Author: David Great

Spain midfielder Pedri will miss the remainder of Euro 2024 after suffering a ligament injury in his left knee early in his side’s dramatic 2-1 quarter-final win over hosts Germany on Friday. Pedri left the pitch in tears in the first minutes of the match after a heavy challenge by Germany midfielder Toni Kroos. “Following tests, Pedri has a grade two sprain in the medial collateral ligament of his left knee. The player will remain with his team mates until the end of the current training camp, which is focused on the Euro 2024,” the Spanish FA (RFEF) said in…

In a recent special clearance operation in Sambisa Forest, troops of the Nigerian Army eliminated 11 members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP). The Nigerian Army announced the success of the operation on its official X handle on Saturday. According to the statement, the operation was executed in coordination with a hybrid force targeting a terrorist enclave in Jongo Village, located within the notorious Sambisa Forest. During the operation, the troops engaged the terrorists in a fierce gun battle, resulting in several fatalities among the insurgents while others fled. Following the battle, the troops advanced further into…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said he is still wary of sexual immorality despite his ‘anointing’ and years in the ministry. Adeboye said despite his age, he runs faster than before to avoid any form of sexual temptation, noting that no amount of anointing can fight such temptation. The cleric also warned ministers of the gospel to be wary of sexual immorality and the erroneous belief that their ‘anointing’ could help them withstand any temptation. He stated these during a sermon at the just concluded Ministers & Workers Conference of RCCG…

West Ham United have signed Maximilian Kilman from Wolverhampton Wanderers with the English centre back signing a seven-year deal, the Premier League club said on Saturday. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed but British media reports said the London side had paid 40 million pounds for the Wolves skipper who was on a contract until 2028. The defender will be reunited with newly appointed coach Julen Lopetegui, who had been in charge of Wolves during the 2022-23 season and had handed Kilman the captain’s armband. “As soon as I was aware of the interest from the club, it…

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the suspension of train services on Warri-Itakpe rail line due to the unsatisfactory nature of the track conditions from Ujevwu in Delta State to Itakpe in Kogi State. This was disclosed in a notice titled “Public Announcement” which was sent to customers, indicating that the agency plans to resume operations on Monday, July 8, 2024. The suspension, effective from Friday, was attributed to an obstruction on the track. “This is to officially notify our esteemed passengers that the Warri-Itakpe Train will not run today Friday, 5th July 2024 due to the obstruction we…

Mikel Merino’s last-gasp strike earned Spain a dramatic 2-1 victory over UEFA Euro 2024 hosts Germany, as they took a step closer to winning a record fourth European Championship. This re-run of the 2008 final was hugely anticipated, and La Roja – champions 16 years ago – nearly broke the deadlock within 60 seconds as Pedri saw a low shot from the edge of the area saved. Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal and Fabián Ruiz then failed to hit the target with efforts from distance, while Kai Havertz could not beat Unai Simón with a close-range header at the other end.…

A fresh oil spill has hit the Bodo community in the Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, destroying farmlands. It was learnt that the oil spillage occurred on Thursday from a pipeline belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company. This came barely two months after a similar incident occurred along the pipeline at different locations in the area. One of the affected residents, Monica said they heard a blast at about 1 pm saying the spillage had destroyed farmlands, and rivers, which the people depend on for their livelihood. She stated, “You know we the Ogoni people are mainly farmers…

By Seun Bisuga Many would wonder what INEC has got to do with the United Kingdom elections. Why is INEC drawn to an election in a different continent? Like everything in life, there is always room for learning, relearning and improving. I’ve been of the opinion that INEC’s shoddy handling of Nigeria elections has been the bane of good governance and economic progress in the largest black nation in the world. Not only were voters able to express themselves by freely electing the Labour Party but they did so without fear that ballot boxes could be hijacked by political thugs. I…

The Controller of Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun II Area Command, Comptroller Olusola Alade, on Friday, said that the Command generated a total sum of N12, 830,493,630.06 as revenue between January and June 2024. Alade said that this is compared to the sum of N8,505,038,818.30 generated during the same period last year. He disclosed that the revenue generated within this period when compared with that of last year showed a significant 51% differential of N4,326,454,811.76. This is just as the Command has equally discovered 11 factories and one bonded terminal that have not been remitting taxes to the federal government. He,…

The Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly, which is loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has announced that it has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court to challenge the recent judgment of the Appeal Court delivered on Wednesday in Abuja. Oko-Jumbo made this known in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday by the factional Clerk of the House, Dr. G. M. Gillis-West, and circulated to the press. According to Oko-Jumbo, the Assembly believes the Court of Appeal erred in its decision that the Rivers State High Court lacked the jurisdiction to hear and determine SUIT NO. PHC/1512/CS/2024.…