Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup, has been appointed as the referee for the UEFA Super Cup. Omar Artan was due to be the first referee from Somalia to officiate at a World Cup after being named Africa’s best male referee in 2025. However,…
Nigerian-British actor and director David Oyelowo has shared a surprising story from his time at a boarding school in Nigeria. Speaking about his school days, Oyelowo revealed that he deliberately pretended he could not speak Yoruba for two years, despite understanding the language. According to him, the decision gave him an unexpected advantage because people…
The Senate has condemned and dissociated itself from recent remarks made by Senator Adams Oshiomhole describing the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) as “a bunch of criminals and thieves.” The Senate has formally distanced itself from and condemned derogatory remarks made by Senator Adams Oshiomhole, who recently labeled the management…
The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with alleged violent crimes and acts of public disorder in Gusau, the state capital. According to the sources, the suspect was apprehended as part of ongoing efforts to tackle youth violence, criminal activities and threats to public safety within the state capital and…
The Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City on Wednesday sentenced five persons to d8ath by hanging for their involvement in the abduction and m8rder of a legal practitioner, Iyoha Osobase. The court, however, discharged and acquitted one of the defendants, Solomon Esuike, citing insufficient evidence linking him to the crime. Delivering…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday sentenced 5 suspects to 25 years imprisonment each over their involvement in the attack on St. Joseph Catholic Church school, Papiri, Niger State. LIB reported that the convicts were arrested on May 31, 2026, by the Department of State Services (DSS) for being accomplices in…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected impostor who allegedly posed as a retired Major General in Kaduna State. Military sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspect was apprehended on Wednesday, June 11, 2026 by troops of the 312 Artillery Regiment deployed at the Strike Force Base in Sabo area. The…
Manchester United 1999 treble winner Teddy Sheringham has revealed that Diego Maradona was once close to joining Tottenham Hotspur, but the move collapsed due to concerns over the Argentine star’s “baggage”. Speaking exclusively on talkSPORT and Burger King’s Squad Table, Sheringham recalled how then-Spurs manager Ossie Ardiles seriously explored the possibility of bringing the late…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a pastor, Apostle Williams Okon Bassey, to 49 years imprisonment for r@ping and impregnating his teenage daughter. Hon. Justice Bassey delivered the judgment on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Bassey, of Mount Zion Lighthouse Full Gospel Church, Uyo, was arrested at his residence…
The FCT Police Command has successfully rescued five k!dnapped victims and k!lled two suspected bandits in an intensive joint rescue operation conducted in the Byazhin area of the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday, June 9. The command in a statement released by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said while acting on recent k!dnapping incidents…
