Newcastle Defeat Liverpool to Clinch Carabao Cup
Dan Burn and Alexander Isak fired Newcastle to a League Cup final 2-1 victory over Liverpool last night. Although Federico Chiesa pulled one back for the Reds in stoppage time, the Magpies held on to beat Liverpool for the first time in 18 attempts. It is Newcastle’s first domestic trophy since the 1955 FA Cup. […]
Reps Recover N28.7b from Oil Firms
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recovered $19,241,109.35 (N28.7 billion) from two oil companies indebted to the Federation Account. The panel has also successfully recovered N199.3 million out of an outstanding N6.8 billion, comprising excessive charges levied between March and October 2015 and unremitted Value Added Tax (VAT) on transactions processed via […]
Manchester United Qualify For Quarterfinals
Manchester United came from behind to beat 10-man Real Sociedad 4-1 on the night and 5-2 on aggregate, to reach the Europa League quarter-finals last night. United’s quarter-final opponents are Olympique Lyon, whose Georges Mikautadze and Ernest Nuamah also got two goals each in a 4-0 demolition of Romania’s FCSB for a 7-1 aggregate success. […]
British Prime Minister Announces NHS Abolishment
British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced that NHS England will be abolished and brought under “democratic control” in an attempt to cut bureaucracy and duplication. In a speech in Hull today, the prime minister said the move would free up money for front-line services. Cue In: Starmer NHS The government expects about 50% of […]
President Trump Threatens Increase In Alcohol Tariff
US President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a massive tariff on European alcohol in response to the European Union’s retaliation against his steel and aluminum tariffs. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said his administration would impose a 200% tariff on alcoholic beverages from the EU unless it rescinds the 50% tariff the European […]
Senate passes vote of confidence on its President Godswill Akpabio
The Senate has passed a vote of confidence on its President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, amidst sexual harassment allegation brought against him by the suspended Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Raising a point of order at plenary, Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, said the allegation has distracted senators from their mandate in the last two weeks […]
Court Grants P-square’s Ex-manager N50m Bail in alleged theft
Justice Rahman Oshodi of Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja has granted bail to Jude Okoye the former manager of the hip-hop artists of the defunct music group P-square, in an alleged theft of $1 million US dollars 34, 537 pounds. The judge admitted him to bail of N50 million with two sureties in like sum […]
17th Headies Awards: Introduces New Category “Soundtrack of the Year”
The Headies Awards is introducing a new category in its 17th edition called Soundtrack of the Year. This non-voting category spotlighting original songs created for films and TV series, celebrates the fusion of music and cinema, acknowledging six Nollywood productions that have delivered compelling soundtracks. Among the nominees are “Eledumare” from Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre, […]
Super Falcons Maintain 36th Position in Latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking
Nigeria’s Super Falcons maintained 36th position in the latest FIFA women’s world ranking released yesterday. The nine-time African champions, who have been in the 36th global position since March 2024, also kept their position as the number one ranked team in Africa, ahead of South Africa, Morocco, Zambia and Ghana. Globally, the United States of […]
Kenya Orders TikTok to Take Down ‘sexual content’ Exposing Minors
Kenyan authorities have ordered social media platform TikTok to take down sexual content involving minors following a BBC investigative report exposing the exploitation in the country. The report, published on Monday, said TikTok was profiting from sexual livestreams performed by Kenyan teenagers as young as 15. In a statement, the Communications Authority of Kenya said […]