Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell has named his five greatest Premier League full-backs of all time. In a recent video published on the official Premier League website, Chilwell named his five best full-backs to have graced the English top-flight league era. The England international named former Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole, Manchester United right-back Gary Neville and left-back Patrice Evra in the list. Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell has named his five greatest Premier League full-backs of all time. In a recent video published on the official Premier League website, Chilwell named his five best full-backs to have graced the English top-flight league…
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Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand has claimed that Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo was robbed of the Ballon d’Or award back in 2018. Ferdinand was hosting a session on Vibe with Five with popular internet personality IShowSpeed, who is a diehard Ronaldo fan. The former England defender was asked who has more Ballon d’Or awards, to which he replied: “Messi. “Seven against five. Cristiano Ronaldo was robbed of the Ballon d’or. Modric’s year.” Recall that Luka Modric won the Ballon d’Or in 2018 after helping Real Madrid win the UEFA Champions League in the 2017-2018 season. The Croatian international was also…
Super Falcons midfielder Christy Ucheibe can’t hide her excitement following Benfica’s Portuguese Super Cup title win. Benfica defeated Sporting Lisbon 3-0 on penalties. The game ended in a 1-1 draw in regulation time. Super Falcons midfielder Christy Ucheibe can’t hide her excitement following Benfica’s Portuguese Super Cup title win. Benfica defeated Sporting Lisbon 3-0 on penalties. The game ended in a 1-1 draw in regulation time. “God did it again! All glory to you Lord👑,” Ucheibe wrote on their X handle. “To all the BENFIQUISTA family thank you for your endless support as always much love ❤️ “Work continues let’s…
Literary icon, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has categorically said that Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, did not win the 2023 presidential election as he claims. According to Soyinka, Obi only came third in the election, not even second. News correspondents earlier noted that the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPT, on Wednesday, upheld the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Still, his challengers have vowed to proceed to the Supreme Court. Tinubu’s victory was challenged by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who came second in the election, and third-placed Peter Obi of the Labour Party. While Peter…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Mba Ukweni, has called on Nigerians to refrain from demonising the nation’s judiciary. Ukweni made the call during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Calabar. Reacting to the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal delivered in Abuja on September 6, the legal expert said the tribunal judges gave their judgment and made their positions based on the evidence placed before them and the law. The senior advocate said there is an avenue for anyone who was not comfortable with the decisions to approach the Supreme Court…
A commuter vehicle encountered a roadside improvised explosive device ambush on KARETO Road in the Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State, Northeast Nigeria. The suspected IED is believed to have been laid for troops by the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), to be followed by a gun attack. One passenger was killed, and five others sustained varying degrees of injuries while the commuter vehicle was damaged. However, troops of 5 Brigade Operation Hadin Kai conducted fighting clearance patrols to the scene and cleared the area before recovering the corpse and injured to Gubio Town. Before the recovery…
No fewer than 6,732 relatives of personnel of the Nigerian Army would benefit from the Group Life Insurance claims ordered by the president, Bola Tinubu. The beneficiaries are relatives of those killed while in service between 2011 and 2022. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed this during an interview with our correspondent on Wednesday. He said, ‘’There are about 6, 732 beneficiaries of the Group Life Insurance. This between 2011 and 2022.” The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja had on Wednesday disclosed that Tinubu had directed all pending Group Life Assurance payments owed…
•Prevail on universities to reverse fee increase, PTA tells Tinubu, fears mass dropout •Lecturers slam FG over poor funding, students will take to cybercrime, parents warn As tertiary institutions across the country begin a new session next week, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, parents and students started protests as more varsities continue to hike their fees amid a worsening economy. ASUU as well as the associations of parents and students warned about the likelihood of mass dropouts of students following the hikes in fees by the universities across the country. The union was worried about the development just as…
There is a widespread blackout across the country following the total collapse of Nigeria’s electricity grid early Thursday morning. It was gathered that the grid collapsed totally around 12:40 a.m. on September 14, 2023, leading to the massive loss of supply to power distributors nationwide. Multiple sources in the power sector, as well as electricity distribution companies, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Thursday morning. The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc issued a notice titled, ‘Notice of Total System Collapse’ on Thursday. In the notice, it said, “The EEDC wishes to inform her esteemed customers of a total system…
The House of Representatives has denied claims by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress that the Federal Government gave N100m to members of the National Assembly as palliatives. The National Assistant Secretary of the NLC, Christopher Onyeka, had made the allegation in a statement issued in Abuja. Reacting to the allegation, House Committee Chairman on Media and Public Affairs, Akin Rotimi, described the allegation as baseless and “devoid of factual accuracy.” The statement read, “The House of Representatives notes with concern news reports across multiple newspapers, electronic, and online media, of a statement credited to the National Assistant General…