Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Why Nigeria shouldn’t be selling crude oil in dollars – Falana Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Femi Falana, has justified why Nigerians should not be selling its crude oil in dollars. The SAN, who accused the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN of “dollarisation” of the Nigerian economy, faulted the use of dollar for business transactions in Nigeria. Falana stated this while speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Monday. He said the CBN has not responded to his concerns about the “dollarisation” of the Nigerian economy despite promising to do so. The human rights lawyer…

Why my N250bn offer to buy Transcorp was rejected – Otedola Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has revealed that his offer to buy Nigerian conglomerate, Transcorp Corporation Plc, for N250bn was rejected. This came to light on Tuesday in a statement he issued to TheCable, weeks after the businessman acquired stakes in Transcorp and sold the shares. He revealed that he had bought the shares of the company because he believed in the potential of the group to hit N2tn in valuation. Otedola said, “I offered to buy Transcorp Plc for N250 billion, but unfortunately, my offer was rejected. My goal…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DELECTABLE WIFE, ZUWIERA OPUIGHIE ALOYE Seriously, I don’t know how to say your birthday, but all I know is that today is a special day in your life, and I am grateful to be witnessing this new age with you as your lovely husband. Celebrating a new age means a lot. To you, it means happiness and merriment. And as your biggest supporter, you have always lit up my life, and eternally grateful to you. However, you are the most thoughtful, intelligent, and caring woman that I have known. And honestly, I am lucky to call you…

Update: “There Are Many More Of My Records For You To Break,” George Weah congratulates Osimhen🇳🇬💪🏿🦅 My heartfelt congratulations to you, Victor Osimhen! I am very glad that you have accomplished a major milestone in your football career, after scoring your 47th goal in the Italian Serie A league. The records show that with this goal, which you netted on Sunday, May 7, 2023 when your team Napoli went against Fiorentina, effectively makes you the African with the highest scoring record in the Italian Serie A league – surpassing my own account of 46 goals. I am so proud of…

Osimhen: Breaking George Weahs’  Goals Record By Adeniyi Ifetayo Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, is delighted to have broken George Weah’s record of highest-scoring African player in Italian top-flight history, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigeria international on Sunday became highest scoring African in Serie A history after netting Napoli’s only goal in their 1-0 win over Fiorentina at the Diego Maradona stadium, PUNCH Sports Extra. The goal was the 24-year-old 23rd league of the season and his 47th in the league since his move in 2020. Reacting to the feat, the 24-year-old on his Twitter page…

Osimhen Can Become Africa’s Next Ballon d’Or Winner — Weah Liberian President George Weah Liberia President George Weah has sent a congratulatory message to Nigeria international Victor Osimhen after the striker guided Napoli to their first Serie A title in 33 years and becoming the African with the most goals scored in the Italian topflight, a record owned by former AC Milan striker Weah, The PUNCH reports. Weah’s record was equalled by Osimhen after the Nigerian netted an equaliser against Udinese last Thursday to help Napoli end their long wait for the Scudetto title. He then claimed the record…

A Big Deal: Outing At WAFCON Thrills Plumptre By Elegbede Abiodun As part of her 25th birthday celebration on Monday, Super Falcons and Leicester City Women’s defender, Ashleigh Plumptre, in an interview with LCTV said playing at the last edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations was a big deal for her family. Formerly an England youth international, Plumptre qualified to play for Nigeria through her paternal grandfather, a Yoruba man from Lagos. While her grandfather was born in Nigeria, the Leicester City defender’s grandmother is British. Despite making a combined 30 appearances at youth level, scoring 10 goals…

Twitter Begins to Deactivate Inactive Accounts Elon Musk, Twitter CEO Social media giant, Twitter will remove accounts that have been inactive for several years, CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet on Monday. Elon Musk, Twitter CEO According to Twitter’s policy, users should log in to their account at least once every 30 days to avoid permanent removal due to prolonged inactivity. The move comes as Musk tries to ramp up engagement, and opportunities to make money, at the online platform he bought for $44 billion last year. “We’re purging accounts that have had no activity at all for…

My Secondary Teacher Told Me I’d Never Become Anything in Life -star singer, Ayra Starr Popular Nigerian singer, Ayra Starr, has narrated how the female teachers in her high school punished her and said she would never become anything in life. Ayra Starr According to the singer, they all gathered around her, punished her and talked her down for painting one fingernail pink. This is coming days after Ayra Starr disclosed how her Muslim teacher prophesied to her at the age of 14 that Mavin Records would sign her. Ayra stated that even after blasting and punishing her, she was…

Three Decades and Still Counting … A Tale of Two Wedding Anniversaries Marital bliss is not something that every married couple has come to know. Since Nigerians decided to inherit the divorce predispositions of the West, the stallion of marital bliss has neighed further away for many couples. However, some wedded pairs have refused to let water into their boats, continuing to enjoy the blessings of peace and happiness in their marriage. Pastor Sam and Adenike Adeyemi, as well as Minister Babatunde Raji and Abimbola Fashola, are great examples of the latter. Now celebrating 30 years of marriage…