Manchester United captain, Bruno Fernandes, has won the Football Writers’ Association’s Men’s Footballer of the Year award. The Portugal international has scored eight goals and provided 20 assists in 34 games across all competitions for the Red Devils this season. The 31-year-old received 45 per cent of the vote from the FWA’s membership…
A violent eruption of Mount Dukono in Indonesia’s North Maluku province killed three people and triggered a massive rescue operation to save over a dozen stranded hikers on Friday morning. Among the deceased are Singaporean nationals and one Indonesian citizen, according to local police and search and rescue officials. At the time of the…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old suspect over a violent knife attack on a female guest at a hotel in the Bayan Gari area of Bauchi metropolis. The spokesperson for the command, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, May 8, 2026. According to the PPRO, the…
The police in the Federal Capital Territory have launched an investigation into the sudden disappearance of Miss Eunice Ameh, a serving NYSC member and lawyer. Family sources say Ameh recently started working as a Sales Manager at a company in the Maitama area of the state and had resumed barely two weeks ago. “She…
Troops of Sector 4 under Operation Enduring Peace have recovered the decomposing body of a kidnapped community leader, Alhaji Lawal Abubakar Wakili of Kekong, during a search-and-rescue operation in Gashish District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security sources said the discovery was made at about 070930A on May 6, 2026 when…
AFC Bournemouth defender Alex Jiménez is under investigation over claims he sent inappropriate posts to a 15-year-old schoolgirl. The 21-year-old allegedly sent a string of messages to the pupil. But the club confirmed has launched a probe into Jiménez, who signed a five-and-half-year deal with The Cherries in February, and has dropped him…
A US warplane disabled two Iranian tankers on Friday as part of an ongoing port blockade, occurring just as diplomatic efforts to end the Gulf conflict reached a critical juncture. US Central Command confirmed that an F/A-18 Super Hornet utilized precision munitions against the vessels to prevent them from reaching Iran, while Iranian media reported…
Following its landmark appointment in 2022, Jetour Nigeria has moved to consolidate its position as the exclusive representative of the Jetour brand in the country. This clarity comes on the heels of the highly successful “Jetour Experience” in Lagos, where the company showcased its official nationwide dealership structure, effectively ending any market ambiguity regarding the…
Akure Magistrate Court has ordered the remand of a 43-year-old man, AbdulAzeez Adebayo, popularly known as “Oloye”, for allegedly r@ping his wife’s 16-year-old apprentice. The incident reportedly occurred on Friday, May 1, 2026, at about 9:30 a.m. at Oda community in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that…
Real Madrid have fined Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde €500,000 each after they were involved in a heated clash during training that reportedly left Valverde injured. The Spanish club confirmed the punishment in a statement released on Friday, May 8, 2026. Despite the incident, Madrid decided not to hand either player any sporting suspension, saying…
