Ronaldo to boycott 2nd Al Nassr game in protest of PIF – sources
Al Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo will maintain his stance and boycott a second-straight league game after not receiving a concrete guarantee that the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) will make changes regarding the Saudi Pro League club’s management, sources have told ESPN. Sources have told ESPN, that if no changes are guaranteed in the […]
Manchester City roll past Newcastle into cup final with Arsenal
Manchester City struck three times in the first half as they eased into the Carabao Cup final by completing a comfortable 5-1 aggregate win over Newcastle United. Omar Marmoush netted twice in the opening half hour of the second leg of their semi-final at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday and Tijjani Reijnders added to the […]
Africa Scrabble announces record prize money for 2026 champs
African Scrabble have announced a record prize purse of $35,000 for the 2026 Africa Scrabble Championship scheduled to hold in Monrovia, Liberia. The Pan African Scrabble Association confirmed that the 16th edition of the championship will take place from October 21 to 25, 2026, with the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex on Tubman Boulevard set […]
Messi gives condition to join Osimhen at Galatasaray
According to reports in Turkey, Lionel Messi has been linked with a surprise move to Galatasaray, a switch that could see him line up alongside Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen at the Turkish giants. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner is currently enjoying a break from competitive football, with the new Major League Soccer season scheduled to […]
Kante joins Fenerbahce as Turkish president intervenes
France midfielder Ngolo Kante has signed for Fenerbahce from Saudi outfit Al-Ittihad thanks to “support” from president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish club said on Wednesday. World Cup winner Kante, who turns 35 next month, had been set to move to Istanbul earlier but the transfer seemed to have failed due to an administrative error. […]
FG’ll stabilise food prices, agric inputs – Minister
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has pledged to work hard towards ensuring that prices of Agricultural inputs are stabilised in the country, the same way foodstuff prices were stabilised following efforts by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration to tackle hunger in Nigeria. The Minister made the pledge on Wednesday in […]
Nigeria secures $18.2bn oil investments, 28 field plans
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has stated that Nigeria achieved a major investment breakthrough in 2025 with the signing of 28 new field development plans, valued at $18.2bn, which carry an estimated production potential of 1.4 billion barrels of oil. Lokpobiri disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering his […]
Convention showdown: PDP govs resist Wike bloc’s move to dismantle committees
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party deepened on Tuesday as governors elected on the party’s platform rejected moves by an Nyesom Wike-backed caretaker committee to reschedule the party’s national convention and dissolve key zonal structures, arguing that the faction lacked the constitutional authority to take such decisions. The caretaker committee, backed by the Minister […]
2007: Renewed Hope Ambassadors inaugurate zonal coordinators
The Anambra State Coordinator of ’Renewed Hope Ambassadors’ for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, Chief Okey Ezenwa, has charged the zonal and local government ambassadors in Anambra to advance the policies, achievements and objectives of President Tinubu to the people of the state. Ezenwa gave the charge on Tuesday, in Awka, while inaugurating the […]
Electricity subsidy: FG to deduct N3.6tn from Federation Account
The Federal Government has proposed a N3.6tn deduction from the Federation Account to fund electricity subsidies in 2026, 2027, and 2028, a move designed to distribute the financial burden across federal, state, and local governments, The PUNCH reports. The move represents a decisive step by the Federal Government to confront the rapidly mounting electricity subsidy […]