A 37-year-old man, Chiemela Victor Ekeke, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Magistrate’s Court in Umuahia, Abia State, for sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl. The incident happened at Eze Ogbulafor Street in Umuahia, Abia State on Friday, July 7, 2023. Ekeke, who is a labourer and farmer from Ndioru in Ikwuano Local Government…
Spanish voters headed to the polls Sunday to decide whether to hand Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez a fresh four-year mandate or, as polls suggest, bring the right back to power with its far-right ally. A shift to the right in the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy, mirroring a similar move in Italy last year, would be…
AC Milan and Villarreal have sealed the deal for Nigerian wing-wizard, Samuel Chukwueze, with the player set to don the iconic Rossoneri jersey next season. The agreement, finalised after intense negotiations, paves the way for Chukwueze to embark on a new chapter in his career. As reported by Gazzetta (via Milan News), the financial details…
A former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, has vowed to appeal a United Kingdom (UK) court ruling ordering a confiscation of 101.5 million pounds linked to him. Sahel Standard learnt that Judge David Tomlinson of the Southwark Crown Court, ordered the confiscation on Friday. Reacting in a statement posted on his Facebook page, the…
Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho were on target as Manchester United beat Arsenal 2-0 in a friendly front of 82,262 fans at MetLife Stadium on Saturday. The New York and New Jersey fans of the two Premier League clubs saw a lively first half with both goals, but the game lost its way in the…
The Naira on Friday depreciated against the dollar, exchanging at N777.82 at the Investors and Exporters window. The Naira lost by 1.26 per cent when compared with N768.16 for which it exchanged for the dollar on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed at N779.58 to the dollar on Friday. A spot exchange rate of N844…
A 22-year-old lady, Mika Shabasova has died while undergoing buttock enlargement surgery by an ‘unqualified’ beautician in Russia. Mika died ‘within ten minutes’ of being given anaesthetic by the beautician, Daily Mail reported on Friday. She was dead before an ambulance arrived at the ‘home surgery’ of cosmetologist Uma M, who is now under house…
Government offices in Anambra were spending N137 million each month to clean public offices until recently, when the current government took immediate steps to drastically reduce the cost of cleaning. Governor Charles Soludo revealed the huge amount of money that went into the cleaning. “We need to be sensitive and move with the times. We…
An alleged madman,David Shodola has beheaded an 84-year-old man, Elder Alfred Opadipe, in Ipara community, Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The ‘madman’ reportedly beheaded Elder Alfred, on Friday morning, throwing the town into confusion. A 9-minute, eight seconds viral clip showed the lifeless body of the septuagenarian on ground with the head…
A new video showing Muslim clerics threatening another set of Isese worshippers in the Oko Owo area of Ilorin, the Kwara State has emerged online. The worshippers are seen performing some traditional rites at the bank of a river. In the video, the rites are however disrupted by the clerics who ordered them to leave…
