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Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has left the club by mutual consent after just one season at Stamford Bridge. Pochettino, 52, took charge of Chelsea on 1 June, signing a two-year contract with the option of a further year. The Argentine came under fire after an underwhelming first half of the season but led them to a sixth place finish in the Premier League. Chelsea also finished as runners-up in the Carabao Cup and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Speculation had been rife that the former Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur boss would be gone after just one year…

The Kano State House of Assembly has commenced the process of amending the Kano state Emirs Law amid calls for the return of the deposed 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. The House resolved to amend the law after the Majority Leader and member representing Dala constituency, Hussien Dala, moved the motion during plenary on Tuesday. The law was first amended in 2019 during the rift between then-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and the deposed Emir, report said. The first amendment had broken the Kano emirate into five different emirates with the creation of Rano, Karaye, Gaya, and Bichi Emirates and…

Bandits in their numbers reportedly attacked Zurak village in Bashar District of Wase local government area of Plateau State, killing more than 40 persons, including vigilantes. According to residents of the community, the incident occurred around 5:00 p.m. on Monday, when people were going about their normal activities. The residents said they could not immediately report the incident due to the poor communication network in the area. According to Sahpi’i Sambo, a youth leader in the area, who also confirmed the incident to reporters, the bandits arrived at the community on motorcycles—two on a bike—with sophisticated weapons and started shooting…

Nigeria’s business mogul, Aliko Dangote, has decried the difficulties faced by investors travelling across the African continent. He bemoaned the stringent travel policy among African countries when he spoke recently at the Africa CEO Forum Annual Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. According to Dangote, he needs 35 different visas on his Nigerian passport to travel within Africa. The 67-year-old business mogul said he did not have the time to move around the continent to drop his passport at embassies to get visas, adding that it was a big challenge. “I still complained to President Kagame. I told him that, as an…

Iranian protesters have expressed “joy” over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, who was dubbed the “Butcher of Tehran.” Three Iranians spoke on the condition of anonymity over fears of being tracked down by the country’s regime, Sky News reported. A protest leader, who is currently in hiding, suggested Sunday’s crash, which also killed Iran’s foreign minister, was “pre-planned.”. “We may not be across everything, but it’s been a known fact for a long time that Raisi was a serious contender to replace the Supreme Leader Khamenei, and perhaps some didn’t want that to happen. “But all in all, this…

Liverpool has confirmed Arne Slot, the former Feyenoord boss, as their new manager. After identifying the 45-year-old as the man to succeed Jurgen Klopp at Anfield, the Reds and the Dutch club agreed to a compensation deal worth £9.4 million in April. Klopp, who had been in charge of Liverpool since October 2015, left the club following their season-final win against Wolves on Sunday. After the game, the 56-year-old German called on Liverpool fans to get behind their new boss, chanting “Arne Slot, na na na na na.” Slot’s three-year contract at Liverpool will officially start on June 1, subject…

Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has revealed why no Nigerian court can try him. Kanu said that Section 2, Subsection 3F of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act, 2022, prevents any court of law in the country from trying him. The Act reads, “In this Act, “act of terrorism” means an act wilfully performed with the intention of furthering an ideology, whether political, religious, racial, or ethnic, and which; may seriously harm or damage a country or an international organisation; unduly compels a government or an international organisation to perform or abstain from…

Popular Banex Plaza, an electronics and telecommunications gadget market in Abuja, has remained under lock and key, days after soldiers and some traders at the market clashed. Soldiers have remained stationed across the plaza since the incident on Saturday, report disclosed. The report claimed to have seen military vans stationed at various locations around the plaza. Daily Trust reported that after waiting for hours, some traders who had gathered away from the plaza started to leave. The report stated that while none of the traders consented to speak to the press, they expressed their regret over the financial consequences of…

A social media commentator has stated that Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi, helicopter was allegedly shot by a space laser. Chronicle NG reported on Monday that Raisi of Iran died along with his foreign minister after the helicopter crash in hilly terrain and freezing weather. “President Raisi’s helicopter was completely burned in the crash … unfortunately, all passengers are feared dead”, an Iranian official said on Monday, after search teams discovered the wreckage. Rescue teams fought blizzards and difficult terrain through the night to reach the wreckage in East Azerbaijan province in the early hours of Monday. “We can see the…

A British court could give a final decision on Monday on whether WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States over the mass leak of secret US documents, the culmination of 13 years of legal battles and detentions. The US has assured Assange, 52, that he would not face the death penalty and could rely on the First Amendment right to free speech if he faced a US trial for spying. Assange’s legal team says he could be on a plane across the Atlantic within 24 hours of the decision, could be released from jail, or his…