Written by The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has failed to open his defence in his ongoing alleged terrorism trial before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu said he could not open his defence because he has not been handed the case file to enable him to familiarise himself … Continue reading “Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Stalls Over Claim Of Inability To Access Case File”
The National Governors Forum (NGF) has pledged its full support for the bill seeking reserved seats for women in Nigeria’s legislature. In a statement issued at the end of their meeting in the early hours of Friday, the governors urged members to actively lobby both federal and state lawmakers to ensure the passage of … Continue reading “Governors Back Bill On Reserved Seats For Women”
Canada announced Thursday it was reducing tariff-free import quotas for carmakers Stellantis and General Motors (GM) in response to their moves to scale back manufacturing in the country. Ottawa is reducing the annual quota eligible for tariff relief by 24.2 percent for GM and 50 percent for Stellantis, the Canadian finance ministry said. Finance … Continue reading “Canada Slashes Stellantis, GM Tariff-Free Car Imports”
As many as 48 bags containing human remains were discovered and recovered from a clandestine grave near Guadalajara, Mexican authorities said Thursday. Guadalajara is the capital of Jalisco state, where one of Mexico’s most violent and powerful drug cartels operates and where thousands of people have been reported missing. The bags with the remains … Continue reading “Dozens Of Bags With Human Remains Found In Mexico”
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was ending trade talks with Canada over an anti-tariff advertising campaign, a sudden about-face soon after a cordial White House meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. On his Truth Social network, Trump vented fury at what he called a “fake” ad that he said misquoted former President Ronald Reagan … Continue reading “All Canada Trade Talks ‘Terminated’ Says Trump”
Nottingham Forest head coach, Sean Dyche has provided an update on Ola Aina’s recovery. Speaking during a pre-match press conference, ahead of the team’s Europa League match against Porto, Dyche described Aina’s injury as a “longer-term situation”. The Forest manager revealed that the versatile defender may face an extended spell on the sidelines. Sean Dyche. … Continue reading “Forest Boss Dyche Provides Update on Ola Aina’s Recovery”
The energy and electricity in a Formula 1 paddock build slowly over race week. It starts slowly, as Thursday’s Media Day festivities see mostly team members, drivers, team principals, and the assembled media members wandering through the paddock and into the various team hospitality spaces. But by the weekend, the crowds swell and the energy … Continue reading “FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem on the future of F1 and more”
It was an up-and-down year for the Connecticut Sun, who finished with the WNBA’s third-worst record but showed promising flashes from a young core headlined by Leila Lacan, Saniya Rivers, and Aneesah Morrow, among others. I sat down with Connecticut Sun general manager Morgan Tuck for a two-part interview about her first year at the … Continue reading “Sun GM discusses Marina Mabrey trade request, Veronica Burton breakout year — and more”
There are hard truths we all have to face at some point when we’re growing up: Not everyone is going to like you, your parents aren’t perfect, Rainbow Road can be fun but it’s clearly the most overrated track on Mario Kart, etc. The same can be said for growing up as a sports fan. … Continue reading “College basketball fans need to not take exhibition games so seriously”
The NBA is back, and the kickoff to the 2025-26 season has already given us some fantastic games and emerging storylines. The season started with an excellent heavyweight slugfest between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets, with OKC prevailing in double-overtime in the league’s return to NBC. Opening night set the stage for the … Continue reading “7 NBA overreactions after 1 game of the 2025-26 season”