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  Liverpool finally landed Newcastle striker Alexander Isak on Monday in a British-record £125 million ($169 million) deal after a protracted chase for the Sweden star that dominated the Premier League transfer window. Isak has reportedly signed a six-year contract with the Premier League champions after they finally convinced Newcastle to accept an improved bid. […]

  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is currently hosting some leaders of the PDP nationwide at his official residence in Abuja According to the minister, the meeting is to avail them the opportunity to discuss issues centered around the state of the party and how to forge ahead Notably amongst them […]

  The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on Monday hailed the conviction of Nigerian-born separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, by a Finnish court. In a statement, Fagbemi said Ekpa’s sentencing is a confirmation of his complicity in violent crimes in the South East region. He welcomed the six-year prison sentence […]

  Swiss food giant Nestle on Monday dismissed Laurent Freixe as chief executive with immediate effect over an “undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate”. The multinational behind Nespresso coffee capsules and KitKat chocolate bars said Freixe’s dismissal followed an investigation. In a swift move, Nespresso CEO Philipp Navratil was appointed to take over by […]

  Former All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Senator Kabiru Marafa, has vowed to strip President Bola Tinubu of at least one million votes in the 2027 general elections. The former Coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima 2023 Presidential Campaign Council in Zamfara State spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday. “Now, whether […]

  Six people have died with nine others seriously injured in a road accident at Ibeju Bus Stop along the Lekki–Epe Expressway in Lagos State. Confirming the incident on Monday, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), said a truck rammed into a commercial bus. The victims included two adult males, three adult females, and […]

  Ben Kure, a former political adviser to the ex-governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused him of diverting taxpayers’ money to pay bandits during his time in office. Kure, now Managing Director of the Kaduna State Media Corporation under Governor Uba Sani, made the allegation during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today […]

  Britain sweltered through its hottest summer on record this year, the UK’s meteorological agency announced on Monday, the latest in a string of global temperature records. “Provisional Met Office statistics show that summer 2025 is officially the warmest on record with a mean temperature of 16.10C, surpassing the previous record of 15.76C set in 2018,” […]

  A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan on Monday, after a strong earthquake collapsed homes onto sleeping families in a remote, mountainous region, killing more than 800 people with the toll expected to rise, Taliban authorities said. The 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck just before midnight, rattling buildings from Kabul to neighbouring Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. […]

  The Kaduna State Government has criticised a former governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for accusing the federal and state governments of “bribing bandits” to achieve peace. In a statement on Monday, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Suleiman Shuaibu, said El-Rufai’s comment were not mere words, but were ‘calculated, malicious lies designed to undermine […]

  The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has presented certificates of return to the 23 chairmen-elect declared winners of the recently concluded local government elections. The presentation took place on Monday at the RSIEC headquarters in Port Harcourt, with supporters and family members of the chairmen-elect in attendance. Officiating the ceremony, RSIEC Chairman, Michael […]