Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has clarified that it did not raid the secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). In a Friday statement by the Force spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi, the NPF said a suspected criminal was traced to a shop in the Centre Business District of Abuja which coincidentally was the NLC building. “Detectives, armed with the appropriate legal authority, conducted an operation at the location, which turned out to be the NLC building,” he said. “This well-coordinated, lawful operation was solely aimed at apprehending the prime suspect—a foreign national implicated in numerous criminal activities across Nigeria and other…

Substitute Sergio Camello struck twice in extra time to settle a remarkable Olympic men’s football final on Friday as Spain beat France 5-3 to take gold after Thierry Henry’s hosts had earlier staged a dramatic comeback. It had looked as though Spain were going to run away with victory at the Parc des Princes in Paris when they recovered from conceding an early goal to lead 3-1 by half-time. Enzo Millot put France in front, but a Fermin Lopez brace and an Alex Baena free-kick turned the final completely on its head. However, France staged a memorable comeback with Maghnes…

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has ordered the Commissioner of Police in the state, Olatunji Disu, and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Ebetokun to appear before it to explain the police continuous occupation of the 23 local government area of the state. The Court in a suit instituted by Non-Governmental Organization, Initiative for Transparent Strategy and Good Leadership, directed the group to put the IGP, the CP and Attorney General of the Federation on notice in an experte application. The Court also asked the NGO and RUFUS JOSHUA to put on notice the State…

Israel hit a vehicle in the south Lebanon city of Sidon, on Friday, killing a Hamas commander. The Palestinian militant group and the Israeli military said. It is the first strike of its kind in Sidon since Hamas launched its October 7 attack on Israel. The attack triggered war in Gaza and prompted its Lebanese ally Hezbollah to begin trading near-daily cross-border fire with the Israeli army in a bid to tie down its troops. Hamas said in a statement that its “commander” Samer al-Hajj was killed “in a Zionist strike in the city of Sidon”. A Lebanese security source…

A former president Olusegun Obasanjo has called for moral rearmament and positive reorientation among Nigerians, describing the current situation in the country as sitting on a keg of gunpowder. He made the call in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital while receiving in the audience six members of the House of Representatives, and co-sponsors of the bill on a single six-year term and rotation between the North. They were led by a former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Downstream Petroleum Ugo Chinyere during the visit to the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library. “Nigeria is a nation where we take…

A downpour has severely damaged the federal highway connecting Kano to Maiduguri, particularly between the Malori and Guskuri villages in the Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The flood has created a large crater in the middle of the road, forcing motorists to find alternative routes. While on a visit to assess the damage, the Bauchi State Governor Bala Muhammad highlighted the road’s significance as a crucial link between Nigeria’s Northwest and Northeast regions. Briefing journalists on Thursday, Governor Muhammad urged the Federal Government to urgently repair the damaged road to facilitate the transportation of goods and services for…

The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Organising Committee has demanded the dismissal of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in response to the killing of protesters. This demand was made during a candlelight symposium held in honour of the victims at the Rights House in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Friday. Recall that the committee, based at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota, Lagos, had declared three days of mourning for those killed nationwide during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests. The hunger strike, which was intended to last for ten days, is now on its ninth day as of Friday. Amnesty International has accused…

Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Portugal winger Pedro Neto from Wolves for £54million. Standard Sport understands the 24-year-old will join Chelsea for £51.4m plus £2.6m in bonuses. Neto has made just 51 Premier League appearances across the last three seasons due to a number of injuries, but he was wanted by both Tottenham and Chelsea this month. Chelsea and Spurs both made player-plus-cash offers on Thursday, but Wolves were uninterested in both proposals. Then Chelsea failed with a straight cash offer that night but were successful with their third bid on Friday. In total, Neto scored 14 goals…

Lee Carsley has been appointed interim England manager as the search for Gareth Southgate’s successor continues. The 50-year-old has stepped up from his role as England Under-21 boss to replace Southgate, who resigned two days after defeat by Spain in the Euro 2024 final last month. “As I am very familiar with the players and the cycle of international football, it makes sense for me to guide the team while the FA (Football Association) continues the process to recruit a new manager,” said Carsley. “My main priority is to ensure continuity and our goal is to secure promotion in the…

As Kebbi State residents prepare for the upcoming Local Government elections, the main opposition party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party, has withdrawn its participation from the election. The state party chairman, Bello Suru, announced this in a press statement made available to journalists on Thursday. He alleged that the Chairman and all the commissioners of the Kebbi State Independent Electoral Commission are card-carrying members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state, which he claimed has given the APC candidates an undue advantage. “You will recall that during the last PDP stakeholders’ meeting, we agreed to participate…