A Constitution Amendment Bill to introduce state police has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, which was sponsored by 13 members of the House, enjoyed support from majority of the lawmakers in the green chamber who believed that concerns of political victimisation by state governors, should take the backseat to the…
Come July first French Captain Kylian Mbappe will officially become a Real Madrid player after the Paris St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe agreed to join Real Madrid. The France captain has told PSG he intends to leave the club with his contract expiring in June. Mbappe has not signed a contract with Real yet, but the…
A joint team of security forces has busted an insurgents’ camp in Achalla, headquarters of Awka North Local Government Area in Anambra State. The team, according to a press release by the Anambra State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, recovered arms and ammunition, including vehicles seized from kidnap victims. “The hoodlums had disrupted trading…
An Anambra female lawyer, Adachukwu Chikelu-Okafor, who was on the run for brutalizing her 11-year-old househelp, has finally surrendered herself over to the police in the state. Chikelu-Okafor, who allegedly inserted a hot knife into the private part of the house girl, ran away after the incident. Recalls that she was declared wanted by the…
Three hundred and thirty-seven students have earned first-class honours from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, ATBU, which is preparing to graduate a total of 19,252 students during its upcoming convocation ceremony. Additionally, the university will be graduating its inaugural set of 25 medical doctors. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammad Ahmad Abdulazeez, disclosed this on Monday, at…
UFC fighter turned boxer Francis Ngannou says Anthony Joshua will not get back up from the canvas if he knocks him down as he did to Tyson Fury. The Joshua-Ngannou heavyweight clash will be broadcast live on Friday March 8, in what will only be Ngannou’s second professional boxing bout, but he almost secured one…
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he has apologised to Kalvin Phillips for saying the midfielder was “overweight” on his return from the Qatar World Cup. Guardiola made the comments in December 2022, explaining why Phillips had been left out of his squad for a Carabao Cup fourth-round tie against Liverpool. Phillips said the comments…
Bayern Munich is reportedly considering appointing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, as interim manager should the German champions part company with Thomas Tuchel. According to sources, the German giants have turned their attention to the former Manchester United manager as a temporary solution until the end of the season. Currently, there are no concrete details available. Sky…
Mali National team captain Hamari Traore has been handed a four-match ban after being found guilty of unsporting conduct towards a referee. The 32-year-old defender was sent off straight after the final whistle following his side’s quarter-final defeat by Ivory Coast at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on 3 February. Traore had to be…
Former Germany defender Andreas Brehme, who scored the winning goal in the 1990 World Cup final, has died aged 63. Brehme converted a late penalty in the final of the 1990 tournament to secure victory against Argentina in Rome. Brehme also scored when his country beat England on penalties in the tournament’s semi-finals. He earned…
