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Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi, on Saturday, surpassed Al-Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo’s record as he scored in the French Ligue 1 away clash against OGC Nice. Messi netted in the 26th minute of the encounter to give the Parisians the lead. The Argentina World Cup winner has now scored 702 goals in Europe’s top five … Read more
Adebayo Adeleke, better known by his stage as B-Red, a Nigerian artist, has admitted that he once shared a bed with Grammy Award winner Wizkid in the Mo’Hits house. He revealed this in a current episode of the Quincy Jonze-hosted audiovisual podcast Echoo Room. B-Red, who is the son of Senator Ademola Adeleke, the current … Read more
Chelsea’s caretaker manager, Frank Lampard, has confirmed that four of his players will not take part in their Premier League clash against Manchester United on Thursday evening. Lampard spoke at his pre-match press conference ahead of Chelsea’s away Premier League tie with Manchester United at Old Trafford. According to the Englishman, the likes of Ben … Read more
Residents of Abuja Phase 1 in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, are again counting their losses following the havoc wreaked by the early morning rainfall on Monday. Many houses were submerged and destroyed by the rain. The rain, which started at about 1 a.m., lasted several hours, a situation which led to flooding in … Read more
Brazilian attacker, Vinicius Junior could be on his way out of Real Madrid if Spain does not fix its issue of racism. LaLiga TV presenter, Phil Kitromilides said that the 23-year-old may have no option than to depart the Spain capital since supporters are not punished for racially abusing players. The Brazilian was racially abused … Read more
Actor Kunle Afolayan’s 2022 film, Anikulapo, has won the Overall Best Movie at the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award, AMVCA. The award was presented to the Anikulapo producer, Kunle Afolayan and his crew at the ninth edition of the AMVCA on Saturday night. Speaking at the event, Afolayan thanked his mentor, Tunde Kelani, better … Read more
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has urged those who contested the recent election with him to join him in making the state great. He made this disclosure on Saturday. xandertech recalls that the governor, who re-contested on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was on Sunday declared as winner of the gubernatorial election … Read more
Activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, gained momentum across Nigeria last week. The frenzy online, on the streets and across cities evoked nostalgia, excitement and wistfulness as stakeholders (mostly generations of Nigerians who themselves had served in the past as corps members) reflected on the long-term impact of … Read more
Seventeen per cent of girls and women aged 15 to 49 skip social activities due to avoidable inconveniences and the stigma of menstruation. The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said this as the world marks Menstrual Hygiene Day on Sunday, May 28, advocating equitable menstrual health and hygiene programmes to ease the strains of menstruation. … Read more
Human rights organisation, Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) has called on the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno to set up a taskforce that would go round the state to check any filling station that is using the fuel subsidy removal to cause economic hardship for the people. Ever since President … Read more