•Asisat Oshoala Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, has left FC Barcelona Femini to join a new National Women’s Soccer League team, Bay FC, in the United States. Bay FC announced the new signing in a statement today. … developing story
Three people were killed and nine injured after an under-construction hangar collapsed at the Boise Airport in Bosie, capital of Idaho, yesterday. The three died at the scene, and five of the nine injured are in critical condition, said the Boise Fire Department, reports AFP. The hangar, located on the airport property, was owned by […]
•US troops A drone attack on a base in Jordan killed three American troops today, with President Joe Biden blaming Iran-backed militants and vowing to hold the perpetrators to account. It is the first time American military personnel have been killed by hostile fire in the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, […]
•Super Eagles Though history favours the Super Eagles to win today’s epic clash against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroun in Abidjan, for a majority of Nigerian football fans, the Camerounians equally have what it takes to carry the day. At Egypt 2019 AFCON, the Super Eagles eliminated the Indomitable Lions in the City of Alexandra, […]...
•US Navy / Kryzentia Weiermann A US Navy warship shot down a missile today that was fired at it by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels, who have carried out two months of attacks on international shipping, the military said. US and British forces carried out two rounds of joint strikes aimed at reducing the Huthis’ ability […]
•Madison Marsh A 22-year-old fighter pilot in the United States Air Force, Madison Marsh, emerged as the 2024 Miss America on Sunday night. Marsh represented Colorado and became the first active-duty Air Force officer to Miss America pageant in the history of the US. Miss Colorado Marsh was crowned Miss America, becoming the first active-duty ...
Two US Navy sailors went missing on Thursday evening while conducting operations off the coast of Somalia, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said yesterday. “On the evening of January 11, two U.S. Navy sailors were reported missing at sea while conducting operations off the coast of Somalia,” the CENTCOM said. “Search and rescue operations are ...
•Pregnant woman A US woman who faced a charge of abusing a corpse after she suffered a miscarriage will not be criminally indicted, a grand jury decided yesterday, US media reported. The unusual case, which sparked an outcry amid a nationwide row over abortion rights, began when Brittany Watts, 34, had a miscarriage at home […]
•Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages taken by Palestinian militants demonstrate in Tel Aviv The Israeli army kept bombing the Gaza Strip and fighting Hamas militants on Wednesday as US top diplomat Antony Blinken met the head of the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank. The military said it killed dozens of “terrorists” and...
•Prison A Nigerian identified as Olugbenga Lawal was on Monday sentenced to ten years in prison in the United States for conspiring to launder money derived from internet fraud schemes. Lawal, 33, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has also reportedly been ordered to pay over $1.46 million in restitution. In a statement, the U.S Department of Justice [...
