Barcelona survived a scare in the Copa del Rey as Ansu Fati scored in extra-time to secure victory against Spanish third-tier side Intercity. Oriol Soldevila, released by Birmingham City last summer, threatened to upset the La Liga giants with a hat-trick. He first cancelled out Ronald Araujo’s early opener before equalising again after Ousmane […]
By Ismaila Chafe The Presidency says former President Olusegun Obasanjo will not stop attacking President Muhammadu Buhari because he is jealous of Buhari’s achievements. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman gave four reasons for the unjustifiable attacks on Buhari by Obasanjo, saying “the ex-president won’t stop being jealous of anyone who beats him to […]
American football star Damar Hamlin is in a critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest during a primetime US National Football League game. The Buffalo Bills player, 24, fell to the ground after colliding with an opponent during the first quarter of a match against the Cincinnati Bengals. He received on-field medical attention for […]
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, gave insight into the emergence of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s running mate on the PDP ticket in the 2019 elections. The member of the Strategic Communications Directorate of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Anthony […]
An analysis by Rukayat Moisemhe, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) It is no longer news that global macroeconomic fundamentals have been challenged by a myriad of issues since 2020, ranging from COVID-19 pandemic to food and energy crisis and the unabating Russia-Ukraine war. Bringing it home, Nigeria currently battles both global and domestic challenges such […]
China’s factory activity deteriorated further at the end of the year as COVID-19 containment measures together with softer demand forced manufacturers to downsize production. The Caixin manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index edged down to 49.0 in December from 49.4 in the previous month, survey results published by S&P Global showed on Tuesday. The reading has remained […]