Referees to wear body cameras at club World Cup Referees at this year’s Club World Cup will be equipped with body cameras and instructed to implement new rules to cut down on time-wasting by goalkeepers, FIFA announced on Tuesday. The use of the cameras will be on a trial basis after they were approved last…
Court remands man for allegedly defiling 19-month-old baby in Lagos Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of one Peter Oshomah at the Kirikiri Custodial Centre for allegedly defiling a 19-month-old baby (name withheld). The Lagos State Government arraigned Oshomah on a one-count charge of defilement. He…
Presidency faults Ndume’s claim on lopsided appointments The Presidency has dismissed allegations of lopsided appointments under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing the claim by Senator Ali Ndume as hypocritical and misleading. In a reaction posted on Tuesday via his verified X handle, @aonanuga1956, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,…
Bandits have taken over 64 communities in Plateau – Gov Muftwang Plateau State Governor, Caleb Muftwang, has decried the attacks in some communities in his state, saying bandits have taken over 64 communities. The governor stated this on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “These communities that have been recently attacked were part…
Breaking: Yakubu presides over INEC weekly meeting +Photos The National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is currently presiding over the weekly meeting of the electoral body in Abuja. The development might have put to rest the speculations that Prof. Yakubu have been sacked by President Bola Tinubu. National Commissioners…
Ex-MTN chairman, Pascal Dozie dies at 85 …Tinubu: He was an unusual businessman The founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc and a former chairman of MTN Nigeria, Pascal Dozie, is dead. According to a statement issued by the family on Tuesday, the business tycoon died in the early hours of Tuesday at the age…
APC chieftain, Ndume slams Tinubu over alleged skewed appointments All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno has berated President Bola Tinubu’s for violating principle of federal character in political appointments, which he warned could have long-term consequences if not addressed. Speaking on Monday during an interview on Arise TV, Ndume stated that…
Natasha seeks N5bn in defamation case against Nwaebonyi The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has initiated a N5 billion defamation lawsuit against her colleague, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi. The case was filed at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court by Akpoti-Uduaghan’s lawyer, Michael Jonathan Numa. In the suit, the Kogi senator seeks a court declaration…
Police bust baby factory in Lagos, rescue 10 victims The Lagos State Police Command has discovered a baby factory in the Ijegun area of the state and rescued 10 people. Three suspects were also arrested. The spokesperson for the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, shared this with reporters on Monday. Hundeyin said the illegal activity was exposed…
Gunmen storm varsity, abduct student, kill local resident Unidentified gunmen abducted Augustine Madubiya, a 400-level student at the Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUBK) in the early hours of Tuesday. During the attack, a local resident was fatally shot. The incident took place around 3:00 a.m. at Istijaba Villa, an off-campus hostel in Unguwar Jeji. Eyewitnesses…
