Author: Oluwatosin Ologun

Us President, Donald Trump on Sunday named five cryptocurrencies under consideration for a new US “strategic reserve,” sending their values skyrocketing and partly reversing a recent slump. In a post to his Truth Social network, the US president said a working group he set up shortly after taking office is moving forward with the reserve, which will include three smaller cryptocurrencies: XRP, Solana, and Cardano. The value of all three digital currencies shot up on the news, with XRP trading up around 34 per cent at 1:00 pm local time in Washington (1800 GMT). Solana gained around 22 percent and…

Manchester United are out of the FA Cup after a penalty shootout defeat to Fulham at Old Trafford. The two sides could not be separated after regular time and extra time in a game that offered little in quality from either team – but it’s Marco Silva’s side who will advance to the quarter-finals after the holders were beaten 4-3 on penalties. Ruben Amorim’s side trailed to Calvin Bassey’s first-half opener at Old Trafford before Bruno Fernandes equalised to force a 1-1 draw after extra time. Fulham keeper Bernd Leno was the hero in the shoot-out as he saved from…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has ordered the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGA) to immediately assume control of the administration of all 23 local government areas in the state. This directive follows the Supreme Court judgment mandating the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withhold the state’s allocations. In a statewide broadcast on Sunday, Governor Fubara directed the outgoing local government chairmen to officially hand over to the HLGAs by Monday, March 3, 2025. The governor said, “Furthermore, given the outlawing of caretaker arrangements in the local government system, I hereby direct the Heads of Local Government Administration to…

Former captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, John Obi Mikel has told Jamie Carragher to apologise to Africans, insisting that the Englishman offended Africans with his statement about the status of the Africa Cup of Nations. Mikel Obi’s demand for an apology is coming after Carragher recently argued why he thinks the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is not a ‘major tournament’. Speaking on The Obi One Podcast, Mikel said: ‘It’s so disrespectful what he said, and this is coming from someone who never won any major international competition with England. ‘His statement was absolutely wrong. I hope he will come out and make…

Funke Akindele, Nigerian actress and producer has declared that she is not in support of women disrespecting their husbands and other men, even though she is a feminist. The Nigeria box office queen made the declaration during a conversation with Esther Olamide, wife of skit maker Kamo State. In the video, which was shared on social media, the actress admonished women to do what is right. She insists that she does not support women disrespecting their husbands. She also had some words for men, urging them to treat women “specially” as she told them not to hold the notion that the place of…

Mikel Arteta’s Premier League title challenge suffered a massive blow as the 10-man Arsenal were beaten 1-0 at home by lowly West Ham on Saturday. Jarrod Bowen headed in the only goal just before half-time and an injury-hit Arsenal had no reply after Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off on 73 minutes. The defeat leaves second-placed Arsenal still eight points adrift of leaders Liverpool. With leaders Liverpool not in action until Sunday’s trip to Manchester City, Arsenal had a chance to close the gap in the title race with victory at the Emirates Stadium. But Mikel Arteta’s side stumbled to a…

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland remains a doubt for Sunday’s Premier League clash against Liverpool after sitting out his side’s Champions League exit to Real Madrid. The Norwegian was named on the bench at the Santiago Bernabeu but did not make an appearance as City were outclassed in a 3-1 defeat on Wednesday to crash out 6-3 on aggregate. “Tomorrow we will know,” said Guardiola at his pre-match press conference on Friday. The January signing of Omar Marmoush at least means Guardiola does have a back-up option should Haaland fail to recover in time to face the…

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Tuesday his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola was deliberately underestimating the English side’s hopes of reaching the Champions League last 16. European champions Madrid hold a 3-2 lead on City, who have struggled this season and are fourth in the Premier League, ahead of the play-off round second leg on Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabeu. After thrashing Newcastle 4-0 on Saturday, Guardiola said English champions City have only a one percent chance of ousting the record 15-time European Cup winners. “He does not truly think that, tomorrow I’ll ask him before the game —…

Arne Slot insists Liverpool can handle the mounting pressure of the Premier League title race after nerves hampered the leaders in their tense win against Wolves. Slot’s side heads to Aston Villa on Wednesday knowing a victory would move them 10 points clear of second-placed Arsenal in their bid to clinch a record-equalling 20th English title. But Liverpool, in dynamic form for much of the season, have looked less secure of late and almost blew a two-goal lead in Sunday’s 2-1 win over lowly Wolves at Anfield. The Reds had already suffered a costly collapse in the Merseyside derby draw…

Grammy-winning Nigerian superstar Burna Boy has been confirmed to join US rapper Drake as a headliner at the highly anticipated Wireless Festival in the United Kingdom this July.  Rapper Drake was earlier announced as the headliner for all three nights of this year’s Wireless festival. It will be the Canadian rapper’s first UK performance in six years, with the One Dance hitmaker due to play a bespoke set on each night. The festival, renowned as the UK’s premier urban music event, will take place at Finsbury Park, London, from July 11 to 13, celebrating its 20th anniversary. Drake will perform…