Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

Kylian Mbappe is set to make his much-anticipated debut for Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup match against Atalanta on Wednesday night at the National Stadium in Warsaw. The Champions League winners will face Atalanta, who clinched the Europa League title last season. Mbappé, who joined Madrid last month and has been on a break following his participation in Euro 2024, will be eager to secure his first trophy in a Madrid jersey. Mbappé is expected to feature prominently, possibly leading the attack with support from Rodrygo and Vinícius Júnior on the wings. Jude Bellingham, despite limited pre-season action…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed Wednesday that he will not seek re-election as head of his party next month, meaning the end of his premiership. “The most obvious first step to show that the LDP will change is for me to step aside. I will not be running in the forthcoming (party) presidential election,” Kishida told reporters, referring to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. AFP

No fewer than 12 people were reported dead on Tuesday while four others were injured in a lone crash which occurred at about 3:15 pm around Ogere along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The lone accident involved a White Mazda Bus with registration number DDA733XA. The crash was adduced to wrongful overtaking after which the bus lost control, hit the road divider, somersaulted and burst into flame. The Spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector Command, Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Tuesday. The injured were said to have been taken to Patmag Hospital,…

FC Bayern bids farewell to Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui as they complete their move to the Premier League with Manchester United. An X post from Bayern Munich confirmed the move on Tuesday night. It posted, “Farewell to FC Bayern: Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui have completed a move to Manchester United in the Premier League. “Thank you and all the best, Matthijs & Nous.” Meanwhile, in two posts, the English club confirmed the arrival of the new stars to the club. Also on its X handle, the EPL club announced the duo. It read,” Noussair is a…

Three lives have been lost and over 1,000 houses have been destroyed by flooding across three local government areas in Bauchi State, in North-East Nigeria. Officials of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) reported these figures as they begin assessing the extent of the damage caused by the recent floods. During a visit to the affected communities in Shira, Giade, and Katagum local government areas by the state government delegation, the Director General of Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency, Mas’ud Aliyu, said, “In Shira Local Government Area, three people have lost their lives.” “The three local government areas of Shira,…

The sacked chairman of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker Committee in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, has rubbished the recent #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest, describing it as a riot. Okocha spoke shortly after he led a pro-Tinubu support rally under the auspices of Coalition of Renewed Hope Family in Rivers State’ in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. The rally saw Okocha leading youths who displayed placards with inscriptions in support of Tinubu from the Polo Club in GRA to Aba Road, down to Isaac Boro Park, Bank Road, Moscow Road, and terminated at the Port Harcourt Polo Club, where he addressed the gathering. The…

The Oyo State government, through the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, has announced a slight adjustment to its interview timetable for teachers’ recruitment interviews. The interview session initially scheduled for Tuesday, August 20, 2024, was rescheduled for August 26, 2024, to avoid a clash with Isese Day, a public holiday in Oyo State. Isese Day, celebrated annually on August 20, honours the indigenous Yoruba culture and traditions, emphasising the preservation of Yoruba heritage. The day is of significant cultural importance, particularly for adherents of the Yoruba traditional religion. The Executive Chairman of SUBEB, Dr Nureni Adeniran, in a swift…

President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria is poised to turn the challenges posed by climate change into opportunities for economic transformation and sustainable development. Tinubu noted that rising temperatures, extreme weather events and shifting rainfall patterns are threatening the foundation of Nigeria’s development and the well-being of its people. The President said this when he delivered the keynote address at a product launch by NETZENCE Sustainability Limited, a sustainability technology and management company on Tuesday in Abuja. Represented by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Uche Nnaji, Tinubu spoke on the theme, ‘Accelerating Nigeria’s Net Zero Target and…

A faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly has confirmed five commissioners-designate as members of the State Executive Council. Those cleared are Samuel Eyiba from Ahoada, Ilamu Arugu (Abua/Odual); Dr Roland Obed-Whyte (Degema); Samuel Anya (Abia State); and Austin Emeka Nnadozie (Etche), who appeared before it for screening on Tuesday. Their confirmation was sequel to the letter sent by the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to the factional Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo, to determine their suitability as members of the State Executive Council. The Speaker read the letter of the governor during plenary held at the auditorium used for legislative businesses…

The African Union’s health watchdog on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent. The outbreak has swept through several African countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo. “With a heavy heart but with an unyielding commitment to our people, to our African citizens, we declare mpox as public health emergency of continental security,” Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said during an online media briefing. “Mpox has now crossed borders, affecting thousands across our continent, families have been torn apart and the pain and suffering…