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A tanker explosion killed a driver and a conductor opposite the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, office along the Ihiala-Onitsha Road in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Sector Commander of the FRSC in the state, Mrs. Bridget Asekhauno, confirmed the incident on Sunday in Awka, the state capital. Asekhauno stated that the incident involved a commercial tanker with no registration number, conveying inflammable content, and a motorcycle with no registration number. “Eyewitnesses said the tanker driver, who was speeding, lost control and rammed into a roadside barricade before an explosion occurred, which also affected a motorcycle trailing…

Nollywood veteran Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has said that Nigeria needs a leader who can go extra mile to sacrifice his life for the country. Omotola made this statement on Sunday while responding to questions in an interview on Channels Television. She was speaking about the forthcoming 2027 general elections. She said, “It’s unfortunate that we’re still where we are now. We have everything that every other nation wants and clamoring for. “I wish that our leaders can be bo ok d enough to take some decisions to liberate this country even if it means dying for Nigeria. “Every nation can become…

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has said his side became more direct and active as they beat Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday. City came from behind to win 2-1 at Anfield, thanks to a late Erling Haaland penalty. Dominik Szobozslai put the Reds in front with a sensational free-kick, before Bernardo Silva equalized for the visitors. The result means Guardiola’s men remain six points behind Arsenal at the top of the table. “First half was really good and we lost a bit of momentum in the second half,” Guardiola told BBC Match of the Day. “Anfield can feel…

Igbo youth leaders have condemned a fake news report allegedly quoting the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Mbata, as calling on Igbo men to arm themselves, saying, “a war is looking.” The widely circulated statement falsely claimed that Senator Mbata said, “Every Igbo man from 18 years up must get a gun, stack weapons. Igboland is under terrorist siege and must be defended. A war is coming in days.” Reacting to the development, the Igbo Youth Leaders and Stakeholders Assembly, in a statement released on Sunday, signed by its leader, Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu, described the report as “mischievous, clueless…

Police in Senegal arrested 14 people and broke up a paedophile gang operating between the country and France, a statement from the force said Sunday. Investigators “carried out a major operation, dismantling a transnational organised criminal group whose members are based primarily between France and Senegal,” the statement said. All 14 were brought before a judge on Friday, accused of “organised paedophilia, pimping, rape of minors under 15, sodomy, and intentional transmission of HIV/AIDS”. All the defendants are Senegalese. The statement added that the group, active since 2017, was accused of having forced young boys to have “unprotected and filmed…

Erling Haaland’s stoppage-time penalty earned Manchester City a dramatic 2-1 win at Liverpool on Sunday to reduce Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League back to six points. City were heading for defeat at Anfield with six minutes to go before Bernardo Silva cancelled out Dominik Szoboszlai’s stunning free-kick to spark an incredible finale. Haaland put City in front from the spot before the visitors had another goal ruled out, and Szoboszlai was sent off in the same incident after a VAR review. Victory was City’s first away to Liverpool in front of a crowd since 2003 and…

Keke Palmer is going big with her return to TV by adapting The Burbs movie into a show, which has come with some onscreen changes. “I feel like the last time that I actually did TV was [Scream Queens], which was 10 years ago,” Palmer, 32, exclusively told Us Weekly before The ‘Burbs premiere on Sunday, February 8. “That is crazy.” Palmer credited the dark comedy for preparing her for a murder mystery with a large ensemble cast, adding, “It’s so awesome to be surrounded by this great cast. Everybody is so funny and insane in real life and in…

A new civic accountability report tracking federal government-funded projects under President Bola Tinubu administration has uncovered cases of abandoned, uncompleted and fraudulent projects across Nigeria. The 2024/2025 project tracking report released on Thursday by Tracka, BudgIT’s citizen-led monitoring platform, showed that 92 federal government-funded projects worth N15.07 billion were fraudulently delivered, while hundreds of others remain incomplete or have not commenced despite budgetary allocations. The report said it monitored 2,760 projects across 28 states. According to the findings, only 1,438 of the tracked projects were completed, 660 were ongoing, 471 were not executed, and 99 were abandoned. The report stated…

Manchester City earned a famous 2-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, ending the Reds’ eight-game unbeaten home run and cutting Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League table. The victory was a rare one for City on Merseyside. It was only their second league win at Anfield since 2004 and completed a league double over Liverpool for the first time in 89 years. City started the match with confidence and should have taken an early lead. Bernardo Silva sent Erling Haaland through on goal, but Alisson Becker made a smart save. Soon after, Omar Marmoush found…

No fewer than 30 passengers were reportedly killed in a road accident involving a trailer, even as Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf ordered immediate medical intervention for those who survived the fatal crash. According to reports, the accident involved a trailer heading towards Gujungu which allegedly crashed as a result of reckless driving, leading to the death of over 30 persons, while many others sustained serious injuries. Governor Alhaji Yusuf expressed deep sympathy and condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic road accident that occurred early Sunday morning at Kwanar Barde in Gezawa Local Government…