On Sunday night a gang of unidentified gunmen reportedly killed three mobile police officers in Ughelli North local government area of Delta State. The incident occurred at a restaurant located along the East-West road. Reports from an eyewitness who was at the scene of the incident said the hoodlums took the slain policemen unawares, shot them at close range and …

Mr Patrick Ukah, Delta state’s Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education said in a statement issued in Asaba on Saturday that schools in the state will resume on January 18th. Because of safety precautions amid the second wave of the coronavirus, the date was rescheduled for a week against the January 11th resumption date earlier announced. The commissioner stated that …

American rapper, Dababy has revealed that himself and veteran rapper Lil Wayne are the best rappers alive at the moment. Taking to Instagram on Sunday (Jan. 3), DaBaby shared a series of photos of him and Weezy in the studio while making the bold declaration. “Best rappers alive.🌪 @liltunechi 🐐,” he captioned the post. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJmh8F9pGhB/ According to the photos, DaBaby …

Following Napoli’s 4-1 win over Cagliari in the Italia Serie A on Sunday, Napoli head coach, Gennaro Gattuso revealed his displeasure at Victor Osimhen after the Nigerian international contracted coronavirus (COVID-19). Gattuso stated in the press briefing that Osimhen will have to pay for his ‘silly mistake’ after he recovers from the virus. Victor Osimhen had returned a positive test …

Armed gunmen on Sunday raided Peremabiri community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State and set ablaze about 20 houses. According to reports the armed men stormed Peremabiri in 50 speedboats in a bid to take control of the community from an ex-militant leader, Paul Eris, popularly known as Ogunboss.  The gunmen then chased out community members suspected to be …

Mr. Abiodun Abudu-Balogun, the Ogun state commissioner of environment has been suspended by the state’s government over the alleged sexual harassment of a teenage girl. Secretary to the State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, announced the sanction in a statement on Sunday and revealed that there will be an independent investigation into the alleged sexual harassment of the 16-year-oold girl identified as …

Chelsea have lost at home to Manchester City in their English Premier League encounter on Sunday evening. Ilkay Gundogan opened the scoring for City in the 18th minute from a Phil Foden assist. Three minutes later, Kevin De Bruyne set up Foden to double the lead for the visitors who went into the game on the back of a 2-0 …

The auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri, Imo State, Most Rev. Moses Chikwe, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. The 53 year-old priest was reportedly kidnapped along with his driver near his residence on Sunday night, 27 December. The Owerri archbishop, Most Rev. John Victor Obinna, called for prayers “for Chikwe’s safety and quick release.” “According to eyewitnesses, …

The Monday night clash between Everton and Manchester City has been postponed after five members of Pep Guardiola’s squad tested positive for coronavirus. The news comes after defender Kyle Walker, striker Gabriel Jesus and two City staff members returned positive tests. According to reports, the virus has now spread within City’s squad, meaning their game against high-flying Everton at Goodison …

Nigerian-born New Zealand MMA fighter, Israel Adesanya, has been named Fighter of the Year for 2020 at the World MMA Awards. The UFC Middleweight champion, who has a 20-0 career record after beating both Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa in the Octagon this year, picked up the Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Fighter of the Year Award, and the prize for International …