Author: News Room
Former Chelsea defender, Frank Leboeuf, has urged Manchester United manager Michael Carrick to sign Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery. Leboeuf believes Zaire-Emery will be a great signing for Man United, adding that the 20-year-old will sacrifice himself for Carrick’s side. He described the French star as a warrior as he urged Carrick to advise him because he played in his position during his playing days as a professional footballer. “I think that would be a great signing for Manchester United, but he will need players around him to succeed,” Lebouef said of Zaire-Emery (as per Tribal Football). “I’m very fond…
Panic gripped residents and traders in the Old Garage area of Osogbo, Osun State, on Sunday after a fire engulfed a warehouse used for storing plastic containers. The affected facility is located close to a filling station and the Dugbe Divisional Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force, raising fears that the blaze could spread to nearby buildings. As of 7:10 p.m., when our correspondent left the scene, firefighters were still battling to contain the inferno, which was reported at about 2 p.m. The strategic location of the warehouse heightened anxiety among residents and business owners, many of whom watched as…
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace in Plateau State have thwarted multiple kidnap attempts, including the abduction of a pastor and his wife, and rescued 10 victims in separate operations across Plateau and Kaduna states. Spokesperson for the Joint Military Task Force, Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, who disclosed this in a statement released in Jos on Sunday, said the operations that led to the rescue of the victims were carried out within the last 48 hours. He said the “decisive operations” launched aggressive manhunts for fleeing suspects while reaffirming the military’s commitment to securing highways and communities within its Joint Operations…
Will Friedle had no intention of saying “yes” to joining the Boy Meets World spinoff, Girl Meets World — especially after producer Michael Jacobs told him he couldn’t write for the show. Thankfully, something changed. “We made a deal,” Friedle, 49, exclusively told Us Weekly at the Doc Meets World premiere red carpet at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday, June 6. “If I came back on camera and did three episodes, then I could write it. So, we did a little, a little trading.” Friedle, who did end up writing a couple episodes of the show, recalled the moment…
The Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) is again missing from the latest list of universities approved to run law programmes in Nigeria, renewing scrutiny of Governor Umo Eno’s earlier claim that his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) helped secure approval for the faculty. The Council for Legal Education (CLE) released an updated list of 117 universities authorised to offer Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) programmes in the country and warned prospective students against enrolling in unaccredited law faculties. It also stated that graduates of institutions without approval would not be admitted into the Nigerian Law School. However, AKSU…
The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa (retd), has observed that Nigeria is fighting an asymmetric war in which its enemies employ radicalisation and false narratives, adding that the best counter-weapon is the truth taught in a safe classroom. Speaking on Sunday in Kaduna while commissioning the Kaduna Christian Academy built by the Department of State Services (DSS), he said, “We are fighting an asymmetric war. The enemies of Nigeria use radicalisation and false narratives. Our best counter-weapon is the truth taught in a safe classroom. The Kaduna Christian Academy, while serving the Christian community as named, stands as…
Former Minister of Sports and Youths Development, Solomon Dalung, has said he is not proud of the primary election that produced former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Dalung made this remark during an interview on a podcast hosted by Seun Okinbaloye. He was reacting to the presidential primary election of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. According to him, the coalition is not dead, stressing that it is not as formidable as it was in preparation for the 2027 general elections. “I’m not proud of the presidential primary that produced Atiku Abubakar because it fell below my expectations. But, of course, that is…
Robo Queens head coach, Emmanuel Osahon, has defended his team’s defeat to Rivers Angels in the opening fixture at the Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, Super Six playoff tournament. Osahon said that his players are making their debut in the competition compared to their opponents. The Lagos-based side suffered a 3-2 defeat to Rivers Angels in Port-Harcourt on Saturday. The veteran tactician believed that the experience is good for his players development. “I’m not too disturbed with the outcome of the game because my girls are very young and they are featuring in the competition for the first time,” Osahon…
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted over 135,000 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil and disrupted illicit fuel transportation networks operating along waterways in Rivers State. The Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the recoveries were made by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship PATHFINDER during separate anti-crude oil theft operations around the Onne and Abonema areas under Operation DELTA SENTINEL. Folorunsho said the operation resulted in the interception of “over 135,000 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO)” and the disruption of fuel distribution routes used by…
We’ve seen Axiom Space and Prada’s collaboration on the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit. Now the company has revealed the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) that astronauts will wear underneath it when Artemis IV returns humans to the Moon in 2028.The LCVG is the all-important base layer that will keep the crew cool and comfortable while inside the AxEMU and on spacewalks. Cold water is circulated through tubes embedded in the suit to whisk heat away from astronauts’ bodies. And, should the primary system fail, there is a backup, unlike older cooling suits. The LCVG also houses the…
