FIFA has confirmed that fans will be allowed to bring rainbow flags when Iran faces Egypt in this weekend’s controversial ‘Pride Match’ at the World Cup. The fixture, between two countries where hom0s£xuality is outlawed, is meant to honour the LGBTQ+ community and was pencilled in before it was known which teams would…
The Anambra State Police Command has secured the remand of Mr Chukwudi Chukwuyere ‘M’ aged 40 years and Mrs Chisom Chukwuyere ‘F’ aged 30 years in a Correctional Centre over their alleged involvement in the abuse of a 10-year-old boy in Isiowulu, Anambra State. The suspects were arraigned in court following the conclusion of…
The South African Football Association’s (SAFA) appeal against Bafana Bafana midfielder Themba Zwane’s three-match suspension has been dismissed by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee. SAFA disclosed this in a statement released on their website on Thursday. Zwane is serving a three-match suspension he was handed by the FIFA disciplinary committee following the red card he received…
One day after adopting a resolution aimed at removing US military forces from the conflict with Iran, the Senate walked back its rebuke of President Donald Trump’s handling of the war, rejecting an attempt to advance a similar war powers measure. Wednesday’s late-night vote came after Trump expressed frustration with Senate Republicans who voted…
Israel said Thursday, June 25, that it would only withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon after Hezbollah was disarmed, as the two countries engaged in US-mediated talks in Washington. The Israeli military has launched widespread airstrikes in Lebanon and sent troops into the country’s south after Hezbollah, the powerful militia backed by Iran, entered the…
Ecuador international, Piero Hincapie has made his loan move from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen to Arsenal permanent. The deal was confirmed by Arsenal in a statement on their official website on Thursday. The Gunners agreed a fee of £45m for Hincapie when he initially joined on loan last summer. “We are delighted to have activated…
The governor of Nasarawa state, Abdullahi Sule, has tackled Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his recent calls for President Tinubu to resign over heightened insecurity, economic hardship, and failure to deliver on electoral promises. On Monday, June 22, Obi asked President Tinubu to follow in the footsteps of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and…
A Michigan court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Kim Scott after she failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing related to a driving under the influence (DUI) case. According to court records, a judge on Wednesday authorised a $10,000 bench warrant following Scott’s absence from proceedings connected to her arrest…
A businessman in South Africa has lamented about the ripple effect the ‘’Foreigners must go” protest in the country is taking on their business. In a video online, the distraught businessman showed vegetables perishing in his store. He implied that the foreigners who are supposed to purchase the vegetables have been asked to leave…
The Anambra State Police Command has commenced an investigation into an alleged child trafficking incident following the rescue of a female suspect, Anurika Nweme, 37, from an angry mob by Police Operatives attached to Awada Divisional Headquarters at Divine Mercy Hospital, Eze Iweka Road, Awada, Obosi. In a statement released, the spokesperson of the…
