Qatar 2022: Top 23 World Cup goal scorers

11 Dec 2022

Following the conclusion of the 2022 FIFA World Cup round quarter-final fixtures on Saturday night, the top scorers in the tournament in Qatar are listed below. Remember that France defeated England 2-1 to advance to the semi-finals, while Morocco defeated Portugal 1-0.  Kylian Mbappe of France is currently the top scorer in the ongoing World […]

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Morocco rewrites world cup history as they beat Portugal to become the first African nation to qualify for the World Cup semi finals

11 Dec 2022

Morocco wrote World Cup history on Saturday night as the first African and Arab country to reach the tournament’s semi-finals, continuing their surprise run in Qatar with a shock 1-0 victory over the highly fancied Portugal. Youssef En-Nesyri leapt high in the air to head home the game’s only goal just before half-time at the […]

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Wizkid is being chastised for missing his show in Ghana

11 Dec 2022

Nigerian singer Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid, has faced harsh criticism for failing to appear at a concert in Ghana. According to VisioTalks, show promoters held a Wizkid live concert in Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday night, December 11, 2022, for the singer’s fans.  However, the singer did not attend the event, leaving his […]

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Former Minneapolis police who knelt on George Floyd’s back, J Alexander Kueng has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison

11 Dec 2022

A former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s back has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in Mr Floyd’s death. J Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in October. He was one of four officers involved in the arrest, filmed by […]

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Judge reveals how NDLEA concealed seized asset from jailed drug baron

11 Dec 2022

A judge of the Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State, has revealed how the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) allegedly under-disclosed the assets seized from some jailed drug barons. But the NDLEA denied concealing any assets seized from the convicts. The judge, Okon Abang, sentenced the nine drug barons to 10 years in […]

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A 27 years old woman jailed for human trafficking

09 Dec 2022

A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State has sentenced a woman, Ifeoma Sunday, to four months imprisonment for human trafficking. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffickingin Persons (NAPTIP) disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. The agency said the 27-year-old woman Jumakai, Ewele, Ayepe, Osogbo, was convicted by […]

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Newly redesigned naira now in Banks, ready for insurance- Emefiele

09 Dec 2022

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, says the newly redesigned Naira notes are already in banks and ready for issuance. According to a statement in CBN’s official twitter handle, Emefiele said so in Daura while on a visit to brief President Muhanmadu Buhari on the Naira redesign and the […]

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Herdsmen invade south-east communities, kill 2 people

08 Dec 2022

Two people have been killed after suspected herders invaded two farming communities in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria’s south-east. The communities -Agu-Amede and Abor- were attacked on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. Some suspected herders entered the community in a truck on Wednesday at about 4 p.m. The herders, said to be […]

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Former CAN Chairman Passes Away in Akwa Ibom

08 Dec 2022

Apostle Tom Etim, the immediate past Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Oron Chapter, Akwa Ibom State, has died. Etim, the Founder and General Overseer of Akwa Ibom-based Prayer Tower Mission International, was reported to have died after a brief illness.  His death was announced in a statement released to journalists in Uyo […]

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