Author: Rashaad Harris

Manchester United forward, Jesse Lingard is set to leave the club after feeling let down by the club. The winger has been at United since 2000, when he joined the club as kid. He progressed through the ranks over the years and in 2011, he had a breakthrough season and has since made 149 appearances. However, since 2012 he has been on several loan spells. Leicester City, Birmingham City, Brighton and Hove Albion, Derby County and last year, West Ham United. As can be seen, his United career hasn’t really gone according to plan. And after his successful spell at…

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United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has commended Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State over his approach in the fight against terrorism in the state. Guterres particularly praised Zulum’s determination to address the root causes of Boko Haram. The UN chief stated this on Tuesday during a courtesy call at the council chamber of the Government House, Maiduguri. The UN boss, who was earlier received by Zulum when he visited Maiduguri to assess the humanitarian situation in the state. “I have discovered that here in Borno, thanks to the Governor, you have understood and put in place the right approach to…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria is in a huge problem. The Former military head of state made this known in a Global Crusade organised by the Deeper Life Bible Church in Abeokuta, Ogun State. “If you consider what is going on in our cities, our states, our country, our region of West Africa, our continent and indeed our globe, our world requires crusades of this nature,” Mr Obasanjo stressed. “Some people accused us, Christians of religiosity without spirituality. Yes that has been the position of the world even in the time of Jesus Christ, but should we lose…

The Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMET) has predicted that there will be plenty of sunshine and rainstorms between Wednesday and Friday all across the country. According to NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja, sunny skies are to be expected on Wednesday with patches of clouds over the Northern region. The statement read, “There are prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Zamfara, Southern Sokoto, Kaduna, Bauchi, Adamawa, Taraba, Southern Borno, Southern Kano, Southern Kastina and Gombe state in the afternoon and evening hours.“The North-central region should be mostly cloudy in the morning hours with chances of isolated thunderstorms over…

The police in the Federal Capital Territory have nabbed the husband of the corp member that was found dead a week ago in Abuja. A Mr. Terungwa Edward Achado and others were arrested together with two persons in connection with the murder of Terungwa Stephanie Seember. The deceased went missing on 14th April, after she left home on that day for her community development service (CDS). Her decaying corpse were later found almost two weeks after in Lokogoma area of Abuja. The police confirmed to journalists that the two men arrested on 30th April were the last two people that…

12 minutes was all it took for Liverpool to overcome a first half scare that saw them level on aggregate with Spanish side, Villarreal in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi final. A week ago, the Anfield side overcame a very defensive-minded Villarreal by 2 goals, and then many thought the tie was over. But in the reverse fixture in Spain, Unai Emery’s men showed their mettle when they pulled one back in the 3rd minute through Boulaye Dia before former Arsenal man, Coquelin scored his first European goal since 2013 in the 41st minute to silent…

The Nigerian Army, has vowed that perpetrators of the “dastardly, despicable and barbaric” killing of two soldiers, Master Warrant Officer (MWO) Audu M Linus (retired) and Private(Pte)Gloria Matthew, will not go unpunished. The army made the vow in a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday by its Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, while condemning the gruesome killing of the two soldiers. Recall that gunmen had, on Saturday, killed the two military personnel, at an unknown location in Imo State, South-east Nigeria. The victims were reportedly beheaded after being shot dead by the gunmen. Their corpses were said…

Abdul Abiola, a son of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief Moshood Abiola, has threatened to reveal what he calls the “truth” of what happened in the post election period which led to the death of his parents, Moshood and Kudirat Abiola. It is unclear what the tweet meant by “Truth.” He stated this in a short post on his twitter handle on Tuesday. The June 12 1993 election is widely regarded as Nigeria’s fairest election with Moshood Abiola in the lead to become president before it was annulled by former military president, Ibrahim Babangida.…