Paul Pogba’s four-year doping ban has been significantly reduced to just 18 months following a successful appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).    The former Manchester United star was initially handed the lengthy suspension in February after testing positive for Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) last August.   DHEA is a substance known to enhance the production of hormones in the ...

The Republican presidential running mate, James Donald Vance, has said the survival of assassination attempt by the party’s candidate, Donald Trump was a miracle. A 20-year-old Mathews Crooks had attempted to assassinate Trump on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Crooks, who shot severally at Trump during his presidential campaign rally, missed to bring him down, but the bullet hit the former ...

Voters were on Saturday stranded in polling units hours after commencement of the Local Council elections in Benue State. This is as a result of  the lack of election materials in many places. Our correspondent reports that the elections was scheduled to commence at 8am but as at 1:21pm, most of the polling units around Makurdi metropolis were either deserted or left with few voters who did ...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have uncovered heroin and loud consignments concealed in rechargeable LED lamps and sofa metal legs. Spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a short statement on his official X handle on Sunday. To accompany his post, he also shared videos of how the operatives uncovered Illegal substances. According to him, the ...

Former Super Eagles head coach, Sunday Oliseh, is rooting for Chelsea to make a big impact in the English Premier League this season. Enzo Maresca’s side defeated Brighton 4-2 in a thrilling encounter at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday. It was the Blues third consecutive victory in the English top-flight this season. Oliseh believed the West London side would do great things this season. “So ...

Port Harcourt, Oct. 4, 2024 (TheGavel) – Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has declared his commitment to ensuring the successful conduct of the local government council elections scheduled for Saturday. He emphasized that the elections would take place in compliance with a recent Supreme Court judgment, which he believes must be upheld without obstruction. In a press briefing held in ...