FIFA has extended the suspension of Ex-Netherlands winger Marc Overmars’ from holding a post in Dutch football to a global ban. An independent Dutch sports tribunal banned Overmars for two years – with one year suspended – in November 2023. The punishment followed his sending a “series of inappropriate messages to several female colleagues” while…
Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa has ordered that criminal gangs be ‘neutralised’ after days of violence culminated in an attack on a television studio. Masked gunmen broke into public television channel TC’s live studio during a broadcast, forcing staff to the floor. Police made 13 arrests following the attack, which injured two employees. At least 10…
New rules have been introduced which should prevent matches running late into the night after on both the ATP and WTA Tours. The tours have announced that not more than five matches per day should be scheduled on each court. It is an attempt to reduce persistent late finishes, which the tours say “negatively impact…
The crisis rocking Rivers State took a new twist as the lawmakers accused the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of not presenting the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and the 2024 Appropriation Bill to the lawmakers. The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, stated this during the first plenary of the Assembly even as…
Bayern Munich have lit up their Allianz Arena stadium in honour of Franz Beckenbauer. The German legend, who was nicknamed ‘Der Kaiser’, passed away aged 78 on Sunday. Beckenbauer won four league titles with Bayern and was captain when the German giants won the European Cup in 1974, 1975 and 1976. “Thank you for everything,…
Nigerians have commended President Bola Tinubu for slashing the size of his entourage for domestic and international travels by 60 per cent, in a move to cut excessive travel spending. The measures apply to all federal ministries, departments and agencies, the Office of the President, Office of the Vice President and their wives. The President’s…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said every Nigerian wants to take pictures with him. Wike said this on Sunday at a luncheon he organised in his country home in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The former Rivers governor said despite Nigerians insulting and criticising him on social media, people…
The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers. Scientists long figured there were lots of these microscopic plastic pieces, but until researchers at Columbia and Rutgers universities did their calculations they never…
Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, has filed a petition against her colleague, Davido, over the alleged threat of live, assault and bullying. According to TheCable Lifestyle, she alleged that Davido made a “direct threat to my rights to life, privacy and dignity of my person”. Tiwa also told the police to “hold Davido responsible if any…
A traditional chief, Bashorun Abiodun, in Sagamu, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, has been assassinated by gunmen on Tuesday. The State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, confirmed the incident, stating that an investigation had begun to unravel the mystery behind the death. He said,“I have just returned from Sagamu. It is true; we…
