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Borussia Dortmund battled past hosts Hoffenheim 3-1 on Friday, with veteran Marco Reus on target for a third straight Bundesliga game as they provisionally climbed to the top of the standings. Dortmund’s third consecutive league win lifted them to 14 points, one ahead of Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich, who are in action on Saturday. The visitors, who face AC Milan in the Champions League next week, took an 18th-minute lead after a defensive error, with Niclas Fuellkrug slotting home his first goal of the season. Andrej Kramaric scored with a 25th-minute penalty for a deserved equalizer, but Dortmund went…

Las Vegas police arrested a man on suspicion of murder in the shooting of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur, who was killed in the city nearly three decades ago, the Associated Press reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources. Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested early Friday morning, although the exact charge or charges were not immediately clear, according to the AP, which said an indictment was expected later on Friday. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment to confirm the reports. Tupac was wounded in a drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip…

The International Olympic Committee has said hijabs will be allowed inside the athletes’ village at next year’s Olympics, despite hosts France banning their team members from wearing them. French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said her country’s ban was to help respect the principles of secularism. But the IOC has clarified that the regulation will not apply to other countries participating in Paris 2024. “For the Olympic Village, the IOC rules apply,” said an IOC spokesperson. “There are no restrictions on wearing the hijab or any other religious or cultural attire. Iranian chess player who removed hijab gets Spanish citizenship “When…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva, have received about 50,000 decampees, including leaders, aides to Governor Douye Diri, and members of other political parties, ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. Some of the decampees were members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP), among others. The decampees were received at the party secretariat in Yenagoa by the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who was represented by the APC Deputy National Chairman (North), Alhaji Ali Dalori. Among those defectors were two former commissioners, Chief Saviour Ibegu (from…

Liverpool will be a great test for Tottenham Hotspur as the North London club tries to impose their new brand of football when the two sides meet in the Premier League this weekend, Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou said on Friday. Both Liverpool and Spurs are two of four unbeaten teams left in the Premier League this season, but Juergen Klopp’s side are on the longest unbeaten run among clubs in Europe’s top leagues, last losing in April in the 2022–23 campaign. Liverpool were eighth at that time last season but ultimately finished fifth, and although they failed to qualify for…

Liverpool are braced for a tough Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur, manager Juergen Klopp said while lavishing praise on the north London side’s new boss, Ange Postecoglou. Fourth-placed Tottenham are enjoying their best start to a league season in 57 years, while Liverpool are chasing their sixth successive league win and eighth in all competitions. Postecoglou, who finished his career at Scottish Premiership side Celtic with a domestic treble before joining Spurs in June, has his task cut out after the Premier League club finished eighth last season and sold record goalscorer Harry Kane to German champions Bayern Munich.…

Nigerian actress and producer Funke Akindele and her estranged husband, JJC Skillz, recently reunited at a movie premiere, just a year after announcing their separation. JJC Skillz first made the separation public in 2022 during an election campaign via his Instagram page, but Akindele never revealed the specific reasons for it. Despite the significant social media attention their separation received, the details remained private. However, the couple crossed paths once again at the premiere of their jointly produced and directed film, ‘She Must Be Obeyed,’ which they had worked on before their separation. An online video captured the heartwarming moment…

Senator Owan Enoh, the Minister of Sports Development, said he is saddened by the news of Victor Osimhen in Napoli and committed to ensuring Nigerian athletes are accorded the respect they deserve and are not exposed to any injustice. Enoh, in a statement via his official X account on Thursday, wrote, A rally for Victor Osimhen and all Nigerian athletes. “Over the past weekend, the news coming out of Napoli concerning Super Eagles player Victor Osimhen saddened me greatly, Enoh reacted. “The travails of Tobi Amusan have been no less so—the reason I made efforts to reach her directly last…

Minister of Works Dave Umahi and staff of the ministry engaged each other in a show of power as both locked each other in or out of office. The minister had arrived at the office at 8 a.m., after which he ordered that no staff be allowed on the premises because they were late. In return, the staff, who accused Umahi of being tyrannical, decided to lock up the ministry, preventing the entry and exit of anyone, including the minister. In a viral video seen by Chronicle NG, the affected workers were angrily shouting ‘He must go!’, ‘Umahi must go!’…

The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association’s (NVMA) FCT Chapter’s immediate past chairman, Dr. Ifeanyi Ogbu, has called for the establishment of veterinary medical centres in all local government areas in the country. Ogbu made the call in an interview with reporters in Abuja in commemoration of World Rabies Day, observed every year on Sept. 28. He said such measures would ensure prompt responses to rabies cases at the grassroots and curb their prevalence. The veterinarian said the implication of the move is that veterinary doctors would be within reach of the populace at the grassroots, where the virus emanates. Chronicle NG…