Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Osimhen’s Statues Dot Naples as City Eyes First Scudetto in Post Maradona Era  The feeling is palpable. The expectations are high. Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen will be part of the history as Naples, which club, Napoli is at the brink of winning first Italian league title in 33 years since the legendary Diego Maradona last played for the club. With many goals coming from either the boots or headers by Victor Osimhen, Napoli are 16 points clear from the second placed club, Lazio as the Serie A enters its home stretch. The city is set for celebrations as the entire…

Spalletti Reveals How Napoli Medics Saved Osimhen’s Season Napoli Coach, Luciano Spalletti, revealed yesterday that Nigerian international, Victor Osimhen, was in danger of missing the rest of the 2022/23 season due to injury before the club’s medics stepped in. Napoli returned to their winning ways Friday night with a 2-1 win at Lecce and they are now 19 points clear of second-placed Lazio with nine rounds of matches still to be played. Osimhen missed the game after a muscular injury he picked up on international duty with the Super Eagles. He is now battling to be fit for…

‎TETFund Partners FARA to Boost Agric Research, Others By Elegbede Abiodun The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has partnered the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), to establish and launch Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa (ARIFA) innovation platform in Nigeria. ARIFA is aimed at producing a new generation of fit-for-purpose workforce to re-engineer the African agri-food sector to provide the change factor for rapid agricultural transformation in the next 10 years. In the first phase of ARIFA, TETFund identified six institutions for the establishment of IPs, namely: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi; University of Benin; University of…

INEC’s commitment to credible elections: Fiction versus Facts! By Elegbede Abiodun Elections play a crucial role in any democracy. It is the only acceptable process of choosing leaders in such democratic societies, and the credibility of which is founded on the principles of accountability, transparency, adherence to the rule of law, and compliance with due processes. When these democratic principles are missing, elections become a tool to achieve preconceived outcomes, dislodging citizens of their rights to participate in governance. In the end, those elected on the platform of such a flawed process, will struggle to gain legitimacy and the…

1,000 Club Goal Contributions – Messi By Elegbede Abiodun Messi Reaches 1,000 Club Goal Contributions One week after being jeered by his own fans, Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up the other as Paris Saint-Germain won at a wasteful Nice 2-0 to reestablish their six-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 on Saturday. Messi was booed by some PSG fans in last weekend’s home defeat to Lyon, leading to increased speculation he could leave this summer. With his goal and assist, Messi now has 1,000 goal contributions in his club career, according to ESPN Stats and Information,…

Europe Goal-Scoring Record: Messi Overtakes Ronaldo Lionel Messi on Saturday opened the scoring for Paris Saint-Germain against Nice in Ligue 1. This was the Argentine’s 702nd club goal in Europe and… Lionel Messi on Saturday opened the scoring for Paris Saint-Germain against Nice in Ligue 1. This was the Argentine’s 702nd club goal in Europe and he is now the leading goalscorer in European club football, going past his long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo’s tally of 701 goals. The PSG talisman achieved the feat playing 105 fewer matches than Al-Nassr captain, Ronaldo. Messi’s 26th-minute goal was his 14th in the…

Mateno Authentic sets to unveiling 2023 collections. Opens VGC Fashion Showroom. According to Wikipedia Fashion is define as form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion industry as that which is trending. This perfectly described the CEO, Mateno design, a unisex name in the fashion industry that cater for both old and young. Born in Delta State as Princess Joylin Ohoro and has devoted over decade in manipulation of fabrics to create beautiful…

Stunning Nollywood Actress/Firefighter Grace Agbo, Mark Birthday with IDPs  *Opens Up On Pressure From Male Folks  By Adeniyi Ifetayo “A generous heart will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed”, according to the book of Proverbs 11: 25. Popular Nollywood actress and Assistant Superintendent of Fire 1, (ASF1), Grace Agbo, recently demonstrated that beyond acting, the milk of human kindness also flows in her vein when the Benue State born nollywood celebrity empathized with hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camp in Makurdi, Benue State, as part of activity to mark her birthday. The curvaceous screen goddess who unveil her…

Ned Nwoko Felicitates With Christians On Easter By Adeniyi Ifetayo The Senator-Elect for Delta North Senatorial District and Chancellor of the Sports University of Nigeria (SUN), Hon. Prince Ned Nwoko has congratulated the Christians on the occasion of the Easter celebration. In a statement in Abuja, Hon Nwoko charged Christians to take solace in the fact that the death of Jesus Christ was never in vain, as he resurrected for the eternal salvation of mankind. Wishing the Christians Happy Easter, Nwoko demanded of them to continue to pray for the survival and development of Nigeria, while ensuring religious tolerance and…

Seven-Up Bottling Company & Eat’N’Go Partners to Bring Wholesome Experience to Customers In an exciting turn of events, the frontline manufacturer of drinks in Nigeria, Seven-Up Bottling Company (SBC) has announced its collaboration with Eat’N’Go Africa Limited, the master franchisee for Domino’s Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery and Pinkberry Yoghurt and market leader in the quick service restaurant sector in Nigeria. This partnership is aimed at bringing an all-in-one experience to customers across the country. The collaboration will enable the availability of SBC’s signature drinks such as Pepsi, 7Up, Mirinda, Teem, Mountain Dew, Rockstar Energy Drink, Lipton Ice Tea, Supa Komando…