US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he personally spoke with FIFA President Gianni Infantino regarding the red card shown to United States forward Folarin Balogun. Speaking at the White House Monday, July 6, the President said he did not demand that Balogun’s ban be flipped in his phone call with FIFA’s Gianni Infantin…
The Lagos State Police Command on Monday, July 6, arraigned popular TikTok creator Habeeb Hamzat, widely known as Peller, and his associate, Bello Oladipo, before a Lagos Magistrate Court. The duo faces a three-count charge including resisting arrest, obstructing police officers from performing their lawful duties, and threatening as well as filming officers during…
Troops of the 7 Division Garrison of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have arrested a suspected impersonator accused of posing as a soldier to rob residents in the Shuwari area of Maiduguri, Borno State. The suspect, identified as Abdulazeez Mohammed, was apprehended at about 2:00 p.m. on…
A woman has shared how she tried to pay her husband back after she saw him looking at a beautiful woman. She said she took no offense at his action but chose to also stare when a handsome man passed them and she made sure it was obvious so her husband would see her staring. …
US star Folarin Balogun has been cleared to play in his team’s crucial World Cup round of 16 game after FIFA rejected an appeal by the Belgian FA. The World Cup sparked controversy on Sunday after it emerged that Donald Trump had called FIFA president Gianni Infantino to review the one-match ban handed to…
Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, about 2.1% of its global workforce, including a large number of workers at its Xbox video game business. The layoffs included 1,600 Xbox workers. More layoffs are expected to come this year in a broader reorganization designed to “reset” Xbox as it faces heightened competition, the company said Monday, July…
German Football Federation (DFB) president Bernd Neuendorf has said that world governing body FIFA must explain itself in the case of American World Cup player Folarin Balogun. “FIFA should now issue a prompt statement regarding reports that the decision to suspend the red card shown to the American player Folarin Balogun was preceded…
President Donald Trump has confirmed that he personally contacted FIFA president Gianni Infantino to request a review of the red card given to United States striker Folarin Balogun at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, Trump said he believed the incident deserved another look but insisted he…
Controversial singer Portable has weighed in on the ongoing “Olodo Uprising” conversation during an appearance on The Honest Bunch podcast. In the interview, Portable questioned why people label him an “Olodo,” pointing to what he described as his achievements, including owning houses, being married, and holding a 10-year Canadian work permit. He argued that despite…
The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) has denied claims that the disputed Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) opened an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Recall that last week, presidential media spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, in a statement released, said the man behind the fake agency, Prince Adeniyi…
