Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he was close to joining Barcelona from Sporting Lisbon before ultimately making the move to Manchester United in 2003. Ronaldo spent six years at United, scoring 84 goals as a winger, winning Premier League titles, and securing a UEFA Champions League trophy, before making his record-breaking transfer to Real Madrid…
China has responded to President Donald Trump’s tariffs by imposing its own set of tariffs on U.S. goods, escalating tensions amid a potential trade war. Announced by China’s Finance Ministry, the new measures include a 15 percent tariff on certain types of coal and liquefied natural gas, and a 10 percent tariff on crude oil,…
On February 4, 2025, Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja discharged and acquitted former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode of a 12-count charge related to the procurement of a “fabricated” medical report and the use of a false document. In her ruling, Justice Abike-Fadipe stated that the Economic and Financial…
President Trump has agreed to delay the imposition of tariffs on Canadian imports for at least 30 days, following a call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau announced the temporary pause in a tweet, just hours after Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum revealed that Trump would also suspend planned tariffs on Mexico for…
Troops from Sector 4 of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have apprehended a suspected gunrunner and seized firearms and ammunition in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State. According to intelligence sources shared with security analyst Zagazola Makama, the troops, operating under Operation Golden Peace, set up a snap checkpoint along the Jos-Barkin Ladi highway at…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has ramped up disease surveillance following the recent outbreak of Ebola in Uganda. On January 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed an outbreak of Sudan Virus Disease (SVD), a strain of Ebola, in Uganda. SVD, like the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), is a contagious hemorrhagic fever…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed a bill into law, establishing the Federal University of Environmental Technology in Ogoni, Rivers State. The announcement was made on Monday by Bwala Daniel, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication. “I am pleased to inform Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to the bill establishing…
A woman has sought legal protection from her husband, claiming he threatens to burn down their cabin whenever she refuses his demands for intimacy, even during her menstrual cycle.The Zimbabwean woman, Grater Nyambizi told the court she lives in constant fear of her husband, Trust Chinyanga, whom she believes might act on his…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought Mustapha Mohammed, the Chief Executive Officer of MB Lugga Global Travels and Tours Limited, before Justice T.G. Ringim of the Federal High Court in Gombe. Mohammed faces three charges related to fraudulent activities, including obtaining N144,162,500 (One Hundred and Forty-Four Million, One Hundred and Sixty-Two Thousand,…
The presidency has refuted reports suggesting a 65% increase in electricity tariffs. On Monday, February 3, the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Energy, Verheijen, clarified that the Federal Government remains committed to stabilizing the power sector and shielding vulnerable citizens from excessive cost burdens. Verheijen called out the media claims, describing them as a…
