An Ogun State High Court on Friday convicted and sentenced three young men for the ritual k!lling of a 16-year-old girl, Sofia Okeowo, in the Kugba area of Abeokuta South Local Government. The trio, Mustakeem Balogun, Soliudeen Majekodunmi, and Lukmon Abdulgafar, were apprehended for the gruesome m8rder of Okeowo on January 28, 2022. The court released a…
UEFA has demoted FA Cup winners Crystal Palace to the UEFA Conference League, citing a violation of its multi-club ownership regulations. As a result, Nottingham Forest are expected to take Palace’s place in the UEFA Europa League, pending a final ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The decision follows an investigation by…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), through its Social Development Secretariat, has apprehended 210 beggars across Abuja as part of efforts to curb rising crime linked to street begging. The arrests were made under the ongoing “Operation Sweep Abuja Clean” initiative, according to the Acting Director of the Social Welfare Department, Gloria Onwuka. She…
A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday, July 10, temporarily blocked former President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at restricting birthright citizenship and certified a nationwide class to protect the rights of all children born on U.S. soil. Judge Joseph LaPlante announced the decision from the bench following a court hearing, stating a written…
Radhika Yadav, a 25-year-old state-level tennis player known for winning multiple competitions, was tragically shot and killed by her father in Gurugram’s Sushant Lok Phase 2 on Thursday, July 10.
A Nigerian man who gave himself a pedicure at home had to have his leg amputated when the treatment went wrong. Olubiyi Jibowu ran a bath, added Himalayan salt and soaked his feet, but the 57-year-old didn’t realise how hot the water was until he pulled his feet out and saw angry blisters all over…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has emphasized that lawmakers are in the Senate to make sacrifices for the nation’s future, not for personal financial gain. Akpabio made the statement on Tuesday, July 9, during a debate on the general principles of a bill seeking to amend the Electricity Act, 2023. The bill, titled “A Bill for…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Katsina State Command, has arrested three suspected members of an interstate human trafficking syndicate and rescued three young female victims during a raid on a well-known hotel in Katsina. The operation, carried out earlier this week, was confirmed in a statement on Wednesday,…
Spanish authorities have eased lockdown measures for thousands of residents in Catalonia after significant progress was made in containing a forest fire that erupted on Monday, July 7, in the northeastern region. The wildfire has scorched over 3,300 hectares (8,154 acres) in Tarragona province, with about one-third of the destruction occurring within the protected Els…
Boss Mustapha, who served as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) under President Muhammadu Buhari, has stated that Buhari’s 2015 presidential victory was not the result of any single individual’s efforts within the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at a book launch in Abuja on Wednesday, Mustapha said he had no intention…
