Author: Rashaad Harris

On Monday, Mallam Mohammed Bello, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, outlined the reasons why his administration has not been willing to carry on the custom of distributing plots of land for Nigerians to build their homes as his predecessors did. The minister, who presented the Muhammadu Buhari administration’s FCT scorecard for 2015, explained that allocating and managing land was one of the most difficult tasks for the federal territory’s minister, and he was unwilling to allocate land that the allottee might not be able to access in two decades.Abuja had since been given out by previous administrations and…

Bayelsa United Head Coach Dipreye Teibowei, has expressed reservations with the officiating of his side’s match day 4 fixture against hosts Lobi Stars of Makurdi in Jos on Sunday.Teibowei, immediately after they lost 3-0 in the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Group B game, stated that there were question marks against the match officials.“Even though Lobi Stars scored clean goals, the officiating has a lot of question marks, as one side was favoured above the other.“How can you say you want to improve the standard of the league and the referees are still officiating this way,” he asked.The coach…

Manchester City have shockingly agreed to loan defender Joao Cancelo to Bayern Munich less than two days before the end of the January transfer window.The loan deal, The Athletic report, is set to include a buy option, believed to be around £62m, with the German champions long-term admirers of the 28-year-old. The deal comes as complete surprise given the starring role Cancelo has played in City’s first team over the past few seasons, though the Portugal international has recently fallen out of favour under Pep Guardiola, failing to start any of their last three games in all competitions. Fans have…

Watch the moment a trailer container fell along Saw Mill Road, Dopemu, Lagos State on Monday. This is coming just a day after a trailer container fell on a bus, killing at least 9 passengers at a bus stop in Lagos. The incident is sure to cause traffic on the road. The incident was brought to public eye by twitter user, Eniboy. [wpvideo 69js8vQf data-temp-aztec-id=”330b325d-658e-4dea-a903-574cf0e89d22″]

Kastina State Governor, Aminu Masari believes the endorsement of Labour Party’s Presidential candidate — Peter Obi by former President Olusegun Obasanjo doesn’t have any influence on Nigerians, saying the latter can’t even influence his family members’ decisions. The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate — Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to him, has greater political credentials than the former president. In an interview with TVC, Masari made this statement in response to a query on the significance of Obasanjo’s support for Obi.Recall that Obasanjo had openly endorsed Peter Obi as the country’s next president in his open letter to Nigerians on…

Following demonstrations in several areas of Osun State in response to the Election Petition Tribunal’s decision to remove Governor Ademola Adeleke on Friday, the Governor yesterday thanked the residents of the state and told them that he would stand up for the mandate they had given him. The state’s All Progressives Congress (APC) issued a warning to the Governor yesterday, saying that organising rallies against Adeleke’s impending dismissal won’t prevent what it called an “explicit judgement.”Adeleke acknowledged his happiness at the public’s reinforcement of support for his governorship in a statement released by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, and reassured the…

Arsenal have had their fresh £70m bid for midfielder Moises Caicedo rejected by Brighton.Brighton’s stance remains unchanged and the midfielder is not for sale in January, with the window set to shut on Tuesday at 11pm. Sky Sports News has been told their position will not change.Had the Seagulls accepted Arsenal’s latest offer for the 21-year-old it would have been a club-record transfer, surpassing the £60m sale of Marc Cucurella to Chelsea in the summer.The Gunners also had their initial £60m offer for Caicedo rejected, which prompted the Colombia international to plead with Brighton to let him leave and join…

The fatality rate for Lassa fever in the first two weeks of 2023 was 7.8%, according to information released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), confirming a total of 7 death hitherto. The agency reported that 30 local government areas in 10 states had at least one confirmed case and that Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi states had reported 84 per cent of all confirmed cases.The agency’s statement reads: “In week 2, the number of new confirmed cases increased from 30 in week 1,2023 to 77 cases. These were reported from Ondo, Edo, Ebonyi, Bauch, Benue, Kogi,…

Victor Osimhen played for 76 minutes and scored a brilliant goal as his side Napoli defeated 2-1 Roma in Serie A Matchday 20 fixture at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples on Sunday night.The Naples based team, who hoped to extend their lead at the top of the Serie A table, began the encounter against Roma 10 points clear of second place Inter Milan.After a bright start from the host, striker Victor Osimhen scored in his third consecutive league game after receiving a precious pass from teammate Khvicha Kvaratskahelia and brilliantly controlling the ball from his chest to his…

The technical crew of Kwara United Football Club, led by Coach Abdulazeez Mohammed has been given two matches ultimatum to change the fortunes of the club, or be sanctioned.In a message by the Media Team after the Enyimba International FC match which the team lost by 3-0, the General Manager of the club, Bashir Badawiy said that the management would henceforth, not tolerate any negative result from the team.With the lost, Kwara United has not won any of its four games, losing two and drawing two, to garner just two points so far, conceeding four goals and scoring none, a…