Just Entertainment
This weekend’s UFC 249 event represents more than one of the most stacked mixed martial arts cards of all time. It also represents one of the first significant steps back to live sport amid the Covid-19 pandemic. With two championship fights and an array of UFC stars on the bill, UFC 249 – to be broadcast live on SuperSport 1 and 11 on Sunday morning (03:00 AM) – promises to be both explosive and unusual.
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has placed the mother of late Super Eagles striker, Rashidi Yekini, Alhaja Sikiratu, on a monthly stipend of N10,000. Mr Olaitan Shittu, a representative of the Minister of Sports, Mr Sunday Dare, disclosed this at Ijagbo, near Offa in Kwara on Wednesday, when he donated Ramadan gifts on behalf of the minister to the aged mother.
Six weeks after he was originally diagnosed of having coronavirus, Juventus forward, Paulo Dybala has fully recovered from the virus. The Argentine forward confirmed on March 21 that he and his girlfriend, Oriana Sabatini, had been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Due to the rapid spread of Covid-19, we have all been advised to stay home or use a face mask when in contact with people. A taskforce has been put in place in most states to ensure compliance. Video of taskforce officials arresting a man who claims to be a native doctor in Abia state has gone viral on social media.
Judging Matters is the new reality TV show aimed at addressing small claims and minor cases in Lagos. The show kicked off on screen on the 27th of April 2020 on Africa Magic Showcase channel 151 with two exciting cases. The first case was quite interesting, a man decides to seize the gifts he bought for his ex-girlfriend because she was deceitful by hiding the fact that she has had two kids for another man, in her previous marriage. When he asked her whose kids they were, she claimed they were her sister’s. The item seized was a generator which…
Former Kano state governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has written to President Muhammadu Buhari following the rising number of mysterious deaths in Kano state. He titled the letter: ‘COVID-19 and the rising incidences of mysterious deaths in Kano state: a call on the federal government for urgent action to save lives‘.
The Coca-Cola Foundation supports the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to respond to the COVID-19 Spread in Nigeria The Coca-Cola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company, has provided a grant to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to help curb the spread of COVID-19 across Nigeria.
Shortly after Nigeria’s Accountant General’s office gut fire, a portion of Abuja office of the Independent National Electoral Commission has also gutted by fire.
Members of the Nigerian House of Assembly have started receiving payment of their March salaries against their earlier pledge. The members started receiving their salaries on Tuesday, Daily Trust gathered.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the global Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has infected over 300,000 people across 147 countries. In Nigeria, there are increasing cases of infected persons across states in the country since the index case reported on February 27, 2020, in Lagos.
Lagos Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo says the union is making efforts to prevent Coronavirus at motor parks in the state.
Nigeria’s first and biggest independent real estate network marketing firm, Adloyalty Business Network recently announced the opening of its new office in Lekki, Lagos. Driven by her recent accomplishment of having over 20,000 active real estate sales professionals and need to expand her operations for efficient value delivery to the property development market, the firm strives to continuously accommodate, educate and empower more enterprising individuals through capacity building trainings and empowerment seminars which the new office is set to accommodate.
VIDEO: Highlights : Real Betis 2 vs 3 Barcelona (La Liga 2020) Once again Leo Messi has played a vital role in Barça’s victory. The Argentine provided assists for all three of the blaugranes’ goals against Betis in the 3-2 victory. Just minutes after Betis had taken the lead, Messi provided a pinpoint pass for De Jong to make it 1-1. With Betis having taken the lead once more, the Barça number 10 was hand to whip in a free kick right on the stroke of half time for Sergio Busquets to make it 2-2. Then, in the second half…
In Lagos, things are no longer the same o! Tricycles (keke) and motorcycles (bikes) have disappeared from major roads. Many residents have become ‘marathon-walkers’. (Kenya is in trouble now; we will clear all those marathon competitions soon.)
Happy Birthday to the Greatest footballer of our generation Cristiano Ronaldo.
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a motion to evacuate Nigerians in China following the outbreak of the Coronavirus. According to lawmakers who voted massively against the motion raised by the spokesperson of the house, Benjamin Okezie, China has better facilities to handle the situation than Nigeria.