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    Trent Alexander-Arnold has described Paris Saint-Germain as a strong team but remained confident that Real Madrid can defeat any team.   The News Agency of Nigeria reports that in a thrilling encounter at the ongoing 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S., Real Madrid secured a spot ...

  The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has described permanent secretaries as the “backbone” of any government.   According to him, they play critical roles in the smooth running of the government.   Edun spoke on Saturday at a retirement dinner held in Abuja ...

  President Bola Tinubu on Saturday assured his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, that he is working to remove all bottlenecks hindering Nigeria’s agric sector boom, especially bureaucracy, which he said contributes to delays in realising the sector’s potential.   He said this will enable food sovereignty and ...

  The Ogun State Police Command says it is set to clamp down on any form of cult-related activity across the state on the “777” cult anniversary.   The “777” date observed on the seventh day of the seventh month is reportedly celebrated by some cult groups and has been ...

  Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, is engaging with Anambra indigenes in the United States and North America as part of his tour on accountability and inclusive governance and his administration’s progress report to professionals and business leaders and other citizens of the state living in those countries.   ...

  Thursday, July 3rd, would be regarded as a black day for the football world following the tragic death of Portugal and Liverpool forward, Diogo Jota, who passed away just two weeks after he married his childhood girlfriend, Rute. The prolific 28-year-old attacker was on his way to Liverpool for ...

  The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of one of its personnel, Lance Corporal Ahmed Aminu, in connection with the death of a phone repairer, Alkasim Ibrahim, in Mayo Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa State.   The incident, which occurred on Friday has triggered widespread public concern and ...

  A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (retd.), has called for the introduction of mandatory military training for all Nigerians, beginning with the National Youth Service Corps.   This, he said, is a way of promoting national unity, discipline, and resilience in the face of growing security ...

  The Federal Government has said a number of financial institutions have shown eagerness to participate in the execution of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway and similar landmark road projects.   The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, made the disclosure while addressing journalists after inspecting the ...

    BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry Donald Trump’s hardline trade policies, but are struggling to bridge divides over crises roiling the Middle East.   Emerging nations representing about half the world’s population and 40 per cent of global economic output are ...