The Oyo State Government has withdrawn all criminal charges against Queen Naomi Silekunola, the Ooni of Ife’s ex-wife; Oriyomi Hamzat, owner of Agidigbo FM; and Abdullahi Fasasi, principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan. The Oyo State Attorney-General, Abiodun Aikomo, while addressing the media after the court session, described the incident that led to the death of 35 children as unfortunate. He said, “It was an unfortunate incident that led to the death of many. And you see, in law, whenever death occurs and the circumstances are not natural, the law will take its course. So the state responded by filing...
Fabrizio Romano, Football Community Mourn The Passing Away Of Bayern Munich Former Youth Player, Jiaxuan On The Eve Of His 19thBirthday.
Chinese youngster Guo Jiaxuan, an 18-year-old former youth player for Bayern Munich, tragically passed away due to a severe head injury sustained during a training session in Spain that left him in coma. After being declared brain dead by doctors in Madrid, he was transported to Beijing, where he sadly passed away on Wednesday. The incident occurred on February 6, 2025, and he never recovered from it, the youngster passed away on the eve of his 19th birthday. The Chinese footballer played for Beijing Guoan’s U-19 team and earned a spot on China’s U-17 squad in 2023. That same year,...
Japan Becomes First Team to Qualify for 2026 World Cup
Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. Goals from Daichi Kamada in the 66th minute and Takefusa Kubo in the 87th minute secured Japan’s place in the tournament, which will be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This marks Japan’s eighth consecutive appearance at the FIFA World Cup.
Obi Reacts To NASS Backing Of President Tinubu On Declaration Of State Of Emergency In Rivers State
The presidential candidate of Labour Party in 2023 Election and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi responded in a post to the National Assembly backing president Bola Tinubu’s Declaration of State of Emergency in Rivers state, suspending Governor Sim Fubara and his deputy for six month, while he sworn-in and installed a new administrative. Obi who wrote to members of his political party in NASS urged them to stand as true defender of democracy and shun injustices in all form. The former governor posted on his X account on Thursday admonishing: “Since your inauguration as distinguished, and Honorable members...
Police Confirms Death Of An Inspector And 12 Bandits
The police in Benue State have confirmed the death of an officer and 12 bandits during a fierce gun duel in Bụrụku Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson in the state, CSP Catherine Anene, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to journalists in Makurdi. The statement read: “On 19/3/2025 at about 0200hrs, while some of the operatives were on their way to a criminal hideout at Agwabi, Tombo ward, Buruku Local Government Area, they ran into an ambush laid by the bandits who engaged the police in a fierce gun duel. “In response, the police...
Evangel University Akaeze Student Die As A Neglect Of Federal Teaching Hospital Negligence, Students Demand For Accountability.
An unidentified source of Evangel University Akaeze, Abakiliki in a message to Daniel Regha a social media influence on twitter disclosed a student of the institution died in the state as a result if medical negligence from medical practitioner, of the Federal Teaching Hospital. The source bemoaned the school lackadaisical attitude to the unfortunate event, revealing that there were policemen and the school CSO at the incident scene but rather than detain the culprit for proper investigation, he was let go. Her narration go thus: “A student was involved in an accident at the school junction and was rushed to...
Anthony Joshua Sidelined for Eight Weeks Due to Injury, Promoter Eddie Hearn Reveals
Anthony Joshua has been ruled out for eight weeks due to an injury, his promoter Eddie Hearn said while speaking to IFL TV. “He’s not really ready to start camp. He needs another eight weeks or so on his injury. He had a little bit of a setback, and he won’t be punching for about that period of time. You’re looking at kind of the end of May for camp, so you’re looking at the back end of the summer to fight again—August or September,” . Hearn did not provide too many details about the injury, only mentioning that the...