Felix Duru Mbah

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Champions League Qualifiers: Mourinho Teaches van Persie 5-star Lesson

Champions League Qualifiers: Mourinho Teaches van Persie 5-star Lesson

José Mourinho is one round away from taking Fenerbahce back into the Champions League for the first time in 17 years. The storied head coach’s team surged into the Champions League qualifying playoffs by overturning a two-goal deficit in a 5-2 qualifying round win against Robin van Persie’s Feyenoord, yesterday, August 12. Fenerbahce went through 6-4 on aggregate and will face Benfica, where Mourinho got his first head coach job 25 years ago, with a place in the 36-team league phase at stake. The first leg is in Istanbul next Wednesday with the return on 27 August at the Stadium…
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A Look Ahead At English Premier League 2025-26: NEWCASTLE UNITED

A Look Ahead At English Premier League 2025-26: NEWCASTLE UNITED

Eddie Howe’s side hope the Champions League and smart additions can banish memories of a challenging summer. Prospects A Champions League campaign beckons and there is the Carabao Cup to defend but the removal of Alexander Isak’s image from the windows of Newcastle’s club store at St James’ Park is emblematic of a troubled Tyneside summer. As if the Sweden striker’s decision to skip the club’s tour of Singapore and South Korea while trying to force a move to Liverpool was not bad enough, a succession of transfer targets have turned Newcastle down. Hugo Ekitiké, Bryan Mbeumo, João Pedro, James…
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FCTA Demolishes Cashew Garden, Shanties Illegally Erected By Miscreants In Apo

FCTA Demolishes Cashew Garden, Shanties Illegally Erected By Miscreants In Apo

The City Sanitation Operation of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished illegal structures and shanties, popularly called “Cashew Garden”, in Apo Cadastral Zone E27, Abuja. Director of Development Control, Mr Mukhtar Galadima, who led the operation today, August 12, told journalists during the exercise that the move was to rid the city of criminal elements and miscreants. “You recall that we were at Zone 3, Wuse and UTC for similar exercises since the commencement of the operation as directed by the FCT Security Committee. "Today we are in Apo, dislodging shanties and miscreants posing security threats to residents of…
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Amid Intel On Planned Israeli Airstrikes, Iran Hides Nuclear Scientists

Amid Intel On Planned Israeli Airstrikes, Iran Hides Nuclear Scientists

About 15 Iranian researchers - from a group of 100 - have been moved out over concerns of further Israeli attacks. In June, Israeli strikes killed several top military commanders and 12 nuclear scientists of Iran. The strikes targeted Iran's nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders to prevent Tehran from developing an atomic weapon. Now Iran has moved its remaining nuclear scientists into hiding, according to a report by the UK's The Telegraph. The scientists have been moved to secure locations in Tehran, the Iranian capital, or northern coastal cities. They no longer live at home or teach…
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A Look Ahead At English Premier League 2025-26: MANCHESTER UNITED

A Look Ahead At English Premier League 2025-26: MANCHESTER UNITED

Ruben Amorim has to turn the ailing club around this season, after £200m on a new forward line, or he could be the next to pay the price. By Will Unwin Prospects The big hope is that Manchester United hit rock bottom last season and things cannot get any worse. They are in effect starting again because ending up 15th in the Premier League resulted in many executives, fans and players waking up in a cold sweat. Expectations within the fanbase are impressively low, not knowing what to expect from a team that stumbled through an entire campaign. There is…
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N’Delta Insecurity: GOC, Maj Gen Emekah, Rallies Ughelli North Monarchs

N’Delta Insecurity: GOC, Maj Gen Emekah, Rallies Ughelli North Monarchs

*'Okuama Saga'll Not Repeat' By Emmanuel Ogoigbe, in Ughelli Irked by the high rate of insecurity in some parts of the Niger Delta, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Major General Ejim Emekah, has been doing the rounds rallying influential persons in the region, in a bid to restore normalcy. Some of the personalities he visited were royal fathers. Accompanied by the Commander, 63 Brigade, Delta State, Brig. Gen. M. A. Shonibare, the GOC parleyed with traditional rulers in Ughelli North Local Government Area (LGA). Speaking to newsmen at the ancient palace of the traditional rulers of Ughelli…
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Koseleri Team Hails Honorable Abass Aleshinloye On Appointment As Oyo State Commissioner To FCC

Koseleri Team Hails Honorable Abass Aleshinloye On Appointment As Oyo State Commissioner To FCC

The Koseleri Team, a distinguished group of former Local Government Councils Chairmen in former Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi's administration, has saluted Hon. Abass Aleshinloye on his recent appointment as Oyo State Commissioner to the Federal Character Commission (FCC). In a statement signed by the Coordinator, Hon. Yekeen Popoola, the group praised Hon. Aleshinloye’s integrity, leadership, and commitment to fairness as consistent qualities that have made him outstanding. They expressed confidence that his tenure will enhance equitable representation and resource distribution for the State. The august body --of which Hon. Aleshinloye is a strong member --is renowned for its unwavering…
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Bala Abubakar Is Lobi Stars’ New Technical Adviser

Bala Abubakar Is Lobi Stars’ New Technical Adviser

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Permanent Secretary/Chairman of Lobi Stars football club, Makurdi, Benue State, Dr. Philip Nongo has unveiled the club's new Technical Adviser (TA). He is Coach Bala Abubakar. Unveiling the TA Monday, August 11, during a press briefing, the Chairman described him as competent, expressing optimism in his capacity to move the the club away from relegation. The Permanent Secretary, who is also the state's Acting Commissioner for Sports and Creativity, told Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), that government was doing everything possible to address the challenges responsible for the club's relegation, expressing confidence that as the…
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After 10 Years Living Together, Ronaldo, Georgina Rodriguez Set To Marry

After 10 Years Living Together, Ronaldo, Georgina Rodriguez Set To Marry

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez shocked fans when she announced their plans to marry, marking a new chapter after nearly a decade together and five children. The Spanish model and influencer shared the news with her 60 million-plus followers on social media, posting a striking photo that captured the couple’s hands intertwined. On her finger, a dazzling, oversized diamond engagement ring took center stage — a symbol of their commitment. “Yes I do. In this and in all my lives,” she wrote in the caption. The post, which has already surpassed a million likes, was quickly flooded with congratulatory messages,…
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2022 Owo Massacre: FG Arraigns 5 Al Shabab Accused

2022 Owo Massacre: FG Arraigns 5 Al Shabab Accused

*They Plead Not Guilty *Remanded In DSS Custody Finally, justice may be knocking on the door for relations and victims of June 5, 2022 bombing of Owo Catholic Church as Federal Government (FG) today, August 11, arraigned five men before a Federal High Court in Abuja for their alleged involvement in the attack. The five are alleged to be members of Al Shabab terrorist group, a violent religious extremist group dominant in Somalia and hated in all of East Africa. The attack took place on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, in a development that shook and outraged the…
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