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    Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has said the repeated defeats of the Peoples Democratic Party are a reason for the people of Edo to celebrate.   Okpebholo, joined by his deputy, Dennis Idahosa, APC leaders, youths and market women, went on a victory motorcade around Benin City ...

  Ruben Amorim said Friday he believes captain Bruno Fernandes wants to stay at Manchester United amid speculation about a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia.   Fernandes started United’s match against Hong Kong as they came from behind to win 3-1, with teenage substitute Chido Obi scoring twice.   Manager ...

  Liverpool FC have announced the signing of Dutch international, Jeremie Frimpong, from Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen.   The 24-year-old right-sided player completed his move to Anfield on Friday after passing a medical and signing a long-term contract at the AXA Training Centre.   Speaking to Liverpool media following the ...

  The Oyo State Government said it pays more than ₦1 billion every month on pensioners’ gratuities.   The Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, revealed this in a statement on Friday.   Oyelade also said that pensioners in the state earn more than in any other state in the federation, ...

  Senate President Godswill Akpabio has debunked reports suggesting that the upper legislative chamber embarrassed Senator Sani Musa (APC, Niger East) during a recent plenary session.   In a statement he personally signed on Friday in Abuja and titled “Clarification on Misleading Reports Regarding Senate Proceedings,” Akpabio described the online ...

  Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, has announced the burial arrangements for his late parents, Chief Nwabali Godspower Onyekamu and Mrs. Grace Nwabali (née Mmai), describing the moment as one of unimaginable grief.   In a message shared alongside the burial poster on his Instagram on Friday, Nwabali expressed the ...

  The UEFA Referees Committee named Romania’s István Kovács as the referee for the 2025 UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan, set for Saturday at the Munich Football Arena.   The match, kicking off at 21:00 CET, pits PSG’s quest for their first Champions League title ...

  The Bayelsa State Police Command has commenced investigations into the death of a Bolt driver at Samphino Junction in the Kpansia axis of Yenagoa, the state capital.   Punch Metro gathered that passersby discovered the lifeless body of the middle-aged driver on Friday morning inside his vehicle and alerted ...

  Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has promised scholarship for the children of eight Civilian Joint Task Force members who lost their lives when an improvised explosive device exploded along Dikwa-Marte Road in the state   Zulum announced this on Thursday, during a condolence visit to the families of the ...

    Aare Adetola Emmanuelking Conferred with First-Ever “Knight of Faith” Title by CAN South West Nigeri   The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), South West Nigeria, on Thursday, 22nd May 2025, officially conferred its first-ever “Knight of Faith” title upon renowned business mogul and philanthropist, Aare Adetola Emmanuelking, in ...