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Former Arsenal star Paul Merson has expressed his shock at Chelsea’s new two-year contract for Cole Palmer. Chelsea announced on Tuesday that Palmer had signed a two-year extension as a reward for an outstanding 2023/24 campaign. Palmer scored 25 goals and provided 15 assists in 45 appearances following his £42.5m move from Manchester City last summer. The 22-year-old was named …

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday at least 775 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported globally since the pandemic began in 2019. The United Nations health agency disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He added that more than seven million deaths have been reported worldwide in the last four years. The first official case …

Nigerian Army troops on Monday killed five suspected terrorists in a coordinated counter-insurgency operation in Borno State. In a post on its official X Handle on Tuesday, the army said 44 more people surrendered to troops in the state. The force added that the troops also found bombs, weapons, ammunition and explosives during the operation. It was revealed that several …

  Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump has returned to the social media platform X in an attempt to recover from a rocky couple of weeks on the campaign trail. Former US President Donald Trump chatted with Musk from his Mar-a-Lago villa in Florida [Margo Martin via X and Reuters] On Monday, he celebrated the event by …

Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed an application seeking an interim order to stop protesters from continuing with the #EndBadGovernance protests. The petition was filed by Danladi Goje, Buky Abayomi, Adiza Abbo and 13 other Nigerians who claimed that their rights to life, personal liberty, private and family life and economic activity would be …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has issued a stern warning to Igbo politicians and leaders to desist from using the name of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu for personal or political gains. In a press statement on Monday, IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful alleged that some Igbo leaders were exploiting Kanu’s detention to advance their political ambitions, while secretly collaborating with …

The ‘attacktics’ of Nigerian President Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s attack dogs appear to have failed them over a serious allegation against their master that has been trending in the media and chat groups for about two weeks. There have been no newspaper articles or social media posts refuting the allegation, and no choreographed radio and television appearances refuting the claim. …

Bournemouth have added Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah to their list of replacements for the departed Dominic Solanke. Solanke’s time with the Cherries came to an end when he completed his transfer to Tottenham last week in a deal worth £65million. Bournemouth now face the difficult task of replacing the 26-year-old who scored 19 Premier League goals last season. However, transfer …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the Federal Government of plotting to frame innocent citizens on trumped-up charges following the recent #EndBadGovernance protests in the country. In a communique issued after a meeting of the Emergency National Executive Council on Saturday and signed by its President, Joe Ajaero, the NLC condemned the government’s action and called for an inclusive …

Troops of the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with other security agencies, have intensified their offensives against illegal refining operations along the Niger River, bordering Ndokwa East and Ndoni Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Delta and Rivers States. The operation, conducted on the basis of reliable information, led to the confiscation and destruction of numerous objects, including …