Germany beat France to win U-17 FIFA World Cup
Germany defeated France 4-3 on penalties after both sides played out a 2-2 draw after regulation time to win a maiden U-17 FIFA World Cup title on Saturday
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Ondo teenager remanded for killing retiree
An Ondo State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure on Thursday ordered the remand of a boy, Mubarak Akadiri, for allegedly killing a 63-year-old woman, Sidikat Adamolekun. The 18-year-old defendant reportedly killed the woman, who is a retired teacher, at her residence and stole her mobile phone in Arigidi Akoko in Akoko North-West Local Government Area…
3 Oyo monarchs die in auto crash, nine others injured
Three traditional rulers from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been confirmed dead in an auto crash in the state on Friday. Nine other persons were also said to have been injured in a separate accident on the same day. Eyewitnesses revealed that the affected monarchs lost their lives in a road accident…
Nigerian female soldier wins gold at world wrestling championship
A Nigerian Army personnel, Corporal Hannah Reuben, has won a gold medal at the ongoing 36th World Military Wrestling Championship in Azerbaijan. Reuben represented the Armed Forces of Nigeria in the women’s 76kg event at the Military Wrestling Championship. A short video posted on the Nigerian Army’s verified X handle disclosed this on Saturday. The…
George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote
The US House of Representatives has expelled congressman George Santos, following a damning ethics report and dozens of criminal charges. “To hell with this place,” Mr Santos told reporters as he left the Capitol. The New York Republican is only the sixth lawmaker in history to be removed from the lower chamber of Congress, and…
BREAKING:Osun Judicial Workers’ Strike Continues
● State Jusun Insists on Probe of CJ ● Embattled CJ Absent at Resolution Meeting ● JUSUN National Body Extends Tenure of State Chapter There is no end in sight for the judicial crisis in Osun state as the judicial workers insisted on the strike action until their demands for investigation and action on the…
UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital debunks fire outbreak rumour
The Newsflash by Osundefender.com by Kazeem Badmus published November 30, 2023 is a misinformation and an incorrect story. There was no fire outbreak at the Accident and Emergency Unit of UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo. There was actually an electrical power surge at the switch box of the Accident and Emergency department of the Hospital this…
3 killed, 13 injured as Hamas attack Jerusalem
Hamas gunmen have killed three people while 13 were injured in the attack they launched at a bus stop in Jerusalem during rush hour on Thursday. The Palestinian group disclosed its militants carried out a shooting in Jerusalem on Thursday, despite the extension for a day of a truce in Gaza and to release at…
BREAKING: 2024 Appropriation Bill passes second reading
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the N27.5trn 2024 budget for second reading. Leading the debate on the general principles of the budget, House Leader, Julius Ihonvbere commended President Bola Tinubu, noting that national security and education which got significant allocations, will be enhanced if implemented. “Nigeria will be more secure with the allocation…
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies aged 100
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who played a pivotal and polarising role in US foreign policy during the Cold War, has died at the age of 100. He served as America’s top diplomat and national security adviser during the Nixon and Ford administrations. Despite leaving office in the mid-1970s, he continued to be…