Author: Alade Adisa

Kylian Mbappe and Federico Valverde scored long-range stunners as Real Madrid beat Sevilla to keep up the pressure on La Liga leaders, Atletico Madrid. First-half strikes from Mbappe, Valverde and Rodrygo put Los Blancos in control, before Brahim Diaz finished a fine team move shortly after the break to put the result beyond the visitors. Sevilla captain Jesus Navas, 39, came off the bench to make the final appearance of his career, bringing an emotional end to his 20-year connection with the club. He is retiring mid-season due to a chronic hip injury. Madrid took the lead in the 10th…

Incoming US President, Donald Trump has vowed to “stop the transgender lunacy” on day one of his presidency, in fulfillment of his campaign pledges against LGBTQ rights. Trump’s declaration on Sunday comes as Republicans are set to control both chambers of Congress and the White House continue their push against trans-gender rights. “I will sign executive orders to end child sexual mutilation, get transgender out of the military and out of our elementary schools and middle schools and high schools,” the president-elect said at an event for young conservatives in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday. He also vowed to “keep men…

Manchester United suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Old Trafford for the second consecutive year. The result leaves Ruben Amorim‘s United side languishing in 13th in the Premier League standings at Christmas—their lowest position during the festive period since the 1989-90 season—while Bournemouth sit fifth, potentially securing a Champions League spot given the current standings of English teams in Europe. Dean Huijsen opened the scoring in the 29th minute with a header, capitalizing on United’s continued vulnerability at set-pieces. Things worsened when Justin Kluivert converted a penalty after being fouled by Noussair Mazraoui, and Antoine Semenyo added a…

President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to eliminate insecurity, banditry, insurgency, and all forms of criminality in the country by 2025. The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, disclosed this while addressing the gathering of All Progressive Congress supporters that welcomed him in Gusau on Saturday. Matawalle said the President, had at all the opportunities given the security agencies the marching orders and full mandate to rid the country of terrorism, banditry, vices, insurgency, and all acts of criminality by non-state actors who make life unbearable for Nigerians. He said government was determined to provide all that was…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that 78 associations have submitted applications to the commission, seeking to be registered as political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to a senior management staff of the commission, who pleaded not to be named, relevant departments within the commission are already sieving the applications to determine those that meet up the commission’s requirements for eligibility for registration as political parties. He also declined to disclose the names of the organisations. The source said, “It is after that rigorous examination of their applications that the commission would select the ones…

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has announced that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is being constructed with safety and economic benefits in mind, noting that the first 20 kilometers will be set for commissioning by President Bola Tinubu in May 2025. Confirming that the contractor is on course to complete the initial phase by the deadline, the minister told journalists on Saturday that the 10-lane road, comprising six major and four service lanes, will include 24-hour lighting, security posts, medical facilities, and other infrastructure to enhance its economic value. Umahi added that the Federal Government is acquiring land along…

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has auctioned about 20,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, at N630 per litre in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The Service seized the product from smugglers, and sold them to the public at Afoo Filling Station, Masfala area of the ancient city on Saturday. Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, the National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, who flagged off the sale, revealed that the tanker carrying the petrol was seized alongside 30 kegs containing 25 litres each during a smuggling attempt. The Comptroller said the total duty-paid value of the seized 30,750 liters…

United States President-elect, Donald Trump transfered about $4 billion worth of shares in his media company to a trust that is controlled by his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. Shares of Trump Media and Technology Group slid in midday trading Friday after the president-elect transferred all of his shares into a revocable trust, according to a regulatory filing. Trump transferred all of his nearly 115 million shares — worth around $4 billion on paper — in the parent company of social networking site Truth Social as a “bona fide gift” to the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, the Securities and…

In a show of solidarity, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday called on Nigerians to support the President Bola Tinubu -led administration,echoing that he was a caring President Kalu, the former governor of Abia State who also represents Abia North in Senate, made the plea in a Facebook post yesterday after his visit to Tinubu’s residence in Lagos. Kalu wrote: “I had to pay my friend and brother of the class of 1999 Governors, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, a friendly private visit to commend his courageous strides in sailing the course of the nation and also give him the benefit…

General Godwin Abbe, a former Minister of Defence and Interior during the administration of late President Umaru Yar’Adua, has died at the age of 74. The retired Major General passed away on Saturday in Abuja after a prolonged illness. Abbe, who was born on January 10, 1949, was set to celebrate his 75th birthday in 2025. A distinguished military officer and politician, he served as the military governor of Akwa Ibom State (1988–1990) and Rivers State (1990–1992). An alumnus of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, where he earned a Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations, Abbe also trained at prestigious institutions…