According to Forbes, Cristiano Ronaldo, the captain of Al-Nassr, is still the highest-paid football player in the world. Lionel Messi, the captain of Inter Miami, makes more than twice as much as the 41-year-old Portuguese sensation. Messi comes in second at $145 million, behind Ronaldo at $300 million. Salaries, bonuses, and commercial earnings are included … Read more
What will happen if two players receive the same number of votes has been disclosed by the Ballon d’Or organisers. France Football disclosed who determines the winner in a tie on Tuesday in a post via their X account. It said that if there is a tie, the amount of first-place votes cast will determine … Read more
Following a woman’s positive Ebola test in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Federal Government has identified 44 individuals who may have been exposed to the virus. As efforts to limit the infection continue, it has asked travellers who accompanied her to assist health officials. Prof. Muhammad Pate, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, … Read more
Engineer Sani Muhammad Ndanusa has been appointed as a high commissioner and non-career ambassador by the Nigerian Senate. The confirmation was made on Tuesday after the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, led by Senator Sani Abubakar of Niger North, reviewed and approved its report. Ndanusa was nominated for the diplomatic post by President Bola Ahmed … Read more
Six years after the #EndSARS demonstration, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, national chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), has stated that Nigeria has not learned anything from the incident. Speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television on Tuesday, Baba-Ahmed claimed that the problems that drove young Nigerians to the streets in 2020 still exist. He claimed that … Read more
Dr. Taiwo Fasoranti, the oldest of Pa Reuben Fasoranti’s children, disclosed that his father died quietly in his sleep at the age of 100. In an interview on Tuesday, Taiwo—who is also the Secretary to the Ondo State Government—disclosed this. Around 4 p.m. this evening, Baba quietly went away in his bed in his chamber. … Read more
President Bola Tinubu’s administration has been called a failure by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party. This claim was made by Baba-Ahmed on Tuesday during an appearance on Politics Today on Channels Television. After three and a half years in government, he said that despite inheriting a weak nation, President Tinubu had … Read more
The deaths of former Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan and Afenifere leader Pa Reuben Fasoranti have been lamented by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. In a statement released on Tuesday by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo called the late Fasoranti “one of the last remaining titans of a generation that laid the foundation … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has been accused by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, National Chairman of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), of buying his way into the Presidential Villa in 2023. Baba-Ahmed said that Tinubu did not receive any financial support from Nigerians and that he personally sponsored his presidential campaign. Discussing the Politics of Channels Television Baba-Ahmed stated … Read more
Just in time for the match against Enyimba, Warri Wolves captain Innocent Orukpe has made a triumphant return to the squad. Having missed several weeks owing to injuries, Orukpe is now back with the squad. As they want to keep their momentum going in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), the team’s campaign is strengthened … Read more