New Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would scrap a controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda in his first major policy announcement since winning a landslide election victory. The previous Conservative government first announced the plan in 2022 to send migrants who arrived in Britain without permission to…
Electricity supply has been partly restored in Nigeria hours after the national grid collapse. Head of Corporate Communications at Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Emeka Eze confirmed this in a statement on Saturday. There was a nationwide blackout in Nigeria around 3 pm on Saturday. However, Ezeh, in an update, said bulk supply was partially restored…
Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek is set to complete his move to La Liga outfit Girona. Van de Beek has struggled to establish himself since moving to United in a £35m move in September 2020. The Dutchman had a loan spell at Everton and spent the second half of last season at Eintracht…
Nigeria’s Force headquarters have raised an alarm over possible mass secret cult initiation nationwide The IG has therefore mandated state police commands to ensure the cultists are stopped In Rivers state, spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement titled, ‘Planned Cult Celebration By The Neo Black Movement, Aka Aiye Or…
The governments of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso on Saturday marked their exit from ECOWAS with Niger’s ruling general saying the junta-led countries have “turned their backs on” the regional bloc. The three country’s leaders are taking part in the first summit of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), set up after pulling out of…
Netherlands will take on England for a place in the final of Euro 2024 The Dutch on Saturday night scored two quick goals to come from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 Akaydin headed in from a brilliant Guler cross to put Turkey in front, but De Vrij’s towering header and Muldur’s own goal within six…
England once again came from behind to beat Switzerland in the quarter final of Euro 2024. The English team had come from behind to beat their last 16 opponent 2-1 but against Switzerland they needed penalties to do so The game had ended 1-1 after extra time and in the penalty shootout England won 5-3…
The Abia State government has impounded logs of wood from dealers who illegally entered the forest reserve at Ukpo, Bende LGA to cut down trees for sale. Conducting journalists round the impounded woods at Abia State ministry of environment on Friday, the commissioner for environment, Philemon Ogbonna explained that the woods were planted by the…
A young man aged 34 years, Mr Onyekachi Kingsley Ugochukwu, has been declared missing by his family in Isiala Akpaa Amaiyi village, Osisioma Ngwa LGA of Abia State. Ugochukwu, who is said to be fair in complexion, was said to have disappeared without trace after allegedly answering phone calls from an undisclosed person. According to…
Nigerian singer and Grammy Award winner, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has taken a swipe at his colleague, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido. Burna Boy’s comment was prompted by a social media user urging him to marry soon, as they referred to Davido’s ongoing legal battle over child custody with his first baby…
