Crystal Palace twice came from behind to stun a new-look Liverpool and win the Community Shield for the first time on penalties after a 2-2 draw at Wembley on Sunday. New signings Hugo Ekitike and Jeremie Frimpong scored for the Premier League champions, but Palace responded through Jean-Philippe Mateta and Ismaila Sarr before winning an error-strewn shootout 3-2. Mohamed Salah blazed over from the spot, while Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott were denied by an inspired Dean Henderson as Palace built on winning their first ever major trophy by beating Manchester City in May’s FA Cup final. The traditional…
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ABEOKUTA Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has berated governors in the Southwest over what he described as failed governance, infrastructural decay, and reckless mismanagement of public funds. Falana, speaking on Wednesday as a panellist at the 2025 National Conference of Egbe Amofin O’dua, held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, accused state governments in the region of abandoning the people for personal enrichment, a sharp departure from the legacy of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The conference, themed “Regional Justice, Security and Sustainable Development,” brought together several senior legal practitioners and stakeholders, including Dr Wahab Shittu…
Super Eagles winger, Ademola Lookman has refused to attend training at Atalanta and has reportedly left Italy in protest after the club rejected Inter Milan’s bid for his transfer last week. Lookman’s transfer situation has continued to boil over in the past week. Recall that last week, he deleted posts about Atalanta from his social media and shared a message to fans, informing them of his decision to tender a transfer request after the club rejected Inter Milan’s bid for him. The 27-year-old winger complained about a breach of trust as he had a verbal agreement in place with them.…
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has predicted the circumstances and manner of his death saying he would die peacefully on a Sunday after attending church service and enjoying his favorite meal of pounded yam. The 83-year-old renowned cleric, spoke on the fourth day of the church’s ongoing international convention themed “The Overcomers,” where reiterated his belief that death does not always follow prolonged illness. He first made the same declaration two years ago. “I will die on a Sunday after attending service, eat my beloved pounded yam, and then pass on…
The 2025 MTV Video Music Award nominations, announced August 5, have placed African stars firmly in the spotlight. Seven artists from across the continent received nods in the Best Afrobeats category, with Nigerian talent dominating the field. Burna Boy and Asake are the most nominated African artists this year, with two mentions each. Burna Boy’s second nomination comes in the Video for Good category for his track “Higher.” Others are Asake and Travis Scott’s collaborative hit “Active,” Burna Boy’s “TaTaTa” with Travis Scott, Rema’s emotional “Baby (Is It a Crime),” Tems and Asake’s “Get It Right,” and Wizkid and Brent…
Managing Director of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, said that the federal government has disbursed over N80 billion to Nigerian institutions towards the students’ loans. Sawyer revealed this at a two-day Renewed Hope Student Leaders Engagement, organised by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Students Engagement in partnership with the Rivers State Government, at the University of Port Harcourt, yesterday. He stated that the fund has received over 745,000 applications, while over 400,000 have benefitted. He emphasised that the fund is very keen with transparency to build trust for the government and ensure…
LAGOS The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, has released reviewed results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, for school candidates, following the discovery of grading discrepancies that significantly affected candidates’ performance statistics. In a press briefing on Friday, at the council’s national office in Yaba, Lagos, the Head of WAEC Nigeria, Dr. Amos Dangut, admitted to a serious error in the marking of serialised papers, which led to a misrepresentation of candidates’ performance. “With deep sorrow and regret, I, on behalf of the Registrar to Council, Management and Staff of WAEC Nigeria, apologise for the discrepancies discovered…
Fuji music legend, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, has apologised over the incident involving him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on August 5, 2025. In a statement he personally signed on Friday, the singer expressed regret over the controversy but maintained that the flask he carried on the day contained only water, not alcohol as alleged in some reports. “The incident that occurred at the local wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was, to say the least, unfortunate. “Unknown to many, I suffer from chronic dehydration, and my doctor strongly advised that I…
ABUJA The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has cautioned its members against endorsing President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election. This comes after some PDP chieftains and stakeholders publicly backed Tinubu’s re-election bid, as the party describes their action as anti-party and contrary to the opposition’s constitution. In a statement on Friday, the party’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, said, “Of serious concern is the persistent public media outbursts against our party by some prominent members whose actions and utterances, including their public declaration of support and willingness to work for the victory of the All Progressives Congress…
ABUJA The leadership crisis in the opposition African Democratic Congress ADC took a bizarre twist on Friday, following allegations by some state chairmen of the party that their signatures were forged in the bid by some elements to take over the party. The state chairmen had accompanied ADC’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Dumebi Kachikwu, to Channels Television, where they featured on its evening programme, Politics Today. Speaking on the programme, Kachikwu alleged that there were plans by the North to scuttle the 8-year tenure of a Southern presidency. He said the design is to support former President Goodluck…