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Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich put on a nine-goal thriller in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal clash in Paris on Tuesday night. The defending champions took a narrow advantage in the second leg of the semifinal meeting scheduled for next week. Five goals were scored in a tense first half before the chaos continued in the …

The House of Representatives has approved the $516.3 million syndicated loan requested by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to finance Section 1 (Phase 1A and 1B) of the Sokoto-Badagry Expressway project. The president had explained that the financing would be provided by Deutsche Bank AG, as part of the government’s lending plan. The approval came in the plenary on Tuesday through …

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has set Thursday, May 7, 2026 to deliver its verdict on the controversy surrounding the final of the African Cup of Nations between Senegal and Morocco. Senegal initially won the match 1-0 on the field, but Morocco later lodged a complaint after Senegalese players reportedly left the field following a late penalty awarded …

Nigeria’s currency, the naira, slumped further against the United States dollar at the official window on Tuesday. Officially, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) foreign exchange data shows that the naira closed at N1,380.70/$1, compared with N1,364.23/$1 on Monday. This represents a loss of N16.47 for the local currency against the dollar. On the black market, the naira lost N2 against …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has set the inaugural flight of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj exercise of the year on Sunday, May 3, 2026, with the first departure scheduled to take off from Gateway International Airport, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The inaugural flight, which will be operated by Saudi airline FlyNas, marks a historic milestone …

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigator, Bawa Kaltungo, on Tuesday told the Lagos Special Offenses Court, Ikeja, that Arik Air repaid 38 percent of its foreign loans prior to its takeover of the Asset Management Corporation (AMCON). Kaltungo gave evidence in cross-examination by EFCC counsel, Dr. Wahab Shittu (SAN), in an alleged fraud case of N76 billion and $31.5 …

On a sweltering Tuesday in April 2026, a civil servant in Uyo received an unusual summons from the governor’s office. It was not an audit query, nor an invitation to a meeting that would end in political exile. It was an order: present your scorecard. Commissioner by commissioner, the 27-member State Executive Council would publicly account for 2025 achievements and …

Former Zamfara senator, Kabir Marafa, on Tuesday officially handed over the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). This development marks a significant change in the political landscape of the North West and is expected to increase the NDC’s influence in the region. The National Leader of the party, Senator Seriake Dickson, announced the defection at a …

By Ayo Kehinde “Xenophobic attacks have no place in democracy,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, urging South Africa to immediately end the increase in violence, intimidation and hate-driven attacks against foreign citizens and migrants in some parts of the country. In a statement released by his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, the UN chief expressed deep concern over recent …

Former Labor Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, and top figure in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Peter Obi, and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday met behind closed doors at the Governor’s Office, Ibadan. The meeting came just three days after a high-level summit attended by opposition parties in the country was also held in the Oyo …