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  A House of Representatives member, Yusuf Gadgi, has opposed calls for state police, warning that governors cannot be trusted with the control of policing in the states. Gadgi, who chairs the House Committee on Defence, spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday. The lawmaker maintained that community policing was more effective and […]

  Barcelona midfielder Gavi is set to miss up to five months after undergoing surgery on a knee injury, the club said Tuesday. “Gavi has had an arthroscopy to resolve a medial meniscus injury, which was sutured to preserve the meniscus. Recovery time is estimated at around 4-5 months,” said Barcelona in a statement. The […]

  The Lagos State House of Assembly has expressed sadness over the death of one of the party leaders from Oshodi/Isolo, Samuel Aina. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Security and Strategy, Stephen Ogundipe, announced this at plenary on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Lagos Assembly Calls For Full Enforcement Of Tenancy Law He highlighted the […]

  A Missouri woman was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Tuesday for an outlandish plot to steal ownership of Graceland, the historic home of Elvis Presley. Lisa Findley had been accused of planning to take ownership of the property from the family of the King of Rock and Roll and put […]

  A man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year was convicted by a federal jury on all counts Tuesday. Ryan Routh, 59, of Hawaii, appeared to try to stab himself in the neck with a pen after the guilty verdict was read in court, and court marshals […]

  The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, has dismissed claims that Nigeria’s state-owned refineries never worked. Osifo stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday. “I’m an engineer of over 20 years standing, and I understand how mechanics work. “So I know a system that is working, […]

  Former Test umpire Harold “Dickie” Bird, one of the most famous officials of his era, has died at the age of 92, Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced on Tuesday. Bird stood in 66 Tests between 1973 and 1996 as well as 69 men’s one-day internationals, including three World Cup finals. His home county, Yorkshire, […]

  Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show will be back on the air in the United States Tuesday after a week-long hiatus following government pressure on broadcasters that critics said amounted to a chill on free speech — but it won’t be on everywhere. Companies that own dozens of local ABC stations across the country that […]

The US Secret Service said Tuesday it had dismantled a network of electronic devices that could have crashed New York’s telecommunications network in an attack ahead of the UN General Assembly. The protective agency did not say who was responsible for the sophisticated material but linked it to “nation-state” actors and “individuals that are known […]

  Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has returned to the National Assembly following the unsealing of her office on Tuesday after a six-month suspension. The senator arrived at the National Assembly complex, accompanied by her supporters just hours after the Sergeant-at-Arms unlocked her office, located in Suite 2.05 of the Senate wing. The Senator representing Kogi Central […]

‎‎ ‎President Bola Tinubu has approved the construction of 600-capacity hostels for the Nigerian Law School, Abuja, and the Body of Benchers Secretariat Road. ‎ Tinubu directed the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to immediately commence the construction of two hostels of 300 capacity each for the Nigerian Law School, Abuja. READ ALSO: Reps […]

  Atletico Madrid’s owners are in advanced negotiations to sell a majority stake of the Spanish football club’s shares to US private equity firm Apollo Global Management, according to various reports citing sources close to the deal. Both the American firm and Atletico declined to confirm the reports when asked by AFP. “To get good […]