Day: October 29, 2024

Full List of Ballon d’Or 2024 Winners

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Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí have been crowned 2024 Ballon d’Or best male and female footballers in the world in a memorable ceremony held in Paris. Rodri’s stellar performances for both club and country secured him the men’s Ballon d’Or, while Bonmatí retained the Ballon d’Or Féminin after leading Barcelona to an unprecedented quadruple and guiding Spain to further international success. Barcelona’s 16-year-old sensation, Lamine Yamal, claimed the Kopa Trophy, awarded to the world’s top Under-21 player. His remarkable season, punctuated by breakthrough performances for both club and Spain, positioned him…

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Alex Ikwechegh apologizes over Assault on Bolt Driver

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A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Alex Ikwechegh, has expressed regret for assaulting a Bolt driver who came to deliver a package to him. In a public statement titled ‘A Statement of Regret and Commitment to Justice’, Ikwechegh apologized for his actions, which were captured in a viral video, and acknowledged the behavior as “unacceptable” for a public official. He has committed to cooperating with the ongoing police investigation and to addressing the situation through professional counseling. Ikwechegh stated, “As a public servant, I recognize the trust placed…

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Suspected drug dealers arrested in Lagos, N10m bribe rejected by NDLEA officers

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One Tsolaye Eburajolo has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, who turned down a N10 million bribe offered to them for his release. This comes as the operatives recovered 26,250,000 pills of tramadol and 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup, with a street value of N16,683,800,000, which were intercepted by NDLEA operatives during a 100% joint examination of watch-listed containers with personnel from the Customs Service and other security agencies at the Tincan Port in Lagos and the Port Harcourt Port, Onne, Rivers State, between October…

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SSANU, NASU shut down universities nationwide over unpaid wages

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The non-academic staff, under the aegis of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Allied Institutions, NASU have shut down Universities across the country, especially those owned by the Federal Government. The action followed the decision of the national leaders of the two unions to call their members out on indefinite industrial action, following the alleged failure of the government to pay them four months of their salaries withheld during the 2022 strike by university workers. According to figures from the National…

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Abia lawmaker faces investigation for alleged assault on Bolt driver

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A viral video showing Hon. Alex Ikwechegh, a lawmaker representing Aba North & South Federal Constituency, allegedly assaulting an Uber driver during a delivery at his residence in Maitam, Abuja, has drawn negative publicity for the politician, and he is currently under investigation by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. According to a trending video, the lawmaker slapped an e-hailing(Bolt) driver, Stephen Abuwatseya who requested the lawmaker to come and personally pick up his delivery and pay him his fees. In the video, the lawmaker repeatedly insisted that the request…

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