Liverpool have agreed to sign Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike in a deal worth an initial £69 million ($92 million), according to reports on Monday. The Premier League champions switched their focus to Ekitike following Newcastle’s refusal to sell Sweden striker Alexander Isak, who is valued at around £150 million by the Magpies. Newcastle and […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency during the previous week intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking, raiding a Lagos hotel, intercepting international consignments concealed in food items, and apprehending a long-wanted drug kingpin. During one of the operations, 60-year-old Okpara Chigozie, a major drug cartel leader who had evaded arrest since 2019, was nabbed. A […]
A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has slammed the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, over her claim regarding Nigerian citizenship laws. During an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday, Badenoch asserted that she cannot pass on her Nigerian citizenship to her children because of her gender. She suggested that it is […]
The Nigeria Police Force has raised the alarm over attempts by certain individuals to hijack the ongoing peaceful protest by retired police officers demanding improved retirement benefits. The protesters left the National Assembly to block the entrance gate of the Force headquarters. The retirees have rejected pleas to vacate the police premises. According to a […]
Adeyinka Adedipe, Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, Abdulrahman Zakariyau and Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has defended his remarks on Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, amid mounting backlash from human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), the African Democratic Congress and the Obidient Movement. The governor had stirred controversy after warning that Obi must obtain […]
Nigerians spent at least $29.29bn on foreign medical expenses during the eight years of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, The PUNCH reports. This translates to an annual spending of about $3.6bn during the review period. This is according to a detailed analysis of data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s quarterly statistical bulletins. The sum, […]
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects for their involvement in a self-orchestrated kidnap and a foiled extortion attempt in the state. The two suspects, whose names were given as Chinecherem Okonkwo (female), a 28-year-old female student of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, and Chinecherem Aronu (male), age 30 years, were […]
21st July 2025 By Dennis Naku The Rivers State Police Command says it has traced and busted a child trafficking syndicate operating out of Aba, Abia State, rescuing a pregnant woman identified as Regina Sunday during the operation. The command said its tactical unit apprehended two suspects, including a female, linked to the notorious syndicate currently […]
D’Tigress Coach Rena Wakama has stated that her team is focused on defending its title as AfroBasket Champions, adding that the team was also looking forward to playing on the world stage at the Olympics. She made the statement during an open training session in Abuja on Sunday, ahead of the 2025 AfroBasket Championship, which […]
