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Chelsea defender Thiago Silva will leave the club at the end of the season. The Brazilian, who joined the Blues on a free transfer from Paris St-Germain in 2020, has made 151 appearances for the Blues. He has won three trophies in that time, including the 2020-21 Champions League. Silva, 39, says his love for the club is “indescribable”. “Chelsea means a lot to me. I came here with the intention of only staying for a year and it ended up being four years,” he said. Michael Olise to replace Sancho at Man Utd, Thiago Silva kiss Chelsea goodbye “It…

Manchester City took another step in their bid to win a fourth consecutive Premier League title with a 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest on Sunday, with Josko Gvardiol and Erling Haaland on target. Pep Guardiola’s men kept the pressure on leaders Arsenal, pulling to within a point of the Gunners, who held on to win 3-2 at Tottenham Hotspur earlier in the day, in the table with a game in hand. “I think the most important thing is to not think (about the title race), especially these moments, but take it day by day,” Haaland told Sky Sports. “Honestly,…

A yet-to-be identified man has reportedly stabbed his wife to death over alleged infidelity in Ekiti State. The incident occurred during the weekend at Christ Avenue, in the Adebayo area of Ado-Ekiti. A resident of the area told newsmen that the incident occurred on Friday evening while another source stated that it occurred on Saturday morning. The couple, it was gathered, had sent the older of their two children on an errand and locked up the door to their apartment before they started fighting on the issue. During the fight, the man, said to be a law enforcement agent, and…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast thunderstorms and sunshine from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet weather outlook released in Abuja forecast sunny skies on Sunday, with few patches of cloud over most parts of the northern region during the morning hours. According to the agency, isolated thunderstorms are expected over parts of Kaduna and Taraba, with a hazy condition over parts of Yobe and Borno States later in the day. The agency said cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine are anticipated over the North Central region during the morning hours. In the afternoon/evening periods, the agency said…

Arsenal overcame the hurdle of a north London derby and an anxious finale to maintain momentum in the Premier League title pursuit with a vital victory at Tottenham. Mikel Arteta’s side moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League, with second-place Manchester City, who have two games in hand, playing in the later kick-off at Nottingham Forest (16:30 BST). The Gunners’ meeting with their bitter rivals was seen as arguably the most treacherous of their remaining fixtures, but they took ruthless advantage of Spurs’ defensive flaws to establish a three-goal lead by half-time. Arsenal were then thrown…

Former Super Falcons forward, Desire Oparanozie has charged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to ensure equal care and attention for both male and female national team players. NFF President Ibrahim Gusau showcased the organization’s concern for its players by personally visiting injured Super Eagles players. The NFF’s social media pages posted a photo of Gusau posing with FC Nantes forward Simon Moses, Porto FC defender Zaidu Sanusi, and Super Eagles vice captain William Troost-Ekong. Expressing her concerns, Oparanozie criticized the NFF for not extending the same level of support to injured female athletes as they do to their male counterparts…

A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the southern part of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or significant property damage. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck 102 kilometres (63 miles) south of Banjar city at a depth of 68.3 kilometres (42.4 miles). There was no tsunami warning. High-rises in Jakarta swayed for about a minute, and two-story homes shook strongly in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung and in Jakarta’s satellite cities of Depok, Tangerang, Bogor, and Bekasi. Other cities in West Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java provinces…

Nigerians continue to bemoan the immense hardship they endure as a result of the statewide fuel shortage, which has made conducting business and other activities extremely challenging. Commuters in Sokoto state said most filling stations are locked under the guise that they lack product to dispense, while black marketers are selling a litre of fuel between N2,000 and N2,500 across the metropolis, Channels TV reported. Some residents, speaking with a reporter, called on the government to intervene to bring the situation under control so as not to degenerate. They said the situation has started affecting business activities and making life…

A concerned Nigerian citizen based in Lagos has revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) retail outlet sells diesel at NGN1,160/litre, as opposed to NGN1,000 in other filling stations within the state. He also mentioned that Mobil filling stations dispense the same commodity at NGN1,160/litre with the national retail outlet. In April 2024, Chronicle NG reported that Dangote Petroleum Refinery cut the price of diesel to NGN1,000 in an effort to reduce inflation and alleviate suffering in Nigeria. The previous market prices were NGN 1,600 and NGN 1200 per litre, respectively. Adekunle Gbadamosi stated in his X post…

Nigerians have more trust in Bitcoin-based systems than in traditional alternatives such as banks and government, a new report by an open-source blockchain website, Elastos, has stated. Elastos stated in its inaugural BIT Index (Bitcoin; Innovation & Trust) that emerging markets are driving the adoption of Bitcoin, with Nigeria and the UAE leading the charge. The report revealed that 66 percent of Nigerian respondents and 35 percent from Brazil had more confidence in Bitcoin-based systems than alternatives like banks or national governments, compared to just 16 percent in Germany and 21 percent in the UK. The survey also revealed that…