THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has released the final lists of successful candidates for the 2023 recruitment exercise for Narcotic Officer and Narcotic Assistant cadres. A statement released on Sunday by the agency spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said successful candidates for cadet, trainees are to report at the NDLEA Academy in Jos and NSCDC College of Peace and Disaster Management in Katsina states respectively. The statement partly read, “The under-listed successful candidates are therefore to report for Narcotic Officers Basic (Cadet) training at the NDLEA Academy, Kotton Rikus, Jos Plateau State, while the Narcotic Agent/Assistant (Trainees) will report for their…
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THE Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has shifted the date to effect new tariff toll fare at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) from July 17 to Aug. 1. In a statement signed by the FAAN Management on Sunday in Abuja, the postponement was to make the airport users enjoy more of the current charges. According to the management, the fare for cars will change from N200 to N300, while that of buses and Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) will change from N300 to N500 only. It said the truck (six tyres) tariff would change from N500 to N1,000 while…
MANCHESTER United gained bragging rights over rivals Arsenal as first-half goals from Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho sealed a 2-0 friendly win at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The match was played in front of a stadium soccer record crowd of 82,262. Fernandes celebrated being appointed United’s new captain by beating Aaron Ramsdale from 20 yards, although the Arsenal keeper could have done better. And Sancho doubled the advantage with a powerful shot into the top corner. The winger, playing as a false nine in an outfield line-up manager Erik ten Hag changed completely at half-time, finished after speeding on…
ENGLAND squeezed past Haiti 1-0 as they began their Women’s World Cup title bid in unconvincing fashion on Saturday, but holders the United States and former champions Japan were far more comfortable. European champions England have been touted as the prime challengers to a United States team chasing an unprecedented third World Cup crown in a row. But they will have to play far better than they did in front of nearly 45,000 spectators in Brisbane, where a youthful Haiti side making their World Cup debut could have snatched a point at the end. A Georgia Stanway penalty in the…
THOUSANDS of people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the Greek island of Rhodes after wildfires engulfed large parts of the island. The country’s fire service has described the fires as the most difficult it is currently facing. It is estimated more than 3,500 people have been moved by land and sea to safer locations. The island has been battling wildfires fanned by strong winds since Tuesday, amidst a heatwave in Europe. No injuries have been reported, according to the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection in Greece. It said visitors are being evacuated safely from the…
THE death of a Russian journalist in Ukraine was “a heinous, premeditated crime” committed by Western powers and Kyiv, Russia’s foreign ministry said Saturday, vowing a “response” against those to blame. Earlier the Russian military announced that Rostislav Zhuravlev, a war correspondent working for the state RIA Novosti news agency, had been killed in a Ukrainian strike in the southern Zaporizhzhia region on Saturday. The agency also reported his death, saying he was killed near the frontline village of Pytikhatki. “As a result of a strike by the Ukrainian army using cluster munitions, four journalists were wounded in various levels…
AT least 20 Sudanese civilians have been killed by rocket fire on residential areas of one of Darfur’s main cities and by shelling near hospitals in North Kordofan state, lawyers and medics said Saturday. The doctors’ union said that since Friday morning shells had struck near four hospitals in the North Kordofan state capital El-Obeid, killing four civilians and wounding 45. In the South Darfur state capital Nyala, the local lawyers’ union said that rocket fire had killed 16 civilians. The Darfur region, already ravaged by brutal conflict in the early 2000s, has seen some of the worst of the…
A MALAWIAN court has convicted a Chinese national on multiple charges including trafficking and procuring children to take part in entertainment. Lu Ke, also known as Susu, has been handed a 12-month prison sentence, which he has already served in police custody. He has been ordered to leave the country within seven days and is barred from ever returning. He was arrested last year following a BBC Africa Eye investigative report. The report showed him filming Malawian children making personalised greeting videos, some of which included racist content. The videos were being bought for up to $70 (£55) on Chinese…
NO fewer than 21 out of 28 states across the country have yet to swear in their commissioners, findings by this newspaper have revealed. According to the constitution, state governors have until July 27 to send the list of their commissioners to their various Houses of Assembly, whose confirmation they must get before their swearing-in. However, with barely six days to the stipulated date, only seven states have sworn in their commissioners since the governors’ 2023 inauguration. On May 29, 2023, more than a dozen governorship candidates who emerged winners in the March 18 governorship elections and April 15 reruns…
GOVERNOR Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State says crude oil prices will dictate the pump price of petroleum in Nigeria, adding that the product sells for over N1,000 per litre in some West African countries. here has been a hike in the price of petrol in Nigeria since President Bola Tinubu pronounced the subsidy era gone. Since the late May inauguration comment, the price of the commodity has gone from around N190 per litre to between N600-N700 in many parts of the country. While the development has triggered a wave of backlash and criticism of the government, Governor Sule said since…
