Some gunmen have reportedly invaded a local security outfit ‘Ngboejeogu Central Security’ at Ngbo Court community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. They killed a female officer, whose name is yet to be identified at the time of filing this report. The gunmen also inflicted severe injuries on another, destroyed properties worth millions…
Mali took advantage of an early let-off to beat South Africa 2-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday and take the lead in Group E. After Percy Tau missed a penalty for South Africa, Mali captain Hamari Traore broke the deadlock after an hour and Lassine Sinayoko added a second six minutes later…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday met with service chiefs and other top brass of security agencies at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday. The service chiefs had arrived earlier and waited till the President arrived from a function outside the State House. The service chiefs are the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher…
There has still not been a scoreless draw at AFCON 2023, as matchday four delivered another round of surprises and late-game heroics as the underdogs continued to ruffle the feathers of more top teams in Cote d’Ivoire. Two of the games decided on Tuesday were looking destined to end in barren draws before goals came…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, today said preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the explosion that rocked the Bodija Area of Ibadan, the state capital on Tuesday was caused by explosive devices stored by illegal miners. According to reports at least 10 persons were feared killed and 15 others hospitalised following the explosion…
The traditional ruler of Aguluezechukwu in Aguata Local Government Area, Igwe F.E. Ebelendu; traditional ruler of Neni in Anaocha Local Government Area, Igwe Onwuamaeze Damian and the traditional ruler of Ojoto in Idemili South Local Government Area, Igwe Gerald Mbamalu, have withdrawn the chieftaincy titles they conferred on the Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah….
There was panic in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday evening as loud explosion rocked the ancient city, with buildings collapsing due to terrific vibration. Residents said houses and cars far from the scene of the explosion were impacted by the blast wave. According to one resident “We heard a loud bang around 07:30pm….
The ongoing AFCON today produced another huge upset as Namibia beat Tunisia by a line goal in their opening group match Deon Hotto’s 88th-minute header secured victory over Tunisia The Brave Warriors – ranked 115th in the world and without a victory in any of their previous nine Afcon matches – were worthy winners in…
Burkina Faso on Tuesday defeated Mauritania 1-0 in their opening match at the Cup Of Nations in Ivory Coast in a group D game The game was heading for a draw until a penalty was awarded to Burkina Faso in the sixth minute of added time Betrand Traore made no mistakes as he sent the…
Spain will host Brazil in an international football friendly at Real Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium on March 26 to raise awareness of racism. The Spanish and Brazilian football federations announced plans for the match in June, a month after Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior, who is black, was racially abused by Valencia fans in an…
