoing screening of applicants for recruitment due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. NDLEA’s spokesman, Deputy Commander of Narcotics, Jonah Achema, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Achema said that the screening suspension was based on strict …
Read More »Fani-Kayode, longtime girlfriend welcome son
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has welcomed his fifth son. The baby, who was born on Saturday, by his girlfriend of many years, a Moroccan who works in the oil sector. Announcing the baby’s birth on Twitter, he wrote, “Welcome to the world son! You are a great blessing. …
Read More »JAMB to prosecute admission racketeers
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it will work with security agencies to prosecute any institution or candidate found breaching its admissions code. The board announced this in its bulletin made available to journalists on Monday in Abuja. It said that henceforth, stringent measures including prosecution, would be taken against erring …
Read More »Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections exceed 100,000
Nigeria, on Monday reached another devastating milestone as 1,024 people tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as of Sunday night. The new figure catapulted the country’s total cases to more than 100,000. This is coming about 11 months after the country recorded its …
Read More »BREAKING: Court grants Sowore N20m bail
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to Sahara Reporters’ publisher, Omoyele Sowore in the sum of N20m. Four other activists, who were arrested with Sowore on New Year’s Eve in Abuja for holding a protest against bad governance, were also granted bail in the sum of …
Read More »I slept in church, had no money when I started music –Tosin Bee
Budding singer, Oluwatosin Adejumobi, aka Tosin Bee, has said that things were quite tough when he started his music career. Tosin Bee, who recently released a new single titled Soromidayo, and is currently working on his second album, noted that he had to be dedicated and focused to rise to the …
Read More »Why I always connect with ghetto people –Zlatan
Singer and Zanku Records boss, Omoniyi Raphael, better known as Zlatan, has revealed some of his plans for 2021 to his fans. The ‘Zanku’ singer in an Instagram Live session stated that his new single would be dedicated to his fans, although he did not disclose the title of the new song. …
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