Author: Rashaad Harris

A Nigerian lawyer who survived a “one-chance’ robbery incident claims the police officer she reported to told her he knew where the criminals who stole her phone were, spoke to them and even asked her for mobilization fee. Pleading with Benjamin Hundeyin, the Public Relations officer of Lagos State Police Command on twitter to help her. https://twitter.com/akomas_victoria/status/1611275294182182913?t=2Pr9a6tx_nn4N_-NuquPvg&s=19 She said in a tweet, “Yesterday I was robbed in a “one chance bus”, pushed out of the vehicle and my phone stolen. I reported at the police station and was asked to pay 50,000 naira to track my phone and afterwards pay…

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised Nigerian youths that he’ll not disappoint them if he were to be elected as the country’s President in the upcoming 2023 General Elections. He pledged to combat young unemployment by developing a robust digital economy that would enable individuals who were interested in ICT vocations to do so.Tinubu made these promises at a town hall event for youth in Abuja that Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State organised in his honour with the theme “Nigeria 2023: Setting the Youth Agenda.”He said: If given the opportunity…

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has described the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a political general he’ll like to emulate. Bello said this during the APC National Youth Town Hall, organized by the party in Abuja. He stated that Tinubu is a general whom other politicians can learn from. Bello also advised Tinubu not to be alarmed, pointing out that Nigerian youths are firmly in support of his agenda.The Governor said: “Don’t trouble yourself sir. Nigeria youths asked me to tell you that you have won the election”.Bello noted that a good…

A man in the little town of Enoch City, Utah has killed 8 persons including himself, in what police are describing as a family tragedy. There’s no timeline as to when the incident happened but residents say they saw the family on Tuesday night attending a service at a nearby church. The killer who was a father of five shot and killed all his kids, his wife, mother-in-law before ending his own life. Investigators say the killings came two weeks after the wife had filed for divorce. Court records show that Tausha had filed for divorce on 21st December, 2022,…

Manchester United have officially announced the signing of English goalkeeper Jack Butland on loan till the end of the season from Crystal Palace.Butland has missed most of this season with a fractured finger but since returning from injury on Boxing Day, he has found himself on the bench for the London side.Butland: “This is an amazing club and one that I am now proud to represent. I’m really looking forward to working with an unbelievable goalkeeping group, supporting each other every day”.“I’ve played against David de Gea and represented England alongside Tom Heaton; they are top-class ‘keepers, and I am…

Former Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli has died at the age of 58.The 58-year-old had been battling pancreatic cancer after originally overcoming the illness in 2018. In December 2021 pancreatic cancer returned having been given the all-clear in 2020.In late December, it was reported in Italy that his mother and brother had travelled to the UK to be with Vialli amid concerns over his health.Vialli is fondly remembered for his time as manager at Stamford Bridge after enjoying a successful playing career. He moved to Chelsea in 1996 and scored 21 goals in three years before taking over in the dugout…

The Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development has awarded the Hosting Rights for the 7th National Youth Games to Delta State. The choice of Delta State was reached at a meeting of Stakeholders for the Games, which held on the sidelines of the recently concluded 21st National Sports Festival, as contained in a press release signed by Mohammed Manga, Director, Press and Public Relations, of the sports ministry. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar, stated that the National Youth Games has since inception become a veritable ground for harvesting the huge talents…

The Nigerian Police have said their patrol vans are always rickety because of overuse. Replying to a tweet on Thursday, Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who is the PPRO Force Headquarters, said police vans will never be as clean as private cars. https://twitter.com/Princemoye1/status/1610786299283218433?t=tyV2T3Vapnz85TVOHPjdDw&s=19 https://twitter.com/sparoswagg/status/1611096258835369998?t=xeSwhGKlfBPC6YOXlcfWJA&s=19 “See, police patrol vans work 24 hrs. When u park ur car in the evening, that’s when another team on night duty will take over the same vehicle for night patrol. Operational vehicles can’t be that neat like private vehicles. Anything operational looks rugged.”So, the rigour these vehicles pass thru make them look rough and dirty. Many of…

Saudi Arabia is set to bend the laws to accommodate their big money signing, Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo and his partner, Georgina are not legally married and the Saudis have strict laws against man and woman living together when they’re not married. Ronaldo moved to the Middle East last week where he joined Al Nassr, after he parted ways with Manchester United and will be earning £175m per annum. A Spanish outlet has reported that despite the fact that Ronaldo and Ms. Rodriguez are still unmarried, he is unlikely to be punished because he also happens to be on of the…

Police in Bauchi have arrested one Usman Umar Nuhu for alleged culpable homicide. The incident was made public on Thursday by the Command’s spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil Mohammed. He told newsmen that Usman who is 40 years old and resides in Dangarfa Village in Kyata Burra District, shot and killed his first wife after mistaking her for an intruder. The suspect confessed that there has been a dispute between his eldest son and his two wives, with the son threatening to harm his father(Usman). The threat made Mr. Usman to be on alert with his loaded dane gun. It happened…