Donald Trump has been found guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records in a criminal hush-money scheme to influence the outcome of the 2016 election. The verdict came after a jury deliberated for less than twelve hours in the unprecedented first criminal trial against a US president. It marks a perilous political moment for…
Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith beat his own 400m European record with a convincing victory in his season opener at the Diamond League in Oslo. The 29-year-old ran 44.07 at the Bislett Games, beating his 44.26 from last year’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest. “Preparation has been going well,” he told BBC Sport. “I knew anything…
Football’s world governing body Fifa has been warned players are willing to go on strike if they continue to be overworked. Professional Footballers’ Association chief executive Maheta Molango believes players are now at breaking point. The PFA has been calling for action to alter the congested football calendar, especially with the expanded 32-team Club World…
A constable and his police colleague wife have been jailed after they shared video footage taken at the crime scene of a murder inquiry. Cameron Lee Hanson, 33, was a serving officer at Lancashire Constabulary when he attended an address in October 2021 and found the body of 45-year-old James O’Hara. Hanson recorded the discovery…
No fewer than 20 children rescued by the Nigerian Police Force, Sokoto State Command, have been handed over to the state orphanage home for proper care. The state Commissioner of Police, Ali Kaigama, stated this while addressing newsmen at the command headquarters in the state capital on Thursday. He said the command arrested 10 suspects…
A popular Ifa priest and Araba of Osogbo land, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon on Thursday recommended the use of traditional deities by all political officeholders in the country while taking their oath of office to reduce the spate of corruption and other nefarious activism. The traditionalist, who made the recommendation while featuring at the Osun state…
Falz, the Nigerian rapper, is set to release a new extended play (EP) titled ‘Before The Feast’. The music star teased fans about the upcoming project via an Instagram post on Wednesday. In the caption, the rapper revealed that the EP will be released on June 7. “Before The Feast” 🍽️ June 7, 2024 Are you ready?”…
Will Stevens, the United States consul general, has picked Tems as his favourite Afrobeats artiste. Stevens recently hosted Bright Okocha, the Nigerian comedian fondly called Basketmouth, at the US consulate in Lagos. The two engaged in conversations surrounding the consul general’s favourite locations, food, and artistes in Nigeria. Responding to Basketmouth on his favourite artiste, Stevens mentioned Tems, adding…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commenced a comprehensive nationwide investigation into the persistent surge in food prices. The FCCPC, during the kickoff of the fact-finding mission in markets in Lagos yesterday, engaged directly with traders’ associations, marketers and consumers to collect information and identify the underlying causes of the continuous hike…
The management of the National Medical Services Laboratories in Pennsylvania, United States of America, has refuted the claim by the Lagos State Government that a toxicology test to ascertain the cause of the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, was conducted at its facility. The claim by the NMS Labs was in response to…
