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26 Jan
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is ready to make a move for Villarreal defender Juan Foyth as he searches for a new centre-back. Emery wants to bolster his defensive options before the end of the January transfer window after Diego Carlos' move to Fenerbahce and Pau Torres' injury. Villa suffered another injury blow during…
26 Jan
A stoppage time strike from Adam Hlozek snatched Hoffenheim a 2-2 home draw against Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday, cancelling out a brace from Hugo Ekitike. A goal in each half from Ekitike had Frankfurt on course to register their best-ever league start of 12 wins in 19 games. But with the finish line in…
26 Jan
Leicester City pushed Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou closer to the sack with a 2-1 win that extended the north London side's dismal run and lifted the Foxes out of the Premier League relegation zone on Sunday. Postecoglou's troubled team blew the lead on home turf as they crumbled to a sixth defeat in their…
26 Jan
An eminent lawyer and politician, Oba Mekunu Owolabi Salis has commended Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over the successful emergence of a new Alafin of Oyo, following the demise of the immediate past Alafin, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.
25 Jan
Mikel Arteta urged the Football Association to overturn Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly's controversial red card in Saturday's 1-0 win at Wolves. Lewis-Skelly, 18, became the third youngest player to be dismissed in Premier League history when he was shown a straight red by Michael Oliver in the first half for clipping Matt Doherty. It was…
25 Jan
The Center for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity has carried out an assessment of Nigeria's performance in the enforcement of the anti-corruption protocols enacted by the United Nations (UN). The study focused on the implementation of Chapter II (Prevention Measures) and Chapter V (Asset Recovery) of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), which Nigeria…
25 Jan
Pep Guardiola has insisted Manchester City will be back in the hunt wo win the Premier League next season after struggling this term. City, following an unprecedented run of four successive English titles, are currently 12 points adrift of leaders Liverpool and on the brink of bowing out of the Champions League after throwing away…
25 Jan
Fresh from their away victory in Akwa, last weekend, players and officials of Warri Wolves FC are looking up to another win, this time against visiting 1472 FC of Lagos this Sunday.
25 Jan
The Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Council, has honoured members of the society for their outstanding contribution to the group.The Council Chairman, Alhaji Abdurahman Olabode Salaudeen, who spoke at the 14th edition of the merit award ceremony in Lagos
25 Jan
Arguably the most successful football club in the history of Nigerian football is Enyimba FC. The Aba-based club has won the Nigerian Premier League more times than any other club (nine times). It is the only club to have won the CAF Champions League trophy
24 Jan
Pep Guardiola has admitted Manchester City's injury woes and dismal form this season forced the club to start an overhaul of his squad sooner than expected. After winning the Premier League six times in the past seven seasons, City's bid for a fifth successive title has crumbled in shocking fashion. Instead of chasing yet more…
24 Jan
Eintracht Frankfurt have found a replacement for forward Omar Marmoush, with the Bundesliga club announcing on Friday the signing of Marseille's France U21 forward Elye Wahi until 2030. Marmoush, who scored 15 goals and laid on 10 assists in 17 league games for Frankfurt, departed the club for Premier League side Manchester City on Thursday…
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Residents of Iguovbiobo in Uhunmwode Local Government Council Area of Edo State, on Friday, cried out for help to the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II over the leadership crisis rocking the rural community. They also expressed dissatisfaction with the leadership of Iguovbiobo in Uhunmwode Local Government Council Area by one Mr. Bright, who has…
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested Adam Imam Yusuf, a Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kogi State, over the alleged diversion of more than N3 billion. Yusuf, who had been at large until now, was taken into custody from his residence in…
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The Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Josiah Majebi, has admonished the state Commissioner of Police, CP Miller Dantawaye, to train his men
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The Kogi State Police Command said it has arrested two suspected armed robbers along Anyigba-Egume road in Dekina local government
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested Adam Imam Yusuf, a Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kogi State, over the alleged diversion of more than N3 billion. Yusuf, who was at large until now, was taken into custody from his residence in Gwagwalada,…
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, February 6, 2025, arraigned nine Chinese nationals and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd., before Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The anti-graft agency gave the names of the defendants as Su Dong Fu, Zheng…
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Amid dangerous weather conditions, authorities have launched a search for a Bering Air Caravan plane with 10 people on board which vanished over Alaska. The aircraft, which was travelling from Unalakleet with nine passengers and one pilot on board, was declared missing after it disappeared from radar and failed to arrive at its destination in…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima has humorously said that he is prepared to throw more political jabs at the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP)
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The United States Department of Justice has said that after completing his 75-month jail term for defrauding Americans, convict Edwin Okoronkwo will be deported to Nigeria. Okoronkwo and his wife, Juliet Okoronkwo, both permanent residents, had defrauded Americans through a catfish scheme, using stolen identities to disguise themselves as a high-ranking member of the US…