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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a woman and her three kids in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits according to eyewitnesses, stormed the town Milgoma opposite the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) in Shika, Zaria, on Friday. They broke into the house of the woman through the gate, and thereafter, took the woman and her three children away to an unknown destination. While the Police authorities are yet to confirm the incident, locals said the bandits came through a village called ‘Nasarawan Buhari’ and later went away with the four victims through another village…

As the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament enters final run, DStv and GOtv customers get to watch all the action from the final match, live on SuperSport. The final knockout match will be between Italy and England at Wembley Stadium on the evening of Sunday 11 July 2021 at 8pm, live on SS Football (DStv channel 205 and GOtv channel 31) and SS Euro2020 (DStv channel 204 and GOtv channel 32). Italy have looked the pick of the teams through the course of the tournament, though they had to resort to extra time and penalties to finally overcome Spain in the…

Arsenal have signed Portugal and Benfica left-back Nuno Tavares in a deal worth about £8m. The 21-year-old, who played against Arsenal in the Europa League last season, is the Gunners’ first signing of the summer. He made 25 first-team appearances for the Lisbon club and also been capped for Portugal Under-21s. “He is a young player with great promise who has developed very well,” Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said. TRANSFERS: Barcelona offer Griezmann to Chelsea, as Arsenal’s £50m bid for Ben White rejected “Nuno’s arrival will give the squad extra strength and options in defence, particularly with this energy on…

A 90-year-old man, Yusuf Yarkadir, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly selling drugs to youths in Yarkadir village in Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina state. Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement on Friday. Babafemi said the nonagerian was full of regrets under interrogation, and confessed he had been selling cannabis sativa to the youths in his community for eight years due to their demand for it. “Though he failed to disclose his source of supply, he however vowed his arrest on…

Tyson Fury’s heavyweight title defence against Deontay Wilder has been postponed after the champion and members of his camp contracted Covid-19, the World Boxing Council confirmed on Friday. In a brief post on Twitter, the WBC confirmed the July 24 bout had been postponed but did not say when the trilogy fight would be rescheduled. “Fury vs Wilder III will be postponed,” the WBC said. “We wish Tyson Fury’s team and him speedy recovery from COVID.” Multiple reports in the US and Britain have said Fury and several members of his team had tested positive for Covid-19 at their Las…

The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Ewuare II, has said that the repatriated Benin Bronzes should be returned to the Benin Royal Museum to be cited within the precincts of his palace. At a press briefing in his palace on Friday, the Oba called on the Federal Government to take custody of the artefacts when repatriated until the royal museum is ready. The Oba’s intervention and comments follow the controversy over where the artefacts, looted by British soldiers during the invasion of the Benin Kingdom, ought to be kept when returned. According to him, individuals or institutions dealing with…

Bandits have reportedly killed at least ten persons in the early hours of Friday in Warkan village of Zangon Kataf LGA as well as Kakkau area of Chikun LGA of Kaduna State. Kaduna Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incidents, adding that the bandits also killed people in Kibori, Katsit and Afana in Zangon Kataf local government area as well as Amana Kasuwa of Igabi LGA. The Commissioner further said that five youths from Kafanchan town of Jema’a LGA were reported missing by security agencies. He said Governor Nasir El-Rufai condemned the killings in Zangon…

The Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) has indefinitely suspended popular Yoruba actor, Yomi Fabiyi, over the release of his controversial movie, ‘Oko Iyabo’. The association announced this in a statement on Friday after its Ethics, Conflict and Resolution Committee found him guilty of ethical and professional misconduct. TAMPAN had summoned Fabiyi who is the Producer and Director of the film to appear before it on Thursday (July 8). Baba Ijesha: Yomi Fabiyi under fire over new movie According to the group, the film had “sparked off another round of public dissension that may bring polemic…

-VP chairs inaugural meeting of National Steering Committee on Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy -Governors, Ministers in attendance How the Buhari administration plans to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in ten years will not be based on a business as usual approach, but a very simple, common-sense strategy that will deliver the results as the President promised, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Expressing the strong hope that this way, the Committee will be able to achieve rapid progress, Prof. Osinbajo said “in order not to make this merely, another of those high-sounding committees that eventually achieve…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has commiserated with troops who were involved in a road traffic accident on Thursday 8 July 2021, at Garin Kuturu, along Maiduguri- Damaturu road, while responding to a distress call. Sadly, one of the Gun trucks conveying the troops skidded off the road and rammed into a road shoulder, causing the vehicle to somersault. Nine personnel who sustained varying degrees of injury in the accident have been evacuated and are currently receiving medical attention in a military medical facility. No fatality was recorded in the accident. 42 killed as bandits…