Author: Rashaad Harris

Chelsea showed their guts to win the first FIFA Club World Cup against Palmeiras in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night. It was the European Champions’ first Club World Cup title. But they had to fight hard to win a game that had few chances. Romelu Lukaku had opened the scoring for the London side before the Brazilians equalised from the spot, after Thiago Silva was judged to have handled the ball in the box. The game would eventually head into extra time, where Kai Havertz who was the hero in the Champions League Final against Manchester City, converted the winner…

Tolulope Adesua Etomi-Wellington, the wife of Banky-W has released her first single. The actress who is now in her 30s dropped the song on Friday. Produced by Cobhams Asuquo, with assistance by her husband, Banky-W, the single is sang to the tone of R’n’B with a mix of reggae. She had teased the song on Thursday in a tweet, alongside the cover, “This is the year of ‘Do’ All the things I want to do, I’m doing this year. All the Territories I want to conquer, I will conquer this year. Starting with this. Song and video out tomorrow at…

Governor Seyi Makinde has lamented the armed robbery attack in Ibadan which claimed some lives. The Oyo State Governor sent out appreciations to the security agents who swung in to checkmate the situation and also the masses who alerted them. Speaking on his Facebook page on Thursday night, Makinde reassured his people that security agencies in the state are on top of the situation to ensure justice is served. “I received the sad news of the robbery attack at the Idi-Ape axis of Ibadan which resulted in death and injuries of residents. The security agencies are investigating the incident. I…

The Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum has reiterated the government’s desire to do away with insurgency by next year. Zulum said this on Thursday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. In his briefing with State House correspondents, Zulum said by the grace of God, the miscreants who have besieged Nigeria since 2009, especially the Northern part, will be terminated in 2023. He was in Abuja to update Buhari on the progress made by leadership in tackling the menace of Boko Haram in his region. “As I’ve been saying before, the kinetic measures alone will never…

One Miss Ajibola Ayomikun, a 200 level student of the Department of Linguistics and African Languages has reportedly lost her life after she fell into a septic tank at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. According to the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Olarewaju Abiodun, she fell into soakaway located at BVER hostels, a hostel located off campus. He stated that the University Management is saddened by the “unfortunate incidence”. “When the news got to us, we immediately mobilised the emergency responders from the University, Osun State, and the OAU Teaching Hospital who through concerted efforts got the student out.…

A 24-year-old student of Computer Science at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, MAPOLY, Abeokuta in Ogun State, Adebowale Babatunde Ismail, was on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced to seven months imprisonment. Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State convicted Babatunde Ismail for the offence of criminal impersonation. His conviction was secured by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said the offence is contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (ii) of Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc.) Act, 2015, and punishable…