Author: David Great

Germany came from behind to defeat Italy 2-1 at the San Siro on Thursday in the first leg of their Nations League quarter-final, with Leon Goretzka heading the winning goal 14 minutes from time. The second leg is in Dortmund on Sunday, and the winners will host the Nations League semi-finals, where they will meet Denmark or Portugal, and final in June. Germany pressed high early on, with Italy looking to hit them on the counter, and the hosts opened the scoring in the ninth minute with their first chance. Nicolo Barella played a pass into the box for Matteo…

Ukraine came from behind to beat Belgium 3-1 in the first leg of their Nations League playoff on Thursday, moving into a strong position to earn promotion to the competition’s top tier. Romelu Lukaku put visiting Belgium in front after 40 minutes, nodding home from a Kevin De Bruyne free kick in coach Rudi Garcia’s first game in charge. Ukraine’s Oleksiy Hutsulyak capitalised on a mistake by the Belgium defence to level in the 66th minute, before Vladyslav Vanat gave them the lead from close range and Ilya Zabarnyi made it 3-1 with an acrobatic first touch. Mudryk ‘in shock’…

Former Premier League manager Harry Redknapp has questioned the Football Association’s decision to appoint Thomas Tuchel as England’s new head coach, stating that the German must win next year’s World Cup to validate his selection. Tuchel, who succeeded Gareth Southgate, became England’s third foreign manager. His first match in charge will be against Albania at Wembley on Friday. While acknowledging Tuchel’s achievements—league titles with Paris Saint-Germain, a Champions League triumph with Chelsea, and a Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich—Redknapp was not convinced he was the right choice. “It’s all a strange situation really. I heard (former Arsenal goalkeeper) Jens Lehmann…

Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has vacated an earlier order that restrained the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions from investigating Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central Senatorial District. The initial restraining order, issued on March 4, 2025, was set aside on Wednesday, with the judge ruling that events within the Senate had overtaken it. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan came under Senate scrutiny following a heated exchange with Senate President Godswill Akpabio over seat reallocation during a plenary session on February 20, 2025. Her actions were deemed disorderly, leading to her referral to the Senate Committee…

The younger brother of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police at the Magistrates’ Court in Ogba, Lagos State. Identified as Adura, he was taken into custody alongside his friend, Ibrahim Koleosho, also known as King White, shortly after attending a legal proceeding concerning a phone he had sold to one Damola Ayinde. Earlier reports indicated that Mohbad’s mother, Abosede, had clashed with actor Yomi Fabiyi in January over allegations against Adura. Fabiyi had previously filed a petition on December 13, 2024, accusing Adura of initiating an Instagram chat in…

Seventeen out of the 18 local government chairmen in Edo State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection took place on Wednesday at the New Festival Hall in the Government House, with only the acting Chairman of Oredo Local Government, Harrison Izekor, absent from the ceremony. This move follows the recent defection of PDP lawmakers in the Edo State House of Assembly to the APC, shifting the legislative majority in favor of the ruling party. Welcoming the defectors, Governor Mondday Okpebholo praised their decision, emphasizing the transformation his administration has…

Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (rtd.), the newly sworn-in Sole Administrator of Rivers State, has vowed to restore law and order in the state. Speaking to State House correspondents after his swearing-in by President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday, Ibas emphasized the importance of stability for governance. “We know the circumstances that led to why we are here, and Mr. President made it clear in his broadcast. If the main issue is that of maintaining law and order in the state, I think for any meaningful activities to take place in Rivers State, that is the…

A major rift has erupted within the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the State Executive Committee (SEC) has dismissed a petition filed by the State Chairman, Elder Omeni Sobotie, against the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Barr. Felix Morka. The dismissal was contained in a strongly worded letter jointly signed by the Delta State APC deputy chairman Francis Obigbor,  State Secretary Surveyor Peter Akarogbe and several LGA chairmen, addressed to the APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and copied to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the SEC…

Nigeria was never one of the participating countries for US visa waiver program while the United Kingdom is still part of it, Reuters fact check team have found. The US Visa Waiver Program allows citizens of member countries to travel to the US for tourism or business for stays of up to 90 days or less without a visa, according to, opens new tab the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which administers the program along with the US Department of State. According to an internal memo seen by Reuters on March 14, US President Donald Trump’s administration is considering issuing…

The House of Representatives are probing the activities of more than a dozen non-profit organisations including those funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The Nigerian lawmakers demanded they submit within a week tax and financial statements dating back a decade, a letter seen by Reuters showed, prompting accusations of “bullying”. The groups affected include some who were previously funded by the USAID, Washington’s primary humanitarian aid agency whose work has been largely frozen by the Trump administration for 90 days pending assessments of their effectiveness. A committee of Nigeria’s House of Representatives sent out letters to groups…