Five suspected kidnappers who abducted a pastor’s wife and two other persons have been arrested after their victims identified one of them. The victims had escaped when the kidnappers slept off while taking them to their den. It was gathered that the effect of hard drugs taken by the kidnappers made them to fall at…
London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan on Saturday secured a record third term, dealing the Conservatives another damaging defeat in their worst local election results in recent memory months before an expected general election. Khan, 53, beat Tory challenger Susan Hall to end Tory hopes of winning the UK capital for the first time since 2016. The…
A young boy who sells Sachet water, Ugwu Augustus, has been awarded a full university scholarship after scoring 309 in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Founder of, an organisation that prepares candidates for UTME, Educate Alex Onyia who revealed also said that Augustus left school two years ago. He added that he was, however,…
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on Sunday defended his WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF super-middleweight titles in Las Vegas after beating his countryman Jaime Munguia by a unanimous points decision Munguia was dropped for the first time in his career in the fourth round when he was caught by a right uppercut before Alvarez went on to…
Newly crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday thrashed Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 as they made it 48 matches unbeaten in all competitions. A sensational 12th-minute Granit Xhaka strike from outside the box set Leverkusen on their way to a stunning success. Frankfurt however levelled through Hugo Ekitike when the French striker headed in from close…
Liverpool put behind them the disappointment of previous games to hammer struggling Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 to further dentSpurs’ hopes of a top-four finish. Mohamed Salah was restored to the Reds’ starting line-up after his public spat with Klopp last weekend and he reciprocated in kind scoring the first goal. Andy Robertson, Cody Gakpo and Harvey…
Ahead of the WAFU B U-17 tournament in Ghana, some invited players have been asked to leave the camp after failing the Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI, test. Chief Coach of the Under 17 team, the Golden Eaglets Manu Garba confirmed this to newsmen Garba is facing challenges finalising his squad after the MRI tests saw…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, PLateef Fagbemi, SAN, has promised a review of the law punishing suicide attempts. He said this when he received a delegation from the Asido Foundation, a non-governmental organisation promoting mental health advocacy and reforms to improve awareness, reduce stigma and discrimination and empower persons with…
The Police in Edo state have arrested five women for stripping another woman Christabel Akhigbe naked over alleged phone theft in Benin City. Edo State Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adeboye, who disclosed this to newsmen in Benin City, said the women also videoed the victim’s nakedness and uploaded it on social media platforms. Adegboye said…
The prominent Cole family of Victoria Island, Lagos, has denounced the recent marriage of their son, Taiwo, to actress and comedian, Wofai Ewa, in a traditional ceremony in Ugep, Cross River State. In a statement issued by the head of the family Kunle Cole, which has since gone viral, the family dissociated themselves from the…
