Author: David Great

The Euro 2024 qualifier between Belgium and Sweden was suspended at halftime and subsequently abandoned following the fatal shooting of two Swedes in Brussels earlier on Monday, UEFA said. Belgium raised its terror alert to the highest level as a man in a video on social media claimed that he was the assailant and that he was from Islamic State. “Following a suspected terrorist attack in Brussels this evening, it has been decided after consultation with the two teams and the local police authorities, that the UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying match between Belgium and Sweden is abandoned,” UEFA said in…

Donald Trump promised on Monday that if elected president again he will bar immigrants who support Hamas from entering the US and send officers to pro-Hamas protests to arrest and deport immigrants who publicly support the Palestinian militant group. On a campaign stop in Iowa, Trump was responding to the Hamas killing of at least 1,300 Israelis that triggered a war in which Palestinian health officials say Israel has killed more than 2,800 Palestinians in Gaza. Trump, president from 2017-2021, said that if elected to a second White House term he will ban entry to the US of anybody who…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Monday, said it plans to present a N26.01 trillion budget to the National Assembly for 2024 fiscal year. This is according to Atiku Bagudu, Minister of Budget and Planning, who said following the Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. According to him, the FEC set the price of crude oil at $73.96, the exchange rate at $700, and oil production at 1.78 million barrels per day. “The assumptions include the oil price benchmark, which I said for 2024, we are assuming $73.96, oil production of 1.7 8 million barrels a day at…

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on October 13, 2023, arraigned Michael Anan Onimisi before Justice R.M Aikawa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna for developing a software code named: “Bee-Leaf” and “Real-Eve” to defraud First City Monument Bank Plc (FCMB), the sum of N17, 785,010.75 (Seventeen Million, Seven Hundred and Eighty Five Thousand, Ten Naira and Seventy Five Kobo only). Onimisi was accused of developing the software to hack into the security measures of FCMB, in order to defraud it. He was arraigned on six- count charges bordering on internet fraud…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time since the deadly Hamas attack, and briefed him on several talks with leaders from the region and Palestinian Authority. “The Prime Minister was in particular informed of the essential points of telephone correspondences that took place today with the leaders of Palestine, Egypt, Iran and Syria,” the Kremlin said in a statement. According to Moscow, the discussion focused on “the crisis situation resulting from the brutal escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict”. Putin expressed “his sincere condolences to the families and friends of the deceased…

The Super Eagles overcame Mozambique 3-2 on Monday, the Nigerian team’s first friendly victory under portuguese manager Jose Peseiro Mozambique took the lead seven minutes into the game through Geny Catamo, creating new concerns that Nigeria’s winless streak in friendly games may continue. Terem Moffi of OGC Nice struck from close range 13 minutes later to restore parity for the Super Eagles at the Estádio Municipal de Albufeira in Albufeira, Portugal. It was no surprise that Nigeria seized the lead, as they continued to command the majority of the play. At the half-hour mark, Brentford’s Frank Onyeka pounced on a…

The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested Chike Nosa Agada, an unlicensed foreign exchange dealer, for an alleged N2billion fraud. Agada, a 37-year old native of Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, was declared wanted by the Commission on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, for obtaining money by false pretence and stealing by conversion to the tune of N2 billion. He was arrested at a residence in the Bourdillon, Ikoyi area of Lagos, on Monday, October 16, 2023 during a sting operation by operatives of the Commission, following credible intelligence linking him to…

Real Madrid defender Nacho Fernandez will be able to face rivals Barcelona in the Clasico on October 28 in La Liga after his suspension for a red card was reduced to two games. The Spanish football federation’s appeal committee cut Nacho’s ban from three matches down to two after he was sent off against Girona for an ugly foul on winger Portu. La Liga leaders Real Madrid were 3-0 up against Girona when Nacho was dismissed in stoppage time for his high tackle, with Portu taken off on a stretcher. The defender apologised to Portu for his foul, which Girona…

The Delta Police Command paraded three suspected kidnappers and retrieved four AK-47 firearms on Monday. DSP Bright Edafe, the command’s Public Relations Officer, while parading the suspects at the police headquarters in Asaba said that abduction is a serious offence in the state. “You will recall that a few days ago, the Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass, personally briefed you on the summary of the Command’s activities and achievements from July 1, 2023, to September 30, 2023,” he stated. He said, “You will recall that a few days ago, the Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass, personally briefed you on the…

Israel on Monday described Hamas as “a genocidal terrorist organization” and it vowed to eliminate the group as it continues its onslaught on the group. In a post by the Israel Defense Forces on X, formerly Twitter, the military published a list of the group’s eliminated leaders and promised to take out the group in its entirety. “Hamas is a genocidal terrorist organization. We will eliminate Hamas,” the Israel Defense Forces posted. The list of key operatives eliminated by IDF are Ali Qadi, Commander of Hamas Nukhba Jabalya Assult Company; Muetaz Eid, Commander of the Hamas Southern District of National…