Pep Guardiola has revealed the Manchester City hierarchy support his desire to slash his underachieving squad next season regardless of their last-day bid to qualify for the Champions League.   The deposed champions head to Fulham on Sunday needing one point to be certain of avoiding a first season ...

  Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has asked all commissioners and political appointees in his cabinet to either join him in defecting to the All Progressives Congress or step down from their positions.   According to a video shared by Channels TV on Friday, the governor spoke during ...

    Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 16 people on Friday across the Palestinian territory, where Israel has ramped up its military offensive in recent days.   The toll from “Israeli strikes in various areas across the Gaza Strip since midnight” totalled 16 dead, agency ...

  Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti wished the man set to replace him, Xabi Alonso, “all the luck in the world” on Friday, before taking charge of his final game at the club.   Bayer Leverkusen coach Alonso is set to take over ahead of the Club World Cup although ...

  Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, disclosed on Thursday that the sit-at-home orders enforced by terrorist groups in the South-East are steadily losing their impact.   Ribadu made these remarks during a presentation on the security achievements of President Bola Tinubu’s administration at the All Progressives Congress national summit. ...

  Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has admitted it would be a “huge disappointment” if his side fail to secure qualification for the Champions League as they prepare for their final Premier League fixture of the season against Everton on Sunday.   Howe’s team knows that a victory at St ...

  The European Union on Thursday identified Nigeria among several countries posing significant concerns over intellectual property rights violations, placing it alongside China, India, Türkiye, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Indonesia, and Thailand on its latest priority watch list.   The EU’s Trade and Economic Security Commission, in its biennial report on ...

  The Coalition of United political parties has described the Thursday endorsement of President Bola Tinubu as the sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election by the forum of All Progressives Congress governors as a desperate bid for power and a panic measure.   The coalition, in a statement issued ...

  President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, said he was expecting more politicians to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections.   The President, who said he was happy with what his administration and the party had achieved, said he did not expect people to ...