Author: Vincent Osuwo

Alexis Mac Allister supplied the spark as Liverpool fought back from two goals behind to defeat Villarreal at Anfield in the UEFA Champions League. Andoni Iraola’s team suffered through a woeful opening half-hour, but Alexis Mac Allister’s goal gave them hope, and then Rio Ngumoha set up Ronald Araujo to equalize right before halftime. After the break, eighteen-year-old Ngumoha did brilliantly to set up Mac Allister as Liverpool took the lead for the first time, and then Florian Wirtz netted his first club goal of the season. In the end, Iraola’s side secured a third win from three in Europe,…

Champions League holders Paris St-Germain (PSG) overcame Barcelona in a breathless encounter at Parc des Princes. After starring in PSG’s win over Manchester City last week, Desire Doue broke the deadlock in the 38th minute during a first half in which both sides spurned several clear chances. Teenage full-back Xavi Espart pulled Barcelona level early in the second half with a rifled effort at the near post before PSG defender Lucas Hernandez powered home a towering header. Lamine Yamal made it 2-2 with a brilliant near-post finish, but less than two minutes later Vitinha fired a volley into the bottom…

Phil Foden scored a magnificent hat-trick, delivering a virtuoso performance that helped Manchester City get back to winning ways in the Champions League group phase with a comfortable win over Greek side AEK Athens. The city needed to respond after suffering a 4-2 home defeat to the holders, Paris St-Germain, last week, and they did so in ideal fashion with a dominant display. Enzo Maresca’s team benefited from Foden’s excellent form in the victory, as the England international scored three times and also set up a goal in a superb all-round showing. Elliot Anderson reacted fastest to poke the ball…

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, has criticized the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government for failing to resolve questions about the October 20, 2020, Lekki shooting and for the country’s rising cost of living. In a post on his X handle on Tuesday, Atiku said that six years after the incident, Nigerians were still waiting for accountability over the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos. “Six years after the Lekki shooting, Nigeria is still waiting for a clear answer to one devastating question: Who gave the order?” the former vice president…

Police officers on Tuesday morning fired tear gas to disperse residents, journalists, and political figures who had gathered at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos for a memorial honoring victims of the October 2020 #EndSARS protests. Those affected included the African Democratic Congress governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, along with the Nigerian Democratic Congress governorship candidate, Funso Doherty. The Enough is Enough movement organized the memorial as part of activities marking the remembrance of those who lost their lives during the #EndSARS protests. However, the memorial was disrupted before participants could lay wreaths at the tollgate, as police officers…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a counterfeit alcoholic drink production facility valued at over N500m in Aba, Abia State. The agency reported that the facility, situated at No. 25 Omenazu Street, was running under unhygienic conditions, and during the operation, suspected counterfeit packaging materials, empty bottles, ethanol, and unidentified liquid mixtures were discovered. NAFDAC made this known in a statement on Monday through its X handle, noting that the suspected operator fled when its officials arrived, leaving behind a vehicle loaded with packaging materials bearing the names of Sir Edwards Scotch Whisky…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five suspects allegedly responsible for the abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and one civilian in Imo State. The incident took place on October 1, 2026, near Umunoha in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. Channels TV reported that the suspects were brought before the Justice Oputa State High Court in Owerri, the state capital, on Tuesday. NTA News, however, reported on Tuesday through its Facebook page that the five arraigned suspects are Ibrahim Jiji, Aminu Haliru, Mohammed Ali, Usman Aliyu, and Babangida Aliyu. The suspects…

Champions League contenders Bayern Munich face an early test on Wednesday when they host English champions Arsenal without in-form winger Michael Olise. Olise, who was born in London and began his career in Arsenal’s youth setup, is suspended after receiving two yellow cards within a minute during Bayern’s 3-3 draw with Viking last week. Having been booked for a foul, a visibly frustrated Olise reacted to verbal provocation from Viking captain Zlatko Tripic by throwing the ball at his head, earning the first red card of his career. The former Crystal Palace winger, who entered Ballon d’Or contention thanks to…

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has denied claims that he urged Nigerians living in the United Kingdom to abandon relatives who rely on them for financial support, stating that political opponents distorted his message about hardship in Nigeria. Obi stated that he appreciated Nigerians in the diaspora who made sacrifices to support their families back home, emphasizing that his concern was the country’s dependence on remittances to meet basic needs. In a statement posted on X on Tuesday titled “My Message Has Been Twisted,” the former Anambra State governor said he never asked Nigerians…

A 49-year-old Brazilian man sold all his possessions and travelled to over 1,200 miles (1931 km) to meet a woman he thought he would marry, only to find out she was an AI-generated character. Edimar Martins, a bricklayer from Maranhao in northeastern Brazil, told local broadcaster TV Mirante that he first encountered a social media account in 2020 featuring a woman named Jessica Oliveira, also known as Jessica Fazendeira. The account, which reportedly had over 300,000 followers, showed videos of a woman enjoying an idyllic rural life on a farm. She invited men to come live with her and pledged…