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A three-year-old boy who went missing in Wangara Village, Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, has been found dead inside a well, the Kano state Fire Service has confirmed. The statement was signed by Saminu Yusif Abdullahi, the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service on Saturday night. The incident was reported on Friday morning after the Kano Fire Service received a distress call around 7:50 a.m. from a resident, Dan Asabe Rabiu, alerting authorities to the disappearance of the child. According to the Fire Service, the boy, identified as Abdura’uf Badamasi, had been missing since Thursday…
Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand has said the club’s midfielder, Manuel Ugarte has disappointed him since he joined the club. Ferdinand believes that the main task for the club interim boss, Michael Carrick is to help Ugarte perform at his best. He mentioned that Ugarte has not performed well since joining the club and requires a confidence boost. On his YouTube channel, Ferdinand said he heard really good things about Ugarte before the midfielder joined Manchester United. “He hasn’t seen even a hint of the player that was told about him, saying that the key traits of tackling and being aggressive…
Iran has declared European countries’ armies “terrorist groups”, its parliament speaker said Sunday, following the EU’s decision to apply the same designation to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Lawmakers wore the green uniform of the Guards in a display of solidarity at the legislative session, where they chanted “Death to America”, “Death to Israel,” and “Shame on you, Europe”, state television footage showed. Slamming the bloc’s “irresponsible action”, speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that under “Article 7 of the Law on Countermeasures Against the Declaration of the IRGC as a Terrorist Organisation, the armies of European countries are considered terrorist…
Wolverhampton Wanderers have rejected a €15m offer from Besiktas for Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Turkish club turned to the Nigerian forward after Tammy Abraham cut his loan spell short to join Aston Villa, leaving Besiktas short in attack. According to Turkish publication Fanatik, the 11-time Turkish champions are in talks with Wolverhampton Wanderers over a deal for Arokodare, offering €15m. However, Wolves have declined the offer, seeking at least double the amount submitted by the Turkish side. The Premier League club splashed €26m to secure Arokodare’s services from KRC Genk last summer and are…
Hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg is mourning his granddaughter, Codi, following a heartbreaking announcement by his daughter, Cori Broadus. Cori confirmed the tragic news on Saturday in a social media post, sharing a black-and-white photo of herself smiling while holding her baby. In the emotional message, she described Codi as the “love of my life” and revealed that the child had passed away earlier in the week. Codi, Snoop Dogg’s 10-month-old granddaughter, was born three months premature and spent much of her short life receiving medical care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Despite the medical challenges, Cori had recently…
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has ramped up his social media praise for US president Donald Trump while taking aim at former president Joe Biden, just days after Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, was released from federal custody.Since Bankman-Fried’s February 2025 interview with the New York Sun and March appearance with political commentator Tucker Carlson, many see Bankman-Fried as angling for a pardon from Trump.“@realdonaldtrump is right on crypto,” Bankman-Fried said in an X post on Friday, just days after Ellison walked free after serving 440 days in prison for her role in the 2022 collapse of…
Julia Roberts shared a rare PDA-filled pic with her husband, Danny Moder, in honor of his 57th birthday. “🔥🎉🥰🎂🔥 My fav[e] day. My fav[e] man. #131 #WLF,” Roberts, 58, captioned a photo of her hugging the cinematographer on Saturday, January 31. A few of the couple’s famous friends sent along their own birthday wishes for Moder, including Rita Wilson who wrote in the comments section, “Happy Birthday!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️love to all Moders!!!!” It’s Complicated actress Alexandra Wentworth added, “Happy Birthday to the great Danny Moder!” Roberts and Moder will celebrate their 24th wedding anniversary in July. The couple met on the set…
Rivers United head coach Finidi George has made it clear: there is no room for caution, no space for excuses, only the need to win. Speaking to the press ahead of the CAF Champions League return-leg clash against Zambia’s Power Dynamos in Uyo, the former Super Eagles winger laid bare his thinking as the Pride of Rivers look to revive a faltering continental campaign. Rivers United have managed just one point from their opening group games, leaving them with little margin for error. But Finidi insists familiarity with the opposition and home advantage could tilt the balance in their favour.…
Nigeria’s Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has said the country now possesses the capacity to deliver world-class defense and security solutions, commending indigenous innovation driven by the private sector. Air Marshal Aneke made the remarks on Saturday after a high-level visit to the facilities of EIB Group in Kuje and Idu, Abuja, where he hailed the company’s chairman, Dr. Bright Echefu, for building one of Nigeria’s most advanced security and technology hubs. According to the Air Chief, the visit was aimed at strengthening collaboration between the Nigerian Air Force and local technology firms in order to enhance…
Governor of Abia State and leader of the Labour Party, LP, Dr Alex Otti, on Saturday, held a meeting with the National Executive Committee of the party in Abuja. The meeting came a few days after the court affirmed that Julius Abure was no longer the National Chairman of the party. The governor provided the details of the meeting to journalists and expressed regret that the Labour Party presidential candidate in the last general elections, Peter Obi was no longer with them. He said, “Very soon the congresses will happen and the national convention will also take place. “The other…
