Paul Pogba’s four-year doping ban has been significantly reduced to just 18 months following a successful appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The former Manchester United star was initially handed the lengthy suspension in February after testing positive for Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) last August. DHEA is a substance known to enhance the…
Gilead Sciences has unveiled plans to make affordable versions of its groundbreaking HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, available in 120 low and middle-income countries. Lenacapavir, which is administered as a twice-yearly injection, has shown promising results in clinical trials, significantly reducing HIV infection rates among both women and men. In trials conducted in South Africa…
U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday, October 4, that he wasn’t confident the US election in November would be peaceful, due to previous comments by Republican party contestant, Donald Trump. “I’m confident it will be free and fair. I don’t know whether it will be peaceful,” Biden told reporters as he made the first…
A high-profile New York attorney has confirmed that he has been hired by the family of late rapper Tupac Shakur to investigate a possible link between his murder and Sean “Diddy” Combs. Combs is currently facing accusations of s£xual assault, r@pe and human trafficking from a number of lawsuits as well as federal charges after a three-count indictment alleges…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that it sold a total of $543.5 million to authorized dealer banks in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) from September 6 to 30, 2024. The bank stated that this intervention aimed to mitigate market volatility caused by rising demand for foreign exchange (FX), particularly driven…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has not endorsed former President Donald Trump, the financial giant clarified on Friday, following a false claim by Trump on social media. The denial came after Trump posted on Truth Social, inaccurately stating that Dimon had endorsed him for the 2024 presidential election. “Jamie Dimon has not…
An explosive believed to be dynamite rocked the All Progressives Congress secretariat along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, today October 5, destroying some windows, gates and other parts of the building.Speaking to Channels TV’s correspondent, the Chairman of the faction of APC in Rivers State, Tony Okocha narrated how the incident happened.…
The police in Lagos state have arrested a 30-year-old man identified as Motunrayo Olaniyi, for allegedly st@bbing his newlywed wife, Olajumoke, to d£ath at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Friday, October 4. A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, says Motunrayo allegedly…
The 30-year-old man who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa, Adamawa, and said he won’t come down until President Bola Ahmed Tinubu resigns has been admitted to the Yola Psychiatric Hospital for mental examination. Recall that last Friday morning, September 27, Abdullahi Mohammed, from Taraba State, climbed the high-tension electricity…
Iran‘s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said that Tuesday’s Iranian attack on rival, Israel was the “least punishment.” and that the Islamic Republic will attack Israel again “if needs be.” Iran launched about 200 ballistic missiles toward Israel on Tuesday in what it said was a response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan…
