Author: Vincent Osuwo

Super Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre has disclosed the reason behind her absence from the national team following growing concerns among fans in the country. Plumptre last played for the Super Falcons at the Women’s World Cup, which took place in Australia and New Zealand. Plumptre appeared in all four of the Falcons’ World Cup games and was recognized as one of the tournament’s standout performers. Following the end of her contract with Leicester City, a number of clubs vied for her services due to her outstanding performance in the World Cup. The 25-year-old joined Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia, and despite…

No fewer than 53 suspected criminals, including kidnappers, armed robbers, illegal arms manufacturers, human traffickers, and thieves, have been arrested by the Jigawa State Police Command. This was disclosed by the state commissioner of police, Ahmed T. Abdullahi, during his maiden press briefing held at the police headquarters in Dutse, the state capital, on Thursday. According to the him, three of the suspects were linked to the kidnapping of a businessman in Kwaimawa village, Dutse Local Government Area. He further disclosed that 10 of the suspects are armed robbers, 25 suspected thieves, three suspected motor vehicle robbers, and three suspected…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Command have arraigned a couple, Emmanuel Dike and Ugochi Eziaku Dike for an alleged N500 million investment scam. This was revealed in a Thursday statement signed by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC. According to the EFCC’s statement, the couple was “arraigned alongside their company, Dike & Phil Associates Ltd on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, by the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the EFCC, on five-count charges bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money under pretense and criminal conversion of funds to personal use.” One of…

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command, in a decoy operation, arrested eight members of a kidnapping syndicate operating in Oghara, Sapele, Warri, and environs. This was revealed in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Edafe Bright, and posted on its official X handle on Thursday. According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police, CP Wale Abass, asked officers in the decoy squad to use all technically generated intelligence to apprehend the criminals after receiving information about a 43-year-old woman who was abducted and paid a N2 million ransom for her release. The statement read, “The…

A Nigerian nurse working in the United Kingdom has reportedly been fired and deported after she was seen praying for an elderly, dying patient. This was revealed in a post shared on ‘X,’ by a popular Nigerian doctor, @drolufunmilayo, who stated that it is unethical in the UK for nurses to bring religion while carrying out their duties. Although it is not common for nurses to pray for patients, he stated that it is expected of them to request a cleric to perform any religious ceremony on them, even if the patient wants it. Olufunmilayo stated that he told the…

President Bola Tinubu met with King Charles III of England on the sidelines of the COP28 Summit in Dubai. Tinubu posted images from the meeting on his Instagram page on Thursday, stating that the purpose of the meeting was to deepen bilateral relations. Tinubu captioned the photos, “I had a productive meeting with His Majesty, King Charles III of England, who is also the Head of the Commonwealth and a passionate climate advocate. “The meeting was a significant step in strengthening the partnership between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, and I am optimistic about the positive impact our joint efforts will…

No fewer than three Israelis were killed and 16 others injured after two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a crowded bus stop in West Jerusalem, Israeli police say. The assailants were shown on CCTV stepping out of a car on a highway and killing individuals standing on the sidewalk with a rifle and a handgun.The shooters, who authorities said were from occupied East Jerusalem, were slain by off-duty troops and a civilian on the site. Israel’s national security minister said they were “Hamas operatives.” There was no immediate reaction from Hamas, which had only hours earlier agreed with Israel to…

Nigerian rapper Oladipupo Oladimeji, also known as Oladips, has berated his colleague, Qdot, for announcing him alive after reports of his death went viral. Oladips accused Qdot of seeking attention by prematurely proclaiming his well-being during a difficult period in a series of Instagram stories on Thursday. Oladips also chastised a social media user for providing an outdated video as proof of his current status and accused bloggers of misleading the audience. He wrote, “I know there is cruise, there is clout, and then there is truth…” But the reason why you posted ‘My gee is alive’ at a time…

Operatives of the Benue State Police Command have detained 25 people for various crimes throughout the state.A suspected spiritualist, his pregnant wife, and five others were arrested while traveling from Delta to Benue states.SP Catherine Anene, the state command’s spokesman, stated in a statement produced and made available to journalists on Wednesday that 15 suspected arms makers had been arrested.Anene further stated that two others were apprehended after robbing one Misaq Eke in Mbakiya village, Ugondo District, Makurdi, the capital city. The statement read in parts, “On November 21, 2023, at about 1900 hrs, while a police team was on…

Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun 1 Area Command, have intercepted 975 rounds of Red Star live cartridges stashed in five bags of rice along the Palace-Ayetoro Road in Ogun state’s Imeko Afon Local Government Area.The seizure was alleged to have occurred on Monday as a result of an intelligence report, and some officials were deployed to confront the suspects who were carrying the illicit ammunition into the nation.This was revealed by the acting Customs Area Controller, Ogun Area 1 Command, Deputy Comptroller Amadu Shuaibu, during a press conference in Idiroko on Wednesday. Shuaibu said customs operatives had been…