Chelsea ready to sell Tammy Abraham for £40m to fund Erling Haaland transfer

 Chelsea football club are reportedly ready to sell academy product Tammy Abraham for £40million as coach Thomas Tuchel looks to fund a hit move for in-form Borussia Dortmund striker, Erling Haaland.

CBN sacks all First Bank directors including Ibukun Awosika and Oba Otudeko, reinstates Adeduntan as MD/CEO

 

The Central Bank of Nigeria  (CBN) has removed all the directors of First Bank of Nigeria Plc and those of First Bank Holding Company. Those sacked include Chairman of First Bank, Chief (Mrs) Ibukun Awosika and the Chairman of First Bank Holding, Oba Otudeko.

 

Amputee hawker apologizes to Nigerians for lying accuses her grandma of trying to blackmail her for money

 Mary Daniel, the amputee hawker who has recently been accused of not being completely truthful about her condition, has apologized to Nigerians.

 

Lagos state hands over amputee sachet water hawker to her kinsmen

 The Lagos State Government says it has handed over the amputee sachet water hawker, Mary Daniel, to leaders of Igala Community in Lagos State.

 

Lionel Messi reportedly buys £5m luxury Miami apartment with 1,000-bottle wine cellar

 Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi has reportedly splashed out £5million on his second apartment in Miami, fuelling speculation he might head to MLS this summer.

 

Nigerian striker, Folarin Balogun signs new long-term deal with Arsenal

 Nigerian striker, Folarin Balogun has signed a new long-term deal with Premier League side, Arsenal. 

 

Football icons Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry inducted into Premier League Hall of Fame

 Former England striker, Alan Shearer, and ex-France forward, Thierry Henry, have become the first players to be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame.

 

English football announces total social media boycott in response to online abuse

 English football has announced an unprecedented boycott of social media platforms in a bid to combat online abuse and discrimination.

 

78% of Nigerian power consumers get less than 12-hour daily supply — World Bank

 Global financial body, The World Bank has revealed that 74 per cent of power users in Nigeria are have less than 12 hour  supply of electricity daily.

"Sleeping on my bed at long last, straight from jail" - Akuapem Poloo releases video after she regained freedom

 Rosemond Brown,  aka Akuapem Poloo, has finally regained freedom and she released a video on Instagram.

 

There’s nothing wrong with the constitution, there are a lot of things wrong with our people - Senator Orji Uzor Kalu

 Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District and Senate Majority Leader, Orji Uzor Kalu has stated that there is nothing wrong with the Nigerian constitution. 

 

Monster truck carries DMX casket as thousands of bikers escort his remains to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center for his memorial service

 

Hip Hop legend, DMX passed away on April 9, at the age of 50 after he suffered a drug overdose that triggered a heart attack on April 2.

Billionaire businessman John Henry rejects £3billion offer from Middle East to sell Liverpool football club

 Liverpool’s billionaire owner and president of Fenway Sports Group, John Henry has reportedly rejected an astonishing offer of £3billion to sell the club. 

Instagram comedian Pankeeroy arrested by EFCC for alleged Internet Fraud

 Instagram comedian/social media Influencer, Pankeeroy has been arrested by the operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for alleged involvement in computer-related fraud.

 

Hyundai and Kia to establish assembly plants in Ghana

 Automobile giants, Hyundai and KIA are reportedly set to establish assembly plants in Ghana. 

 

Man stranded in his car after it got stuck in flood following heavy rain in Lagos

 A driver was stranded in his car after it got stuck in the flood as it rained in Lagos on Thursday, April 22.

 

Rihanna buys $10m Beverly Hills mansion just next door to $13m home she bought 3 months ago

 Just three months after buying a $13.8 million Beverly Hills mansion, 33-year-old singer, Rihanna has bought a $10m mansion next door. 

President Joe Biden tells U.S. Embassies to fly Gay Pride Flag on same pole as US flag, revoking Trump's policy

 The US government under Joe Biden has communicated to its embassies all over the world to fly the Gay Pride flag on the same flagpole as the U.S. flag in support for LGBTQ rights.

 

Lagos police command vow to arrest fleeing motorist who attacked officer with a bottle

 The Lagos State Police Command says it has commenced investigation into the attack on the Traffic Officer, ASP Daudu Ajayi, attached to Abattoir Division of the Command as captured in the video that went viral on Wednesday, April 21.

 

Ed Woodward resigns as vice-chairman of Manchester United over European Super League backlash

 Manchester United executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward has resigned from his position at the club following the backlash over the European Super League. 

Jose Mourinho has been paid a total of £93.5m for his sacking as Football manager

 Football manager/coach, Jose Mourinho has been paid a staggering £93.5 million for his sackings in football.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin warns that players involved in the European Super League could be banned from playing champions league & the World Cup

 UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin has stated that clubs and players involved in the proposed breakaway European Super League could be banned 'as soon as possible' from all of its competitions and the World Cup.

Former basketballer Scottie Pippen's son Antron dies at 33

 Antron Pippen, the son of Hall of Fame basketball player Scottie Pippen has died at the age of 33.

 

Germany picks Ghana as location for its West African centre for global health

 Ghana has been chosen as the location for Germany's West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention.

