Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Garcia has climbed to the top of the Club World Cup scorers chart at the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup in the United States. The 21-year-old netted his fourth goal of the tournament in Real Madrid’s thrilling 3-2 quarter-final victory over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, joining the likes of Angel Di…
The stage is set for the semi-finals of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup following the conclusion of Saturday’s dramatic quarter-final clashes. Real Madrid became the final team to book a spot in the last four after a thrilling 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund. Gonzalo Garcia and Fran Garcia gave Los Blancos an early advantage…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons will begin their 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign with a Group A showdown against Tunisia on Sunday, July 6, 2025. The Super Falcons, nine-time champions, are aiming to extend their dominance in African women’s football with a 10th WAFCON title. Their last win came in 2018. Despite their pedigree,…
Arsenal on Sunday announced the signing of midfielder Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad in a deal reportedly worth around £55 million ($75 million). Euro 2024 winner Zubimendi had previously been a target for Liverpool and was also linked with Real Madrid. This is a huge moment in my career,” said the defensive midfielder, who is…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence at the funeral of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva has sparked headlines across Portugal, but sources close to the Al-Nassr forward have revealed that his decision was made out of respect for the grieving family’s need for privacy. The emotional funeral service was held on Saturday in Gondomar, the hometown…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday said it has arrested and detained a businessman, his wife and two daughters over alleged drug peddling. A statement by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in Abuja, stated that a family friend of theirs also taken into custody. Babafemi said that this…
A south-south based non-governmental organisation (NGO), the Niger Delta Media Activists Group and Excellent Leadership Foundation (NDMAGELF), has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to adopt the vision of Timipre Sylva, Nigeria’s former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. The organisation said the ex-minister’s vision aimed to utilise Nigeria’s abundant gas resources to foster economic development, industrialisation, and…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has threatened a nationwide mass action over the deepening cost-of-living crisis, escalating insecurity, and coordinated attacks on workers’ rights. It warned that Nigerian workers will no longer sit idly by while the nation’s economy and democracy crumble. Rising from its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting held over the weekend at…
The federal government has granted five months amnesty for regularisation of expired visas to enable travellers comply with the new visa regime. The government said the amnesty would also reinforce a secure and transparent migration system. “The federal government through the Ministry of Interior and the Nigeria Immigration Service, announces an Expired Visa Initiative (Amnesty). “This…
No fewer than 10 persons have been confirmed dead, while three others sustained injuries in a lone crash involving a Mitsubishi bus on the Ijebu-Ode–Ibadan Expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday. Akinbiyi said the accident occurred at about 8:30 p.m….
