Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

The Police Command in Kaduna State, says it has arrested 10 suspected kidnapers between September and Oct. 3, 2023. The Command’s Acting Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, stated this at a news conference on Saturday in Kaduna. He said that operatives of the Command recovered three AK47 rifles; three fabricated 10 rounds revolvers, 448 rounds of 7.62 X 39mm live ammunition, another cache of 15 rounds of 7.62 X 39mm live ammunition, and a vehicle with registration number Ebonyi HKW 578 AA. “It is pertinent to note that we often have interface with you in an effort to showcase…

Jude Bellingham Hits Double Figures across all competitions with his latest brace against Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu.  In what bore no correlation to regular playing tempo – Madrid have conceded most goals (4) in the opening 15 minutes in the league this season – the hosts raced into an early lead. Bellingham capped off a slick passing sequence down Osasuna’s left flank, shifting Dani Carvajal’s first-time layoff onto his left boot before stuffing it into the roof of the net. The clearest chance fell to Ante Budimir on the cusp of half-time but Osasuna’s leading scorer lacked all the…

Scott McTominay scored an incredible stoppage-time brace as Manchester United came from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 in the Premier League at Old Trafford. A series of United errors had allowed Brentford to take a first-half lead as first Casemiro gave the ball away, Victor Lindelof failed to clear after Yoane Wissa drove into the box and Andre Onana should have saved Mathias Jensen’s shot – but didn’t, letting the ball squirm under his body. Brentford were good value for their lead and came agonisingly close to a first win at Old Trafford since 1937, but substitute McTominay had other…

Chelsea came from behind to thrash Burnley 4-1 as Vincent Kompany’s side suffered a sixth Premier League defeat. Mauricio Pochettino was hoping to build some momentum going into the international break after their victory at Fulham on Monday night, and his team have now finally recorded back-to-back victories in the league. Wilson Odobert scored after 15 minutes to put Burnley ahead, but an own goal from Ameen Al-Dakhil after 42 minutes meant the two sides went in level at half-time. New signing Cole Palmer put Chelsea ahead from the spot on 50 minutes, before his former Manchester City team-mate Raheem…

Global human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has called out the Federal Government for issuing a warning to Arise Television for allegedly using “derogatory and incendiary remarks” on its station. The Federal Government, through the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), issued a final warning to Arise Television over the use of derogatory and incendiary remarks on its station. The warning was contained in a letter titled “Preponderance of derogatory and incendiary remarks: final warning” by NBC’s Director General, Dr Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, on October 6, 2023. The letter urged the TV station to have a delay mechanism to guard against undesirable contents. The…

Micky van de Ven struck his first goal for the club as 10-man Tottenham won 1-0 at Luton Town to move two points clear at the top of the Premier League table. The Lilywhites flew out of the traps and could have been three up inside seven minutes, but Richarlison (twice) and Pedro Porro failed to make the most of big openings. Luton slowly weathered the ferocious storm and after Tom Lockyer had a goal chalked off for a foul in the build-up, the home team’s hopes were boosted on the stroke of half time when Yves Bissouma was shown…

Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes has signed a new five-year contract at St James’ Park. Guimaraes, 25, joined from Lyon in January 2022 and has gone on to make 67 appearances, scoring 11 goals. The Brazil international helped inspire Newcastle to a Champions League return after 20 years last season. “I’m absolutely delighted. The fans have made me feel at home since my first day here and I feel so loved in my life,” he said. “I remember in my first interview, I said I wanted to play for this club in the Champions League and now it’s happening. We are…

The Federal Government has announced the indefinite suspension of the N-Power program. Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, made the announcement while featuring on a TVC news program on Saturday. She said the decision was birthed by some irregularities within the scheme, noting that the government has launched investigation into the utilization of funds since the program began. The Minister claimed that some of the beneficiaries are not found in their place of assignments yet they expect monthly stipends. According to her, some of the beneficiaries ought to have exited the program since 2022 but are still…

The National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has reacted to a statement by the Lagos Police Command claiming that the agency was yet to respond to an official inquiry following an allegation of complicity in the death of the late Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba (MohBad). On Friday, during a press briefing, the Lagos Police Commissioner, Idowu Owohunwa, said, “Also being awaited is the official response from NDLEA on one of the viral videos containing allegations by the singer on his experience at the agency’s Lagos Zone sometime in October 2022”. The agency, while responding to the statement by the police, said…

Burnley and Chelsea both feel much better about themselves going into their Premier League match at Turf Moor on Saturday, though managers Vincent Kompany and Mauricio Pochettino know there is so much more still to do. Chelsea had only recorded one win from their first six Premier League matches before their 2-0 away victory against rivals Fulham on Monday, with Mykhailo Mudryk scoring his first goal for the club and Armando Broja also finding the target. Burnley got their first win of the season in their re-arranged fixture at Luton Town. Lyle Foster scored his third goal of the Premier…

Festus Osifo, the National President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has revealed that the Federal Government was still paying subsidy on petrol. Osifo, who also doubles as the president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), gave the revelation while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, October 6, 2023. This is coming months after President Bola Tinubu announced that the era of fuel subsidy was gone. During his inauguration speech, the President told the nation that the budget he inherited had no provision for fuel subsidy payment beyond May, saying, “Subsidy is gone.” The pronouncement triggered an…

Secretary to the Cross River State Government, Prof Anthony Owan-Eno has disclosed that the state has secured an additional N500 million for the palliatives committee to purchase more commodities to cushion the effects of hard times occasioned in part, by the removal of petroleum subsidy. Owan-Eno disclosed this this in a press statement where he listed the distributions of the bags of rice to different groups as follows: Students 1000 bags, Religious Groups 800, Traditional Rulers 400, Trade Unions 300, Labour Unions 800, Civil Servants 800 and Persons Living With Disabilities 200. Others are Motherless Babies Homes, 200, IDPs 800,…