President Buhari will on Monday depart Nigeria for Accra, Ghana to attend the country’s 61st independence anniversary scheduled for Tuesday, March 6th. According to a statement on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President is the only foreign leader invited to the event holding at the Independence Square ….. See Post:

At the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States, The 90th Academy Awards hosted by Jimmy Kimmel was held on Sunday. The first award of the night went to Sam Rockwell for best supporting actor for his role in “Three Billboards.”, While the 2018 Oscars came to a close with “The Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” …

Italy international defender Davide Astori died in his hotel room during the night of Saturday to Sunday, his club Fiorentina said on Sunday. “Fiorentina are profoundly shocked to have to announce the death of captain Davide Astori after a sudden illness,” the Serie A club said on Twitter. The 31-year-old, who leaves behind a two-year-old daughter, was in Udine to …

A 15-year-old student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is facing a “long road ahead” after he was hit five times shielding his classmates from the attacker’s bullets, NY Daily reports. Anthony Borges, a soccer player, put his body between shooter Nikolas Cruz and his fellow students on Wednesday, according to survivors of the massacre that killed 17. “None of …

The entire football fraternity in Nigeria have been thrown into serious mourning on Sunday night, February 18, following the untimely death of Kano Pillars defender Chinedu Udoji. The 28-year-old veteran Nigerian Professional Football League player died in a fatal motor accident while he was returning to his lodge in Kano. Chinedu Udoji played for Kano Pillars on Sunday evening, February …

Mr. Donald Duke, Former Governor of Cross River State, has indicated he may be interested in running for President in the 2019 general elections. According to a report from the Vanguard, the former governor declared his interest for the job at the 3rd Mike Omotosho Annual Lecture titled: “Millennials As Protagonists In Nation Building” in Abuja on Sunday night. Mr …

Philippe Coutinho has described his move to Barcelona as a “dream come true” ahead of his official presentation at Camp Nou on Monday. The 25-year-old is set to join the Spanish giants after a £142m deal was agreed with Liverpool on Saturday. Following Sunday’s 3-0 win over Levante in La Liga, Coutinho took part in a brief photo session at …

Holders Arsenal have been dumped out of the FA Cup at the third-round stage as Nottingham Forest ran out 4-2 winners in Sunday’s encounter at the City Ground. Two goals from Eric Lichaj – the second a stunning 20-yard volley – and penalties from Ben Brereton and Kieran Dowell capped an excellent performance from the Championship outfit, who are currently …

Nigerian singer, Oritsefemi has in a new interview with Sunday scoop, said that there is nothing wrong about flaunting his wife whenever he wants. The singer who held a traditional and white wedding last month at The Ark, Okunde Blue Water Drive, Lekki, Lagos with his beautiful wife, Nabila, revealed that he is a man of the people and cannot hide his …

Veteran Nigerian reggae singer-songwriter and guitarist, Majek Fashek, has told controversial OAP Daddy Freeze that he will not allow him shine with his name because he loves cheap publicity. Daddy Freeze had lambasted Fashek for performing at a concert held by the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly last Sunday. While questioning, on Instagram, why Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo allowed a secular musician to perform …