A man in his 30s has been arrested in Blackburn on suspicion of trying to sell UK residency to an asylum seeker living in Northern Ireland. It follows allegations an individual working for the Home Office contacted an asylum seeker and asked for £2,000 in return for approving his refugee application. In a statement, Lancashire…
Interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall says he will fight at UFC Manchester this summer. UFC president Dana White said last week a pay-per-view event was being planned and he wanted to put Aspinall and welterweight champion Leon Edwards on the card. Speaking on his TikTok, Aspinall said: “I had a meeting with the UFC….
Former Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger says he was banned from first-team training by manager Jose Mourinho during his time at the club. Schweinsteiger made 31 appearances under Louis van Gaal in 2015-16. He played only four games under Mourinho the following season before joining MLS club Chicago Fire in 2017. “I was very sad…
The National Assembly has again postponed its resumption to April 30, to allow for the full renovation of both main chambers. The Senate and House of Representatives had shifted resumption after its Easter and Eid recess to April 23, but on Thursday, it announced a rescheduling of its plenary resumption. The notice of postponement of…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has asked the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to surrender himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The AGF, in a statement on Thursday, warned that the anti-graft agency should not be obstructed from performing its…
An alligator kept in a home “since the 1990s” has been seized by authorities in New York – but its owner vowed to fight for its return. Environmental officers seized the 340kg, 3.4m/11ft-long alligator called Albert from a home in Hamburg, south of Buffalo, where they found a swimming pool for the 30-year-old gator. According…
Police in New Zealand have shot a ram dead believed to be responsible for killing an elderly couple. The pair, in their 80s, were found dead by their son in a paddock attached to their home in Waitakere, rural West Auckland, the New Zealand Herald reported. He had grown concerned after not hearing from them…
Barcelona have been fined for racist behaviour and other actions by their fans in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at Paris St-Germain. In addition to the racism, Uefa also charged Barca over their supporters lighting fireworks and causing damage at the Parc des Princes. The Spanish club will have to pay a fine of…
The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum, has survived attempts to remove him from office. In the lead-up to Thursday’s National Executive Committee meeting, the issue of whether Damagum should maintain his position or be substituted has been the focal point of discussions among party officials. Formerly serving as the PDP…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has vowed to arrest the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, and bring him before the Federal High Court Abuja for arraignment to answer to the charges preferred against him. This came on the heels of Bello’s counsel, Abdulwahab Muhammed, SAN, refusing to be served in the…
