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The Nigeria Police Force, Lagos Command, has announced that the auxiliary nurse, Feyisayo Ogedengbe, who injected Mohbad, is the prime suspect in the singer’s death. The Lagos State Police Commissioner, Idowu Owohunwa, made this known while briefing the media about the ongoing investigation into the singer’s demise on social media on Friday. He explained that five suspects had so far been identified, arrested, detained, and interrogated for their alleged roles in the sequence of events that led to the death of the singer. Owohunwa said: “Miss Feyisayo Ogedengbe is the auxiliary nurse who was contacted and invited by Ayobami Sadiq…

Lady Cathy Ferguson, the wife of former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, has died at age 84. The couple married in 1966, spent 57 years as husband and wife, and had three sons, including Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson. “We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing yesterday of Lady Cathy Ferguson,” a statement from the Ferguson family said. “The family asks for privacy at this time.” Manchester United said in a statement: “Everyone at Manchester United sends our heartfelt condolences to Sir Alex Ferguson and his family on the passing of Lady Cathy, a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother,…

Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite has signed a new contract, committing him to the club until June 2027. Branthwaite, 21, moved to Goodison Park from Carlisle in January 2020 and had loan spells at Blackburn and PSV Eindhoven before establishing himself in the Toffees first-team this season. The defender was also part of the Young Lions squad that won the European Under-21 Championship over the summer. “Since I joined, I’ve felt a connection with the club,” said Branthwaite. “The stature of the club, how much of a family it is at Everton, and how I just love playing here in front…

Nigerian teachers yesterday joined their counterparts worldwide to mark this year’s World Teachers’ Day, lamenting their plight at the three tiers of government. They specifically decried the failure of national and sub-national governments to fulfil their promises to teachers in the country. Through the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), the national president, Comrade Audu Titus Amba, appealed to President Bola Tinubu to do something differently, activating the teacher policy reforms of the past administration and implementing the teachers’ incentives approved in 2020. On the occasion of 2020 World Teachers Day, the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari announced the approval…

Ryan Gravenberch scored his first goal for Liverpool as they beat Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League. Summer signing Gravenberch struck just before half-time, slotting in after Trent Alexander-Arnold’s shot was parried by Anthony Moris. That goal provided the spark in an otherwise dull first half of few chances at Anfield. Darwin Nunez missed a big opportunity when he prodded wide from Mohamed Salah’s cross, while Gustaf Nilsson headed over from close range for the visitors. The excellent Ryan was denied a second just after the hour when his dipping effort was pushed behind by Moris. Liverpool sign Gravenberch for…

Brighton & Hove Albion struck twice in the second half, including a late penalty, to recover from two goals down and grab a 2-2 draw at Olympique de Marseille in an entertaining Europa League Group B game on Thursday. Brighton secured their first-ever point in European football despite Marseille scoring twice in just over 90 seconds, but the English side remained bottom of the group with a single point. AEK Athens top the standings with four points after holding visitors Ajax Amsterdam to a 1-1 draw. Chancel Mbemba opened the scoring for Marseille with a cool finish into the far…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, Professor Cyril Ndifon. The DSS director of public relations and strategic communications, Dr. Peter Afunanya, who confirmed this to journalists in Abuja, said Ndifon was arrested on the request of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Crimes Commission (ICPC) after he repeatedly declined to honour their invitation in the widely reported sex scandal case involving him and some law students.On October 4, 2023, according to a court order, its agents detained Ndifon in Calabar, Cross River State. Peter…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said the late human rights activist Gani Fawehinmi inspired him to make inquiries about the certificate of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku had filed a suit against President Bola Tinubu over his academic record at Chicago State University. He requested the documents to back his allegation of forgery of the CSU certificate against Tinubu. In the lawsuit Atiku filed to contest Tinubu’s election, the presidential election court dismissed the claim of forgery as one of the allegations. Despite the court’s ruling, Atiku continued his case at the…

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it plans to transmit results of the November 11, 2023 Bayelsa State governorship election manually. The state INEC resident electoral commissioner (REC) Mr Obo Effanga, stated this in Yenagoa, the state capital yesterday during an interactive section with religious leaders and faith-based organisations. Effanga said that INEC was ready to conduct free, fair and credible election and only voters accredited by BVAS would be allowed to vote. “Immediately you are given the ballot paper you can start voting. We are in the fourth week of collection of PVCs and it will end on Oct.…

The Global Advisor at the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), Chair of the Board of Directors for the Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A), and immediate past Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will lead a panel discussion at the 10th anniversary of the Financial Times Africa Summit on Tuesday. “The immediate past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, will lead a panel discussion on “Navigating the Energy Transition” at the 10th Anniversary of the Financial Times, FT, Africa Summit coming up on the 17th of October, 2023. Mohammed Brimah, the media officer of the…