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Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri won the men’s Ballon d’Or award on Monday after clinching a fourth consecutive Premier League title and the Euro 2024 championship. Rodri, 28, played a pivotal role as City held off Arsenal to secure last season’s Premier League title and was named Player of the Tournament at Euro 2024, where underdog Spain emerged victorious in Germany.
Barcelona and Spain star Aitana Bonmati on Monday won her second successive women’s Ballon d’Or, after leading her club to a historic continental quadruple of titles and claiming the Nations League with her country. The 26-year-old playmaker joins team-mate Alexia Putellas as the only women to win the Ballon d’Or twice, since the award’s inauguration in 2018.
Barcelona’s 17-year-old forward Lamine Yamal has been crowned the winner of the prestigious 2024 Kopa Trophy, establishing himself as the world’s top young footballer. “LAMINE YAMAL IS THE 2024 KOPA TROPHY! The 17-year-old Spanish wonder boy can’t be stopped!” Ballon d’Or organisers announced via X, celebrating the Spanish international’s achievement.
Red-hot Robert Lewandowski and Pablo Torre struck twice each as Barcelona hammered Sevilla 5-1 on Sunday to stay three points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga ahead of next weekend’s Clasico.
Popular Nigerian activist, VeryDarkMan, also known as VDM, has confirmed that renowned music producer Don Jazzy was the generous donor behind the N100 million contribution to his Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). VDM shared the news on October 17 through his verified Instagram account, expressing both surprise and deep gratitude for the donation. Earlier, Verydarkman had raised concerns after receiving the anonymous N100 million donation, which brought the total balance in his NGO account to N170 million. In a previous post, he appealed to Nigerians and Zenith Bank for help in identifying the donor, clarifying that he had no involvement in any fraudulent…
Nigerian musician, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington has shared his experience in the police custody following his release some days ago.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, called on the Federal Government to reverse the recent increase in the prices of premium motor spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol and cooking gas. According to NAN, the call was a sequel to a resolution to a motion by the Minority Leader, Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers) at plenary in Abuja.
Health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals have issued the Federal Government a 15-day ultimatum to implement demands. JOHESU workers include the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, and the Senior Staff Association of Universities.
Guaranty Trust Holding Company GTCO Plc, has recorded 184.5% increase in its Profit Before Tax, PBT to N609.3 billion in the financial year ended December 2023 from N214.2 billion in 2022. The disclosed this in its financial statement for the year 2023 released on Tuesday.
Mexican side Monterrey sent Lionel Messi and Inter Miami crashing out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup on Wednesday after completing a 5-2 aggregate victory in their quarter-final clash. Goals from Brandon Vazquez, German Berterame and Jesus Gallardo sealed a deserved 3-1 win on the night for the Liga-MX side, who advance to a semi-final with Major League Soccer champions Columbus. Trailing 2-1 after last week’s first leg in Florida, Inter Miami recalled Messi to their starting line-up for the first time since his near-month-long injury absence. But the presence of the eight-time Ballon D’Or winner was not enough to inspire Inter against…
Arsenal legend, Ian Wright, has backed referee Glenn Nyberg’s decision not to award Bukayo Saka a last-gasp penalty against Bayern Munich. Saka was seen fuming when the final whistle after Nyberg waved him off, after he collided with Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer late into injury time.
Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal to learn from their costly mistakes in Tuesday’s dramatic 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich if they want to reach the Champions League semi-finals. Arteta’s side ensured their quarter-final clash remains finely balanced thanks to Leandro Trossard’s late equaliser in the first leg at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal’s old tormentor-in-chief Harry Kane had ignored a hostile reception from Gunners fans to mark his return to north London with the ice-cool penalty that put Bayern 2-1 up in the first half. Former Tottenham striker Kane’s sixth career goal at the Emirates came after ex-Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry cancelled out Bukayo…
American actress and former Disney Channel star, Bridgit Mendler, has said that she will serve as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Northwoodspace. Mendler disclosed this via her X account on Monday adding that the Northwoodspace has a mission to create a “data highway between earth and space.”
There was pandemonium on Wednesday, January 31, after a fight broke out among some cult groups said to be students of Community Senior Grammar School and Ikotun High School at Ikotun in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened as a result of a long-time rivalry between two groups in the schools.
Afrobeat sensation Davido recently endorsed a statement made by his junior colleague, Portable, on Twitter(X). He quoted Portable’s popular statement, “Who go help you, no go stress you?” hinting at the idea that someone genuinely willing to assist and improve your life should not subject you to stress. Portable popularized this saying in 2022, following his collaboration with Olamide.
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tobechukwu Victor Okoh, popularly known as Peruzzi, has revealed that nothing less than 252 songs were written by him for the music industry.