African Football’s ruling body, Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reduced the twelve months ban on Enyimba midfielder and captain Austin Oladapo. Oladapo was initially banned for one year by CAF for testing positive to prednisolone in a test conducted in May. The initial ban meant he would stay away from all football related activities…
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped on several occasions by up to 33 men in the latest horrifying sex attack case in India. The attacks took place at various locations in the Thane district of Maharashtra state over the last eight months, a senior police official confirmed. It was also reported that angry crowds had gathered outside…
Three schools in Lincolnshire have been evacuated after the police received reports of “alleged bombs on the premises”. The Police have described the move as a “precautionary measure” even though no evidence has been found to back up the threats. Some UK news outlets reported that children were ordered to evacuate the schools in Spalding, as…
A travel agent has been accused of cheating Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo out of nearly £250,000. The 53-year-old, named in Portugal as Maria Silva, also scammed the football star’s super-agent Jorge Mendes out of more than £14,000 and former Man Utd winger Nani out of more than £1,500. Her wrongdoing culminated in her getting…
2022 World Cup host nation, Qatar is demanding that all fans and footballers attending the footballing ceremony are completely vaccinated. The Gulf nation has already revealed that anyone attending the tournament next November will have to be doubled jabbed and has taken up the same position with players, according to a report by The…
Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has listed conditions former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, must meet to be fully accepted and integrated into the party. According to the Director-General of the APC Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Dr Salihu Moh Lukman, FFK will need to register from his ward, identify with the party…
Princess Beatrice, the first daughter of Prince Andrew, has given birth to her daughter at a London hospital. The royal family announced the birth of the latest royal baby in a statement. The baby was born on Saturday, September 18, shortly before midnight. Beatrice and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are yet to publicly reveal…
Spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, Onyema Nwachukwu has raised an alarm of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) embarking on a massive recruitment of members. Nwachukwu disclosed this during a tour of the Hadin Kai theatre command in Maiduguri, Borno state on Sunday September 19. Urging the media to block the recruitment, Nwachukwu also…
The Sokoto state government has placed a ban on the sale of petroleum products into jerry cans in all the filling stations across the state. The state government also pegged the maximum amount of the product that can be purchased by motorists at a time at five thousand naira while motorcycles can only buy a maximum…
The visitation panel set up by President Buhari to look into the crisis that erupted in the University of Lagos after the Wale Babalakin-led Governing Council of the institution sacked the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has submitted its report in which the VC was indicted. The Babalakin-led governing council had in August 2020 sacked Ogundipe…
