Author: Akintayo Adams

João Palhinha has left Fulham to join Bayern Munich in a permanent transfer. Bayern will pay Fulham £47.16m (€56m) plus add-ons for the 29-year-old, according to Sky in Germany. This would see this deal become the most expensive sale in the Fulham’s history, surpassing that of Aleksandar Mitrovic to Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal last summer. Fulham owner Tony Khan said: “We’ve reached an agreement today that could result in the highest transfer negotiation in club history, with these resources coming in at an essential time in our summer squad planning for the season ahead and our long-term future.” Palhinha…

Farooq Oreagba, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NG Clearing, who stole the show at the 2024 Ojude Oba Festival has been named by the National Council for Arts and Culture as the Honorary Ambassador. The Director General of NCAC, Obi Asika, announced the recognition on Instagram, displaying the Certificate of Recognition awarded to Oreagba. “I could not be happier to announce him as an Hon Ambassador for the National Council for Arts and Culture @ncac_nigeria and celebrate him and his boundless energy and spirit,” he wrote. “He is now the King of Steeze and brought global attention to…

Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Ali Ndume, has said that President Bola Tinubu is not aware that Nigerians are angry and going through severe hunger. The Senators made this known while speaking with newsmen at the National Assembly complex in Abuja on Wednesday. “Mr President is not in the picture of what is happening outside the villa. He has been fenced off and caged. So many of us won’t go through the backdoor to engage him. “Now, they have stopped him from talking and he doesn’t have any public affairs managers, except for his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, who writes…

The Supreme Court, Federal Republic of Nigeria, has declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations. Justice Emmanuel Agim, in the lead judgment said the apex court observed that the refusal of state governments to grant financial autonomy to local governments has persisted for over two decades. He stated that local governments have ceased receiving the funds allocated to them, with state governors acting on their behalf instead. Justice Agim emphasized that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds independently. He dismissed the preliminary objections…

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the release of skit maker and prankster, Zion Ubani, popularly known as Zfancy. This follows his arrest by the NPF-National Cybercrime Centre on July 4 in Abuja over prank videos that falsely accused him of serious crimes, including rape. In an update on Wednesday, Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, announced that Zfancy was granted bail with a warning “to avoid pranks that could cause public unrest.” Adejobi added that Zfancy was released to the executives of the Practitioners of Content Creation, Skit-Making, and Influencers Guild of Nigeria. The delegation, led by Special…

The African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) has urged member countries to fulfil their financial obligations towards establishing the Africa Energy Bank (AEB). The project is the first of such financial institutions on the continent. Nigeria, a week ago, secured the hosting rights for the bank, which will be located in Abuja, the nation’s capital. To ensure the bank’s operationalization, APPO Secretary General, Dr. Farouk Ibrahim, urged African oil-producing member countries to contribute their subscription fees of $83 million to facilitate the bank’s anticipated launch in September 2024. Ibrahim made the appeal during the 18th ordinary meeting of the APPO executive…

Siminalayi Fubara, Governor of Rivers State said he is preparing to submit the 2025 budget of the State to the Rivers State House of Assembly recognized by him. “As I am talking to you, I have started preparing my budget for 2025 which I am going to present very soon,” he said. This is just as he declared that the embattled members of the state House of Assembly loyal to the immediate past governor, Nyesom Wike are gone. Speaking when the people of Ogbakor Etche paid him a solidarity visit in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Governor Fubara insisted that the…

Sèyí Mákindé, Governor of Oyo State has inaugurated the newly built ultra-modern palace at Oke Aremo, Ibadan, ahead of the coronation of the 43rd Olubadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin. The palace, which has been under construction for many years, was recently completed, and Ọba Owólabí Olàkúlẹ́hìn is set to be the First Monarch to occupy the edifice. The new palace said to be constructed and built in the pattern and standard of Buckingham Palace was estimated at ₦800 million. “I want to specially recognize the efforts of two people. The first person is late Governor Abiola Ajimobi who was bold and…

Abel Damina, the Senior Pastor of Abel Damina Ministries International has revealed why God is not a Christian and urged his congregation to cease believing that only Christians will enter heaven. He stated this during a sermon on Monday. He criticized the belief that Christianity is the sole path to paradise and emphasized that even Jesus was not a Christian. Damina pointed out that biblical figures such as Abraham, David, and Jesus Christ did not use the term “Christianity.” He added that these holy individuals were regarded as disciples or believers, not “Christians” in the traditional sense. He said, “Many…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria( CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola has sworn in the newly appointed 22 Justices of the Court of Appeal. They were sworn in alongside the 12 Judges of the High Court of The Federal Capital Territory at the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The new Justices are Abdullahi Muhammad Liman from Nasarawa State; Abiodun Azeem Akinyemi from Ogun State; Olukayode Adegbola Adeniyi from Oyo State; Zainab Bage Abubakar from Kebbi State; Isaq Mohammed Sani from Kaduna State and Lateef Babajide Lawal-Akapo from Lagos State and Ngozika U. Okaisabor from Imo State respectively. Others include Donatus Nwaezuoke Okorowo from Enugu…