Saturday Magazine
29 Jan
Several years after leaving the country, former Green Eagles defender, Godwin Odiye is back in Nigeria’s sports circle.
28 Jan
Former Nigerian goalkeeper and midfielder, Ike Shorounmu and Mutiu Adepoju, have said the Super Eagles have everything to make an impact in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025. Still, they warned that the team should not underrate their opponents. Nigeria’s Super Eagles are placed in Group C alongside Tunisia, Uganda, and Tanzania. The draw…
27 Jan
FilmOne, a movie distribution company, disclosed this through its instagram page, @filmoneng, on Monday. While Akindele bagged the first highest grossing lead actress for her film “Everybody Loves Jenifa”, Wunmi Toriola came second for her film, ‘Queen Lateefah.” Toyin Abraham clinched the third highest grossing lead actress with her movie , “Alakada Bad and Boujee”.…
27 Jan
Betty Otimenyin has assumed duty as the 49th and first female Commissioner of Police (CP) in Edo StateBetty Otimenyin has assumed duty as the 49th and first female Commissioner of Police in Edo State. Addressing journalists shortly after inspecting the guard of honour, Betty said the command under her watch will work to drastically reduce…
27 Jan
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will hand over another set of projects to Lagosians, with the formal commissioning of Old Ojo Road, (Phase 1) in Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Amuwo-Odofin Local Council, on Tuesday. Also to be commissioned are three other roads; Irede, Navy Town, and Mumuni Adio (Buba Marwa) roads, all…
27 Jan
Security was unusually tight on Monday morning at the Lagos State House of Assembly ahead of the day’s plenary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a large number of security operatives were sighted at strategic positions at the assembly complex very early in the day. The security operatives included officers of the Nigeria…
27 Jan
The police operatives at Abagana Divisional Police Headquarters, Anambra, have arrested four suspects from the Ifitedunu area of the state for allegedly burning a 74-year-old woman to death. The four suspects included a 21-year-old lady, Chinyere Ekwenugo, who allegedly conspired with others to kill the woman in a wheelchair. Police spokesman Tochukwu Ikenga, in a…
27 Jan
The founder of Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, has agreed to drop charges against Mr. Dele Farotimi.
26 Jan
Inter Milan kept up the pressure on Serie A leaders Napoli on Sunday with a convincing 4-0 win at lowly Lecce which moved the defending champions three points from the summit. Goals from Davide Frattesi, Lautaro Martinez, Denzel Dumfries and Mehdi Taremi gave Inter their seventh win in eight league matches in a dominant performance…
26 Jan
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is ready to make a move for Villarreal defender Juan Foyth as he searches for a new centre-back. Emery wants to bolster his defensive options before the end of the January transfer window after Diego Carlos' move to Fenerbahce and Pau Torres' injury. Villa suffered another injury blow during…
26 Jan
A stoppage time strike from Adam Hlozek snatched Hoffenheim a 2-2 home draw against Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday, cancelling out a brace from Hugo Ekitike. A goal in each half from Ekitike had Frankfurt on course to register their best-ever league start of 12 wins in 19 games. But with the finish line in…
26 Jan
Leicester City pushed Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou closer to the sack with a 2-1 win that extended the north London side's dismal run and lifted the Foxes out of the Premier League relegation zone on Sunday. Postecoglou's troubled team blew the lead on home turf as they crumbled to a sixth defeat in their…
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Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world's first openly gay imam, was shot dead Saturday near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police said. The imam, who ran a mosque intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims, was in a car with another person when a vehicle stopped in front of them…
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An intense snowstorm in eastern Sweden on Saturday sparked two massive road accidents involving dozens of vehicles and leaving more than 100 people needing hospital treatment, officials said. Local media outlets carried footage showing dozens of cars and trucks rammed into each other, many of them largely destroyed, all of them covered in snow. The…
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has expressed his disappointment over the recent defections of members of the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He attributed their defection from the PDP to the APC to "problems of stomach infrastructure." Tambuwal, who spoke to…
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Anabela Rungo, the mother of Nigerian beauty queen, Chidimma Adetshina, has been reportedly arrested in Cape Town over alleged illegal residence in South Africa. On Saturday morning, February 15, 2025, the department of Home Affairs, Republic of South Africa issued a notice of detention of Anabela Rungo, which was enforced by the South African Police…
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Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has assured the 50 political stalwarts that defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State that they will enjoy the same rights and privileges like every other party member. Prominent amongst those who decamped to the APC are former Governor of Kaduna State, Muktar Ramalan Yero,…
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The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Saturday started the burial ceremony of his mother, Iyoba Omo N’ Ikuoyemwen, Iyoba Ewuare II, with various traditional rites (Iwarinnwin). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the traditional rites, which will last for 14 days, took place at Eguae Iyoba N’ Uselu, by 5-junction in…
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Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun and the Chief of Staff to the President , Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, on Saturday visited the residence of the late Afenifere Leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, to commiserate with his family over the death of their patriarch. Abiodun arrived at the Lagos home of the Yoruba leader at 4.50 p.m. Gbajabiamila…
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The House of Representatives has absolved itself of the bribery allegations levelled against some of its members by the Head of Financial Crime Compliance of Binance, Tigran Gambaryan. This is contained in a statement issued by the Speaker of the House, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr., in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz pledged a stronger role for Berlin in the EU and muscular support for Ukraine as he outlined his foreign policy vision at the Munich Security Conference. In what German media dubbed Merz's "diplomatic speed-dating", the CDU leader hoping to be the next chancellor joined speaking panels and met a…
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President Bola Tinubu has urged Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State to resolve the ongoing land dispute between Bayero University Kano and neighbouring communities. Tinubu made the appeal on Saturday in Kano during Bayero University’s 39th convocation ceremony. The president was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaibu Ahmed. He called on…