Manchester United were sent out of the Carabao Cup by League Two side Grimsby Town in a rain-soaked classic at Blundell Park. The Red Devils lost 12–11 on penalties after a dramatic 2–2 draw on Wednesday night. The Mariners, roared on by a sold-out crowd, looked destined for a famous upset when goals from Charles Vernam and former United academy player Tyrell Warren gave them a two-goal cushion at half-time. United rallied late through Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire, but after a marathon shootout, it was Mbeumo who crashed his second penalty against the bar to hand Grimsby a night…
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A senior Equatorial Guinea official, Baltasar Ebang Engonga who won notoriety for appearing in a series of sex tapes with other officials’ wives has been sentenced to an eight-year jail term for embezzlement. The Bioko provincial tribunal convicted Baltasar Ebang Engonga of diverting money claimed as professional travel expenses for personal use, the supreme court press director Hilario Mitogo told reporters in a WhatsApp message. Engonga, the married former head of the national financial investigation agency, and five other senior officials were accused of embezzling expenses worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in the oil-rich central African state. Nicknamed “Bello”,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the party will give opportunity for anyone who wishes to contest in the presidential primary to obtain forms for the primaries. This open declaration comes despite its endorsement of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The National Organising Secretary of the party, Sulaiman Argungu, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while briefing journalists on the success the party recorded at the just-concluded August 16, 2025 legislative by-elections. He stressed that the APC as a democratic party would give other members the opportunity to express themselves. Argungu stated, “The aspiration of…
Osun State Government has filed a fresh suit at the Supreme Court against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), over the alleged unlawful withholding of statutory allocations due to its 30 local government councils since March 2025. The fresh suit filed on Monday comes months after the state government filed an application to withdraw an earlier one filed against the AGF on the subject matter. In the originating summons filed on Monday, the state, through its Attorney-General and a legal team led by Mike Ozekhome (SAN), and Musibau Adetunbi (SAN), is asking the apex court to compel the…
Borussia Dortmund have signed England youth international Carney Chukwuemeka from Chelsea on a five-year contract. The 21-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at the German club and joins in a deal that could be worth about £24m. The attacking midfielder made 32 appearances for Chelsea after a £20m move from Aston Villa in 2022. Blues defender Aaron Anselmino has also agreed to join Dortmund, on a season-long loan, and has flown to Germany to complete the deal. The Chukwuemeka transfer means Chelsea’s income from player sales this summer is more than £270m, almost balancing out the…
A passenger train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna derailed on Tuesday morning, leaving several carriages overturned and triggering panic among those on board. The incident occurred around 11:09 am at KM 49 between Kubwa Station and Asham Station. According to eyewitnesses, the derailment happened without warning, causing confusion and chaos as passengers rushed out of the affected cabins. Six passengers were confirmed injured. “It is a complete pandemonium. People who were confirmed to be saved were seen running in different directions. It was pure panic,” one eyewitness, who simply identified himself as Abubakar, said. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau confirmed…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called on the National Assembly, religious leaders, traditional rulers and students, to caution the Federal Government against pushing university teachers to embark on a nationwide strike. The call came on the heels of protests by members of the union across the country, especially in Federal Government-owned universities. This is just as the union described the decision of the government to offer its members loans as a Greek gift which, according to it, is unnecessary if the government paid their dues and entitlements. Leading his members on a protest around the campus, University…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has defended the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South, saying the move is aimed at fostering sanity, understanding and unity within the party. The opposition party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) reached the resolution on Monday, August 25, during its meeting in Abuja, where it also affirmed Iliya Damagum as its substantive national chairman. In an interview with AIT barely 24 hours after the decision, Mohammed said he was fully part of the arrangement and described it as an inclusive strategy to stabilise the party ahead of the…
The Peoples Democratic Party’s 102nd National Executive Committee meeting has resolved to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South while retaining the existing National Working Committee zoning formula for the November elective convention. Addressing journalists after the NEC meeting in Abuja on Monday, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed that the decision followed the presentation of a report by the Zoning Committee chaired by Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri. After declaring the zoning arrangement, Ologunagba added that the NEC also expressed satisfaction over the level of preparedness of the PDP’s various organs, Chapters and structures for the…
In what appears like a comic act, Ike Ibeabuchi has called out heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk after his highly anticipated ring comeback ended in a third-round technical knockout victory over Idris Afinni at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos on Saturday night. The 52-year-old unbeaten fighter improved his record to 21-0 (16 KOs) after forcing Afinni to retire in his corner at the end of the third round, marking his first bout in 26 years. “I was catching him with good punches, I was banging him down with body shots, and sooner or later I believed he was going to…