Author: David Great

The Rivers State Police Command has dismantled a child trafficking syndicate operating from Aba, Abia State, and rescued a 24-year-old pregnant woman, Regina Sunday, who was held captive by the group. In a statement issued on Monday in Port Harcourt, the command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed that two suspects—Sunshine Hart (female, 28) and Kingsley Ekocha (male, 38)—were arrested following “diligent investigation and intelligence gathering.” According to Iringe-Koko, “The Rivers State Police Command has made significant strides in combating human trafficking, a scourge that has plagued our society. Following diligent investigation and intelligence gathering, operatives of the command successfully apprehended two…

Liverpool have agreed an initial £69m fee to sign Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike with the Frenchman expected to arrive in the UK for a medical on Tuesday. Frankfurt accepted a deal worth £79m, with £69m guaranteed and £10m in add-ons for the 23-year old striker. Ekitike is expected to sign a six-year contract and will fly out to join Liverpool’s Asia tour later this week. Newcastle had a £70m bid for Ekitike rejected this month, while Liverpool have shown an interest in Magpies striker Alexander Isak. He scored 15 goals in 31 starts as Frankfurt finished third in the…

Manchester United have cleared the way for England forward Marcus Rashford to complete a season-long loan move to Barcelona. The 27-year-old arrived in Catalonia on Sunday night after getting permission from United to complete the formalities of a move to Barcelona. Pictures of Rashford arriving in Spain on a private jet circulated on social media confirming talks between the two clubs have progressed quickly in the last week, with a deal being agreed in principle over the weekend. United have now given permission for Rashford to seal the move, which is an initial 12-month loan with an option to buy.…

FIFA President Gianni Infantino offered the governing body’s support to England defender Jess Carter after she revealed she has been the target of racist abuse during Euro 2025. Carter, who is Black, on Sunday announced she is stepping away from social media for the duration of the tournament. The 27-year-old has started all four of England’s games at the tournament, but struggled in their quarter-final win over Sweden on Thursday as the Lionesses conceded two first-half goals. Football Association CEO Mark Bullingham condemned the abuse, and said the FA has been in contact with UK police, who are in touch…

Justice A.I. Akobi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has issued an interim order freezing all bank accounts associated with TAK Logistics Limited, TAK Agro PLC, and their director, Thomas Etuh, over an alleged N24.9 billion debt. The decision followed an ex parte application brought before the court by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mofesomo Tayo-Oyetibo, on behalf of Keystone Bank Limited. The judge granted a Mareva injunction preventing the defendants from accessing or dealing in any way with funds, shares, dividends, or other financial instruments up to the total disputed amount. In the ruling, Justice Akobi directed…

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has criticized United Kingdom Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, following her remarks about Nigeria’s citizenship laws during an interview with Fareed Zakaria on CNN. Badenoch, who was born in the UK to Nigerian parents, stated during the interview that Nigerian citizenship laws are discriminatory against women, revealing that she cannot transfer her Nigerian citizenship to her children due to her gender. “It’s virtually impossible, for example, to get Nigerian citizenship. I have that citizenship by virtue of my parents, I can’t give it to my children because I’m a woman. Yet loads of Nigerians…

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says its Artificial Intelligence (AI) business registration portal processes over 11,000 transactions daily, despite some ongoing challenges. CAC management said it was working to address identity verification and payment difficulties affecting smooth portal operations in a statement on Sunday. Launched on June 30, the AI system issues registration certificates within 30 minutes, once a director’s National Identification Number (NIN) is confirmed. The new workflow allows users to test multiple business names without paying upfront, reducing start-up costs and eliminating repeated name search fees. According to the commission, about 8,000 name reservations were processed in one…

Real Madrid are keeping an eye on Arsenal and France defender William Saliba, 24. (L’Equipe – in French) A nine-figure Saudi contract for Brazil and Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr, 25, has been taken off the of the table for now, but could be available again in 2026. (AS – in Spanish) Real Madrid are happy to wait it out to sign France and Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate, 26, on a free next summer but may offer a low bid in this transfer window. (Football Insider) Leeds United want a bidding war to ensue for Spanish forward Mateo Joseph, 21,…

Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, has criticized the recent remarks by Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, requiring Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, to obtain security clearance before visiting the state. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Metuh described the governor’s stance as undemocratic and urged President Bola Tinubu to caution governors against trampling on citizens’ constitutional rights. Metuh’s statement followed Governor Okpebholo’s comments made during the reception of former federal lawmaker, Marcus Onobun, into the All Progressives Congress. The governor had linked Obi’s recent visit to Benin, where he…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its clampdown on drug trafficking with a major breakthrough in Lagos, leading to the arrest of a notorious drug kingpin and the recovery of large quantities of illicit drugs from various parts of the country. A statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, July 20, confirmed that NDLEA operatives apprehended 60-year-old Okpara Paul Chigozie, a major figure in a drug cartel who had been on the agency’s wanted list since 2019. “Operatives of a special operations unit of the NDLEA have arrested a wanted 60-year-old drug kingpin, Okpara Paul…