By Ayomide Otitoju Dutch brewing giant Heineken has announced the appointment of Rafael Oliveira, formerly of coffee company JDE Peet’s, as its next chief executive officer, pending shareholder approval. Oliveira will succeed outgoing CEO Dolf van den Brink, who is set to leave the role in January after six years in charge, a period the…
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in six different FIFA World Cup tournaments after netting twice in Portugal’s 5-0 victory over Uzbekistan in Houston on Tuesday. The 41-year-old captain struck early in the match to open the scoring before adding a second in a dominant first-half display, either side of a Nuno Mendes…
By Ayomide Otitoju A lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, who is the second prosecution witness in the trial of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the former governor allegedly admitted during a television interview that “we listened to the conversation of the NSA”. El-Rufai is being tried over…
Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the US Federal Reserve who shaped American monetary policy for nearly two decades, has died at the age of 100. Greenspan, who served under four US presidents, was widely credited with helping to steer a long period of economic expansion and price stability, earning him the reputation as an…
Erling Haaland continued his impressive scoring form at the FIFA World Cup, netting a brace as Norway secured a 3-2 victory over Senegal on Monday to book their place in the Round of 32 with a game to spare. Marcus Holmgren Pedersen gave Norway the lead late in the first half in New Jersey before…
Algeria boosted their chances of reaching the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup after coming from behind to defeat Jordan 2-1 in a Group J encounter on Monday, a result that ended the Asian side’s debut campaign in the tournament. Jordan took the lead through Nizar Al-Rashdan, but Algeria responded with an equaliser from…
Kylian Mbappe celebrated his 100th appearance for France in style, scoring twice as Les Bleus secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Iraq in a World Cup Group I encounter that was delayed for more than two hours due to severe weather in Philadelphia on Monday. The Real Madrid forward opened the scoring in the 14th…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday visited the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ikoyi as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged diversion of about ₦1.3 trillion. Although the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, could not be reached for comment, a source within the…
By Ayomide Otitoju Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to resign, citing what he described as a “monumental failure in governance” amid worsening economic hardship, insecurity, and declining living standards across the country. Obi made the call in a statement posted on his X account…