Real Madrid exacted revenge on Man City to reach the Champions League semi-finals 4-3 on penalties after withstanding a barrage at the Etihad on Wednesday. Rodrygo gave the visitors an early lead before Kevin De Bruyne hit back for the holders to leave the match level at 1-1 on the night and 4-4 on aggregate. […]
Two German-Russian men were arrested in Bavaria on suspicion of spying for Russia and planning blasts and arson attacks to undermine Berlin’s military support for Ukraine, German prosecutors said Thursday. The pair, identified only as Dieter S. and Alexander J., were arrested in the city of Bayreuth in southeastern Germany on Wednesday, federal prosecutors said […]
The Federal Government through its Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited have stated that the various claims by different individuals and groups on the alleged return of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, were wrong. The government also challenged those who make this argument to provide evidence to […]
Nigeria witnessed its sixth power grid collapse of 2024 on Monday, as electricity generation on the system collapsed from 2,583.77 megawatts at 2 am to 64.7MW around 3am before the grid was restored later in the day. Although the Transmission Company of Nigeria attributed the cause of Monday’s grid collapse to a fire incident, it […]
The Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh, has said that the ministry would ensure the timely release of funds to prepare Nigerian athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the games will take place from July 26 to August 11 in Paris. The minister gave the assurance on […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has revealed that the South Africa Football Association (SAFA) shirked their responsibility towards the Super Falcons after failing to pick the 2024 Paris Olympics ticket. It will be recalled that with a 1-0 win over the Banyana Banyana in Abuja on Friday last week, the Super Falcons dug their feet […]
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have reportedly agreed to sign Napoli striker Victor Osimhen during the forthcoming summer transfer window, according to Italian media. According to the 25-year-old, who signed a new contract with Napoli in December that included a €130 million release clause, is set to leave the Italian club at the end of this season […]
Hamas has said it does not have 40 captives who are still alive who meet the “humanitarian” criteria for a proposed hostages-for-prisoners ceasefire agreement with Israel. This claim made at the weekend was confirmed by a senior Israeli official during talks in Cairo. The militant group said it does not have 40 hostages in Gaza […]
President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has pledged to defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea. Biden hosted the first joint summit with Manila and Tokyo amid growing tensions with Beijing. “The United States’ defence commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are ironclad,” the US president said […]
Libya has emerged as the highest crude oil producer in Africa following the drop of Nigeria’s output by 6.8 per cent to 1.23 million barrels per day in March 2024, from 1.32 bpd in February 2024. On the other hand, Libya’s oil output rose by 5.4 per cent to 1.236 million bpd in March 2024, from […]
