Arda Guler scored twice as Real Madrid cruised into the last 16 of the Copa del Rey by thrashing fourth-tier minnows Deportiva Minera 5-0. First-half goals from Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga and Guler put the much-changed LaLiga champions in control at Estadio Cartagonova. Captain Luka Modric added a fourth...
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Tammy Abraham snatched a dramatic injury-time winner as AC Milan battled back from two goals down to beat rivals Inter 3-2 and win the Italian Super Cup in Riyadh. Goals from Lautaro Martinez and Mehdi Taremi either side of the interval looked set to land Inter their second straight...
Nottingham Forest opened the door to a surprise Premier League title challenge after a sixth win in a row with a 3-0 victory at Wolves. A brilliant season under Nuno Espirito Santo continued at Molineux thanks to first-half goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood and Taiwo Awoniyi’s strike...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has reshuffled the State Executive Council to ensure optimum performance of the administration’s ‘Building Your Future’ agenda. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed, announced this in a statement issued on Monday. Kaula-Mohammed said Alhaji Malik Anas,...
A former Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Amos Adamu, on Monday said he was not surprised that Nigeria returned without any medal from the Paris 2024 Olympics. Adamu told newsmen in Ilorin that he was not surprised because he had earlier warned of such calamity before the...
The stock market started the week on a positive note on Monday, with investors’ portfolios gaining N37 billion. Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at N63.166 trillion, increased by N37 billion or 0.06 per cent to close at N63.203 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index rose by 62 points or...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has decorated his Aide-De-Camp (ADC), Ashigar Baba Kulbu, with the new rank of Superintendent of Police (SP). At a brief ceremony held in the Government House on Monday, Zulum performed the decoration assisted by the Borno State Commissioner...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Tragedy struck in Sokoto on Monday midnight as a devastating fire claimed the lives of Rabi’atu Bello Sifawa, her three children, and a domestic staff. The late Rabi’atu was the daughter of Muhammed Bello Sifawa, who is the Secretary to the State Government. Abubakar...
Netizens and fans of Grammy-winning singer Burna Boy and popular socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, have expressed displeasure over the lingering war of words between the two celebrities on social media. Some of the netizens and fans have taken to their social media pages to drag the...
The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has announced his resignation from office. Trudeau says he intends to step down as the country’s prime minister, after a new ruling party leader is chosen, the Agence France Presse (AFP) reported. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister,”...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dismissed 27 of its officers in 2024 over alleged fraudulent activities. The anti-graft’s Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja, Mr. Oyewale said that the affected officers were involved in fraudulent activities...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – A 27-year old woman, Fatima Dzuma, has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing her husband, Baba Aliyu, 25, in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State. The Niger State Police Command’s spokesman, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in Minna on Monday. SP...
The Nigerian Army has uncovered 20 illegal refining sites and apprehended 11 suspected operators of the facilities during ongoing raids in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers states. Spokesman for the Nigerian Army 6 Division in Port Harcourt, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, announced on Monday that troops had also dismantled...
Sen. Shehu Sani on Monday, pledged to renovate the historic Palace of the deposed Etsu Nupe Bida, late Mall. Abubakar Ibrahim. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Ibrahim died in 1911 and was among the six northern Emirs that were deposed to Lokoja, Kogi by the then...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday called for investigation into the alleged attempted murder of Sen. Lawal Adamu Usman, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred on Jan. 1 while the senator was inspecting constituency...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, fixed Jan. 13 to hear a N300 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the detained Singer, Darlington Achakpo, popularly known as Speed Darlington. He filed the lawsuit against the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Justice Musa Liman fixed the...
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading champion of entrepreneurship, has announced the opening of applications for its 2025 entrepreneurship programmes. This is contained in a statement from the foundation’s website on Monday. It said that aspiring and existing entrepreneurs from across Africa are invited to apply. It said...
The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Dr David Oyedepo, has said that over 90 per cent of graduates of the university are employable. Oyedepo made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ota, Ogun. According to him, this is evidenced...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has identified one iron smelting company as one of the alleged buyers of stolen manhole covers in Abuja. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, to the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, stated this in a statement in...
The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Foundation has commenced its free cataract extraction surgery for 1000 people in states in the South-West region. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the screening for the surgery began on Dec. 16 while the surgeries commenced on Monday. Speaking with NAN,...