Author: Vincent Osuwo

Neymar has been ruled out of the 2024 Copa America due to his inability to recover from a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament in time for the start of the tournament, which will be held in the United States in June. “It’s too early; there’s no point skipping steps to recover,” said Rodrigo Lasmar, a doctor with the Brazilian national soccer team, of the ex-PSG and Barcelona winger’s bid to return to competition by the start of next summer. “Our expectation is that [Neymar] will be prepared to return at the start of the 2024 European calendar, which is August.” On…

The Nigerian Navy ship Beecroft said it apprehended 14 stowaways aboard the UOG Constantine, a motor tanker, at Lagos Road Stead. Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, Commander of NNS Beecroft and Maritime Component Commander of Operation Awatse, made the announcement in a statement signed by the base information officer, NNS Beecroft, Sub-Lieutenant H. A. Collins, on Tuesday. The suspects include Osas Nusakare, Victor Egoma, Okechi Chika, Stephen Mmuta, Ibrahim Hassan, Ebuka Onura, and Okonkwo Gift. Others are Emmanuel Godbless, Ayefuwe Collins, Alfred Ese, Abubakar Ibrahim, Godspower Moses, Aki Opeoluwa, and Oluwatosin Sunday. The stowaways were apprehended on December 15, 2023, according to…

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, claims that his office has not gotten any funding in the last six months due to disagreements with his boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki. Shaibu disclosed this at the presentation of the correspondent office in Benin on Tuesday, explaining that he had been maintaining the office and undertaking other operations on the basis of goodwill and contributions from friends. Shaibu, who described himself as an ambassador of the Correspondents Chapel, said he would be eternally thankful to journalists because an investigative reporter’s write-up saved him when he was imprisoned alongside other activists during…

A US court sentenced a former Haitian senator Joseph John to life in prison on Tuesday for his role in the 2021 assassination of the Caribbean country’s president, Jovenel Moise. Before the verdict was read in a federal court in Miami, Joseph John, 52, pleaded for mercy while wearing a brown prison uniform, handcuffed, and with shackles around his ankles. John claimed he never intended to murder Moise but rather to bring him before Haitian courts for alleged mismanagement of the country. The plot became out of control when other conspirators decided to assassinate the president, according to John, who…

The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump will not be able to run for president in the state next year, citing a constitutional insurrection clause. The court ruled 4-3 that Mr. Trump was ineligible to run for president because he participated in an insurgency over the US Capitol riot nearly three years ago. The Trump campaign described the decision as anti-democratic and promised to appeal. It is the first time Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution has been used to disqualify a presidential candidate.Attempts to remove Mr. Trump from the ballot in New…

An Akwa Ibom state high court judge, Justice Joy Uwanna, and her driver were kidnapped by gunmen on Monday in the state’s Oron Local Government Area. According to reports, her orderly was killed by the gunmen in the attack on Uyo-Okobo Road.Torosco Eyene, chairman of the Oron branch of the Nigeria Bar Association, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Tuesday, saying the judge was kidnapped by gunmen along the Okobo axis on her way to Uyo after a court sitting. He stated that  “The sitting judge in Oron was kidnapped on Monday on her way back to Uyo after…

In a key “culture war” issue likely to feature in the next election, UK’s ruling Conservative government issued guidance for schools dealing with children considering changing their gender identity on Tuesday. According to the education department, the long-awaited guidelines for schools in England were published “in response to the complex phenomenon of an increasing number of children questioning their gender.” The issue has sparked divisions within the Conservative Party, with some right-wingers calling for an outright ban on children identifying as a gender other than their sex at birth. The transgender guidance states that there is “no general duty to…

The Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has promised to compensate Nigerian singer Adewale Mayowa, popularly known as Mayorkun, over the theft of his diamond jewelry. Mayorkun disclosed this in a post on his verified X account after he met with the state governor in Calabar, the state capital. He wrote, “I just met with the Governor of Cross River State, H.E. Prince Bassey Otu. “He assured me that Calabar people remain very hospitable, and he has also stressed that I’ll be compensated for my valuables lost. Thank you, sir. “I’m still searching for my pendant! “It’s so special to…

The Ijaw ethnic nationality has condemned in totality the terms of settlement issued at the end of the President Bola Tinubu-led reconciliatory meeting to resolve the Rivers state political crises. Describing the communiqué issued at the end of the reconciliatory meeting as ”baffling, appalling, and unacceptable to the people”, the Ijaw national leader and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) Chief Edwin Clark stated that ”it is obvious that President Tinubu sees his role as a mediator, to once again show gratitude to the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for “delivering”…

Father Ugochukwu Ugwoke, a Nigerian Catholic priest, has defended Pope Francis after the Catholic Church’s head granted permission to bless same-sex marriage. Chronicle NG reported on Monday that Pope Francis officially granted priests permission to bless same-sex and “irregular” couples under certain circumstances. However, the Vatican has stated that blessings should not be included in regular Church rites or be associated with civil partnerships or weddings. While supporting this development, Father Ugochukwu posted on the title, ‘Has Pope Francis Changed The Church’s Teaching About Marriage?’ via his verified X handle. He emphasized that, while the topic of same-sex marriage is…