Container-laden truck crushes 3 to death (Leadership)
Three persons, including two women, have been crushed to death in a ghastly motor accident on Tuesday morning at Takie Roundabout in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
It was gathered that the accident happened when a container-laden truck lost control and overturned onto a commercial tricycle, killing its three occupants instantly.
The incident happened around 9:30am, leaving people in the area in shock. Read more
751 arrested for cyber fraud in 2024 — Police (Channels)
The Nigerian Police Force have announced the arrest of 751 suspects for cybercrime-related fraud in the year 2024.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi who reeled out the score card explains that 14 convictions have been secured during the period under review with 508 cases.
Adejobi also explains that a total of $840, 000 was recovered for victims of cyber crimes, while a total of N914 million, as well as a total of over $115,000, are frozen in different bank accounts and crypto wallets. Read more
Sanwo-Olu set to open 11 roads in Lagos (Tribune)
Lagos Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is set to hand over more projects to Lagosians, with the opening of a network of five roads in Ikeja Government Reservation Area (IGRA) on Thursday.
Governor Sanwo-Olu will also commission six major roads (4.7 km) across three Local Governments (LGs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Akoka, Bariga and Gbagada.
The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, made this known in a statement, copy of which was made available to newsmen, saying that the projects, which would be inaugurated on Thursday, 9th and Friday, 10th January 2025, further attested to Governor Sanwo-Olu’s resolve to sustain the delivery of modern and enduring infrastructure that would make transportation across Lagos easy and smooth. Read more
John Mahama mistakenly calls Tinubu ‘President of Ghana’ at inauguration (Punch)
A trending video has captured the moment John Mahama mistakenly referred to Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu as the “President of Ghana” during his inauguration ceremony today, January 7.
Mahama, 65, has officially been sworn in as Ghana’s president, succeeding Nana Akufo-Addo.
This marks Mahama’s second tenure as president, having previously served from July 2012 to January 2017. Read more
Bauchi police dismiss constable, demote 4 others (DailyTrust)
The Bauchi State Police Command has dismissed a constable and demote four others 18 over misconduct.
The state Commissioner of Police, Auwal Musa Muhammad disclosed this when he gave an account of the Command’s activities for 2024.
CP Muhammad said, “We have actively addressed instances of professional misconduct within our Command from January 2024 to date. A total of 18 personnel have undergone internal disciplinary measures, demonstrating our dedication to maintaining high operational standards. Read more
Edo SUBEB boss suspends teacher for wrongly scoring pupil (Vanguard)
As primary and secondary schools resumed for a new term, the Executive Chairman of the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Dr Paddy Iyamu, made an early visit to schools to ensure teachers were at their duty posts.
In the course of the visits, he suspended a primary school teacher for dereliction of duty.
Iyamu, who went round some primary schools in Benin, Oredo Local Government, expressed disappointment that the teacher scored a pupil correct even when the pupil gave a wrong answer to a question. Read more
Steel company denies involvement in stolen manholes covers in Abuja (Nation)
The Abuja Steel Mills Limited has denied any involvement in the purchase of stolen and smelting of manholes covers on the FCT roads, stating that the allegations are entirely baseless and inconsistent with its core values and established operational principles.
In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Abuja Steel Mills Ltd, Chethan Kumar, the organization sid it is committed to apprehending those responsible.
He said Abuja Steel Company is a responsible, tax-paying organization committed to ethical and transparent business practices, strict adherence to industry regulations, with no history of involvement in shady or illegal activities. Read more
PDP loses as former Lagos Assembly candidate, supporters join APC (Independent)
The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is on the receiving end with the defection of the Lagos State House of Assembly candidate in the 2023 general elections, Sulaimon Abolaji Thompson, and his supporters to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Sulaimon, who has in a press statement on Tuesday enumerated reasons he has taken the decision to join the ruling party, also expressed gratitude to his former party.
The former candidate stated that he has since officially resigned his membership of the PDP, stressing that some of his supporters had also decided to join him in his new party. Read more
Aubrey Plaza addresses ‘‘unimaginable tragedy’’ of losing her husband (CNN)
Aubrey Plaza has shared her first statement since the death of her husband, writer and director Jeff Baena.
“This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time,” Plaza said in a statement shared with People magazine.
Baena died by suicide last Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. He was 47. Read more
Ghana’s John Mahama returns as president (AfricaNews)
John Mahama has been sworn in on Tuesday, January 7 as Ghana’s president for the third time, as the country faces its worst economic crisis in a generation.
Mahama, who started his political career as the communications minister, won the presidential election late last year after pledging to tackle the economic crisis, corruption and unemployment.
The 65 year old, who was previously Ghana’s president between July 2012 and January 2017, replaces former President Nana Akufo-Addo. Mahama was first sworn in as president when President John Evans Atta Mills died in July 2012. He served the rest of that term and then won an election in 2012. Read more
Ailing former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to leave for London for medical treatment (ABC)
Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is leaving for London on Tuesday night for medical treatment, her aides said, leaving behind a nation grappling with uncertainty over its political future after her archrival, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was ousted in a student-led mass uprising in August.
An interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus has been running the country since then and plans to hold elections either in December 2025 or in the first half of next year.
