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A faceoff may be brewing between the Inspector General of Police and the Police Service Commission, PSC, as the IG, Kayode Egbetokun, has asked policemen and officers to ignore the recent order of the PSC that those who have served for 35 years or attained the age of 60 should disengage from the service. According to a wireless message from the office of the Force Secretary ,dated 11th Feb 2025, the “INGENPOL strongly directs all officers affected by the PSC’s directive to stay action, pending further directive. This directive should be strictly complied with”. Read Also: PHOTOS: Sowore joins ‘Egbetokun…

Defender who won European Cup with United says ex-footballers are ‘scared to death’ to find out if they have neurodegenerative disease Training day in, day out with David Beckham. It is the sort of memory that should represent a career highlight but, as David May reflects on crossing practice with the legendary Manchester United team of the 1990s and 2000s, he now winces. “I used to do heading practice with Becks from free-kicks and corners and, I’m telling you now, the pace he used to whip those balls in was incredible,” he says. “If you got it wrong, oh my God, it murdered.…

The writer is a science commentator An unfamiliar message now sits on the homepage of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It reads: “CDC’s website is being modified to comply with President Trump’s executive orders.” The executive orders, which crack down on perceived wokeness in government agencies, have thrown American science into chaos since they were signed in late January. One, targeting “illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity”, scraps all diversity and inclusion initiatives, which the president frames as conflicting with federal civil rights laws; another mandates the removal of language concerned with “gender ideology”. A “pause” on…

Vincent Clerc makes prediction as shipping group reports rise in operating profit to $6.5bn for 2024 Tariffs should not have a “massive impact” on trade this year as consumer sentiment remains strong, the chief executive of Danish container shipping giant AP Møller-Maersk has said. Vincent Clerc told the Financial Times that he did not expect tariffs to affect volumes much this year as the world’s second-largest container shipping line — seen as a bellwether of globalisation — forecast demand growth of 4 per cent for 2025 compared with last year. “The reason why we don’t expect a massive impact is…

Republican party divided amid uproar over US president’s plan to take over the enclave The White House has sought to assuage fears of a protracted US military intervention in Gaza, insisting Donald Trump’s plan to assume control of the enclave did not necessarily mean putting “boots on the ground”. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that while the president had made a “historic proposal for the United States to take over Gaza”, he had “not committed” to sending in US troops “just yet”. “It’s been made very clear to the president that the United States needs to be involved in this…

Study finds link between using the devices and worse performance but suggests the answer does not lie in school bans alone Banning phones in schools does not improve children’s marks or mental health, a study has found. The University of Birmingham found that students’ sleep, exercise and academic record did not differ between schools with and without phone bans in place. Evidence also showed restrictive phone policies did not lower the overall time young people spent on their phones throughout the day. The findings, from the first study of its kind, compared 1,227 students at 30 different secondary schools in England. “There is no evidence to…

The figures for breast cancer in the UK make for sober reading. There are around 55,900 new cases diagnosed in the UK every year – that’s more than 150 every day. One in seven women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime and, according to Cancer Research UK, breast cancer is the most common cancer in Britain, accounting for 15 per cent of all new cases. But there is hope, as the earlier the signs are detected, the more likely the cancer can be caught and treated. “It’s vital to be aware of unusual signs and symptoms, because around two thirds of breast…

Britain’s foreign minister David Lammy, in a visit to Ukraine on Wednesday, will announce a further 55 million pounds ($68.7 million) in financial support to help put it in the “strongest position possible”. During his visit, the second since he became foreign minister last year, Lammy will meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other government figures to discuss how Britain and international partners can continue to support Ukraine. Lammy’s visit comes as Kyiv tries to establish close relations with the new administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has said he wants to bring a quick end to the nearly three-year-old…

By Michael Damilola The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council. As part of the order signed by Trump on Tuesday, the United States will also withdraw from the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The U.S. was UNRWA’s largest donor, contributing nearly $500 million annually. Additionally, the president has directed a review of American involvement in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). “I have always believed that the UN has tremendous potential,…

Edmund O’Sullivan had been released just 10 days prior to the incident following the stabbing of another woman in her apartment A man who raped, stabbed and beat a stranger after climbing in her bedroom window as she slept had been released from prison just 10 days before the incident. Edmund O’Sullivan (32) was jailed on Tuesday for 15 years with a post release supervision order of eight years after Mr Justice Paul McDermott said “the overall supervision of this man must be closely monitored.” O’Sullivan had been released 10 days earlier from a three-year sentence with the final six…