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England survived a significant scare to defeat Slovakia and secure a place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals. The Three Lions, struggling throughout the match, were on the brink of elimination after Ivan Schranz’s goal for Slovakia. However, Jude Bellingham scored a spectacular 95th-minute overhead kick, saving Gareth Southgate’s team. In extra time, captain Harry Kane headed in a goal in the first minute, turning the game around. England held on and will now face Switzerland in the quarter-finals in Düsseldorf on Saturday. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has secured over 55 percent of the total votes cast. This is after about 78 percent of the votes have been counted. This places him in a strong position over six other presidential candidates, with his closest challenger, Biram Dah Abeid, receiving less than 23 percent of the total votes. As counting continued on Sunday evening, incumbent President Ghazouani held an almost unassailable lead in the nationwide election of Saturday, June 29. The country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced the preliminary results on Sunday afternoon after counting over 78 percent of the…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested popular social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman. VeryDarkMan was reportedly arrested on the orders of the Police Commissioner of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Command, Igwe. Activist lawyer Deji Adeyanju stated that VeryDarkMan was arrested for allegedly exposing a Nigerian individual who had reportedly defrauded someone abroad. According to Adeyanju, the controversial social media influencer was arrested for alleged defamation. He said: “Our client, @thatverydarkman has just been arrested by the police on the instruction of CP Igwe for exposing someone who allegedly duped a Nigerian abroad. “Instead of…

Nollywood veteran Olu Jacobs is alive, his family confirmed on Sunday amid widespread social media death rumors. Channels Television reports that his first son, Soji, refuted the claims, sharing a video showing the actor getting his beard shaved. In the video, Jacobs, looking older and frail, was seen having a brief conversation with his barber and those around him. The “death” of Jacobs, 81, has been rumored multiple times since November 2021, when his actress wife, Joke Silva, revealed his health struggles. However, the family has consistently debunked these rumors by posting videos and photos of him to discredit the…

Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has announced a two-month power outage in Ondo and Ekiti states. BEDC, in a public notice, announced that a planned power interruption for critical maintenance work will start on Monday, July 1, 2024, and end on August 31, 2024. During this period, power supply will be interrupted for nine hours daily, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has accused Judges in the state of aiding drug barons. However, he warned that his government will report court judges who collaborate with illicit drug barons and will publicly expose their names in newspapers to highlight their misconduct. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State expressed surprise at the audacity of some drug dealers seeking legal means to reclaim their confiscated illicit drug shipments. He noted his government’s readiness to confront both the dealers and their alleged judicial collaborators. In a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the state…

Veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs has passed away. The actor died on Sunday, June 30, at the age of 82. Jacobs, a multiple award-winning actor, had been battling dementia for some time. In a recent interview, his wife, Joke Silva, mentioned that his poor health had significantly changed him, noting that he was no longer the man she married 37 years ago. “It hasn’t been easy. There was a point of acceptance for me that everything happening is reality. It is like the person I married, 80 per cent of the time, is no longer there,” she said. “But the…

Okoi Obono-Obla, a former Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel (SPIP) for the Recovery of Public Property, disclosed that the loot recovered under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration was returned to the looters. SPIP was an independent investigative panel set up by former president Buhari to recover Nigeria’s looted assets. Obono-Obla made this known on Saturday during an interview with Seun Okinbaloye on the Mic On podcast. Discussing the severity of corruption in Nigeria, the former presidential aide stated that his efforts to prosecute many looters were thwarted by the former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation,…

Aston Villa have confirmed the departure of Douglas Luiz from the club. The club confirmed it in a short statement on its Facebook page. “Aston Villa can confirm that Douglas Luiz has joined Juventus,” it read. During his time in Birmingham, Douglas Luiz became one of the very best midfielders in the Premier League, scoring 22 goals and providing 24 assists in his 204 appearances. The Brazil international has signed a 5-year contract until 30 June, 2029 with the Bianconeri. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

President Bola Tinubu has vowed that the terrorists behind the bomb attack in Borno State will pay heavily. Tinubu issued the warning while condemning the bomb attacks which resulted in the loss of lives and the maiming of other citizens in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. He described the attack as a desperate act of terror and a clear manifestation of the pressure mounted against terrorists and the success achieved in degrading their capacity to launch offensives. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the president declared that the purveyors of…