The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has made some tactical and operational deployment to Ekiti State following the killing of two monarchs and kidnapping of school pupils and teachers in the state. Disclosing this on Thursday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the IGP has deployed Assistant Inspector General of Police…
Issa Sy from Senegal will be the referee at the centre, when Nigeria play Angola in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final on Friday. Sy will work alongside his compatriots Djibril Camara and Nouha Bangoura. Camara and Bangoura are assistant referee 1 and assistant referee 2 respectively, alongside Mauritanian official Abdel Aziz Bouh as…
Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami suffered a heavy 6-0 defeat by Al-Nassr in a friendly in Saudi Arabia. The game had been billed as a clash between Messi and old rival Cristiano Ronaldo but the latter was ruled out for Al-Nassr because of injury. There was nothing Messi could do about the result as he only…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has urged the German government not to deport about 12,000 illegal migrants into Nigeria, saying such a move will aggravate security challenges in the country. Akpabio made the call on Wednesday when the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annette Gunther paid him a visit in Abuja. Gunther, in her…
A new study has revealed that the Moon is gradually shrinking, leading to a growing number of landslides that may threaten future astronauts. The study disclosed that the Moon’s core has cooled which made it lose as much as 100m in circumference over the last few hundred million years. Researchers from the University of Maryland,…
Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, has left FC Barcelona Female team to join a new National Women’s Soccer League team, Bay FC, in the United States. Bay FC announced the new signing in a statement on Thursday. The six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year signed a two-year deal with Bay FC with an option…
The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation from 12 am to 6 pm in 26 states holding bye-elections on Saturday. This is with the exclusion of those on essential duties such as officials of the Independent National Electoral…
Bukola Elemide, better known as Asa, has released her first single in two years, titled ‘Odo’. She previewed the new track by sharing a snippet of it on her social media a day before its release, saying, “Let me love you. Odo out February 1.” Asa last released any project on February 25, 2022 —…
The Nigeria Police Force, on Thursday, said vehicles with unauthorised tinted glasses contribute to the ubiquitous kidnappings and crimes in the country. Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated this on a live Television programne monitored in Delta state, adding that the Force will soon clamp down on such vehicles. He lamented that every Tom, Dick and…
The Nigeria Police Force, on Thursday, said 13 suspects have been arrested over the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State. “Now, we have 13 suspects arrested so far in connection with that incident. And we are sure we are going to get more of these suspects,” Force Spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, said “We are…
