The police in Taiwan have seized more than US$300 million (S$388 million) in World Cup bets after busting an illegal online betting ring, the authorities said on Thursday, July 2. Taiwan did not qualify for the World Cup, but many people on the sporting-mad island are football fans. The police raided a house…
A former Florida beauty queen was k!lled by the devastating earthquakes that shook Venezuela last week, after she was found lying side-by-side with her boyfriend underneath the rubble of their building. Skarlent Rodríguez, 23, and her boyfriend José Castro had been missing for several days after their apartment building in the heavily damaged…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has taken custody of 6,778.5 kilograms of a cannabis strain known as “Canadian Loud”. The substance was intercepted in two containers at the Apapa seaport, Lagos, in a joint operation with the Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies. The seizure was formalised at a handing-over ceremony at…
Four suspected attackers allegedly involved in Monday’s assault on a mining site at Nyango, Gyel District, in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, have been k!lled. The miners were extracting solid minerals at the site when they came under attack on Monday, June 29, leaving three people de@d and two others injured. The…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has upheld the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) headed by former Senate President David Mark. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, Justice Musa Liman dismissed a lawsuit filed by Leke Abejide, a member of the House of Representatives, who challenged the appointment of David Mark as the…
Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has criticised the Presidency’s response to the alleged activities of one Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who was recently arrested in connection with the fictitious Presidential Economic Advisory Council. Adeyemi paraded himself as the Director-General of two fictitious agencies: the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council and the…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has refuted a viral statement circulating on social media, which falsely claims that floodwaters have washed away West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) papers, necessitating affected candidates to retake their examinations. The alleged statement, which has gained significant traction on social media, asserted that heavy rainfall on June 29…
Tottenham have completed the club-record signing of Mateus Fernandes from West Ham United. The fee is understood to be £85m, which has smashed the club’s transfer record of £65m paid for Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth in August 2024. Spurs beat off competition from Manchester United to sign the 21-year-old in an £85 million ($112m)…
A doctor at the Kebbi Medical Centre in Birnin Kebbi has revealed that a 7-year-old was infected with HIV after he was s3xually abused by a man. Dr. Mustapha Mohammed, who disclosed this in a Facebook post on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 said the boy was presented to the heath facility with a…
Nigerian music star Burna Boy has become the African artist with the highest number of monthly listeners on Spotify after reaching a record 46.84 million listeners on the streaming platform. The Grammy-winning singer surpassed the previous African record of 46.58 million monthly listeners held by South African artist Tyla, reclaiming the top spot on the…
