EFCC declares Mompha wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Dubai-based billionaire, Ismailia Mustapha aka Mompha wanted. The anti-graft agency, in a notice via its Twitter handle, urged anyone with useful…
AGN Announces Release Of 2 Nollywood Actors Kidnapped In Enugu
The Actor Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has announced two of its members Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel Agbogidi have been released by their abductors unhurt. The Nollywood actors were abducted…
Terrorists seeking cheap points with AIG’s attack — FG
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, described the attack on the convoy of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 12 headquartered in Bauchi, Audu Madaki, as an attempt by terrorists…
Oyo Police Command Restates Commitment Towards Safety Of Lives, Properties
The Oyo State Police Command under the constructive leadership of CP Adebowale Williams has declared that it will continue to maintain a proactive stance towards ensuring that the lives and…
Abducted Hotelier, Staff, Other Killed In Ogbomoso
The kidnapped hotel owner, Olugbenga Owolabi and one of his staff, Racheal Opadele in Ogbomoso have been reportedly killed by their abductors. Owolabi is a hotelier who recently returned to…
Arise anchor docked, fined for driving on BRT lane
Arise TV show anchor Rufai Oseni has been fined ₦70,000 for committing a traffic infraction in Lagos. He was arrested on Monday for driving on BRT lane in Lagos, a…
Commonwealth: Team Nigeria excel in weightlifting
Team Nigeria yet again shine like the neon light in the dark yesterday as curtain was drawn to the weightlifting events at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after Taiwo Liadi and Mary Osijo respectively…
And the romantic idea of bringing the tournament back to its first home was central to the plans of the football and sporting authorities from the four countries present at Tuesday’s launch. The idea of a World Cup was “thought up, analyzed and put into practice here in Uruguay almost 100 years ago,” said Ignacio Alonso, president of the Uruguayan football association (AUF). “It became the greatest sporting festival in the world,” he said, praising the “guts, courage, intelligence and effort” that went into putting on the first tournament. Paraguayan Dominguez, though, reminded those present that the symbolic argument would not be enough. “We cannot rely only on the sentimental, we have to play our part and be in condition” to host the World Cup
Four South American countries on Tuesday launched an unprecedented joint bid to host the centenary 2030 World Cup with the hope of bringing the global showpiece back to its first…
Nigeria wins gold, bronze in Discus throw in Birmingham
Nigeria has won gold and bronze medals in the women’s Discus throw final at the Commonwealth Games holding in Birmingham. Nigeria’s Chioma Onyekwere clinched the gold medal after throwing an…
Italian police arrest killer of Nigerian man
The Italian authorities have arrested a suspect involved in the murder of a Nigerian man in Italy, Ogochukwu Alika. Alika, a physically challenged man, was beaten to death with his…