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Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has expressed confidence that a Champions League comeback against Arsenal is still within reach. Mbappe was unable to make a difference as Real Madrid suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat to Arsenal in the quarter-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night. The Gunners secured a commanding win thanks …
The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has called on the Inspector-General of Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate and prosecute those responsible for Monday’s attack and looting of its state secretariat. Lagos LP Chairperson, Mrs. Dayo Ekong, made the call during a press briefing on Tuesday at the …
Tragedy struck on Tuesday evening in Calabar as an Inspector of Police, Stephen Enang, reportedly slumped and died shortly after watching Arsenal defeat Spanish giants Real Madrid 3-0. Inspector Enang, a native of Ekori in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, was attached to the Akim Police Division along IBB Way, Calabar. Multiple …
A Lagos Mobile Court has sentenced two commercial drivers to three months’ imprisonment for launching a violent, coordinated mob attack on operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) while they were carrying out their lawful duties. The sentencing took place on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The convicts, Mohammed Musa and Muhammed Nasara, were …
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has dismissed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as lacking any real political structure, describing it as a “one-man show”. The elder statesman made the statement on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Morning Brief while addressing the possibility of a …
A major crack has emerged within the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) as the Action Alliance (AA), a frontline opposition party, has announced its immediate withdrawal from the coalition. In a statement personally signed on Wednesday by its National Chairman, Chief Kenneth Udeze, the party cited a loss of shared values and interests as …
The Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone and Akwa Ibom Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over 659 units of illicit drugs, valued at N18 million, to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Cross River State. The controlled substances were intercepted by vigilant NCS officers at the Mfum border. The …
Six people, including a pregnant woman, have been killed and several homes destroyed in a renewed outbreak of violence over a longstanding land dispute between the Ndukwe community in Amasiri (Afikpo Local Government Area) and Okporojo in Oso (Edda Local Government Area) of Ebonyi State. According to local sources, the renewed hostilities resulted in the …
The Arewa Coalition of Youths (ACY) has pledged its unwavering support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declaring that over 65,000 Northern groups will vote massively for him in the 2027 general elections. Speaking at a press conference in Kaduna, the Director General of the group, Hon. Abubakar Aliyu, popularly known as Galadiman Takai, said their …
Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has dissolved the management board of the Ondo State Football Agency (ODSFA). This was announced in a statement issued by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, in Akure, the state capital. According to the statement, the Executive Chairman of the Board, Mr. Dele Ologun, along with other members, …