A 27 years old internet scammer, Obeta John was on Tuesday 29th of November 2022, arrested by men of Ogun state Police Command in Nigeria for killing his girlfriend, one Idowu Buhari an HND1 Mass Communication student of Gateway polytechnic Saapade. The suspect was arrested following a distress call received at Ode -Remo divisional headquarters, that the suspect, who reside at No 3, Mojubade compound, Eredu Ishara, locked himself and his girlfriend inside his room and had started beating the girl and hitting her head against the wall, and all efforts made to persuade him to open the door proved abortive . Upon the distress call, the DPO Ode-remo division, CSP Fasogbon Olayemi quickly led his men to the scene where they met the victim in the pool of her blood after forcing the door opened. The victim was quickly rushed to State Hospital Ishara,but was pronounced dead by doctor on duty. The suspect an indigine of Enugu state was promptly arrested and taken to custody. On interrogat...

The Federal Government says it has made a recovery of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) since the inception of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration in May 2015 till date. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami disclosed this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Buhari at the State House. The AGF said that the recovered assets, deployed to various sectors of the economy particularly to address poverty alleviation, has made huge impact on poverty levels and the nations economy. Against this backdrop, he declared that the Council has given approval of an anti-corruption strategy document to strengthen anti-graft fight in the country. In the same vein, the AGF expressed the Federal government’s worry over recurrent cases of budget padding, asserting that necessary measure would be explored to tackle it.  

  A gunman shot and killed multiple people in a Walmart store late Tuesday in the US state of Virginia, police said, adding that the single shooter suspect is also dead. The outburst of gun violence in the city of Chesapeake comes just before Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, and follows another mass shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado late Saturday that left five people dead. “We were able to find multiple fatalities and multiple injured parties,” Chesapeake Police Department officer Leo Kosinski told reporters at the scene, saying rapid response officers and tactical teams entered the store “immediately” after arriving on the scene. “We believe it is a single shooter and that single shooter is deceased at this time,” he said, without clarifying how the suspected shooter died. Emergency calls were first made just after 10:00 pm Tuesday (0300 GMT Wednesday), while the store was still open. News footage showed a major police presence at the scene with Kosinski saying s...

  Iran refused to sing their national anthem before their World Cup match with England in an apparent expression of support for anti-government protests in their home country. Some fans shouted and jeered during the anthem and others held up signs saying "Woman, Life, Freedom". Iran state TV cut its coverage of the anthem and switched to a previously shown wide shot of the stadium. Mass protests have been met with a fierce crackdown in recent months. They have been sparked by the death in custody in September of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was detained by morality police for allegedly breaking the strict rules around head coverings. Human rights activists have said more than 400 protesters have been killed and 16,800 others arrested in a crackdown by Iran's security forces. Iran's leaders say the protests are "riots" orchestrated by the country's foreign enemies. Iranian fans could also be heard chanting "Ali Karimi" in the first-half ...

  Elon Musk on Saturday reinstated former President Trump's Twitter account, three weeks after acquiring the social media company for $44 billion and shortly after millions of accounts voted in favor (51.8 % of more than 15 million total votes) of the decision through a poll Musk posted Friday night. "The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi, Vox Dei," Musk tweeted, using a Latin phrase meaning "the voice of the people, the voice of God."

                                  Image Courtesy -Tembela-Bohle. Alcohol will not be sold to fans at the World Cup's eight stadiums in Qatar after Fifa changed its policy two days before the start of the tournament. Alcohol was set to be served "in select areas within stadiums", despite its sale being strictly controlled in the Muslim country. Those in corporate areas of stadiums at the tournament will still be able to purchase alcohol. The World Cup starts on Sunday when Qatar play Ecuador. Budweiser, a major sponsor of Fifa, is owned by beer maker AB InBev and had exclusive rights to sell beer at the World Cup. "Following discussions between host country authorities and Fifa, a decision has been made to focus the sale of alcoholic beverages on the Fifa fan festival, other fan destinations and licensed venues, removing sales points of beer from Qatar's Fifa World Cup 2022 stadium perimeters," said a st...

  President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to meet with His Royal Majesty, King Charles III in Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. While the reason for the meeting is not clear, both leaders are expected to discuss bilateral relations and how the UK can help Nigeria in the fight against terrorism. President Buhari is in the UK for a medical checkup. He left on October 31st. Before Wednesday’s meeting, both leaders communicated with each other. King Charles III had written to the Nigerian president, sympthasing with him over the recent floods in the West African nation. “Your Excellency, Dear Mr President,” the monarch began in a letter to Buhari. “I wanted you to know how deeply saddened both my wife and I are to hear of the many people who have lost their loved ones and whose lives have been so dreadfully affected as a consequence of the devastating floods across Nigeria. “We remember with the greatest affection our visits to Nigeria and the kindness of the people we met.”

  Liverpool have drawn holders Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League in a repeat of last season's final. Fourteen-time winners Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 in last year's final in Paris thanks to a goal from Vinicius Junior in the 59th minute. Premier League champions Manchester City face German side RB Leipzig, while Tottenham play Italian giants AC Milan. Chelsea also have German opposition in Borussia Dortmund. Elsewhere, French champions Paris St-Germain have drawn Bayern Munich. The last-16 first legs will take place on 14-15 and 21-22 February, with the second legs on 7-8 and 14-15 March. Full last-16 draw: RB Leipzig v Manchester City Club Bruges v Benfica Liverpool v Real Madrid AC Milan v Tottenham Frankfurt v Napoli Borussia Dortmund v Chelsea Inter Milan v Porto Paris St-Germain v Bayern Munich