Zia was sentenced to 17 years in jail under Hasina’s rule in two corruption cases stemming from 2001-2006, when she was prime minister. Her supporters say the charges against her were politically motivated, an allegation Hasina’s administration denied. Under Yunus, Zia was acquitted in one of the cases in November and an appeal in the second case was heard on Tuesday. Read more
Meta names Dana White, 2 others to its board of directors (UPI)
Dana White, the president of and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and a staunch ally of President-elect Donald Trump, is one of three new members of Meta’s board of directors.
Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement on Tuesday that White will join the board along with John Elkann and Charlie Songhurst.
“Dana, John, and Charlie will add a depth of expertise and perspective that will help us tackle the massive opportunities ahead with AI, wearables, and the future of human connection,” Zuckerberg said in a statement. Read more
JetBlue horror as 2 dead bodies found inside Fort Lauderdale flight from JFK (Mirror)
The bodies were confirmed by officials to have been found inside a JetBlue compartment after it arrived at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida
The bodies of two people have been found inside the landing gear of a JetBlue airliner shortly after it landed in Florida.
Both bodies were found inside the compartment of the JetBlue flight that left JFK Airport in New York before arriving at its final destination in Florida on Monday night. An investigation into the deaths and the circumstances around it has been launched. Read more
South Korean court extends arrest warrant for impeached Yoon (AlJazeera)
South Korea’s anticorruption agency says it has received an extension to the court warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol.
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) on Tuesday did not immediately confirm how long the warrant would remain effective. After a previous attempt to arrest Yoon was blocked by the Presidential Security Service last week, the investigators applied to have the warrant, which was due to expire on Monday, extended.
The Seoul Western District Court had initially issued a warrant to arrest Yoon, and a separate warrant to search his residence, after he defied authorities by refusing to appear for questioning over the December 3 martial law decree. Read more
At least 95 dead after powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Mount Everest (People)
At least 95 people have reportedly died and 130 others been injured after an earthquake hit western China.
On Tuesday, Jan. 7 at around 9:00 a.m. local time, the earthquake struck Tibet’s holy city of Shigatse, according to the BBC.
Multiple aftershocks affected the “high-altitude region of western China and across the border in Nepal,” reported the Associated Press. The BBC stated that tremors had also been felt in parts of India. Read more
Super Falcons goalkeeper announces retirement from football (CompleteSports)
Super Falcons goalkeeper Yewande Balogun has quit active football, reports Completesports.com.
Balogun took to the social media to announce her retirement from the round leather game.
“Maybe it’s fitting that I never officially announced “retirement” after university and after having knee cartilage replacement surgery. While it left me with no actual closure from my playing career, it also left open a door to go back to playing, and it was so obvious to walk through it when the opportunity presented itself a decade later,” she wrote on Instagram. Read more
John Obi Mikel says £32m signing will stop Chelsea from winning the Premier League (Metro)
John Obi Mikel believes Chelsea will not win the Premier League with Nicolas Jackson as their only striker and has urged the club to reignite their interest in Victor Osimhen.
Chelsea have suffered a slip in the Premier League title race over the festive period as they are without a win in their last four matches and are now 10 points behind leaders Liverpool, who also have a game in hand.
Jackson has scored nine Premier League goals this season but has also struggled for form in recent weeks having found the net just once in his last six appearances. Read more
Fit-again Omeruo raring to go for club, country (Nation)
Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo is revelling in the joy of resuming training at his Turkish side, Kasimpasa after his injury enforced absence from football for months.
The hardworking defender has been out of action since last October having went out injured during Kasimpasa’s thrilling 3-3 draw against Galatasaray, where he featured for 60 minutes before being forced off.
But having resumed training with his teammates, the 31-year-old said he was raring to go again in full swing. Read more
Lewis Hamilton: New Ferrari driver celebrates 40th birthday ahead of fresh F1 adventure in 2025 (SkySports)
Lewis Hamilton celebrates his landmark 40th birthday on Tuesday, seven days into a year that is set to prove one of the most significant and fascinating of his whole career.
That’s Lewis Hamilton the Ferrari driver now, of course, with January 1 having formally marked the career transition from Mercedes silver to Ferrari red for Formula 1’s most famous and successful driver.
Whether coincidentally or not, Hamilton has chosen to embark on a late new chapter in his already unparalleled career at the point in life considered a time of reflection on what has gone already and anticipation of the challenges that lie ahead. Read more
Emma Raducanu handed boost after Elena Rybakina practice session following injury (Independent)
Emma Raducanu practised at Melbourn Park in a boost ahead of the upcoming Australian Open.
The 22-year-old was forced to withdraw from the ASB Classic in Auckland last week with a back problem. She also suffered a foot injury in September and returned in 2024 after three surgeries.
“Tried my best to be ready,” Raducanu said on the WTA website. “I love Auckland and the fans here but unfortunately picked up a back niggle and won’t be ready in time.” Read more
Djokovic and Murray join forces in Melbourne (BBC)
It is a sight few could have foreseen a few months ago – but now it is likely to be one of the star attractions at the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic and new coach Andy Murray have practised together in Melbourne for the first time before the first Grand Slam of 2025 begins on Sunday.Djokovic, who is targeting a record-extending 11th Australian Open title and historic 25th Grand Slam crown, announced the surprise appointment of long-time rival and good friend Murray to his team in late November. Read more