Manchester United ended their six-year trophy drought as they beat Newcastle United by 2 goals to Nil to win the Carabao Cup. Casemiro scored the opener for Erik ten Hag’s side at Wembley and they doubled their lead before the break via a Sven Botman own goal. It is their first piece of silverware since they won the Europa League under Jose Mourinho in 2017, and it could be the first trophy of a potential quadruple, with United still in the FA Cup, Europa League and still having an outside shot of winning the Premier League. As for…
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Cable News Network (CNN) has declared through its correspondent Stephanie Busari that the recently concluded presidential and senatorial elections went by peacefully thereby putting to bed reports of widespread irregularities and corruption. The award winning journalist confirmed in a tweet while engaging the official CNN Twitter handle that the election “passed off relatively peacefully despite isolated violence and widespread delay” The CNN have been closely monitoring the elections in Nigeria and given Stephanie Busari’s report have seemingly been impressed by the conduct so far. She further noted that the peaceful conduct would “go a long way to restoring trust in…
Nigerian author and social media influencer Reno Omokri has predicted victory for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in a now viral Instagram post. The author cum activist has been posting cryptic messages on Twitter and Instagram since the elections yesterday and his latest Instagram post only corroborates the fact that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is winning the election by a landslide. Reno had earlier posted on Twitter saying: ‘The right man won the election and no devil should alter his win, then followed by the above posted Instagram in which Tinubu can be conspicuously seen in the picture with Atiku…
The social media frenzy of some demographic over the results of Lagos Presidential election is short-lived as results across the wards and local government areas of Lagos, the state with the highest voting population in Nigeria, continue to come in. A few people ran to social media to celebrate the outcome of some selected polling units that favoured their chosen presidential candidate, however, in reality, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has won up to 80% of the polling units announced so far. According to official figures, Lagos has over 13,000 polling units across the…
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has emerged the winner of the Saturday’s Presidential Election in the Land of Honour. According to results being collated by INEC, Asiwaju won in the 12 local governments that have been announced so far with a total of 134,503 votes while his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of PDP, polled 61,414 votes. The results of 4 other local government areas have yet to be officially announced, however, it is clear from results collated by agents and observers that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu had a landslide victory in…
It only takes a casual look at Asiwaju’s groundbreaking Nationwide campaign to realize the level of Youth involvement and the degree of influence and respect he commands amongst youths over the years in the country. A further foray into the now infamous “Renewed Hope” manifesto then reveals just how much Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu prioritizes the affairs of Nigerian Youths especially as regards sports, entertainment and Youth empowerment. Thereby underlining the need for you the across the nation to massively vote in Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in thebl dawning election. In the words of Saheed Afolabi contained in…
Rivers state PDP Stalwart Hon. Chinyere Igwe (Member House of Representatives) was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning in Port Harcourt with over Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($500,000.00) which he claimed was given to him by Atiku to ensure his electoral success in Rivers State. The police also caught the lawmaker with a document revealing the sharing formula from him. The document reveals how they planned to give dollars to Security and INEC. More to follow
The U-20 team of Nigeria also known as the flying eagles are back on track at the ongoing U-20 Africa Cup of Nations after beating hosts, Egypt 1-0, in their second group game on Wednesday. The Ladan Bosso tutored side last weekend started on a losing note against Senegal but an improved performance against the Junior Pharaohs saw the Flying Eagles reignite their hope for a record-extending eighth title and a berth to the World Cup. After many unsuccessful attempts at breaking the deadlock, Solomon Agbalaka’s bullet header in the 71st minute was enough for the Flying…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons defeated Costa Rica 1-0 in their third and final fixture at the 2023 Revelations Cup in Mexico in the early hours of Wednesday. It is the Falcons’ first win since overcoming Cameroon 1-0, in the quarter-finals of the 2022 Women’s Cup of Nations in Morocco. The falcons had lost seven on the bounce going into the game. Esther Okoronkwo got the goal for the Falcons on 42 minutes which sealed third-place at the four-nation tournament. Okoronkwo received a pass from the left, after controlling the ball she then curled it with her left foot into the…
A transport worker, by name Ibrahim Yahaya, has reportedly stabbed his colleague, Kabiru Abdullahi, to death during an argument at the Kanuri Motor Park, in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State. Reports have it that Yahaya and Kabiru were at the park when an argument ensued between them. The argument was said to have degenerated into a fight and in the process, Kabiru brought out a knife and allegedly stabbed Yahaya’s head. Following the attack, Yahaya left the scene and quickly sought treatment for himself on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. After treating himself, Yahaya, in…