Real Madrid sailed through to the Copa del Rey last 16 with a comfortable 5-0 victory at fourth-tier minnows Deportivo Minera on Monday.   Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Guler struck in the first half for the dominant Spanish champions.   Veteran Luka Modric netted the fourth before Guler tapped in his second to…

Irish football icon Robbie Keane is the new manager of Hungarian champions Ferencvaros, the Budapest-based club revealed on Monday. "Announcement: Robbie Keane is the new head coach of Ferencvaros," the most successful Hungarian side announced on social media. Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Keane ended a decorated two-decade playing career in 2018 as Ireland's record goalscorer…

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Solomon Adeola Olamilekan, has disclosed that the push to pass critical tax reform bills temporarily distracted the National Assembly from maintaining the January-to-December budget cycle but assured Nigerians that efforts are underway to meet a January 31, 2025, deadline for the passage of the 2025 Appropriation Bill.…

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North, has commended President Bola Tinubu's administration for rejecting economic prescriptions from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, advocating instead for homegrown solutions to Nigeria’s economic challenges.   Speaking at an event hosted by Chief Sunday Ugwu in Arochukwu Local Government Area, Kalu argued that Nigeria’s…

North Korea leader, Kim Jong Un has reportedly banned North Koreans from eating hotdogs. The ban, announced this month, targets hotdogs, labeling them as symbols of "Western decadence." According to the Sun, the 40-year-old Supreme Leader declared that serving or eating the American-inspired fast food is now an act of treason. Residents caught cooking or…