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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes said it is not the players’ fault for the contracts signed off by the club as he hit back at claims by co-owner Jim Ratcliffe that some are “overpaid”. Fernandes was singled out for praise by Ratcliffe, who also said some of the United squad were “not good enough” in a range of media interviews this week. The United captain led by example by scoring a hat-trick in Thursday’s 4-1 win over Real Sociedad to book a place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. And he defended his team-mates after Ratcliffe singled out the…

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Adewole Adebayo, has said President Bola Tinubu will be defeated in the 2027  elections. The SDP chieftain also claimed that his party will produce the next Nigerian President. Adewale stated this on Friday while appearing on Arise Television’s The Morning Show. “Tinubu is going to be removed from power, that one is sure, and there would be an SDP president,” he said. Speaking further, Adebayo vowed to run for the number seat in the country in the 2027 elections. He expressed confidence that he would be the party’s presidential candidate in…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered a fraudulent syndicate that has been scamming foreign companies using fake NAFDAC documents. The agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this at a press conference held on Friday. The prime suspect, Mr. Ikoro Ifendu, a native of Amamba Village, Abiriba in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, was arrested on February 7, 2025, at Ogborn Hills, Aba, Abia State. According to Adeyeye, Ifendu, who holds only an SSCE qualification and trades in clothing materials, had been impersonating NAFDAC officials to defraud foreign companies of substantial sums of…

Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has clarified that decisions on presidential pardons are handled by a designated committee, emphasising that his role was limited to presenting the committee’s report. Malami made this statement in response to allegations made in former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s newly released book, Nigeria: Past and Future, which accused him of playing a key role in enabling corruption during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The book, released in celebration of Obasanjo’s 88th birthday, claimed that corruption was at its peak under Buhari’s leadership. Obasanjo alleged that “the…

The final phase of the UEFA Europa League has taken shape, with top European clubs set to battle for the prestigious trophy. The knockout bracket, revealed in the latest draw, features heavyweight clashes and potential surprises as teams vie for a spot in the final. Eintracht Frankfurt will face a tough route to the final after overcoming Ajax as they are set to meet Tottenham Hotspur, who defeated AZ Alkmaar in the previous round. Meanwhile, Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt advanced past Olympiacos and will now take on Lazio, who eliminated Sturm Graz. READ ALSO: Thomas Tuchel Names First England Squad For…

Prince William revealed on Friday that he is such a superstitious Aston Villa supporter that he often resorts to shuffling his children around his house to help bring the team a change of luck. The 42-year-old eldest son and heir of the UK’s head of state, King Charles III, also admitted he often posts his football opinions anonymously on fan forums. “If I’m home alone with the children, I probably don’t have the pre-match pint but I do have a bit of superstition about where I sit when I’m watching them,” he told The Sun. “If we’re not doing very…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the updated register of voters in Rivers State, along with the list of registered political parties in Nigeria, ahead of the forthcoming Local Government Council elections. In a letter dated March 13, 2025, and signed by the Administrative Secretary, Odor Napoleon Emezuiruke, INEC formally notified the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) of the release. The letter, addressed to the RSIEC Chairman, confirmed that a soft copy of the voters’ register had been provided in response to the commission’s request. READ ALSO: Fubara Reschedules 2025 Budget Presentation After Assembly Standoff Following this…

The prestigious Johns Hopkins University said Thursday it is being forced to lay off more than 2,000 employees in the aftermath of the Trump administration’s massive reduction in foreign aid funding. “This is a difficult day for our entire community. The termination of more than $800 million in USAID funding is now forcing us to wind down critical work here in Baltimore and internationally,” the school, a leading institution of scientific research, said in a statement. Hopkins, in Maryland’s largest city an hour’s drive north of the US capital, is eliminating more than 2,000 positions — 1,975 in projects across…

The British government said Friday that it would increase its export credit facilities for weapons manufacturers by two billion pounds ($2.6 billion) to boost overseas sales. The new funds “will see billions of pounds unlocked for UK defence companies that export overseas, driving economic growth and creating jobs across the UK,” it said in a statement. Already the UK Export Finance agency has a lending capacity of eight billion pounds specifically for government clients of defence contractors, bringing the new total to 10 billion pounds. READ ALSO: Trump Takes Birthright Citizenship Battle To Supreme Court Like other countries across Europe,…

President Donald Trump took his contentious bid to end birthright citizenship in the United States to the Supreme Court on Thursday. Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, which he signed on his first day in office, was blocked by federal district courts in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington state. Birthright citizenship is enshrined in the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, which decrees that anyone born on American soil is a citizen, and Trump’s order seeks to end it for children whose parents are in the country illegally. READ ALSO: Trump Threatens 200% Tariffs On EU Wine, Champagne Over…