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Mikel Arteta revealed how he motivated Kai Havertz after his struggles at Arsenal with a strange analogy about his wife. The German international has struggled thus far at Arsenal since joining from Chelsea in the summer. He has appeared in four Premier League matches for the Gunners but is yet to find the back of the net. Havertz had an …

Tragedy struck on Thursday morning when a two-storey building located at number 34 Oloto Street, Borno Way, off Freeman Street, Oyingbo, in Lagos collapsed, killing a woman said to be in her 80s. The yet-to-be-identified woman died on the spot as a result of the impact suffered when the building collapsed on her. The incident happened at about 7.45 am …

The increasing prevalence of false narratives and misinformation in the nation has been criticised by President Bola Tinubu, who said that the trend was endangering the foundation of Nigerian society. The president spoke on Wednesday, during the opening of the 19th Nigeria Editors Conference 2023, which was held in Uyo Akwa Ibom State and had as its theme “Stimulating Economic …

The naira, Wednesday, halted a 2-day slump to appreciate against the US Dollar at the official market. The exchange rate between the naira and dollar rose to N818.99/$1 on Wednesday at the official Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) window. This represents an N31.23 gain or a 3.81% increase in the local currency compared to the N850.22 it recorded on …

These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. ‘Tinubu who attended CSU is same person who is president of Nigeria today’, Registrar testifies before US court The Registrar of Chicago State University (CSU), Caleb Westberg, has testified that President Bola Tinubu indeed attended the institution and graduated in 1979.Read more 2. Ondo boils as Akeredolu, deputy …

Newcastle United stunned Paris St-Germain with a 4-1 victory in their Champions League group F matchday two encounter on Wednesday night. The English side, who had made their return to the Champions League with a 1-draw against AC Milan in their opening game, are now sitting top of the group. Miguel Almirón, Burn, Sean Longstaff, and Fabian Schär all scored …

Ademola Lookman has won the 2023/24 Europa League Goal of the Season award. Lookman beat off competition from the likes of Victor Boniface, Mohammed Kudus, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Rafael Leao to land the award. UEFA’s Technical Observer Panel picked Lookman’s second goal against Bayer Leverkusen in Atalanta’s 3-0 win against Leverkusen in Wednesday’s final. After receiving a pass from a teammate, …

Police operatives in Lagos have arrested 39 criminal suspects in connection with armed robbery, cultism, murder, and vandalism in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, who paraded the suspects before journalists on Friday in Ikeja, said the suspects were arrested after the launch of “Operation Flush” on July 27. The state Commissioner of Police, Idowu …

Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah, has disclosed that students who intend to study in the higher institution must undertake and present a drug test before admission. Na’allah, who made this known at the 27th Pre- Convocation briefing in Abuja on Wednesday said the University is working with Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to help rehabilate students involved in …

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued at least four kidnapped victims and destroyed bandits’ camps in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 1 Division Nigerian Army, Lt. Col. Musa Yahaya, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Yahaya said the kidnapped victims were rescued by the troops on Monday. “In …