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Sep
18
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
Barcelona’s Rashford Double Silences Newcastle, Manchester City Beat 10-Man Napoli

Barcelona’s Rashford Double Silences Newcastle, Manchester City Beat 10-Man Napoli

Sports
*De Bruyne Pulled Out Early *Newcastle 1 Barcelona 2 *Manchester City 2 Napoli 0 By Louise Taylor, at St. James' Park, & Jamie Jackson, at the Etihad A little more than 24 hours before kick-off on Thursday night, Hansi Flick spoke about how lucky he felt to have acquired Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United. Barcelona’s manager was not remotely bothered that his stock had fallen so far at Old Trafford. Rashford, he said, was a forward he had long admired and now believed he could help improve. In the 82nd minute, Rashford walked off wreathed in smiles before…
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Sep
18
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
Looming FIFA Axe: We Don’t Care, If We Win 2 Remaining Matches We’ll Be In World Cup –S/Africa Boasts

Looming FIFA Axe: We Don’t Care, If We Win 2 Remaining Matches We’ll Be In World Cup –S/Africa Boasts

Sports
"I think our focus right now is to ensure that Bafana get maximum points come October [when they face Zimbabwe and Rwanda] because whatever happens, whether there's docking of points or whatever you're saying out there, if we get six points come October, nothing else is going to matter." These were the words of South African Football Association (SAFA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lydia Monyepao, today, while reacting to the breaking news that FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings over Bafana Bafana's use of an ineligible player, Teboho Mokoena, in a World Cup qualifier away to Lesotho on March 21 this…
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Sep
18
2025
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Ibas Takes His Inglorious Leave As Fubara Returns

Ibas Takes His Inglorious Leave As Fubara Returns

Opinion, Politics
By IKECHUKWU AMAECHI It is no longer a matter of conjecture. As Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, haughtily disclosed on August 30, President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, announced an end to the six-month emergency rule he imposed on Rivers State on March 18. Unlike the emergency rule proclamation which he made via a national broadcast, the president ended the ill-advised political manoeuvre via a statement he personally signed, expressing satisfaction that the inglorious measure had achieved its objectives. Claiming that it would have been a colossal failure on his part not to have made the proclamation,…
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Sep
18
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
Sokoto Lawmakers Urge Executive, Others To Stem Flood, Assist Victims In 3 LGAs

Sokoto Lawmakers Urge Executive, Others To Stem Flood, Assist Victims In 3 LGAs

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By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto Sokoto State House of Assembly has called on the State government, the national and state Emergency Management Agencies (NEMA and SEMA) and other relevant authorities to, as a matter of urgency, come to the aid of victims of flood in Dange Shuni, Kebbe and Gada Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The call was made under a matter of urgent public importance on a flood disaster that affected several communities in the area. The motion was seconded by Hon. Bashir Isah, member representing Tambuwal East constituency. In their separate elaborations on the matter, members representing…
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Sep
18
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
ChatGPT Developing Age-verification System To Identify Under-18s

ChatGPT Developing Age-verification System To Identify Under-18s

Science and technology
*After Teen's Death OpenAI will restrict how ChatGPT responds to a user it suspects is under 18, unless that user passes the company’s age estimation technology or provides ID, after legal action from the family of a 16-year-old who killed himself in April following months of conversations with the chatbot. OpenAI was prioritising “safety ahead of privacy and freedom for teens”, Chief Executive Sam Altman said in a blog post on Tuesday, September 17, stating “minors need significant protection." The company said that the way ChatGPT responds to a 15-year-old should look different to the way it responds to an…
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Sep
17
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
Fubara Resumes Thursday As President Bola Tinubu Delivers Speech Reinstating Rivers State Governor

Fubara Resumes Thursday As President Bola Tinubu Delivers Speech Reinstating Rivers State Governor

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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ON THE CESSATION OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE My Fellow countrymen and, in particular, the good people of Rivers State. I am happy to address you today on the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State. You will recall that on 18th March, 2025, I proclaimed a state of emergency in the state. In my proclamation address, I highlighted the reasons for the declaration. The summary of it for context is that there was a total paralysis of governance in Rivers State, which…
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Sep
17
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
UEFA Champions League: Liverpool Dramatically Edge Atletico, Toothless Chelsea Lose To Bayern

UEFA Champions League: Liverpool Dramatically Edge Atletico, Toothless Chelsea Lose To Bayern

Sports
*Liverpool 3 Atletico Madrid 2 *Bayern Munich 3 Chelsea 1 By Will Unwin, at Anfield, and Jacob Steinberg, at Allianz Arena It should have been a lot easier than this for Liverpool but the 92nd-minute roar to celebrate Virgil van Dijk’s winner against Atlético Madrid made the hardship worthwhile. After scoring twice in the opening six minutes through Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah, Liverpool were galloping to victory but were pegged back by two goals from Marcos Llorente, only for their captain to head home a late corner and send Anfield wild in the process. Diego Simeone’s side arrived with…
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Sep
17
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
I Didn’t Rape, Sexually Assault Those Women, Partey Tells London Court

I Didn’t Rape, Sexually Assault Those Women, Partey Tells London Court

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*Trial Nov 2026 Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court, London. He currently plays for Spanish La Liga side Villarreal and was in action on Tuesday, September 16, at the 1-0 away loss to Tottenham Hotspurs in UEFA Champions League. The 32-year-old is accused of raping two women and sexually assaulting a third woman. The alleged offences took place between 2021 and 2022, when he was an Arsenal player. Partey spoke on court to confirm his name, date of birth and his not…
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Sep
17
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
Substance Found In Ibadan Well Diesel, Not Crude Oil -State Govt Clarifies

Substance Found In Ibadan Well Diesel, Not Crude Oil -State Govt Clarifies

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By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State government has debunked reports circulating on social media claiming that crude oil was discovered in a well at Yemetu, Ibadan, the state capital. The government, through the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, clarified that investigations revealed the substance found was diesel, not crude oil. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, gave the explanation in a statement on Wednesday (today). He said according to the Environment Ministry, officials launched a three-day investigation, following a petition received on September 8, regarding suspected water pollution at a house in Yemetu Igosun. "Findings…
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