Author: Amina Mohammed

England international Ross Barkley has rejoined Aston Villa, the Premier League club announced Monday. The former Everton and Chelsea midfielder returns to Villa on a permanent basis from relegated Luton after making 24 appearances for the Birmingham club during a 2020/21 loan spell. “Aston Villa is delighted to announce the signing of Ross Barkley from Luton Town,” said a club statement, which did not disclose the length of the player’s contract or a transfer fee. The 30-year-old’s arrival at Villa Park came after the club announced earlier Monday they had signed the Juventus duo of Samuel Iling-Junior and Enzo Barrenechea…

Kinsmen of late former governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Owo local government have pledged to work in unison to secure maximum votes for Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the November polls. They used all aggrieved members to mend fences and work together for the success of the Aiyedatiwa/Adelami ticket. The Owo APC leaders pledged stakeholders hosted by Ondo state deputy governor, Dr Olayide Adelami. Chairman of the APC Council of Elders in Owo, Chief Thompson Akinrinbola, said the APC would repeat its 2020 feat in Owo local government by defeating opposition parties by a wide margin.…

It was a scary sight on Monday, July 1, as the Nigeria Customs Service paraded a shipment of arms ammunition originating from Turkey it impounded in Rivers state. The customs said the assorted weapons were worth over N13.9bn. Speaking at the Onne Port in Rivers State, the Controller-General, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed that the 40-foot container with registration number MAEU165396 arrived from Türkiye. He said the customs monitored the entire process until the container was intercepted in Rivers He said the service seized the container when the importer attempted to circumvent protocol. He stated on inspection, it was found loaded with…

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that the Nigerian government is no longer interested in partnership aimed at establishing the proposed Nigeria Air project. The Airlines’ Group Chief Executive Officer, Mesfin Tasew, made the announcement in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, according to Ethiopian Tribune. “The Nigerian government has lost interest in partnering with a foreign airline,” Tasew was quoted as saying. This announcement comes barely two months after the Federal Government indefinitely suspended the Nigeria Air project. Recall that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, had on May 27, announced the indefinite suspension of the Nigeria Air project…

Abia State Government has suspended the restriction on the operation of tricycle and motorcycle operation in the state. The suspension was contained in a statement issued Monday by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu. Government had last week, given July first as the commencement date for the restriction of tricycle and motorcycle operation between 7pm and 6am. According to the statement, the suspension is as a result of pleas from members of the public. It read in part:”This is to inform the general public that the planned restriction of the operations of Tricycles[ keke] and Motorcycles [Okada] introduced by…

After several threats, the Federal Government on Monday announced the termination of sections of the Obajana-Benin Road contract being handled by messers : MotherCat, Dantata&Sawoe and RCC over non-performance. This was contained in a terse statement issued by the Ministry of Works on Monday. Stay tuned for more details…

France’s Varvara Gracheva was the first winner at the 2024 Wimbledon tournament on Monday, beating Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko 6-3, 6-1 in just over an hour. The Russian-born Gracheva, ranked 70th in the world, broke her opponent five times in total in a dominant performance under cloudy skies on Court 5. Tsurenko, 59th in the world, made 20 unforced errors compared with her opponent’s eight. Gracheva will face 28th seed Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine or Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska in the second round.

The organizers of Big Brother Naija have announced that season 9 of the popular reality TV show will begin in July 2024. The announcement was made on Sunday, June 30, 2024, via a post on the show’s official X account. https://twitter.com/BBNaija/status/1807387412974252194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1807387412974252194%7Ctwgr%5Eb4a2ebde1002b6e5598428564f6c8488303950ad%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2024%2F07%2Fbbnaija-season-9-to-start-in-july%2F In the post, a creative photo teased the theme of the upcoming season, accompanied by the caption, “One Sunday in July. Get ready.” Recall in March, the show organisers revealed that unlike previous editions, the season will require participants to apply in pairs,

Rishi Sunak has said he is “proud” of his disastrous election campaign and claims he will win Thursday’s general election. The prime minister has come under fire in recent weeks for a series of calamities that included a rain-soaked announcement of polling day, leaving D-Day commemorations early and a gambling scandal. But in a crunch interview with just days to go before the vote, Mr Sunak told the BBC‘s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg “this campaign is something I am very proud of” as he sought to disparage Labour’s plans. He also said he believes he will win the election. Asked…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit by the detained leader of the separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu seeking N1billion damages for alleged right violation. Kanu had, in the suit marked: FHC/CS/1633/2023 claimed that the Department of State Services DSS and its Director General violated his right to fair hearing by allegedly preventing his lawyers from having unhindered interactions with him where he is being detained, in preparation of his defence in his criminal trial. In a judgment on Monday, Justice James Omotosho held that Kanu failed to provide credible evidence to sustain…