The US and the UK are set to carry out airstrikes against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as early as tonight. This comes after both countries warned there could be consequences if ships are continually targeted in the Red Sea. On Tuesday, US and British forces shot down 18 drones and three missiles launched by the Houthis, in what was described as their biggest attack so far in solidarity with Palestinians in Hamas-ruled Gaza. Antony Blinken warned of ‘consequences’ if …
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport has set January 19 as the date for hearing the appeal filed by the Athletics Integrity Unit and the World Anti-Doping Agency challenging the ruling of the Disciplinary Tribunal in World Athletics against World-record hurdler, Tobi Amusan. The AIU had reported Amusan to CAS on September 15, 2023, after a ruling of its Disciplinary Tribunal found out that she had not violated antidoping rules that call for a suspension for missing tests. …
Two students of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, have been crushed to death by a truck. The incident happened on Monday, January 9, few metres away from the school’s premises, near Ikot Inyang village junction, along Aba Road in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area. The truck driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the female students, killing them on the spot. The deceased, Abasifreke Okon, and Irene Edwin from Ikot Abasi and Ibesikpo …
Actress Lisa Bonet is filing for divorce from actor, Jason Mamoa, nearly 2 years after they announced they are splitting up. Lisa who is asking for dissolution of their marriage, listed their date of separation as October 7, 2020, which means their marriage lasted for 3 years as they got married in 2017. On their two children Lola and Nakoa-Wolf, Lisa said she wants joint physical and legal custody. On the money front, Lisa isn’t asking for spousal …
Former US President, Donald Trump has asked that the criminal conspiracy case against him in Georgia be thrown out, arguing that he is protected from prosecution under presidential immunity. Trump’s immunity claims in the Georgia case, filed on Monday, January 8 as part of a motion to dismiss state-level criminal charges against the former president, are similar to those argued by his defense team in the federal election subversion case. “The indictment in this case charges President Trump for acts …
German legend Franz Beckenbauer, widely regarded as one of football’s greatest players, has died aged 78. He won the World Cup as captain of West Germany in 1974 and lifted the trophy again as manager in 1990. Beckenbauer, who was primarily a defender, played 582 times for Bayern Munich and won the German top flight as both a player and a manager. Nicknamed ‘Der Kaiser’, as a player he also won the European Championship in 1972, as well as the …