The most wanted suspected notorious kidnapper in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Dahiru Adamu, has been arrested. The development comes barely three days after the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, placed a N20 million bounty on him and one Abu Ibrahim. The two terrorists have been allegedly causing mayhem in the nation’s capital, kidnapping and killing…
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Mohamed Salah is back in full training and in contention to return to the team for Saturday’s lunchtime trip to Brentford. The Egyptian returned early from the Africa Cup of Nations with a hamstring injury but now looks set to play again for the Reds for the first time since…
France striker Kylian Mbappe has told his club Paris St-Germain about his intention to leave at the end of the season. His contract with the Ligue 1 champions is scheduled to expire and he has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid. Mbappe’s future was the subject of a major stand-off with PSG…
Newcastle striker Callum Wilson has had chest surgery and could miss much of the rest of the season. The England international, 31, sustained a pectoral muscle injury in the 3-2 Premier League win at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. He has scored eight goals in 22 games in all competitions for Newcastle this season, but has…
The Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Caucus in the House of Representatives has written to President Bola Tinubu informing him of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s alleged misconduct for his yet-to-be buried deceased predecessor and principal, Rotimi Akeredolu. The open letter was signed by six federal lawmakers: Hon. Adesida Abiodun Cornelius (Akure North/South), Hon. Timehin Adelegbe…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has sealed Sahad Store, a popular supermarket in the Garki area of Abuja. The management of the supermarket was accused of shortchanging customers by charging prices other than the price tag on the shelves. The development came twenty-four hours after President Bola Tinubu unveiled plans to tackle…
Russia’s opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navally, has died in prison. Seen as President Vladimir Putin’s most vociferous critic, Navalny was serving a 19-year jail term for offences widely considered politically motivated. He was moved to an Arctic penal colony, considered one of the toughest jails, late last year. The prison service in…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF) to re-open investigation and prosecution of those who murdered the founder of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa, in 1986. Dele Giwa was murdered on October 19, 1986 in his Lagos office through a letter bomb. Delivering judgment…
Women from Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State have placed a N1 million bounty on an Anambra woman, Mrs Adachukwu Okafor, who allegedly brutalized her 11-year-old househelp. The group, operating under the aegis of Umuada Awgu Global Association, UAGA, also issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Okafor to hand herself over to the police. The…
Jurgen Klinsmann has been sacked as head coach of South Korea after just 12 months in the role and following the country’s Asian Cup semi-final defeat. The German was appointed in February last year and had a contract until the end of the 2026 World Cup. South Korea lost to Jordan in the Asian Cup…
