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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The European governing football body, UEFA has declared that Lionel Messi has won the Champions League only three times. Barcelona won the Champions League titles in 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, and 2015.Lionel Messi was part of the Barca team from 2006 which means that he has four Champions League medals.However, UEFA does not see the 2022 World Cup winner as a four-time holder of Europe’s club elite trophy.Lionel Messi played a pivotal role in Barcelona’s Champions League victories in 2009, 2011, and 2015,UEFA declared that the Argentina international has won only three titles as he was not…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Minister of State for Labour, Employment & Industrial Relations in Uganda, Col. (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola,, has been killed by his bodyguard. Engola, who was the Deputy Minister for Gender and Labour, was shot at his home on Tuesday morning, 2 May, 2023. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enaga, said Engola was shot at close range at his residence in Kyanja while entering his vehicle to go to work. Police have identified the bodyguard as Private Wilson Sabiti. Enaga disclosed that after Sabiti fired several shots at close range, killing Engola instantly, he fled from the scene up…

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, 2 May, 2023, commissioned a 20-bed hospital, equipment and generating plant at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ilesa, Osun State. The healthcare centre, according to the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, is part of the COVID-19 Intervention Fund given to Correctional Service, explaining that each geopolitical zone of the country benefits from the comprehensive healthcare project. Ogbeni Aregbesola while commissioned the project, restated President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to repositioning, resuscitation, reformation and rehabilitation of inmates in all the custodial centres of the country. The former Governor of Osun State maintained that inmates are entitled…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Abia State House of Assembly has impeached its speaker, Rt.Hon. Chinedum Orji. The motion for the impeachment was moved by Hon Chukwudi Apugo member representing Umuahia East, and was seconded by Hon. Okey Igwe (PDP, Umunneochi). The impeached Speaker represents Umuahia Central State Constituency. Although a detail of the impeachment remains sketchy, the Deputy Speaker confirmed the impeachment to newsmen in Umuahia, the state capital. Orji lost February 25 National Assembly poll for Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency. Few weeks ago, members of the state Assembly disassociated themselves from any plot to impeach Governor Okezie Ikpeazu.…

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), who was alleged to have announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress winner of the gubernatorial elections during the recently concluded supplementary elections. News of Yunusa-Ari’s arrest was broken by the Force Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi via a statement issued on Tuesday, 2 May, 2023 in Abuja. According to the statement, there have calls for the arrest and investigation of the Adamawa REC by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the basis of alleged impropriety in…

Renowned author and critic, Chimamanda Adichie has described the book, ‘Osinbajo Strides: Defining Moments of an Innovative Leader’ written by 25 journalists and writers in honour of Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, as an enthusiastically organic book that is a labour of love. In her keynote address during the virtual launch of the book by the writers, PYO Collective, she explained that the Vice President brought a different kind of leadership which has inspired millions of young Nigerians. She spoke about his people-focused policies from his time as an Attorney General in Lagos State. She also noted that the…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Ahead of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s visit To Rivers State scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, 3 May, 2023, the state Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared Wednesday as a public holiday to enable the people of the state give him a rousing welcome. The President-elect, during his two-day official visit to the state, is scheduled to commission the Rumuola/Rumuokwuta Flyover and the ultra-modern Magistrates’ Court Complex, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday, 3 May and Thursday, 4 May, 2023. Wike, in a state broadcast on Tuesday, 2 May, 2023, said during Tinubu’s presidential campaign visit to Rivers State, he had indicated intention to…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike American iconic tennis player, Serena Williams has announced her second pregnancy with husband and co-founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian. Williams, dressed elegantly in a black gown, made her baby bump apparent through the fabric she donned. She further declared the news on her Instagram profile, posing with her husband. Captioning the post, she wrote: “Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala.”Since the announcement of Serena Williams’ second pregnancy at the Met Gala, fans and celebrities alike have flooded social media with messages of congratulations and well-wishes for a healthy delivery.

By Abimbola Ogunnaike No fewer than six people died and more than 30 others were injured in a dust storm that caused pileups from vehicle crashes on a highway in U.S. Midwest state of Illinois on Monday, 1 May, 2023. State police troopers responded to numerous crashes about 11 a.m. Monday on both directions of I-55 in Montgomery County, south of Springfield, capital of Illinois, the Chicago Tribune quoted the police as saying Monday, 1 May, 2023. About 20 commercial motor vehicles and 40 to 60 passenger cars were involved in the crashes, including two tractor-trailers that caught fire. The…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike After 32 years of marriage without a child, a Nigerian couple has been blessed with a set of twins, a boy and a girl. A Lagos-based photographer, Zibah Omo Ologo, the CEO of Zibah Photographer, shared photos of the couple and their babies at the weekend. “What God cannot Do Does Not Exist. God Bless This Beautiful Family with A Bouncing beautiful Twin boy and Girl. After 32 years of waiting. God is Great,” the post read.

