Nigerian champions, Plateau United, will meet Tanzania’s Simba Football Club in the preliminary round of the 2020/21 CAF Champions League, while former African kings, Enyimba of Aba, will battle with Rahimo FC of Burkina Faso. In the CAF Champions League…
Hollywood stars Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds in bid to buy football team
Hollywood actors Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds have pledged to turn Welsh side Wrexham, who play in the fifth tier of English football, into a global powerhouse after announcing a bid to purchase the club. McElhenney, best known for creating…
Paul Pogba ‘cannot be happy’ at Man Utd – France boss Didier Deschamps
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba “cannot be happy” with his situation at the club, says France manager Didier Deschamps. Pogba has figured in 11 games for the Old Trafford side this season but started in just five of those. He…
Sergio Garcia withdraws from Masters after positive coronavirus test
Former Masters champion Sergio Garcia will miss this year’s event at Augusta after testing positive for coronavirus. The 40-year-old Spaniard, who won the event in 2017, missed the cut in last week’s Houston Open. “On Saturday night after driving back…
Entries open for 14th Headies Awards
The Headies Awards has made a call for entries. The organisers of the award, which is on its 14th edition, said the submission of all music works released between July 2019 and September 2020, the year-in-review, are welcome. “This year…
*Ruling family asks EFCC to investigate Oniru monarch (Guardian)*Traders, residents count losses as fire guts Lagos shanties (Punch)
Ruling family asks EFCC to investigate Oniru monarch (Guardian) The Omowunmi Abisogun ruling house of Iruland, Lagos has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Oba Omogbolahan Lawal, the Oniru of Iruland over alleged misappropriation of…
Nigeria announces 94 COVID-19 new cases and 4 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 94 new cases of COVID-19 Monday. In a Twitter update via its verified handle, the government agency said there are now 64,184 confirmed cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus…
USA Elections 2020: Lessons for INEC and Nigerian electorate – Magnus Onyibe
Two things that distinguish the November 3, 2020 general elections in the United States of America (USA) from the previous ones are the mail-in voting and early-voting which saw former Vice President and the candidate of the Democratic Party, Joe…