Author: David Great

A Lagos Federal High Court, has convicted and sentenced a nursing mother, Adeoye Oluwakemi Fatimoh, to six years imprisonment for trafficking drugs. Justice Tijjani Ringim who presided over the court, gave the convict the jail terms, after she pleaded guilty to two counts charge of unlawful export of 1.10 kilograms of cannabis sativa popularly called marijuana and 17 grams of rohypnol, a psychotropic substance, made against her by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). NDLEA lawyer, Mr. Abu Ibrahim, while arraigning the convict, told the court that she was arrested with the prohibited drug, on November 18, 2022, which…

Barcelona were crowned Spanish Super Cup champions after goals from Gavi, Robert Lewandowski and Pedri earned them a 3-1 win over bitter rivals Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Barcelona were dominant in every aspect of the game and took advantage of three mistakes by Real Madrid to score. Manager Xavi Hernandez sprung a surprise as he shifted from his usual 4-3-3 system to play an extra man in midfield with only Lewandowski up front, while centre back Ronald Araujo was deployed at right back in order to try to slow down Real’s electrifying winger Vinicius Jr. Vinicius was…

President Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with Prince Clem Agba, the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning on the conferment of the National Award of the Order of Diplomatic Service by the President of the Republic of South Korea. The minister was presented the award by Ambassador Kim Young-Chae on behalf of the President of South Korea. The President notes that the Award is in recognition of the Minister’s personal achievements and contributions to strengthening the ties between Nigeria and the Republic of South Korea. The President recognizes the experienced administrative management skills, charisma and leadership of the Minister in…

Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to a formidable eight points with an outstanding performance and win in the north London derby at Tottenham. The Gunners took full advantage of Manchester City’s loss at Manchester United on Saturday with an impressive show of style in the first half and steel after the break to claim a vital three points. Arsenal were helped by a blunder from hapless Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris when he fumbled Bukayo Saka’s cross into his own net after 14 minutes, but it was no more than Mikel Arteta’s side deserved as…

Substitute Alexander Isak scored an 89th-minute winner after Aleksandar Mitrovic’s penalty for Fulham was disallowed as Newcastle returned to third in the Premier League. Club record signing Isak, on his first league appearance since September after injury, nodded home from close range at a jubilant St James’ Park. Mitrovic looked to have given Fulham the lead against his former team, but his spot-kick was ruled out because he accidentally kicked the ball on to his standing foot when he slipped. It was a dramatic final 30 minutes to a tight game which Newcastle edged without being able to create clear…

A thumping header from Kai Havertz earned Chelsea a narrow victory over Crystal Palace to ease the pressure on manager Graham Potter. Havertz met Hakim Ziyech’s cross shortly after an hour as the Blues ended a run of three successive defeats in all competitions. The Germany striker should have doubled Chelsea’s advantage but could only flash a header wide from close range from Mason Mount’s cross. Palace came close to equalising late on when Cheick Doucoure’s long-range volley was spectacularly tipped over by Kepa Arrizabalaga. Chelsea stay 10th despite the win, just their second in 10 Premier League games, but…

We will make crime unlucrative, unattractive – Jejeloye Vows to fish out other criminals for prosecution in the state The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested one notorious motorcycle robber, Yusuf Lammeed, who specialises in robbing people in the early hours of the day across various parts of the state. The suspect who was accompanied by two accomplices currently on the run, was arrested by the taskforce while they were trying to rob a lady who stood at a bus stop at Ikeja Along waiting for a bus at about 5:30am on Friday. The lady, who screamed after she was approached…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, to “promptly cut the outrageous National Assembly budget of N228.1bn, including the N30.17bn severance payments and inauguration costs for members (the highest ever).” SERAP urged them to “propose a refresh budget for the National Assembly that would reflect the current economic realities in the country, address the debt crisis, and prevent retrogressive economic measures.” The National Assembly had increased its 2023 budget from N169bn proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari to N228.1bn. The approved budget shows an increase of about…

Chelsea have completed the signing of forward Mykhailo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk and was unveiled at half-time during the game against Crystal Palace at Stamford Brdige. Chelsea agreed a fee of €100m plus add-ons for the 22-year-old, who has been longtime target for Premier League rivals Arsenal. A Chelsea delegation met with Shakhtar officials to hijack the deal after the player agreed personal terms with Arsenal. Mudryk has scored seven goals and made seven assists in 12 league appearances for Shakhtar this season, and has scored three Champions League goals. Chelsea issued a statement to say they are “discussing terms”…

The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro climbed to 21 on Sunday, as rescue workers raced to dig through a huge pile of debris in search of survivors. At least 35 people were still missing and 73 were injured, Mykola Lukashuk, head of the regional council, wrote on the Telegram messaging app. “Burn in hell, Russian murderers,” he wrote. The building in Dnipro, a city in east-central Ukraine, was partly destroyed during a series of attacks on Saturday, Russia’s largest wave of strikes in two weeks. On the ground,…