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Manchester City and Inter Milan played out a goalless draw in their opening UEFA Champions League match on Wednesday night. Both sides had chances but failed to convert any of them. In France, Paris St-Germain managed to score a late winner against La Liga side Girona as they secured a 1-0 victory to begin their continental campaign. Paulo Gazzaniga’s own …

The Lagos state government has ordered the immediate evacuation of residents from Mopol Barracks 20 in the Onigbongbo area of ​​the state. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the agency’s emergency response team had assessed parts of the building and found them in a …

Police officers in Rivers have dismantled a job racket syndicate in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, disclosed this at a press conference on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. He said the gang specialized in advertising non-existent job vacancies to defraud unsuspecting job seekers. Disu added that officers rescued 16 victims held captive by the gang while raiding …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected Julius Abure as National Chairman of the Labour Party. Abure and other members of the LP’s National Working Committee (NWC) were re-elected at the party’s national congress held in Nnewi, Anambra State, in March. However, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) rejected the outcome of the congress and vowed not to recognise Abure …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Eradication Commission (KPK) has vehemently denied reports that former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is in their custody. In a statement released on Wednesday, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale clarified that Bello is still wanted for alleged money laundering charges amounting to N80.2 billion, with an outstanding arrest warrant. Oyewale stressed, “Media reports claiming that Yahaya …

Serie A club AS Roma have sacked manager Daniele de Rossi just four games into the new Serie A season. De Rossi was appointed manager in January to replace Jose Mourinho, who is currently at Fenerbahce in Türkiye. Roma have failed to win any of their Serie A games this season, drawing three and losing at home to Empoli last …

Former US President Donald Trump yesterday resumed his presidential campaign since a failed assassination attempt on him during a campaign rally in July in Butler, Pennsylvania. Speaking at a town hall meeting with supporters in Flint, a troubled industrial city that was once the jewel of the US auto industry in the state of Michigan before factories closed due to …

Latin America’s leading payments processor, PayRetailers, today announced that it will expand further into Africa after recently launching in Rwanda, Zambia, Uganda and Tanzania three months ago. The expansion includes Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa and Nigeria; as the company looks to leverage its success in Latin America to provide efficient payments functionality to the …

Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has honoured an invitation from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) according to a statement from his media office. Bello’s decision to appear before the anti-corruption agency came after consulting with his family, legal team and political associates. The former governor has been embroiled in a tussle with the anti-graft agency over alleged …

The Nigerian Presidency has been quick to respond to a statement by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, that President Bola Tinubu refused to sign a peace deal during the 2023 presidential elections. Kukah made the remarks on Sunday at an Edo election security town hall meeting in Benin, sparking controversy. “What is also very interesting is that the …