The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued an eight-year-old boy, Divine Ibanga, who was abducted one year ago in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Uyo Zonal Commander for NAPTIP, Mr Emmanuel Awhen, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Uyo on Saturday, November 9, 2024, said that …
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“It’s been the hardest year of my life” Prince William says after his father and wife were diagnosed with cancer
Prince William has described this year as the “hardest year” of his life. The Prince of Wales spoke to reporters at the end of his visit to South Africa. He talked about how he has coped after both his wife and his father were diagnosed with cancer. “It’s been dreadful. It’s probably been the hardest year in my …
Read More »Hong Kong Open: Katie Boulter reaches third WTA final of year
British number one Katie Boulter came through a tough test against Chinese sixth seed Yue Yuan to win 6-2 5-7 6-2 and reach the final of the Hong Kong Open. Boulter will play either Russian top seed Diana Shnaider or Canada’s defending champion Leylah Fernandez on Sunday as she bids for a third WTA title of the year. The second …
Read More »Players Championship 30: Josh Rock wins his second Player Championship title of the year
Josh Rock won his third PDC ranking title of the year as he edged Jonny Clayton to claim the Players Championship 30 in Leicester. The Northern Irishman earned a hard-fought 8-7 win after a 118 checkout in the deciding leg. The 23-year-old has had a fine terrific ProTour campaign, clinching his maiden European Tour title with victory over Clayton in …
Read More »Harry Styles wins People’s ‘sexiest musician alive’ for 2nd year in a row but this upsets runner up who expressed outrage on social media
Harry Styles has been named People’s “sexiest musician alive” for 2024 but this did not go down well with the person who came in second place. A singer named Role Model (birth name Tucker Harrington Pillsbury) came in second place. However, Role Model is upset that Harry Styles won People’s “sexiest musician alive” for a second year in a row, …
Read More »Hollywood actor Jay Johnston is jailed for a year for his part in the US January 6 Capitol riots
American actor and comedian, Jay Johnston has been sentenced to a year and one day in prison for his connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Jay Johnston, who voiced the role of Jimmy Pesto in “Bob’s Burgers” and played Officer Taylor on “Arrested Development,” pleaded guilty to a felony count of interfering with law enforcement during civil …
Read More »Women’s Ballon d’Or 2024: Aitana Bonmati wins award for second successive year
Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati has won the women’s Ballon d’Or for the second year in a row. Bonmati won every possible trophy at club level last season as Barcelona secured a historic quadruple – winning Liga F, the Champions League, Supercopa and Copa de la Reina. The 26-year-old scored a career-best tally of 19 goals across all four …
Read More »Price of bag of local rice rose 152% to N95,738 in one year – NBS
The price of a bag (50 kg) local rice rose year-on-year by 152.9 percent to N95,738 in September 2024 from N37,853 in September 2023, according to new data from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. The NBS report titled ‘Selected Food Price Watch’ for September 2024 showed that the price of 1 kilogram (Kg) of local rice stood at …
Read More »Woman sentenced to one year imprisonment for t0rturing her stepchildren, aged 2 and 3 in Adamawa
The Chief Magistrate Court II sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, has convicted and sentenced a 37-year-old housewife, Fatima Abubakar, to one year imprisonment for child abuse. The sentence is to be served at a correctional centre without the option of a fine. Fatima, of Sanda Makama B Ward in Yola South Local Government Area, was arrested on October …
Read More »Man sentenced to one year in jail for possession of fraudulent documents used to perpetrate romance scam
Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Nonso Joseph Ekeocha to one-year imprisonment for possession of fraudulent documents. Ekeocha was prosecuted by the Lagos Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one-count charge bordering on possession of fraudulent documents used to perpetrate …
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