Headline: Julian Nagelsmann To Coach Bayern Munich From Next Season
Julian Nagelsmann will take over as Bayern Munich coach from next season to replace Hansi Flick, the reigning German and European champions announced on Tuesday
Julian Nagelsmann will take over as Bayern Munich coach from next season to replace Hansi Flick, the reigning German and European champions announced on Tuesday
The World Health Organization chief on Monday said WHO is rushing to help address India’s record-breaking wave of Covid-19 cases and deaths. “The situation in India is beyond heartbreaking,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. He spoke as India battles a catastrophic coronavirus wave that has overwhelmed hospitals, with crematoriums working […]
The Federal Government said on Monday said in a couple of weeks, all five international airports in Nigeria will become fully operational to international flights. The Director-General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Musa Nuhu made this known while speaking on behalf of the aviation industry at the COVID-19 Presidential Steering Committee […]
The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, says members of the Boko Haram sect have hoisted their flag in Kaure, Shiroro LGA of the state. According to a statement by the governor’s chief press secretary, Mary Noel-Berje, the governor confirmed the presence of the insurgents when he visited over 3,000 […]
In the first use of a new tool to fight corrupt activities globally, the UK has imposed sanctions on 22 people accused of serious corruption in Russia, South Africa and four other nations. Those targeted are 14 individuals allegedly involved in a major tax fraud discovered by Russian lawyer and […]
The Kaduna state government says it has uncovered the corpses of two more students abducted from Greenfield University in Kaduna state. The state commissioner for internal security and home affairs, Samuel Aruwan made this development known in a statement on Monday. The development comes days after three of the students […]
Nigerian comedian, Abovi Ugboma, popularly known as Bovi, has urged his colleagues to embrace the art of creating album-like skits to sustain relevance. The 41-year-old comedian made this known on Sunday when he spoke at the virtual 8th edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NEC Live). He said comedians should […]
A Russian court on Monday ordered jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation and its regional network to suspend all their activities, the group said. “It will not be easy to fight, but we will win absolutely, because there are many of us and we are strong.” Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption […]
The U.N. is hosting an informal meeting this week in Geneva in a bid to get Cyprus’ leaders to agree to get peace talks back on track. But the mood is dour because both sides on the ethnically divided island are further apart than ever.
Speaking when he featured on Channels Television on Sunday, Kalu said the appointment of the new service chiefs will not immediately translate into improved security in the country. “When people were shouting remove the service chiefs, it is not the issue of service chiefs and the new service chiefs you’re […]
The winner of the 2019 BBNaija reality TV, Mercy Eke, has recounted how she sold corn, fuel and engaged in other menial jobs before she found fame. The reality star spoke on Sunday at the 8th edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NEC). The virtual conference themed ‘Building the Future’ […]
For his heart-wrenching performance as a man with dementia in “The Father.”, British actor Anthony Hopkins won his second Oscar on Sunday. Hopkins, 83, has a six-decade film, TV and stage career, but is perhaps best known for playing the brilliant but twisted murderer Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 thriller […]
Following the attack on a military base near Ivory Coast’s economic capital of Abidjan last week, state radio said on Monday that a dozen people have been arrested. “The 12 suspected attackers were arrested following an inquiry” led by the gendarmerie, a police force under the orders of the defence […]
Former House of Reps Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, said something was missing in the Senate’s screening of the communications minister, Isa Pantami. It appears something was missing. I don’t know what was the missing link but certainly something was missing. In the future, they (Senate) will be more careful and thorough […]
French energy giant Total confirms “the withdrawal of all Mozambique LNG project personnel from the Afungi site,” a massive $20 billion gas project in northern Mozambique, following the latest jihadist assault on a nearby town last month.
Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer were on Monday named as the first players inducted into the official Premier League Hall of Fame in recognition of a combined 435 goals and seven Golden Boot awards.
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum on Sunday condemned the attack on the country home of the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, by gunmen. According to the governors, the attackers constitute a small league of persons trying to harm Nigeria’s corporate existence, as such, the assailants must be brought to book. This […]
Israel Adesanya, Nigerian-New Zealander mixed martial artist, is ready to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title against Marvin Vettori on June 12. According to ESPN, UFC President, Dana White, said he is concluding talks for a fight between Adesanya and the Italian mixed martial artist for the UFC […]
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has asked the federal government to seek foreign assistance in tackling insecurity in the country. He said this in a statement he issued on Sunday in reference to the killing of three students abducted from Greenfield University in Kaduna by gunmen on Friday. Soyinka said youths […]
The former presidential candidate said the presidency exhibited double standards as Kemi Adeosun, former minister of finance, was made to resign for a wrongdoing in her past.
Indian authorities are scrambling to supply medical oxygen to Indian hospitals where COVID-19 patients were suffocating amid low supplies as the country set a new global daily record of infections for the third straight day.
Derek Chauvin is set to be sentenced in June. The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pressing his knee against the neck of George Floyd as the Black man said he couldn’t breathe.
Kuwait has suspended all direct commercial flights coming from India, effective April 24 and until further notice. This was made known by Kuwait’s directorate general of civil aviation in a tweet early on Saturday. The move was on the instructions of health authorities after an evaluation of the global coronavirus […]
President Emmanuel Macron said France would never give in to “Islamist terrorism” after the attack at a police station in Rambouillet, a tranquil commuter town about 60 kilometres (40 miles) from Paris, which revived the trauma of a spate of deadly attacks last year. On Friday, French police arrested three […]
For allegedly assaulting two women late last year, former Manchester United player, Ryan Giggs, has been charged to court. The embattled Wales manager was also charged with coercive or controlling behaviour and will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ court on April 28. BBC said the 47-year-old have “caused actual […]
The next step of President Biden’s economic agenda — centered around child care, paid family leave and education funding — is expected to include new taxes on the wealthiest Americans. The idea of the proposed changes is to reward “work, not wealth.”