 

"PDP remains our only hope and that of Nigerians at large" - Fayose

 Former Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, is of the opinion that PDP remains the hope of Nigerians. The governor shared his opinion on his Twitter  handle. His tweet reads;

6 Nigerian siblings who are all medics in the US go viral on LinkedIn

 

6 Nigerian siblings, who all work in the medical profession, have gone viral on LinkedIn.

 

"It is not possible for him to rest in peace"- Media personality, Shade Ladipo reacts to the death of Prince Phillip, husband of the Queen of England

 Media personality, Shade Ladipo, has said that Prince Phillip, husband of the queen of England, will never know peace.The Duke of Edinburgh died on Friday April 9 at the age of 99.

 

Ex police officer Kim Potter arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright's death

 The former Brooklyn Center police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop has been arrested in connection with his death. 

'Cristiano Ronaldo has never been a leader and never will be' - Former Juventus player Mauro tells club to offload him

 Former Juventus midfielder, Massimo Mauro has claimed the time has come for the club to offload "individualist" Cristiano Ronaldo this summer, saying the Portuguese superstar "has never been a leader and never will be".

 

Reno Omokri replies Bank CEO, Abubakar Suleiman, who blamed Nigerians who bad-mouth the country for Twitter's decision to make Ghana its headquarters in Africa

 Reno Omokri has replied Sterling Bank CEO, Abubakar Suleiman, who last night blamed Nigerians who bad-mouth the country for Twitter's decision to move their African headquarters to Ghana. 

 

Bank CEO, Abubakar Suleiman blames Nigerians who bad-mouth the country for Twitter's decision to make Ghana its headquarters in Africa

 Abubakar Suleiman, the CEO of Sterling Bank, has weighed in on the conversation about Twitter making Ghana its headquarters in African.

 

NNPC to establish power plant in Borno

 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced its plan of collaborating with other stakeholders to establish a gas power plant in Maiduguri, Borno state capital. 

 

Malaysian Anti-Corruption agency seizes cash, luxury cars, yacht, helicopters from head of a cartel that monopolized govt tenders

 

Pic courtesy of MACC

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has seized RM3.5 million cash, luxury vehicles, yacht, helicopters from a suspect who headed a "project tender cartel"

Sir Richard Lexington Sutton, one of UK’s richest men stabbed to death with his wife suffering knife injuries in an attack at their Dorset mansion

 One of Britain's richest men, worth £301million, has been found stabbed to death in his country mansion.

 

Former Chelsea striker Alexandre Pato becomes one of the first footballers to get the first Covid vaccine

 Former Chelsea and AC Milan, Alexandre Pato has revealed he's received the first Coronavirus vaccine in the US. 

Goodluck Jonathan gives reason for Nigeria's current state

 Former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, says Nigeria is where it is today because of nepotism.

 

Former footballer, Jhon Viafara handed 11-year prison sentence for cocaine smuggling

Former footballer, Jhon Viafara, who played in the Premier League for Southampton and Portsmouth, has been handed an 11-year jail sentence after being found guilty of trafficking cocaine into the United States from his native Colombia.

 

Olympics champion Nathan Baggaley and his brother found guilty in $152 million cocaine plot

 Australian Olympic champion, Nathan Baggaley and his brother Dru have been found guilty of trying to smuggle hundreds of kilograms of cocaine valued at more than $150 million into the country in 2018.

 

'I tell myself I'm better than Messi & Ronaldo' - Kylian Mbappe opens up on his inflated ego

 France and Paris Saint-Germain star, Kylian Mbappe has admitted that he tells himself he is better than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo before matches as he feels it's important to have an inflated ego.

Kelechi Iheanacho signs new four year contract at Leicester City worth £100,000 (N52.6m) per week

 Nigeria international, Kelechi Iheanacho has signed a new contract with Leicester City that will keep him at the King Power Stadium until 2024.

Pep Guardiola explains why he sold 'incredible' Kelechi Iheanacho to Leicester City ahead of must win clash

 Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has praised Leicester City and Super Eagles of Nigeria stars Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi as his side is set to take on the Foxes at King Power Stadium on Saturday, April 3.

Donald Trump launches a new website after social media bans

 Former US President, Donald Trump is back online after launching his “Official Website Of The 45th President” following bans from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram in the aftermath of the January Capitol insurrection.

 

Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu launches training programe for law enforcement officers to use body camera

 Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, March 31, approved a mass training for the State’s law enforcement agents on the use of body-worn cameras, ahead of the deployment of the digital tools for security operations across the State.

 

Lagos government denies claim of Governor Sanwo-Olu being booed after Super Eagles match in Lagos

Lagos state government has denied claim of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu being booed after Super Eagles match against Lesotho in Lagos on Tuesday March 30. 

 

Corps members in Mbano share photos of the poor state of their corper's lodge

 Corps members posted to Mbano in Imo state took to Twitter to share photos of the poor state of the corper's lodge they have to live in for the next one year as they serve.

 

Footballer Toni Kroos reacts to plans by some countries to boycott the Qatar 2022 w/cup as reports allege 6,500 migrant workers have died in the country since 2010

 World cup winning champion, Toni Kroos says "it's wrong" that Qatar were given 2022 World Cup hosting rights after reports alleging that thousands of migrant workers have died since the hosting rights of the competition were awarded to the gulf state elevn years ago.