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French police arrested 17 Feyenoord fans while 64 were turned away at the border after the Dutch club’s fans were banned from travelling to Lille for their Champions League clash on Wednesday. The French Council of State in Paris rejected the appeal by Feyenoord and their supporters group, FSV de Feijenoorder, and upheld the ban imposed by the French Interior Ministry due to the risk of violence between supporters and law enforcement. “64 people claiming to be Feyenoord Rotterdam supporters have been refused entry into France and 17 people have been arrested, resulting in the same number being held in…

German police have detained 59 supporters of French club Paris St Germain (PSG) ahead of their Champions League game at VfB Stuttgart, stopping possible clashes with local fans, Stuttgart police said on Wednesday. The German club host PSG in the league phase’s final matchday later on Wednesday with both teams in contention for a playoff spot that could lead to the last 16. Police said they had been made aware that there were clashes planned in Stuttgart, and the French fans were detained on Tuesday. They will remain in custody until Thursday, a day after the game, to avoid causing…

A fight has broken out at the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where a meeting of the party’s board of trustees (BoT) is taking place. The altercation began when Sunday Ude-Okoye, a party chieftain, was denied access to the meeting. Chronicle NG reports that the PDP has been embroiled in a fresh leadership crisis as both Samuel Anyanwu and Ude-Okoye laying claim to the position of the national secretary. In December 2024, the court of appeal ruled that Ude-Okoye should replace Anyanwu as the PDP national secretary. The south-east zonal executive committee of the party nominated Udeh-Okoye to…

Ghana have appointed former Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) winning coach Winfried Schafer as a technical adviser to their team after failing to qualify for the 2025 finals in Morocco. The 75-year-old German-born Schafer led Cameroon to the African title in 2002 and also previously coached Jamaica and Thailand. He established his coaching credentials at Karlsruhe in the Bundesliga. Schafer will assist coach Otto Addo as Black Stars revamped their technical team ahead of the resumption of World Cup qualification in March. Addo has been kept on despite Ghana missing out of the Cup of Nations finals for the first…

Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that, unlike other politicians, he will not be drunk with power or allow the associated advantages and benefits that come with holding a lofty position in government to change him. The governor said he will remain committed to the vows made to the Rivers people when he got their mandate, to completely put things in place that will transform the state to become what they dreamt it to be. Fubara stated this when some leaders, elders, and stakeholders of the state paid him a birthday visit to celebrate him as he attained 50…

Mercy Chinwo has called out her former manager Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, accusing him of sponsoring fake news about her son. The accusation comes after a tumultuous period between Chinwo and her former record label, EeZee Conceptz, which Onyedikachukwu founded. The conflict between Chinwo and Onyedikachukwu began when she left EeZee Conceptz. Chinwo accused the label of exploiting her, alleging that Onyedikachukwu diverted approximately $345,000 from her digital platforms and events without disclosing the transactions and remitting her share. The label boss denied the allegations, but Chinwo maintained that she was a victim of contract fraud. Mercy Chinwo breaks silence on fraud…

Former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has alleged that the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, knelt before FCT minister Nyesom Wike in 2018 to receive funds to sponsor his governorship campaign. Dogara revealed that the former Rivers Governor, Wike, mandated a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Osi Orbih to deliver the Bauchi State party’s governorship ticket to Mohammed with his interventions. A statement by Dogara on Tuesday, said that he would be a coward “as someone who knows so much because I was the provocateur of the events between the two that I will speak…

Super Eagles winger Moses Simon has announced the birth of his first son, marking a joyous moment for his family The 28-year-old football star made the announcement on his official X account. “I find no words strong enough to express my exact feelings. I’m sincerely grateful to GOD. GOD has blessed my home with a baby boy.” The winger posted, alongside a heartfelt appreciation for his wife, Ibukun Sarah Adenuga. “Thanks, my Queen, for this marvellous gift to our family. You are indeed a strong woman, and I am always proud of you.” Simon and Ibukun, who tied the knot…

The Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has warned Nigerians in the diaspora to prioritise investment in their home country, saying that the new policies of United States President Donald Trump might get them into the next flight to Lagos or Abuja. Also, the Commission lauded Nigerians in different countries for remitting over $90billion in the last five years. Engr. Sule Yakubu, a top official of NiDCOM spoke on behalf of Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa in Bauchi on Monday at a one-day sensitisation and advocacy programme for promoting emigrant investment potential in NorthEast Nigeria. “You cannot talk about people in the diaspora without…

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, disclosed that the ministry generated over N6 billion from marriages, applications for citizenship and places of worship in 2024. Tunji-Ojo said a key part of the ministry is the citizenship and business department which deals with naturalisation, marriages, expatriate quota, and other services, during a media parley in Abuja. He said the ministry realised that the revenue that was coming to government from the department was not up to what was expected. He said as a result, a process of optimising and automating the department was created. “And in the last one year, I’m happy…