FORMER Barcelona, Real Madrid and Real Mallorca striker Samuel Eto’o continues to make the headlines for all the wrong reasons as President of the Cameroonian FA. Earlier in the week, he was accused by a former Vice-President of trying to ruin Andre Onana’s international career. Now, he has been accused of helping to fix matches in the national leagues. According to Camfoot, via La Razon, Eto’o had promised to ensure two sides would be promoted to the top division in Cameroon. A conversation has been published where Eto’o allegedly tells Valentine Gwain, President of Victoria United. “There are things we…
ARGENTINA star Lionel Messi curled in a stunning stoppage-time free-kick on his Inter Miami debut to clinch a 2-1 victory against Mexican side Cruz Azul. Messi, 36, struck in the fourth minute of added time as his Major League Soccer side won the Leagues Cup tie. The 20,000-capacity crowd included celebrities such as basketball’s LeBron James, tennis legend Serena Williams and US TV star Kim Kardashian. “We wanted to start like this by giving these people a victory,” said Messi. “We knew that it was very important for us to start this championship in winning fashion. Luckily we were able…
US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy – the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination by Mr Biden must still be confirmed by the US Senate. One lawmaker is currently blocking the Senate from confirming military leaders to protest a military abortion policy. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman…
STAFF at an Ohio zoo received a surprise delivery when a gorilla they believed for four years to be a male gave birth. Columbus Zoo said that Sully, who has been a resident since 2019, was discovered with her baby on Thursday. Zookeepers said in a blog post that the infant “appears to be healthy” and that Sully was being a excellent mother. They added that Sully had always been in good health so had never needed examining, leading to the mix-up. The birth “was unexpected, yet exciting for the care team and important for the conservation of a critically…
KENYAN opposition leader Raila Odinga says “bad flu” has kept him from taking part in the three-day street protests that he called for over the cost of living and tax hikes. “It is not a must that opposition leaders have to be seen on the streets,” Mr Odinga told a Kenyan TV station about the protests that are due to end today. The veteran politician, who lost disputed presidential elections last year, said “game-changing” demonstrations belonged to the people and were not his alone. He denied suggestions his absence was a ploy to do a deal with President William Ruto,…
GUNMEN have attacked two villages in Niger Republic’s vast Tillaberi border region, killing a dozen people working in the fields, security and local sources told AFP on Friday. “There were 12 deaths following the attack on Thursday afternoon by armed men,” a municipal official in Anzourou district said. All the dead were male and from the villages of Doukou Saraou and Doukou Makani, which lie barely a kilometre (half a mile) apart, the official said. A security source confirmed the attacks but did not give a death toll. The unstable and arid Tillaberi region lies in the tri-border zone where…
CHRISTINE Sinclair missed out on becoming the first player to score at six Fifa World Cups as Canada were held by Nigeria. Nigeria keeper Chiamaka Nnadozie kept out Sinclair’s spot-kick early in the second half as the Olympic champions were frustrated in Melbourne. Deborah Abiodun was sent off late on for Nigeria, however they earned a point with a battling display. Canada and Nigeria have one point in Group B, behind co-hosts Australia. The Canadians face Republic of Ireland in their next game on 26 July, after the Irish were beaten by Australia on Thursday.
JORDI Alba has joined former Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets at Inter Miami. The Spain full-back, 34, has signed a contract to the end of the 2024 Major League Soccer season, with a club option for 2025. Alba left Barca this summer after 11 years with the Spanish giants. “We know that he’ll help Inter Miami achieve the club’s objectives this season and beyond,” said Inter Miami’s sporting director Chris Henderson. Alba helped Barca win six La Liga titles and the Champions League in 2015 while winning Euro 2012 and the 2023 Nations League with Spain. Argentina World…
THE White House has confirmed that Ukraine is using US cluster bombs against Russian forces in the country. National Security Spokesman John Kirby said initial feedback suggested they were being used “effectively” on Russian defensive positions and operations. Cluster bombs scatter multiple bomblets and are banned by more than 100 states due to their threat to civilians. The US agreed to supply them to boost Ukrainian ammunition supplies. Ukraine has promised the bombs will only be used to dislodge concentrations of Russian enemy soldiers. “They are using them appropriately,” Mr Kirby said. “They’re using them effectively and they are actually…
AT least 10 people were killed after a landslide triggered by heavy rains smashed into their village in India’s Maharashtra state with dozens more feared trapped, officials said Thursday. Rescue teams were battling lashing rain in the remote, hilly and forested Raigad district, with people scrambling at mounds of earth and rubble. Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister, said 10 people had died in the landslide, which overwhelmed the village overnight. “More than 200 people reside there, we have rescued about 70 people so far — out of those, 21 are injured,” Fadnavis said on Thursday morning. Police officer Harish…