Antonio Conte Appointed as New Napoli Coach
Napoli have announced the appointment of former Chelsea and Tottenham coach Antonio Conte as their new head coach. This comes after a turbulent season following their triumphant 2022-2023 Serie A title win. “Welcome Antonio,” declared Aurelio De Laurentiis, Napoli’s president and owner, on X, formerly known as Twitter. The announcement was accompanied by a photograph […]
French Open places alcohol ban in stands to stop unruly fans
The French Open has stopped fans drinking alcohol in the stands in a bid to end unruly behaviour, after Belgium’s David Goffin had chewing gum spat at him during a match against France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. The tournament’s director Amelie Mauresmo, announced that while alcohol will be banned in the stands, it will continue to […]
South African border authority on high alert
The South African Border Management Authority (BMA) is on high alert as the country prepares to hold the general elections on Wednesday, May 29. The management authority in a statement, also said it arrested 28 Bangladesh nationals on Saturday evening at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg who had landed from Dubai, the United Arab […]
FG to introduce Single-Digit Interest Rate for Media Financing
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, has reiterated Federal government’s resolve to extend a single-digit interest rate financing through the Bank of Industry to all media organisations, designed to mitigate the high operational costs faced by the media in the country. Speaking at the ongoing ministerial sectoral update yesterday in Abuja, […]
Pochettino leaves Chelsea by mutual consent after one season
Mauricio Pochettino has left Chelsea after just one season in charge by mutual consent. The English club announced Pochettino’s departure, despite the Blues finishing sixth in the Premier League thanks to a fine run towards the end of the season but missed out on Champions League qualification and a trophy. Pochettino pointed to a lack […]
Manchester City clinch Historic Fourth Straight English Premier League Title
Manchester City secured a historic fourth successive Premier League title with a convincing 3-1 win over West Ham on Sunday. It is City’s sixth league success in seven seasons under the inspirational Pep Guardiola and Sunday’s victory ensured they could not be caught by the second-placed Arsenal who beat Everton 2-1. Manchester City Erling Haaland […]
President Tinubu approves InfraCorp for Green Zone
President Bola Tinubu has established a committee to oversee Green Economic Initiative, being a strategic move to ensure advancement of his administration to tackle challenges of climate change in Nigeria. The Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions, will coordinate and oversee all policies and programmes on climate action and green economic development, […]
FG-No plans to illegally access workers savings
The Federal Government says there are no plans to “illegally access” workers’ savings and pension contributions. There were reports that the Federal Government plans to tap from the pension and life insurance of workers to develop infrastructure in the country. But clarifying the comment attributed to him, Minister of Finance and the Coordinator of the […]
The Other Side of Living Alone
I believe everyone should live alone for some time during their lifetime as it exposes you to life’s realities and helps you realise that you have to stand up for yourself, else you wreck. One afternoon, I was stepping out of the bathroom when my phone dinged – a notification. As I was about to […]
Mbappe to join Real Madrid next season
La Liga president Javier Tebas says Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe will join Real Madrid next season. The 25-year-old France captain announced last week he is leaving PSG at the end of his contract this summer, without specifying his destination, and Madrid are poised to sign him after years of failed attempts. Tebas believes Mbappe […]
