Kaduna killings horrible, obnoxious – Senator Makarfi
Former Kaduna State Governor, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, on Friday, described the recent killing in Southern Kaduna, as horrible, obnoxious and unacceptable. Bandits had attacked the Kagoro community of Kaduna State, on Sunday, killed 35 persons, burnt houses and wounded…
North Korea Tests New Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, Ready for Long Confrontation with US
North Korea said it tested a new type of powerful intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, marking the end of its long-range test moratorium in place since 2017. State media quoted by Reuters said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un directly…
W/Cup qualifier: You should be ashamed – Bale slams Real Madrid, critics after scoring against Austria
Wales captain, Gareth Bale has criticised Real Madrid after helping his country to book a place in the final World Cup playoff on Thursday. The Welshman also slammed the recent criticism of him in the Spanish press as ‘disgusting’. Bale…
NATO will respond if you use chemical weapons against Ukraine – Biden warns Putin
US President, Joe Biden, Thursday, issued a stern warning to his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin. Biden warned that NATO would “respond” if Putin used a chemical weapon in his war on Ukraine. We will respond if he uses it….
10 things you need to know this Friday Morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday night, hosted the founding fathers of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including the national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, to a dinner at the…
Ukraine’s forces being helped by Russia – Russian billionaire
A former Russian oil tycoon and President Vladimir Putin’s critic, Mikhail Khodorkovsky has said that Russia’s unpreparedness for the ongoing war it declared against Ukraine surprises him. Speaking with CNN, the former oil tycoon said that “on the ground, Ukraine’s…
Two top bidders certain to buy Chelsea emerge, as Raine makes shocking rejection
A bid made by the Ricketts family to buy Chelsea has been shockingly ‘knocked back’, according to Financial Times. Also, two bids are almost certain to make the final cut, being an investor group led by Todd Boehly, owner of…
W/Cup qualifier: It’ll haunt me for the rest of my life – Chelsea’s Jorginho weeps after missing two penalties
Chelsea midfielder, Jorginho has said that his two penalty misses against Switzerland in the group stages of the Qatar 2022 qualification series would haunt him forever. Those penalties he missed ultimately meant Italy dropped down into the play-offs. And the…
2022 World Cup playoffs: Results of Thursday’s matches
Some 2022 FIFA World Cup playoffs took place around Europe. Italy will not be at Qatar later this year, missing out on the finals again, after losing 1-0 at home to North Macedonia in their playoff semi-final. Aleksandar Trajkovski scored…
Buhari’s preferred candidate to become APC national chairman revealed
The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari told governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), that he would prefer Abdullahi Adamu to emerge as the party’s national chairman. Following a…