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Liverpool’s flawless start continues as Salah scores late penalty at Burnley
Liverpool staged another dramatic late show as Mohamed Salah’s stoppage-time penalty maintained their flawless start to the Premier League season and broke the hearts of battling Burnley. Burnley looked to have frustrated the visitors until substitute Hannibal Mejbri handled Jeremie Frimpong’s cross deep into five minutes of additional time, allowing Salah to blast home the spot-kick in front of Liverpool’s…
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Enyimba shine in Yenagoa as Plateau, Ikorodu, Kun Khalifat clinch first NPFL wins
By Tosin Omojola – The 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season continued on Sunday with thrilling Matchday 4 encounters, headlined by former champions Enyimba FC’s emphatic away victory over Bayelsa United. Enyimba, who had yet to hit top form this season, delivered a statement performance in Yenagoa, defeating Bayelsa United 2-0 at the Samson Siasia Stadium. The result marks…
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Clinical City outclass United in dominant Manchester derby display
Manchester City delivered a masterclass performance to outclass Manchester United 3–0 in a one-sided derby at the Etihad Stadium, with Erling Haaland netting a brace and Phil Foden also on the scoresheet. Pep Guardiola’s side returned from the international break looking to bounce back from consecutive league defeats, and they did so in emphatic fashion. City were clinical in attack,…
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Israel strikes high-rises in Gaza City, ahead of cabinet meeting to discuss risk of ground operation to hostages
The Israeli military struck multiple high-rise buildings in Gaza City on Sunday, after warning people to leave several neighborhoods, in the latest round of destruction since Israel ordered a complete evacuation of the city earlier this week. Israel’s assault on Gaza City appeared to be accelerating, with the military issuing evacuation orders for several towers in Gaza City within just…
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Dispute erupts over enthronement of new Alaba of Abanla
By Adejayan Gbenga – A succession crisis is unfolding in the Abanla community, Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State, as controversy trails the move to install a new Alaba of Abanla. The stool became vacant following the death of the late monarch, Oba Olabiyi Oladipo, in August 2024. Since then, various ruling houses have been jostling to produce his…
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Alaafin honours Igbinedion at 91, urges return to cultural justice systems
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade I, was on Friday received with pomp and grandeur in Benin City, Edo State, during a royal visit to honour the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, who marked his 91st birthday. The visit, according to a statement by Bode Durojaiye, Director of Media and Publicity to…
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Ukraine targets key Russian oil refinery as Moscow tests hypersonic missile
Ukraine says it will continue targeting Russian infrastructure delivering troops, fuel and ammunition to the front lines. Russia and Ukraine have been engaging in major aerial battles, targeting energy and transportation infrastructure, as Moscow presses its fierce ground assault in the Ukrainian east in the war’s fourth year and tests a type of hypersonic weapon. Russia’s Ministry of Defence announced…
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FG launches fresh drive to curb unethical organ transplants
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal Government has inaugurated a new committee and unveiled national guidelines aimed at ending unethical and illegal organ and tissue transplantation practices in Nigeria. At a stakeholders’ seminar in Abuja, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare announced that the National Tertiary Health Institutions Standards Committee (NTHISC), chaired by Professor Philip O. Abiodun, will oversee…
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Why investment in infrastructure is central to eradication of multidimensional poverty: The Nigerian imperative, by Tope Fasua
Poverty, in its many guises, remains one of the most formidable barriers to sustainable development, human dignity, and social cohesion. The persistence of poverty in the twenty-first century, despite significant global advances in technology, medicine, and productivity, is a testament to its complex, multifaceted nature. Nowhere is this more evident than in sub-Saharan Africa, where Nigeria—Africa’s most populous country—wrestles with…
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NPFL mourns the passing of referee assessor Rachel Enagbare
The Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Otunba Gbenga Elegbeleye, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of referee assessor, Mrs. Rachel Enagbare, describing her death as a significant loss to the league and the Nigerian football community at large. Mrs. Enagbare was in Lagos to serve as the referee assessor for the NPFL Matchday 4 fixture between…
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