07 DECEMBER 2018 Cardi B, Drake and Ariana Grande are top contenders for Friday’s Grammy nominations, with an expansion of the four big categories that could mean more recognition for women and minorities on music’s biggest night. After the last…
UNILORIN student’s suicide was drug-induced – Management (Guardian)
07 December 2018 The Management of the University of Ilorin on Friday said that investigations by the institution, revealed that its student, late Mr. Adigun Emmanuel, committed suicide as an eventual culmination of drug addiction. The Director of Corporate Affairs…
NEMA receives 193 Nigerians from Libya (Guardian)
07 December 2018 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 193 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Mr Segun Afolayan, Acting Zonal Coordinator, NEMA, South West Zone, confirmed the development to the newsmen on Friday in Lagos. Afolayan…
Igbo in north banned from travelling over 2019 polls (Guardian)
07 December 2018 People of Igbo extraction in the 19 northern states have been banned from travelling to their states of origin to vote in next year’s general elections. Any person who flouts the directive would be fined an undisclosed…
Kevin Hart Steps Down As Oscars Host (Guardian)
07 DECEMBER 2018 US comedian and actor Kevin Hart abruptly withdrew from hosting the Oscars Thursday night amid flack for past homophobic and anti-gay tweets. Two days after announcing he had landed what he called a dream gig, Hart said…
Guardiola confident Sane will sign new Man City deal (Guardian)
04 December 2018 Pep Guardiola is confident that winger Leroy Sane will sign a new long-term deal with Manchester City despite delays in ongoing contract negotiations between the two parties. The 22-year-old has recovered well from the disappointment of a…
Furious Maradona hurls insults at rival fans (Guardian)
04 December 2018 Argentine football legend Diego Maradona hurled insults at fans of an opposing team and had to be restrained from attacking them after they jeered his coaching loss Sunday in Mexico’s second-division final. Maradona’s team, Dorados of Sinaloa,…
LSSC inaugurates boards of sports associations (Guardian)
04 December 2018 The Under-15 Ilaji Soccer Academy players, who did the country proud at the Ghana tour…recently. Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) yesterday inaugurated 40 Boards of sports associations on behalf of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to increase growth of…
UEFA starts VAR at Champions League knock out stage (Guardian)
04 December 2018 Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used from the last 16 of this season’s Champions League, UEFA has confirmed.European football’s governing body had already committed to using VAR in its competitions from 2019-20 onwards. But last month,…
Nigeria gets fresh $200 million loan (Guardian)
The Nigerian government has been granted a sum of $200 million loan for the funding of the country’s Electrification Project (NEP). African Development Bank Group Monday said it loaned $150 million for the project while the balance of $50 million…