In 2023, Sha’Carri Richardson finally came good on the global stage, while Victor Wembanyama quickly left his mark on the NBA and Rachin Ravindra lit up the Cricket World Cup. As eyes turn to a packed 2024 schedule featuring the Paris Olympics and men’s football European Championship, AFP Sport looks at five breakout stars from […]
Australian police said today they were scouring beaches after mysterious packages believed to contain more than 120 kilograms (260 pounds) of cocaine washed up over the Christmas period. A first batch of 39 barnacle-encrusted, one-kilogram bricks of suspected cocaine was discovered on Friday near Magenta Beach, north of Sydney, police said. Si...
Israel’s army chief warned its war with Hamas will last “many more months” as the military stepped up strikes inside the Gaza Strip, where more than 20,000 people have already been reported killed. Concerns over a spiralling humanitarian crisis inside the besieged territory have amplified calls for an end to the hostilities, while incidents li...
•Elder Sunday Oibe The Executive Secretary, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Elder Sunday Oibe, has described as barbaric the recent attacks and killings by terrorists in some communities in Plateau State, saying it is unheard of, even in animal kingdom. In a statement...
Determined to ensure recovery of unremitted funds at Warri Port, the recently contracted pilotage firm by the federal government, Escravos Ship Pilot Nigeria Limited (ESPNL), has decried sharp practices carried out in collusion with operators of oil service boat operators, denying Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), millions of naira in revenue. T...
•Late Na’Abba A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba died today Wednesday, December 27. Family sources said that the late Na’Abba battled with the ailment for a long time before passing away, reports The Nation. He was initially flown abroad for medical treatment and stayed there for several months before re...
•Late Akeredolu The Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, died in Lagos today Wednesday, December 27. He was 67 years old. It was gathered that State House doctors managed him up to his death because they could not fly him abroad, reports The Nation. One of the commissioners in Ondo State who pleaded anonymity confirmed Akeredolu’s [&hel...
•Late Ghali Na’Abba Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba, is dead. Born on September 27, 1958, the 8th Speaker of the House of Representatives died in Abuja this morning, reports The PUNCH. According to family sources, late Na’Abba battled with ailment for a long time before passing away. He was once flown […]...
•Late Rotimi Akeredolu The ailing Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), is dead. He died at the age of 67. Family and top government sources confirmed his demise this morning, reports Daily Trust. The governor died after a protracted battle with an undisclosed illness, even though reports said he was down with leukaemia. The [&h...
•Pipeline explosion No fewer than 30 persons have lost their lives in an explosion at an illegal oil tapping point in Omoku, Ogba/Egebema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The tragedy struck Sunday morning, when the youths allegedly broke a pipeline belonging to one of the multinational oil firms operating in the areas and started [...
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