Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

President of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Nasser Al-Khelaifi said the team deserved to win this year’s UEFA Champions League title but the triumph remains hard to believe. Luis Enrique’s side outclassed Italian giants, Inter Milan 5-0 on Saturday night at the Allianz Arena in Munich. It was big-spending PSG’s first UCL triumph, with their only previous final ending in a defeat to Bayern Munich in 2020. Speaking to Canal+, Al-Khelaifi said Saturday night’s victory was a deserved one for the club. He added that it was a victory for France and French football. He said, “This year has been very special, we…

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo on Saturday said the state is competing with Lagos, Abuja and other states of the federation in terms of massive developmental projects. He also disclosed that his administration does not interfere with local government funds, a decision he said will enable the third tier of government to bring development to the grassroots. Governor Okpebholo stated in Benin City at the presentation of new vehicles to chairmen of local governments, saying that that state was taken backwards by the Godwin Obaseki-led administration, but the narrative has changed as chairmen are now recognised by his administration.…

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Inter Milan are set to face off in Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final, with PSG aiming for their first European title and Inter targeting their fourth. The highly anticipated match will take place at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena, which holds 75,000 spectators, and kicks off at 9:00 pm local time (1900 GMT). This marks PSG’s second appearance in the final since the club underwent a major transformation following the Qatari takeover in 2011. They will be up against a seasoned Inter Milan side, hoping to reclaim European glory. The winner will take the crown from last year’s…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking the removal of Rep. Oluwole Oke from the House of Representatives following his recent defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a suit filed on Monday, the PDP asked the court to compel the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, to immediately declare Oke’s seat—representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State—vacant, in line with Section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The party also demanded that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) be directed to conduct a bye-election to fill…

A prosecution witness in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), said on Wednesday that the defendant admitted smuggling a radio transmitter into the country. The witness, an official of the Department of State Services (DSS), identified a video recording of DSS officials’ inspection of the transmitter in Ubuluisiuzor, Anambra State, allegedly used by Kanu for his Radio Biafra and which, the witness said, the defendant admitted smuggling into the country. The video recording, stored in a disc, was one of about four video recordings admitted during Wednesday’s proceedings in which the DSS…

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu, has commended President Bola Tinubu for intervening in the recent mass sealing of buildings in Abuja by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration. He also criticised the actions of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, stating that he is behaving like Nigeria’s alternate president. The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) began sealing over 4,000 properties on Monday in Abuja for non-payment of ground rent. Among the affected buildings were the PDP national secretariat, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) offices, Access Bank, TotalEnergies, and Ibro Hotel, all…

Chief Mene Brown, the Ogwa Olusan of Warri Kingdom in an interview with Arise TV says Chief Ayirimi Emami should not be referred to as a chief in Warri Kingdom. He said while Ayiri is one of the leaders, he is not a recognised Chief and should not be described as such. “Ayiri Emami is a leader, not a chief. You rightly introduced him as a leader. He is a leader, not a chief in Warri kingdom. I am a chief, Ayiri is not” Mene Brown said. But in his right of reply, Emami said he remains the Ologbotsere of…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has alleged that the US’s “silence” after recent Russian attacks is encouraging President Vladimir Putin, following Moscow’s largest aerial attack yet. The overnight attack saw Russia launch the highest number of drones and missiles in a single night since the war began. At least 12 people, including three children, were killed and dozens more were injured in widespread strikes across Ukraine. The attack came a day after one of the heaviest assaults on the capital Kyiv since the start of the war. Zelensky warned that Russia’s “brutality cannot be stopped” without “strong pressure on the Russian…

The husband of a Palestinian doctor in Gaza whose children were killed in an Israeli strike on Friday remains in critical condition, according to the hospital treating him. Hamdi al-Najjar’s “life remains in danger”, Dr Milena Angelova-Chee, a Bulgarian doctor working at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, told the BBC. An Israeli strike killed nine of the couple’s 10 children on Friday and left him and the couple’s 11-year-old son injured. The Israeli military has said the incident is under review. On Sunday the Hamas-run health ministry said Israeli air strikes had killed 22 people since dawn, mostly in the…

Former Senate Leader and Senator representing Borno South, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his appointment of individuals from the three geopolitical zones in the North to key federal government parastatals and agencies. The announcement made on Friday revealed that approximately 12 individuals from the North have been appointed to strategic national positions. The list includes Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani (Zamfara) as Managing Director of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC); Alhaji Hamza Ibrahim Baba (Kano) as Programme Manager of the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP); Alhaji Abubakar Umar Jarengol (Adamawa) as Executive Director of Operations…