Author: Akintayo Adams

Cristiano Ronaldo has picked up the Roshn Saudi League 2023-24 Top Scorer award after another amazing season with Al Nassr. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner ended the season with 35 goals, breaking the league’s single-season scoring record. The previous record of 34 goals was set by Abderrazak Hamdallah in the 2018-19 season. In his first full season in Saudi Arabia, Ronaldo also made 11 assists, achieving a new all-time RSL record with 46 goal contributions in 31 games. The Portuguese star had the highest goals-per-game ratio among players with more than one goal, and his four hat-tricks this season are…

President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio states that reintroducing the old national anthem, ‘Nigeria we hail thee,’ signifies the start of the revolution that Nigerians have been longing for. He mentioned that this change fosters a sense of unity despite tribal and linguistic differences. Akpabio made these remarks on Wednesday during a joint session of the National Assembly to commemorate President Bola Tinubu’s one-year anniversary in office. He said Tinubu had done well in the last one year, noting that it was profound that the old national anthem was re-introduced during his first year in office. “Of all the…

Bayern Munich have appointed Burnley boss Vincent Kompany as their new head coach. The deal is valid for a period of three years. The 38-year-old has taken over from Thomas Tuchel, who left at the end of the season, with Bayern Munich paying Burnley a compensation fee of around £10.2 million to appoint Kompany. The Belgian joins Bayern despite having a challenging season at Turf Moor, where Burnley was relegated from the Premier League and returned to the Championship. A statement confirming his departure from Burnley read: “We can confirm that Burnley Football Club has come to an agreement that…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has flagged-off the commercial operation of Abuja Light Rail. The launch was one of the events organized by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to celebrate President Tinubu’s first year in office. President Bola Tinubu, at the commissioning, declared that the Abuja Rail Mass Transit, also known as Metro Line, will offer free rides till the end of the year. “Our dear landlord and his team, I heard you saying two months free ride. I appeal to you to make it till the end of the year free ride, since today you…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will officially launch the Old National Anthem and propel it into use today, May 29. This was made known by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s visit to the National Assembly is for the purpose of launching the old National Anthem, “Nigeria We Hail Thee.” He stated that the bill to revert Nigeria to the old National Anthem, which was passed by both chambers of the National Assembly, was signed into law by the president earlier on Wednesday. He also mentioned that the president will not be delivering an address to the…

Barcelona have confirmed that Hansi Flick has been appointed as the club’s new manager. Flick has signed a two-year contract and will be formally introduced at a ceremony at the club at a later date. The club had previously announced that an agreement was reached to end Xavi’s contract one year early. “FC Barcelona and Xavi Hernández Creus have reached an agreement to sever the contract the coach and his staff had with the club until the end of the 2024/25 season,” read a statement. “The club wishes to publicly thanks Xavi and the rest of his coaching staff for…

The Chief Judge of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has called for a meeting with the head judge of the Federal High Court and the head judge of Kano State High Court because of different temporary orders regarding the Kano Emirate issue. In Kano State, two courts have given contradictory temporary orders about the Kano Emirate dispute. On Tuesday, Judge S. A. Amobeda from the Federal High Court in Kano commanded the removal of the reinstalled emir, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, from Gidan Rumfa palace. But, Judge Amina Adamu Aliyu from Kano State High Court issued a different command, preventing the…

On Wednesday, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, arrived at the National Assembly complex in Abuja accompanied by some party leaders. Ganduje was there in anticipation of President Bola Tinubu addressing a joint sitting of the Senate and House of Representatives. This occurs amidst confusion from the Presidency regarding conflicting statements about President Tinubu addressing a joint session of the National Assembly. On Monday, the National Assembly announced that it would convene a special joint session on Wednesday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of democracy in Nigeria. According to a statement by the Clerk to…

Idris Oloshogbo, a pilgrim from Lagos state has died in Saudi Arabia. The Secretary of the Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Saheed Onipede, announced in a statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Taofeek Lawal, on Wednesday that a 68-year-old man from Shomolu Local Government died while eating his food in the evening after Solat Maghrib. Oloshogbo was confirmed dead by medical experts in Saudi Arabia shortly after returning from Tawaf (circumambulation) of the Holy Kaaba in Makkah. Onipede emphasized that while the exact cause of death had not yet been medically determined, it might be related to high blood pressure…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited announced that it found 122 illegal oil refining sites in the Niger Delta region. The discovery, according to the organization happened over the past week. The announcement was made in a documentary released by NNPC on Tuesday. It reported that 65 illegal pipeline connections were discovered and removed in Rivers and other states in the oil-rich Niger Delta over the past week. “310 incidents were recorded between May 18 and 24 across the Niger Delta region,” the NNPCL disclosed while reeling out its efforts in fighting oil theft and vandalism. The 122 illegal refineries…