•Barcelona defender Ronald Federico Araujo da Silva (L) celebrates goal with teammates yesterday Barcelona made sure of second place in the Champions League yesterday after being held to a 2-2 draw by plucky Atalanta, who failed in their mission for direct qualification for the last 16. Hansi Flick’s team finished the new single league phase [...
•Chidimma Adetshina (left) finishes second Nigeria’s representative, Chidimma Adetshina, has finished as the first runner-up at the 73rd Miss Universe Competition held in Mexico. The final moments of the prestigious event, announced early this morning, saw an electrifying face-off between Nigeria and Denmark, as the two women stood poised to c...
July 2024 was both the second-warmest July and the second-warmest month on record, the European Union’s climate change service, Copernicus, said today. July 2024 saw a global average temperature of 16.91 degrees Celsius, 0.04 degrees Celsius lower than the average temperature in July 2023, currently the hottest month on record, reports AFP. Un...
•Late Mohbad Family of the late singer and songwriter Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad has conducted a second autopsy to unravel the cause of his death. The autopsy, ordered by Ms. T.A. Shotobi, Magistrate of the Coroner Court, is part of an ongoing investigation into the cause of the artist’s death, reports Daily [&hellip...
•Ursula von der Leyen European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen yesterday won a second five-year term that she vowed would tackle the EU’s challenges head-on, including bolstering its defence capability and strengthening Europe’s industry. The German ex-defence minister, who became the first woman leader of the European Commission in ...
•Governor Biodun Oyebanji The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West has criticized the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for endorsing the incumbent governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, for a second term. The PDP described this move as insensitive and lacking empathy, arguing that it does not align with the hardships face...
Nigerian men have been ranked second in the list of Africa’s most handsome men according to a report by Insider Monkey. In the list, Kenyan men are ranked number one while Nigerian and Ethiopian men rank second and third respectively. Rwanda, South Africa and Angola men come fourth, fifth and sixth respectively on the list. […]
•Team Nigeria Team Nigeria finished second on the medals table at the 13th African Games in Ghana. The Nigerian contingent raked in 47 gold, 33 silver, and 40 bronze medals across 25 sports at the competition. Weightlifting produced Nigeria’s highest medal haul, reports The Nation. Team Nigeria dominated the athletics event, claiming an amazin...
A Constitution Amendment Bill to introduce state police has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, which was sponsored by 13 members of the House, enjoyed support from majority of the lawmakers in the green chamber who believed that concerns of political victimisation by state governors, should take the backseat to th...
•Duoye Diri takes his oath of office Bayelsa State governor, Duoye Diri, has been sworn in for a second term in office. He took his oath of office at 1:58 pm today at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa, the state capital, reports Channels TV. Both Diri and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, took their […]

