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Leicester City have appointed former Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper as their new manager on a three-year deal. Cooper, 44, has been out of work since leaving Forest in December 2023. The Foxes have been searching for a new manager since Enzo Maresca departed for Chelsea at the start of June. Maresca joined Leicester at the start of last season, guiding the club to first place in the Championship and an immediate return to the Premier League after their relegation in 2022-23. “I am really excited and proud to be appointed Leicester City’s first-team manager,” said Cooper. “This is a…

International award-winning singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has dragged Sophia Momodu, the mother of his first child, Imade, to court, seeking custody of the daughter. In an originating motion filed by his lawyers, Dr. Olaniyi Arije, Okey Barrah, and others, at the Lagos State High Court, dated April 17, 2024, Davido is praying the court for “an order granting joint custody of Miss Imade Adeleke to the applicant.” In the alternative, the singer prayed to the court for “an order granting to the applicant unfettered and unrestricted access to Miss Imade.” The suit, marked LD/1587PMC/2024, has as its…

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, stated on Wednesday that it is considering declaring a state of emergency on cholera if cases recorded go beyond manageable threshold. Olajide spoke in Lagos during the Adetokunbo Alakija Memorial Travel Medicine Lecture held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, organised by the Nigerian Society of Travel Medicine. He maintained that based on the data that would be obtained from all the partners involved in the assessment, “if they look at the data and they decide that the situation has gone beyond a particular…

Jamal Musiala scored again as hosts Germany continued their winning start to Euro 2024 with victory over Hungary to become the first side through to the knockout stages. The Bayern Munich forward impressed throughout and netted midway through the first half, drilling a powerful effort inches past the post afterwards, and was later given a standing ovation when he was substituted late in the second half. Hungary were frustrated with his opener, claiming a foul from Ilkay Gundogan on defender Willi Orban before the Barcelona midfielder teed up Musiala to fire into the roof of the net. A video assistant…

Justice Emeka Nwite has declined to grant bail to suspended deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, and two other suspended senior police officers. In separate rulings, the court held that the defendants had not brought any evidence in court to warrant the court’s discretion. Justice Nwite said that the court must exercise its discretion judiciously, and in this case, the court cannot grant bail to the defendants. Abba Kyari was detained following his arrest on February 14, 2022, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for alleged involvement in a cocaine deal. The suspended IRT boss, along with four…

Albania came from behind to salvage a potentially pivotal draw against Croatia in their first-ever meeting, leaving both sides on one point with UEFA Euro 2024 progression hanging in the balance ahead of Group B’s final round of fixtures. After stunning Italy with the quickest goal ever scored at a European Championship, Albania followed up that feat with another fast start in their second group game. With just 11 minutes on the clock, Sylvinho’s side took a surprise lead as Qazim Laçi darted into the box to meet Jasir Asani’s cross, heading in at Dominik Livaković’s near post. Desperately needing…

The US Federal Trade Commission has referred a complaint against the popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to the Department of Justice. It was alleged that they failed to protect children’s privacy. The FTC said in a statement that it uncovered reason to believe TikTok and ByteDance were violating or were about to violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. The regulator did not provide any further details of the alleged violations in its statement. The FTC said that it did not typically make referrals of complaints public but “determined that doing so here is in…

Protesters on Tuesday stormed the streets of Nairobi, shutting down the parliament over the finance bill that proposes some taxes on cars, including a 16 percent tax on bread. At a press conference on Tuesday, the chairman of the parliament finance committee, Kuria Kimani, announced the reversal of the taxes to douse tension in the country. President Williams Ruto and other lawmakers were at the press conference. To settle Kenya’s estimated national debt, estimated to be about $80 billion, reduce borrowings, and boost revenue, Mr. Ruto has introduced several taxes since assuming office in 2022. The latest tax hike sparked…

The 2024 edition of the Ojude Oba festival commenced at the Oba Sikiru Adetona pavilion in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, with Governor Dapo Abiodun and other prominent figures in attendance. This year’s event has drawn about 76 people from various age groups, including state executive council members, captains of industries, and tourists. Former Governor Olusegun Osoba and Senator Otunba Gbenga Daniel, representing the Ogun-East Senatorial District of the state, were also present at the celebration. The Minister of Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa-Musawa, disclosed the creation of an economic expansion fund of $100 billion to promote and preserve the…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has nominated caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas in the state. Fubara transmitted the list to the three-member Rivers State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Victor Jumbo. This is coming amid the renewed political crisis in the state owing to the refusal of the former council chairmen to vacate their offices after the expiration of their tenure. In a statement issued on Tuesday night by the Clerk of the House, G.M. Gillis-West, the Assembly invited the nominees for screening on Wednesday by 8:00 am. Full list: 1. Abua/Odua LGA – Madigai…