Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton in their Premier League meeting at Goodison Park on Saturday. The Gunners went ahead in the 34th minute with the game’s first shot on target, as Raheem Sterling set up Leandro Trossard, who fired a low strike into the bottom right corner. Everton equalised shortly after…
Hoodlums suspected to be oil thieves have vandalized the Ogboinbiri/Obiobi 24-inch gas pipeline between Angiama and Angiamagbene in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The pipeline, formerly operated by the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, has since been acquired by Oando Plc. Reacting to the incident, the Bayelsa State Government has condemned the…
Seven weeks after Nigerian music icon Innocent ‘2Baba’ Idibia was declared missing by his family, the singer has finally broken his silence, dispelling concerns about his safety and wellbeing. 2Baba appeared at comedian Acapella’s show ‘Two Kings & A Guy’ at Eko Hotel, Lagos, on Sunday. While performing, he addressed rumours surrounding his alleged disappearance….
Armed men on Friday killed two Chinese nationals and a policeman in an ambush in Abia State. The spokesperson for the state police command, Maureen Chinaka, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday in Umuahia. She said police operatives, however, rescued four Chinese expatriates and two officers near the company site in Agukwu-Amaya, Uturu,…
When listeners in northern Nigeria tuned into Voice of America (VOA) last month, many were met with music in place of their usual programming — a signal that, historically, hinted at a serious national disruption. “Was there a coup in the US?” one listener asked VOA journalist Babangida Jibrin, who recalled receiving a flood of…
