Man Utd Held By Wolves In FA Cup Stalemate
Spluttering Manchester United were forced to settle for a dour 0-0 draw at Wolves in the FA Cup third round, while holders Manchester City started their bid to retain the trophy with a 4-1 victory against Port Vale on Saturday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s troubled side didn’t manage a single shot on target in the latest […]
Ibrahimovic Vows To Kick-Start Milan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has vowed to kick-start struggling AC Milan’s Serie A season as their local rivals Inter Milan recommence a title battle with Juventus this weekend after the end of the winter break. Milan play host to Sampdoria on Monday, their first game since the humiliating 5-0 goal defeat to Atalanta last month which sparked […]
French Govt Meets As Unions Vow To Harden Pension Strike
Top French officials met Friday to hash out their strategy ahead of fresh pension overhaul talks with unions who have threatened wider protests alongside a crippling transport strike now in its fifth week. “I urge all union leaders to accept the hand offered by the prime minister so that together we can find a compromise,” […]
Ihedioha On Independence Of Judiciary
Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State has assured that his administration would uphold the independence of the Judiciary and abide to the rule of law, twin factors he identified, as the panacea to good governance. Speaking at the swearing-in of nine Judges, seven for the State High Court, two for the Customary Court of Appeal, […]
Family Loses 3 Children In Ibadan Midnight Inferno
Tragedy struck in the early hours of yesterday in Ibadan as three children of the same parents were burnt to death at their residence situated at the last bus-stop, behind Ibadan Grammar School, Molete, Ibadan. THISDAY learnt that the children died in the fire when neither of their parents, Tunde Emmanuel and mother, Christiana were […]
Is Removal Of Vehicle Number Plate Legal?
Daily, I receive calls, text messages and emails from motorists seeking clarification on the position of the law with respect to the indiscriminate removal of vehicle number plates by law enforcement agents. I will refrain from reprinting the comments of some of these callers who often express disgust over these actions described by some as […]
Transfer: Stoke City Loan Etebo To Laliga Side, Getafe
Super Eagles midfielder, Oghenekaro Etebo, has joined Spanish Laliga side Getafe on a loan deal till the end of the season from English Championship side Stoke City. Getafe beat host of teams to the signature of the Nigerian who has struggled to get sufficient game time since the appointment of Michael O’Neil as coach in […]
Etebo Blow For Hearts After Midfielder Joins Getafe
Nigeria international Oghenekaro Etebo will be joining La Liga club Getafe in the January transfer window after Stoke City and Getafe reached a club-to-club agreement over the loan of the central midfielder. Subject to a medical, Etebo will spend the remainder of the 2019-2020 campaign on loan at Getafe. The future of the former Warri […]
First Bank Restates Commitment To Culture, Economic Growth
First Bank of Nigeria Plc., (FBN) has reaffirmed its commitment to economic development through cultural projection. The bank declared this at the sixth edition of the Africa Fashion Week that held in Lagos recently. The Africa Fashion Week initiative seeks to promote the Nigerian brand through fashion. The event featured, amongst others, runway shows […]
FA Cup Magic Returns On DStv
The year 2020 will kick off on an exciting note for football lovers as the third round of games in the prestigious English FA Cup kicks off on January 4. A live coverage of the thrilling round of games in the oldest football competition in the world will be available to DStv subscribers live in […]
Mercedes-Benz To Present Man And Machine Future Interaction
Mercedes-Benz will feature the future interaction between man and machine at the Consumer Electronics Show taking place in Las Vegas (CES) from 7 to 10 January 2020. According to a statement by the automaker, the Chairman of the Board of Management Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG, Ola Källenius, will provide a visionary outlook of the […]
To Tackle Igbo Marginalisation, Ohaneze Must Work With IPOB
A former National Youth Leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Tony-Uche Ezekwelu, has lamented the continued marginaliza- tion of Igbo in Nigeria, suggesting, however, that the leadership of the Pan-Igbo socio-cultural group would need to work with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MAS- SOB) and other […]