President of Turkey’s Ankaragucu football club, Faruk Koca, has resigned following his attack on a referee during a match late Monday. The top-flight SuperLig indefinitely suspended matches and a court placed Ankaragucu club president, Faruk Koca, and two others in pre-trial detention for “injuring and threatening a public official”. Images of Monday night’s incident showed…
A United States citizen identified only as Haynes, who was wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder has been freed after 20 years in prison. Haynes was accused of killing 55-year-old Randy Sherer at a Minneapolis shop. This was disclosed in a video shared on the official Instagram page of CNN on Tuesday. The judge on Monday,…
A yet-to-be-identified soldier allegedly stabbed a bouncer to death on Monday night, at a nightclub in Bonny Island, Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that trouble started when the bouncer, identified as Kingsley Abbey, who was on duty proceeded to conduct a routine search on the soldier at the entrance of…
A final year student in the Department of Agric Economics at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Chisom Nwankwo, on Tuesday lost her life in an accident that occurred on the campus of the institution. Nwankwo was said to be travelling on a commercial motorcycle along Road 1 on the campus when the accident…
Osun state government has disclosed the results of its investigation on the alleged food poisoning of some pupils at Osogbo. The government also declared that the pupils were not poisoned under the Osun Home Grown School Feeding Programme, O’Meals According to a statement issued on Tuesday further stated that the videos and fake news stories…
Osun State House of Assembly during plenary on Tuesday passed a bill for a Law to increase the retirement age of the Osun State High Court and Customary Court of Appeal Registrars, Secretary to the State Judicial Service Commission, State Counsel in the State Ministry of Justice, State Magistrates and District Customary Court Presidents. The…
Portuguese football star, Cristiano Ronaldo, said he had more left in him this year after scoring his 50th goal of 2023 in Al Nassr’s 5-2 Saudi King Cup victory over rivals Al Shabab. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward lashed home from close range with his right foot in the 74th minute. “Great…
…Approves completion of Zungeru hydroelectric power plant concession …Ratifies NCP standing committees In a bid to ensure better service delivery in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Tinubu administration, the National Council on Privatization (NCP) has set up an ad hoc committee to fast-track the restructuring and resuscitation of the Bank of Agriculture…
Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala have made the men’s and women’s final shortlists for the 2023 Globe Soccer Awards. Osimhen, who won the 2023 CAF African Player of the Year on Monday, is one of the 11 players vying for the Men’s title. The following players are also on the shortlist: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami),…
Libya on Tuesday repatriated nearly 1,000 migrants from Egypt and Nigeria who had been staying in the North African country illegally officials and AFP journalists said. The 664 Egyptians were to be taken by bus to the Emsaed border post with Egypt, nearly 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) east of Tripoli. General Mohamad Bardaa, who heads…
