Liverpool Go 11 Points Clear with Win Over Man City
Liverpool took a big step to winning the Premier League, crushing Manchester City 2-nil yesterday. The victory sends Liverpool 11 points clear at the top of the table although they have played a game more. Newcastle beat Nottingham Forest 4-3, Aston Villa clinched a 2-1 win against Chelsea, Arsenal were beaten 1-0 at home by […]
Lassa Fever Deaths Rise to 80 in Nigeria
Nigeria recorded 80 deaths from 413 confirmed Lassa fever cases across 11 states during Epidemiological Week 6 (Feb. 3–9, 2025). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said in an information on its official website, that the case fatality rate (CFR) had risen to 19.4 per cent, up from 17.5 per cent in […]
Portable Claims He’s in Psychiatric Treatment
After being declared wanted by the Ogun State Police Command, singer, Habeeb Badmus, well known as Portable, took to his Instagram page to declare himself a mad man who is currently undergoing treatment at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta. The controversial singer also appealed to the Ogun State Government and Nigerians in the post, […]
Benfica, Bayern, and Brugge Advance to UCL Last 16
Benfica held off Monaco to a 3-3 draw in Lisbon to seal their place in the Champions League last 16, 4-3 on Aggregate, to face either Barcelona or Liverpool. Bayern Munich snatched a 3-2 aggregate victory over Celtic after a 1-1 draw in the return leg last night. Club Brugge beat Serie A side Atalanta […]
Trump Criticizes Ukraine Over Peace Talks Exclusion
US President, Donald Trump has said he was “disappointed” by Ukraine’s reaction to not being invited to peace talks in Saudi Arabia to end the war with Russia. Trump also appeared to blame Ukraine for starting the war – saying the country “could have made a deal” before the full-scale Russian invasion almost three years […]
FRSC Launches Driver’s Licence Print Farm in Lagos
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has activated a mini driver’s licence printing farm in Lagos State, in commemoration of its 37th anniversary. At the inauguration, the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, expressed optimism that the farm would help to reduce hardship experienced by motorists while acquiring drivers’ licence, and urged applicants to collect their licence […]
Portable Declared Wanted for Assaulting Officials
The Ogun State Police Command has declared singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as “Portable,” wanted for his involvement in a violent attack on government officials carrying out their lawful duties. Spokesperson of the state police command, Omolola Odutola, in a statement yesterday narrated that on February 5, 2025, three officials from the Ogun State Ministry […]
Arsenal Fined ÂŁ65,000 for Player Conduct
Arsenal have been fined ÂŁ65,000 after their players were deemed to have behaved in an “improper way” following Myles Lewis-Skelly’s red card against Wolverhampton Wanderers last month. It was alleged that Arsenal failed to ensure their players did not behave in an improper way around the 43rd minute, and the club subsequently admitted to this […]
Plane Overturns at Toronto Pearson Airport
One child and two adults have been critically injured after a plane crashed and overturned while landing at Toronto Pearson airport in Canada. Images shared on social media show a plane which appears to have flipped over on the snow-covered tarmac. It appears to be missing at least one of its wings. Toronto Pearson airport […]
U.S. and Russia Hold Ukraine Talks Without Kyiv
High-level delegations from the U.S. and Russia were set to begin talks in Saudi Arabia today Tuesday over the fate of Ukraine — negotiations taking place — without Ukraine. Ahead of the talks that the State Department said were aimed to discuss ending the now three-year-long war, an American delegation headed by Secretary of State […]
