Sadiq Umar scored his first goal for Valencia in their 2-0 victory over third-tier side Ourense in the Copa del Rey. His goal proved pivotal as the team advanced to the quarterfinals of the competition. Valencia’s head coach, Carlos Corberán, praised the Nigerian forward’s performance and highlighted the importance of his contribution. “He’s shown he’s always close to the goal. He made a great individual move to score an important goal, and that will undoubtedly boost his confidence to net many more,” Corberán said. “I am pleased with the minutes he played as they’ll help him grow as a player....
Dogs Maul a Nigerian Woman to Death in Italy
A 27-year-old Nigerian woman, Patricia Masithela, tragically lost her life after being mauled by a pack of starving dogs in Latina, Italy.The incident occurred late Monday night while Patricia was visiting a male acquaintance at his abandoned villa in the Lazio region.Her screams alerted the neighbours to the savage attack.Masithela, who had recently moved to Lazio from Nigeria, reportedly visited the house unaware that her friend was not at home.She was discovered critically injured, lying in a pool of blood with deep wounds across her body after the attack.The police, however, intervened, “shooting two of the dogs to allow emergency...
WHO Discloses Suspected Outbreak of Marburg Virus Kills Eight in Tanzania
Weeks after Marburg Virus was declared over in Rwanda, the World health Organisation (WHO) disclosed that nine people has been infected with the suspected virus in Northwest Tanzania while eight out of them are dead.The viral hemorrhagic fever has a fatality rate as high as 88%, and is from the same virus family as the one responsible for Ebola, which is transmitted to people from fruit bats which are endemic to that part of East Africa. Reuters reportedAccording to WHO, it received reliable reports of suspected cases in the Kagera region of Tanzania on Jan. 10, with symptoms of headache,...
The 2025 Grammys Aim to Support Relief Effort Following Los Angeles Wild Wind Fire
The 67th annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday, Feb. 2, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles with the Recording Academy refocusing its aim to support relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires.Who is nominated for the Grammys?Beyoncé leads the Grammy nods with 11, bringing her career total to 99 nominations. That makes her the most nominated artist in Grammy history.As of 2023, she’s also the most decorated artist, having earned 32 trophies across her career.Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Charli XCX follow with seven nominations.Taylor Swift and first-time nominees Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan boast six nominations each.How will the...
Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan out of danger after being stabbedBollywood Star Khan Stabs by Intruder, Team Reveals He Is Out of Surgery and Currently Recovering
Popular Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has undergone surgery and is out of danger after he was stabbed by an intruder in his home overnight, his team has said.The attack took place early on Thursday morning in an upscale neighbourhood in the Indian city of Mumbai, where Khan lives with his family.City police told BBC Marathi that the actor was injured after a scuffle broke out between him and an unidentified man who entered his house sometime after midnight.Police have formed teams to investigate the matter.“Khan has come out of surgery and is out of danger. He is currently in...
South Korea Impeached President Remains Silence During 10 Hours Of Questioning.
South Korea’s impeached president’s lawyer has maintained that investigating their client is illegal and will thereby refuse further questioning.President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested and detained by anti-corruption officials over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month.Yoon exercised his right to remain silent as he underwent more than 10 hours of questioning on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, following a massive law enforcement operation to detain him at his official residence in Seoul.Investigators are expected to move to place him under arrest in the coming days.The anti-corruption agency, which is leading a joint...
Former Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush Won’t Attend Trump’s Inaugural Lunch
Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s traditional inaugural lunch.Obama received an invitation but declined to attend, according to a source familiar with the matter. Clinton also was invited but does not plan to attend, according to a second source familiar with the matter, while Bush’s office said it was not tracking an invitation to the luncheon.Former Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton also received an invitation to the inaugural luncheon but will not attend, according to a third source familiar with the matter.A spokesperson for Trump’s transition team...
Salome Adaidu Friend Calls for Justice Says Beheaded Girl Was Not Gospel Singer’s Girlfriend.
In a new twist, a lady on X known as Ugbede revealed that her deceased friend Salome Adaidu was not gospel singer’s girlfriend, says the deceased was kidnapped.On the Sunday 12th January, a gospel singer Timileyin Ajayi a native of Kogi State was caught with a severed female head near a church in Abuja.The suspect was alleged to have been carrying the head in a bag which drew attention from other people who accosted him before police took over and arrested him.Other dismembered parts of the deceased’s body were alleged to be have been recovered later in his home.The deceased...
