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Thomas Tuchel has said Arsenal are the best team in the Premier League and admits his Bayern Munich side are “a little behind” their opponents in Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg. Bayern will be guests to the Gunners and go into the game in poor form, having suffered back-to-back Bundesliga defeats against Borussia Dortmund and Heidenheim following the March …

The plot to impeach the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa took an ethnic colouration on Tuesday, as hundreds of indigenes of Ilaje community in the Ilaje Local Government Area of the state stormed Akure, the state capital, to protest against the ongoing impeachment process. Ripples Nigeria reports that Aiyedatiwa, an Ilaje man, had been served the impeachment …

More than 100 people have been confirmed dead with 150 injured in a fire at a wedding party in Hamdaniya, Iraq. The incident occurred in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Nineveh Deputy Governor, Hassan al-Allaq, disclosed that 113 people had been confirmed dead, with state media putting the death toll at least 100, with 150 …

Ikenga Media and Cultural Awareness Initiative (IMCAI) Thursday trained journalists in Ebonyi state on reporting in a treacherous and insecure environment. The training focused on the safety of journalists in news gathering, ethics issues, and fundamentals of news investigative reporting/fact-checking. The programme was a one-day training organized by Ikenga Media with support from the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism …

President Bola Tinubu says poverty eradication and investment promotion for wealth creation depend on justice reform. Tinubu said this while declaring open the 63rd Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Abuja on Sunday, August 27, 2023. The president stated that world-class remuneration for legal professionals would also sanitise the judiciary for a prosperous Nigeria. He said …

The Court of Appeal, Lagos, has nullified the victory of the Labour Party candidate, Darlington Nwokocha’s victory in the February 25 election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Nwokocha as the winner of the election held in Abia Central after he polled 92,116 votes to defeat his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, Augustine Akobundu, who garnered 41, 477 votes …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Lagos govt cancels 50% slash in BRT, others The Lagos State government has cancelled the 50 percent slash in transport fares on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and others in the state.Read more 2. Safety bureau probes crash-landing of jet conveying minister of power in Ibadan The Nigerian …

Maduka Okoye was in goal for Udinese who conceded a stoppage time goal to lose 2-1 at home to Inter Milan in the Serie A on Monday night. Inter had to come from behind to secure the win as they continue their push to land the league title. Lazar Samardzic had given Udinese the lead before second half goals from …

After resigning from his job in Italy, Roberto Mancini has taken up a new role as coach of Saudi Arabia national team. Mancini, 58, led Italy to victory at Euro 2020, beating England on penalties in the final at Wembley. During his time in Italy, the team went on a world record 37-game unbeaten run but failed to qualify for …

The value of the United States Dollar (USD) was increased by the official market authorised dealers by N6.73 kobo to N778.42/$1 on Friday, the FMDQ Exchange revealed. In the report obtained from the official market aggregator, the dollar rate rose from the N771.69/$1 rate offered during trading in the Investors’ and Exporters’ window on Thursday. It was further disclosed by …