August 10, 2024
USA beat France 98-87 for men’s basketball Olympic gold
The United States won their fifth straight Olympic men’s basketball crown on Saturday, holding off a battling France 98-87 to take their tally of Olympic golds to 17. In a rematch of the Tokyo Olympics final three years ago, LeBron James and the US team stacked with NBA stars once again proved too much for […]
U.S. beat Brazil to win first Olympic gold in female football since 2012
The U.S. defeated Brazil in the women’s football final to win their first Olympic gold medal since 2012. Unlike what the Americans are used to, dominating their opponents from the start of games, it was not the case against the Brazilians as they were kept at bay in the first half at the Parc des […]
Suspected cultists kill hotel manager in Kwara
Gunmen suspected to be cult members of the Eiye Confraternity, on Thursday night shot dead the manager of a hotel in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The deceased who was identified as Anthony Balogun was the one running the hotel owned by his mother before the unfortunate incident. The sad incident occurred at about 8 […]
Abia gov gives reasons for salary deductions
Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has clarified the nagging issues surrounding some deductions in the salaries of some civil servants in the state. Otti made the clarification at the Government House, Umuahia, on Friday night during his monthly media interaction with newsmen. He said that the government had conducted investigations in response to the […]
12 killed in twin Bangladesh jailbreaks
Twin jailbreaks in Bangladesh killed at least 12 inmates and freed hundreds more in the chaotic days after the ouster of autocratic premier Sheikh Hasina, officials told AFP Saturday. An interim government is struggling to restore law and order with police going on strike after Hasina’s sudden resignation and flight abroad after 15 years in […]
Court declines jurisdiction in El-Rufai’s suit
The Federal High Court in Kaduna has dismissed a suit filed by the immediate-past governor of the state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, seeking to set aside the ad-hoc committee report of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, among other declaratory reliefs. In a ruling delivered on July 30, 2024, and a copy of the Certified True […]
Plane crash: Brazil declares three-day mourning
An airplane carrying 57 passengers and four crew crashed Friday in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing everyone on board, the airline said. The aircraft, an ATR 72-500 operated by Voepass airline, was traveling from Cascavel in southern Parana state to Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos international airport when it crashed in the city of Vinhedo. Voepass initially […]
Terrorism: Defence chiefs urge Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso to return to ECOWAS
The Economic Community of African States (ECOWAS) Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff has called for the return of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to the regional body. They said the return of these countries to the regional body was crucial to defeating terrorism and other crimes in the West African sub-region and the entire […]
Gunmen kill woman in Plateau, daughter escapes with bullets wounds
Some gunmen have killed a woman identified as Mrs Shoni Michael in Plateau State. Residents said her daughter who was with her escaped but was also shot by the bandits before she fled into the bush. Community sources said the victims were cooking food in their house in the Mangu community when the gunmen attacked […]
19 bodies recovered from Bayelsa boat mishap
Nineteen bodies have been recovered following Wednesday’s cargo boat accident along the Ezetu I community river in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The ill-fated boat conveying traders mostly women and their merchandise was said to have left the Ezetu I community on the Atlantic fringe around 3 pm on the fateful day […]