By Abimbola Ogunnaike A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Okey Wali, SAN, has finally regained freedom after two weeks in the den of kidnappers. The 26th President of the NBA was kidnapped and held hostage for 14 days following a violent attack on his convoy along East-West Road, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on 17 April 2023. The President of NBA, Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, SAN, made this disclosure on the evening of Monday, 1 May, 2023. Maikyau, who called on the Federal Government to live up to its constitutional responsibility of protecting the…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Arewa Community in Southern Nigeria has faulted the call for the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), just as the group also said Kanu release may worsened the security situations in the south east of the country. Musa Saidu, leader of the community, made the remark in response to the call by the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. Recall that Iwuanyanwu had urged Buhari to release Kanu before May 29. However, Saidu said Iwuanyawu’s call was wrong, just as he also wondered if the killings in the Southeast…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike As a measure of serving as deterrents to others in the society, the Lagos State Government on Monday, 1 May, 2023, published the details of three adult males convicted for different sexual offences in the state. Their identities were made known via the official Twitter handle of the state Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, @Lagosdsva. The agency, in the message tagged “Justice has been served,” said it was giving an “update on publication of details of sex convicts as maintained by Lagos State.” The details of the publication include the names and pictures of the sex offenders, the nature…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike After previous pleadings with Wizkid and Burna Boy to feature in their songs yielded no positive response, controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, a.k.a Portable, has again taken to the direct message, DM, of the famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, professionally known by his stage name Davido to beg for a feature in his song. Sharing a video of him pleading with Davido to give him a chance as he already has a chorus prepared; Portable also shared a screenshot accompanied by voice notes from their conversation. The self-acclaimed ‘Wahala Musician’ wrote: “@davido Ogun Owo Music industry Carry…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least 782,000 people participated in this year’s International Workers’ Day protests across France, the country’s Interior Ministry said Monday, 1 May, 2023. The protests took place amid social tensions caused by the government forcing passage of a controversial pension reform bill; last year, only 116,500 people took to the streets on Monday, 1 May, 2023. Like recent nationwide mobilizations against the pension reforms, Monday’s protests turned violent in major cities including Paris, Lyon, and Marseille. According to French interior minister Gerald Darmanin, at least 108 police and gendarmes were injured during the protests. One police officer…

By Ayoola Amao, Gombe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State has expelled the Senator representing the Gombe South Senatorial District, Senator Bulus Amos for alleged anti-party activities. This is almost a month after the former Governor of the state, Senator Danjuma Goje was also sent out of the party for the same reason. Bulus like Senator Goje was accused of working for an opposition party throughout the polls. Addressing the media on Tuesday, 2 May, 2023, the Gombe South Vice Chairman, Musa Awak said his office would unconditionally abide by the decision of the Senator’s Bambam Ward in Balanga…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Superstar Nigerian singer/songwriter, Ayra Starr, has been placed on bed rest by her doctor who advised her to slow things down. The singer is set to miss some shows in the United States due to ill health. In a statement on her Instagram story on the of Sunday, 30 April, 2023, the singer stated that she would not be carrying on with her shows as planned. She also apologised to her fans over her inability to attend her much-anticipated show.The statement reads; “DC, VA & Houston your girl is going through it. My doctor has advised I slow…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that at least 154 persons have died as a result of Lassa fever within four months in the country In its 16th-week Lassa fever situation report, the NCDC said there had been a total of 897 confirmed cases recorded from 26 states and 103 local government areas from January 1 to April 23, 2023, just as a total of 4,908 suspected cases were recorded during the period under review. With the current death toll, the public health institution noted that the case-fatality ratio of the outbreak stood…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewahas confirmed that the Egyptian authorities have finally agreed to allow Nigerians fleeing the war in neighbouring Sudan pass through its country. Due to the closure of Sudanese airspace, the federal government had made arrangement for buses to convey Nigerians to Egypt from where they were to catch flights back home. Nigerians have been stranded at the Egyptian border as a result of refusal of the country to allow free passage despite repeated pleas. Dabiri-Erewa said in a statement issued on Monday, 1 May, 2023, that Egypt…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) on Monday, 1 May, 2023 said it would commence the release of results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Board on Tuesday, 2 May, 2023. This was contained in the minutes of the meeting held at the end of an emergency management meeting held over the weekend in Abuja. In the minutes which was made available to newsmen, the board noted that the delay in the release of results was due to the fact that it wanted to ensure that all necessary screenings were concluded. “The Board would be releasing the results…