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…
Israel on Monday declared Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva persona non grata after describing the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip as a “genocide.” Foreign Minister Israel Katz told Brazil’s Ambassador Federico Mayer after he was summoned for reprimand that Israel “will not forget and we will not forgive” until the president expresses…
The hearing of an application seeking to stop an arrest warrant issued against the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Governor, Edison Ehie, and five others for their alleged involvement in the burning of the state’s House of Assembly and attempted murder has been adjourned to March 4th. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal…
