Author: David Great

Cristiano Ronaldo insists he is focused on being the perfect team member at Saudi side Al Nassr rather than collecting more individual accolades in the twilight of his career. The forward, who has won the Ballon d’Or award five times, scored in Al Nassr’s 2-1 win over Al Rayyan of Qatar in their AFC Champions League Group B match on Monday. It was the club’s fourth successive victory in all competitions under new coach Stefano Pioli, who replaced Luis Castro last month. “It was a strong and difficult match like all the matches in the AFC Champions League, but the…

A flash flood that swept through a southern city of Iran killed 15 people, state media reported on Tuesday, updating an earlier toll of six dead. “After finding the last body of Halil River flood incident in Jiroft, a total of 15 are pronounced dead,” said the official IRNA news agency. The search and rescue operation had been brought to an end, it added. Almost all of those killed in Monday’s flood were Afghan nationals living in the Islamic republic, Iran’s ISNA news agency reported. Flood kills 192 people, destroys properties in Napel Jiroft is a city located in the…

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has banned the celebration of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day in the South-East region. In a statement on Monday, IPOB declared that anyone found participating in any activity marking this year’s Independence Day would be considered an enemy of the land. It said Igbo should go about their normal business or remain in their houses if they choose to but must refrain from any form of activities to mark Nigeria’s independence. IPOB insisted that though Igbo were part of the struggle for Nigeria’s independence, the union had proven injurious to them. “The Directorate of State…

Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC (FMN), one of the country’s most prominent and longstanding players in the food and agro-allied sectors, has announced a strategic restructuring aimed at strengthening its presence across Africa. As part of this move, FMN plans to acquire minority shares, a step designed to streamline operations and position the company for long-term growth in the region. A senior executive at FMN described the restructuring as a critical part of their vision to unlock value and enhance competitiveness across the African continent. The restructuring will allow FMN to focus on its core strengths and take advantage of…

An airstrike on a village in Kaduna state killed at least 24 people, villagers and a local councillor claimed Monday, following a Nigerian Air Force operation targeting armed gangs and their hideouts. The Sept. 27 event is the latest in a series of fatal aerial assaults by the military that have killed civilians, as detailed in a special Reuters story in June 2023. Nigeria’s military, backed by international allies, has launched tough operations against Islamist rebels and armed kidnapping organisations. The Nigerian Air Force said in a statement it was investigating the Kaduna allegations but added that the airstrike was…

Justice Kehinde Ogundare a Lagos Federal High Court, today dismissed an N500m suit instituted by one Sir Jude Nnam against five Star Music Limited, Mr. Emeka Okonkwo (a.ka. E-Money) and a popular singer, Kingsley Chinweike Okonkwo (aka KCEE) alleging copyright infringement by KCEE of his (plaintiff’s) songs “Som Too Chukwu”. Justice Ogundare while dismissing the suit in its entirety for the inability of Sir Jude Nnam to prove the alleged infringement of his copyright work, also awarded a punitive cost of N1 million against him. In dismissing the copyright infringement suit, Justice Ogundare held that the claimant is not entitled…

Hezbollah fighters are ready to confront any Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon, the group’s, opens new tab deputy leader Naim Qassem said on Monday in his first public address since Israel killed its chief Hassan Nasrallah last week. Israel will not achieve its goals, he said. “We will face any possibility and we are ready if the Israelis decide to enter by land and the resistance forces are ready for a ground engagement,” he said in an address from an undisclosed location. He was speaking as Israeli airstrikes on targets in Beirut and elsewhere in Lebanon continued, extending a two-week…

The Operatives of the Sokoto Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have apprehended thirteen suspected internet fraudsters in Sokoto State. According to an official statement from the anti-graft agency on Monday via X, the suspects were arrested on Saturday, September 28, 2024, in the Gidan Yaro and Dandima areas of Sokoto, following actionable intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet-related crimes. “Operatives of the Sokoto Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested thirteen(13) suspected internet fraudsters in Sokoto, Sokoto State. “They were arrested on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at the Gidan…

A stoppage-time strike from Angel Correa saw Atletico Madrid deny city rivals Real Madrid all three points during an incident-laden LaLiga clash at the Cívitas Metropolitano. Inside a fervent stadium, it was a relatively cagey opening as both sides felt their way into the first Derbi de Madrid of the season. Julián Alvarez, playing in his first Derbi for Atlético, had the first chance of the game nine minutes in when he shrugged off Antonio Rudiger and tested Thibaut Courtois from a narrow angle. Los Blancos took until 17 minutes to work Jan Oblak, stinging the Slovenian keeper’s palms with…

The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has arrested one Khadija Aliyu for allegedly stealing a seven-day-old baby girl during a naming ceremony in the Keffi area of the state. This is just as the command also arrested an ex-convict, Hussaini Mohammed, for allegedly stealing motorcycles in the same area. In a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Rahman Nansel, on Sunday, that the suspect was arrested at about 6:30 pm on Saturday. Nansel said the suspect had pretended to be pregnant and, while the christening was ongoing, she sneaked into the house and stole the baby who had…