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By Boluwatife Kehinde Paris Saint-Germain star Ousmane Dembélé etched his name into football history on Monday night, winning the 2025 Ballon d’Or at a glittering ceremony in Paris. The French forward delivered a sensational 2024/25 campaign, scoring 35 goals and providing 16 assists across all competitions. His brilliance inspired PSG to a historic treble — their long-awaited UEFA Champions League triumph, the Ligue 1 crown, and the Coupe de France. READ ALSO: Ballon d’Or 2025: Ronaldinho set to crown either Dembélé or Yamal in Paris Dembélé’s crowning moment came after years of injuries and setbacks that once threatened his career. At…

Tinubu on March 18, 2025, had suspended Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly due to political unrest stemming from a feud with Nyesom Wike.

By Eniola Amadu  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned prominent Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, ending years of detention that drew global criticism and repeated hunger strikes from the 43-year-old, state-linked Al Qahera News reported on Monday. Abd el-Fattah rose to prominence as one of Egypt’s most outspoken pro-democracy campaigners during and after the 2011 Arab Spring uprising that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak. Over the past decade, he became the country’s most recognised political prisoner and a symbol of resistance to Sisi’s sweeping crackdown on dissent. READ ALSO: Marmoush ruled out of Manchester derby with knee ligament injury The…

By Eniola Amadu  President Donald Trump led tributes to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, praising him as a “great American hero” and a “martyr for freedom” during a massive memorial service that drew tens of thousands of mourners to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA, who was gunned down at a Sept. 10 campus appearance in Utah, was credited by Trump as a driving force behind his 2024 election victory. His killing has rattled conservatives, inflamed debate about free speech and political violence, and intensified fears of further unrest in a polarized nation.…

By Eniola Amadu Tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets to oppose a bill that could grant former President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies amnesty, sparing them prison time despite convictions for plotting a coup. New Daily Prime reported that Bolsonaro was sentenced earlier this month to 27 years in prison for conspiring to overturn the 2022 election, though he remains under house arrest while appeals are pending. His allies in the Chamber of Deputies have since fast-tracked legislation that would shield him and his co-defendants from serving their sentences. Protesters also voiced outrage at a constitutional amendment…

Former Premiership side Sunshine Queens, owned by the Ondo State government, sealed an immediate return to the elite division following their relegation in the 2023–24 season.

Boluwatife Kehinde ‎ ‎Nigeria’s Super Falconets edged Rwanda 1-0 in Kigali to begin their journey toward the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup on a winning note. The narrow victory hands the two-time finalists an important advantage ahead of the return leg in Ibadan. ‎ ‎From kickoff, it was clear the Falconets would have to dig deep. Rwanda approached the match with discipline, choosing to sit back and frustrate the visitors. Nigeria enjoyed more possession but found little joy breaking through the well-organised East Africans. With neither side carving out clear chances, the opening half ended in stalemate. ‎ ‎The…

By Ismaeel Aleem  Ayodele Arise, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Ekiti State, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to suspend Governor Siminalayi Fubara and impose a state of emergency in Rivers State, arguing it averted a looming crisis. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Sunday, September 21, 2025, Arise dismissed opposition criticisms, asserting that Tinubu’s actions restored stability in the state. The six-month emergency rule, invoked under Section 305 of the Constitution in March 2025, followed a bitter feud between Fubara and loyalists of Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.Senator READ ALSO: Presidency: Tinubu’s Kaduna…

By Ismaeel Aleem  The Presidency has declared that President Bola Tinubu’s recent visit to Kaduna State has dispelled opposition claims that the North is hostile to him and the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 elections. Sunday Dare, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications, stated that the president’s bold trip to Kaduna, despite being labelled a “no-go area,” reaffirmed the region’s support for the APC. On Friday, September 19, 2025, Tinubu visited Kaduna for a one-day working visit. He attended the wedding of Nasirudeen, son of former Zamfara State governor and Senator Abdul’aziz Yari. He also…

By Eniola Amadu  United States President Donald Trump has issued a public warning that “bad things” would follow if Afghanistan did not return control of the Bagram airbase to the United States, after officials in Kabul rejected his demand. Trump posted the message on his Truth Social platform, saying: “If Afghanistan doesn’t give Bagram Airbase back to those that built it, the United States of America, BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN!!!” The comment followed a separate statement from Afghan officials declining the request. Bagram, located about 64km (40 miles) north of Kabul, was the principal US military facility in…