Beijing on Friday criticised British MPs after they approved a symbolic parliamentary motion declaring that Uyghur Muslims in China were “suffering crimes against humanity and genocide”, calling the accusations a “big lie”
Olympic champion and Kardashian clan member Caitlyn Jenner said Friday she has filed paperwork to run for governor of California, in a bid to become the first transgender American to win such a high-profile post.
South African rapper, Kiernan Forbes, better known as AKA, has broken the silence after the death of his fiancée, Nellie Tembe. AKA’s fiancée had died earlier this month after she fell from the tenth floor of the Pepper Club Hotel in Cape Town. The rapper paid lobola to Nellie’s family […]
Nigerian cross-dresser, James Brown, says his rise to prominence was no fluke as suggested in some quarters. In a now-viral video, Brown stated that nobody helped him, calling out those attempting to claim credit for his rise to the spotlight. The 22-year-old also disclosed how he endured many challenges including […]
Automobile giants, Hyundai and KIA are ready to set up assembly plants in Ghana, a move that comes less than a month after Twitter announced that its African headquarters will be located in the country. Ghana’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen announced this on Thursday, noting that the […]
JPMorgan said it regretted supporting soccer clubs in launching a breakaway European Super League after the plan collapsed earlier this week due to a storm of protest from fans and politicians.
Tokyo and Japan’s second largest metropolitan area of Osaka are coming under emergency orders aimed at stemming surging cases of the coronavirus. The orders come into effect with the Tokyo Olympics opening in only three months.
Israeli police say 44 people were arrested and 20 officers were wounded in a night of chaos in Jerusalem, where security forces separately clashed with Palestinians angry about Ramadan restrictions and Jewish extremists who held an anti-Arab march nearby.
Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye says he is making more money than he did under P-Square, the now-defunct music group he shared with Paul Okoye, his twin brother. Mr P, as he’s better known was speaking about his debut studio album as a solo artiste titled ‘The Prodigal‘, during a recent […]
The presidency has spoken on the controversy surrounding Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, as regards the latter’s past views supporting terror groups. Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu said that the Buhari administration stands by the minister, alleging that information and communications technology (ICT) companies are the ones behind […]
Nigerian forward, Kelechi Iheanacho scored as Leicester defeated West Brom 3-0 on Thursday to strengthen their hold on a Premier League top-four place, snuffing out the Baggies’ revival. Brendan Rodgers’ men were wobbling after losing their previous two top-flight matches but produced a dazzling attacking display against West Brom at […]
President Muhammad Buhari expresses his shock over the sudden death of President Idriss Deby. According to him, the death of the Chadian Leader will create a big vacuum in efforts to jointly confront insurgency. In a statement posted on his twitter page on Tuesday, Mr. President said: “I’m deeply shocked […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday defended Maxine Waters for urging protesters to “get more confrontational” . This statement was made over the weekend in the event that Derek Chauvin is acquitted of murder for the death of George Floyd. According to Pelosi, Waters owes no apology for her “confrontational remark” if former Minneapolis […]
Jurors on Monday begins trial of ex-police officer charged with killing George Floyd. People across the US are bracing for the verdict. Chauvin, 45, is charged with murder and manslaughter over Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020. Chauvin was captured on video kneeling on Floyd’s neck as he was pinned facedown and handcuffed on […]
Chadian President, Idriss Deby, died on Tuesday of injuries while fighting rebels in the north of the Sahel country.
Following the petition filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, against the victory of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in the October 2020 gubernatorial election. Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal will deliver judgment today by 10am via Zoom. The tribunal earlier announced last week Friday in a notice made […]
A man who allegedly had been stalking Taylor Swift was arrested on Monday, says Police. Hanks Johnson, 52, was arrested at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday after a 911 caller reported he was inside Swift’s Tribeca building without permission, a police spokesperson said. He was apprehended trying to break into the singer’s Manhattan apartment and charged […]
The U.K. has opened a formal investigation into Nvidia’s proposed $40 billion takeover of chip designer Arm on national security grounds. On Monday, Britain’s Digital Secretary, Oliver Dowden issued a Public Interest Intervention Notice (PIIN). According to him, It’s not clear what the national security grounds are but the Department for Digital, Culture, […]
The American space agency has successfully conducted the first controlled flight on another planet on Monday. The drone, called Ingenuity, flew less than a minute above the red planet, but Nasa is celebrating what represents the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft on another world. The rotorcraft was carried […]
Nine of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy advocates have been sentenced to jail terms for organizing a march during the 2019 anti-government protests that triggered an overwhelming crackdown from Beijing.
Britain’s Helen McCrory, known for her roles in Harry Potter movies, the James Bond film ‘Skyfall’ and the ‘Peaky Blinders’ television series, has died at the age of 52 after a ‘heroic battle’ with cancer, her husband Damian Lewis said
Ubah Ogaba, the command’s public relations officer, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday in Jos. According to Ogaba, the incident occurred on Thursday night at a beer parlour. “The command is aware of the unfortunate attack at a beer parlour in Wereng Village of Riyom where six persons […]
This is contained in WTO’s data on the ‘Leading Exporters and Importers of Commercial services excluding intra-EU Trade 2020’, released on Friday. According to the data, in 2020, Nigeria ranked number of 25 largest importer of commercial services in the world, while Egypt emerges second in Africa and number 28 […]
The father of South African rapper AKA’s late girlfriend Nelli Tembe has debunked the reports that she committed suicide. The businessman made this known during his daughter’s lying in state at the Durban International Conference Centre on Friday, April 16, 2021. In a letter read by businessman Sandile Zungu, Tembe […]