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Lamine Yamal scored a goal for Spain when they defeated France in the film Thriller 5-4 to reach the UEFA League final on Thursday night. Spain has now established the final of the nation -nation with Portugal, which surprised Germany in other semifinals on Wednesday night. Yamal, 17, one of the competitors who won the Ballon d’Or this season, helped …

Judge Daniel Osiagor from the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Thursday, sentenced nine Chinese citizens to one year in prison for economic sabotage and financial terrorism. The judge also gave the defendants, including two women, each N1 million fine. The defendants are: Xiang Hui, Hai Rong, Liu Gang, Ji Geng, Li Dong, Huang Bo, Xhiong Zhen, Lai Feng, and Deng …

The Senate on Tuesday met with the organized labour at the National Assembly complex in Abuja. The meeting was attended by the Senate President, Godwill Akpabio and other principal officers of the Red Chamber. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) president Comrade Joe Ajaero and his Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, Festus Osifo, led leaders of the organized …

The Interim Management Committee (BMI) and the members of the Group of Nigerian football and sports supporters have extended warm birthday wishes for Hon. Bukola Olopade, general director of the National Sports Commission, in a sincere message that celebrates their contributions to sports development in Nigeria. In a statement signed by Prince Vincent Okumagba, president of the Group of suppliers …

The Islamic finance industry of Nigeria is ready for a renewed expansion from the second half of 2025 to 2026, led by an increase in the issue of Sovereign Sukuk, growing Islamic banking and regulatory reforms, Fitch rating have provided. According to the global rating agency, recent developments, including new paid capital requirements for non -affected banks and support policies …

Judge Joel Agya from the Taraba State High Court, Jalkngo, on Thursday, rejected a lawsuit that challenged the Amendment to the Amendment to the State Government, 2023. Agya, the Chairperson of the State Judge, submitted the decision in the lawsuit No. TRSJ/45/2024 proposed by one Bilyaminu Maihance on April 19, 2024. He said the State Council Council had the power …

FG guarantees an uninterrupted vehicular movement on Mokwa Bridge-Noa The National Orientation Agency (Noa) has reassured the Nigerians, in particular those who moved along the road to Mokwa in the state of the Niger, of the continuous security and accessibility of the Mokwa bridge. He said that the vehicular movement will remain uninterrupted, as necessary measures are taken to maintain …

The police on Thursday charged 11 shepherds in the Makurdi head judge court in the state of Benue for allegedly terrorizing the community in the state. The defendants are Nanzir Ishaya, Suleiman Umaru, Jacobu Mallam, Dauda Abdulkarim, Manu Buhari, Haruna Abdulkarim, Ibrahim Mallam, Yunusa Waziri, Idi Usman, Adamu Manu and Abdullahi Waku. They were charged with a criminal conspiracy, illegal …

Mrs Gbesoye Debo-Olujimi “Doing and being living intentionally every day” written by an executive director at Emadeb Energy Services Limited, Mrs. Gbesoye Debo-Olujimi, was scheduled for the public presentation on June 14, 2025 in Lagos. The ten capitals book explores the leitmotif of the transit from the simple “to do” the life to “be” truly present in it. The book …

The number of journalists killed in Gaza since October 2023 has increased to 225. The Gaza government office said in a statement on Thursday. “Since the beginning of the destruction war on the Palestinian population, the number of journalists killed has increased to 225 after the death of four more people,” the statement said. “We call on the federation of …