Before joining Manchester United, Ruben Amorim told the club’s hierarchy that he wanted to add players with intensity to their ranks. The ex-Sporting CP man’s first signing in charge of United was Lecce full-back Patrick Dorgu, known for his physicality and raw acceleration. The same idea shaped United’s summer business, as they signed Matheus Cunha […]
Daniel Sturridge has hinted that a golden VAR rule was broken when issuing a verdict on Moises Caicedo’s Chelsea red card against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. The Blues midfielder was sent off for a late tackle on Mikel Merino, with VAR stepping in after referee Anthony Taylor initially issued a yellow […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he briefed the President on the situation in Guinea-Bissau. Recall that the former President was in the West African country as the head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) election monitoring team when military officers […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has praised South Africans for their unity and warmth after the country successfully hosted the G20 Leaders’ Summit and more than 130 related meetings. This was the first time the gathering was held on African soil. In an address to the nation, he expressed profound gratitude to the public for supporting South […]
As in many countries divided and controlled by European colonial powers, seeds of conflict were sown from the beginning – typically fueled by greed. Among the most tragic examples is the Democratic Republic of the Congo, (DRC) where tens of millions of people were killed during the one-man rule of Belgian King Leopold, and many […]
Peace in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo remained elusive as diplomatic efforts repeatedly stalled, with brief moments of progress quickly overshadowed by setbacks. Despite a symbolic handshake between DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame in October, analysts, including Timo Roujean of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, viewed such gestures as empty […]
President Daniel Chapo has denied claims of serious human rights violations allegedly committed by security forces in Palma, Cabo Delgado. The allegations were published in the London-based publication Politico, on 26 September, in an article entitled: “All must be beheaded: revelation of atrocities at French energy giant’s African stronghold.” The criminal complaint was filed by […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is burdened with crude-backed loan obligations estimated at N8.07tn, according to an analysis of its 2024 financial statements and capital-commitment disclosures. The liabilities stretch across multiple forward-sale and project-financing arrangements that are expected to be serviced through substantial crude oil and gas deliveries. The commitments have become a major […]
The Federal Government has reportedly proposed a 40 per cent salary increase for lecturers under the Academic Staff Union of Universities, sources familiar with the development told our correspondent in Abuja. The proposal comes as ASUU leadership prepares to return to the negotiation table with the Federal Government delegation headed by Yayale Ahmed. The union’s […]
The Nigerian Army has successfully rescued 12 teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Mussa District of Askira/Uba Local Government Area. The victims, aged between 15 and 20, were kidnapped on 23 November while harvesting crops on their family farms. They were freed on Saturday, 29 November, following a swift, intelligence-led operation by troops […]
