Author: Vincent Osuwo

Vinicius Jr. and Aurelien Tchouameni scored as Real Madrid defeated Benfica and advanced to the round of 16 of the Champions League. After a controversial first leg in Portugal, where Vinicius made headlines for both his winning goal and being the focus of alleged racial insults by Gianluca Prestianni—who was suspended for this match while denying the accusations against him—Los Blancos led 1-0. Real Madrid mostly avoided any problems in the second leg. Rafa Silva gave the team the lead early on, but Tchouameni’s curling goal from the edge of the box two minutes later quickly allayed fears. The Brazilian…

Atalanta defeated Borussia Dortmund 4-1 on Wednesday with a stoppage-time penalty kick from Lazar Samardzic, advancing the Italian team 4-3 overall to the Champions League round of 16. Atalanta’s goals from Gianluca Scamacca and Davide Zappacosta by halftime neutralized Dortmund’s 2-0 lead from the first leg, despite Dortmund being down from the start. Karim Adeyemi’s solo goal pulled Dortmund even after Mario Pasalic handed the home team the lead in the match. Ramy Bensebaini was penalized for striking Nikola Krstovic in the face with a high boot in the box, which resulted in extra time. Bensebaini received a second yellow…

The National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Senator Musa Kwankwaso, on Wednesday inaugurated the party’s office in Ibadan, establishing its presence in the Oyo State capital ahead of the 2027 general election. The NNPP national leader paid Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde a courtesy call while in Ibadan. The two leaders met behind closed doors at the Government Secretariat in Ibadan, and while the outcome of the meeting was not disclosed, it was thought to have something to do with strengthening the friendly relationship that has existed between Kwankwaso and Makinde for a long time. Members of…

The Ogun State Police Command has released TikToker Abigeal Nsikak, popularly known as Mirabel, to the State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development after she voluntarily presented herself at a police station in connection with her false rape claim. DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, verified that Mirabel came to the station voluntarily in a statement released via X on Wednesday. She had a thorough medical evaluation, he said, and she has been cooperating completely with investigators. “In consideration of her welfare and support needs, she has been released to the Ogun State Ministry of Women Affairs…

Governor Seyi Makinde is currently in a closed-door meeting with the National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The two political figures were present at the location, according to a short video that Oyo Affairs posted on Wednesday. In the video, Makinde was seen entering and greeting Kwankwaso and other guests. “Former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, is currently in a closed-door meeting with Governor Seyi Makinde in Ibadan,” the platform stated. Details of the meeting were not disclosed at the time of filing this report. This comes weeks…

The Coroner Court sitting at the Yaba Magistrate Court has adjourned proceedings until April 14, 2026, in order to begin an investigation into the death of Master Nkanu Nnamdi Esege, a 21-month-old who is the son of Dr. Ivara Esege and well-known Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The matter was brought before the coroner court on Wednesday, as scheduled by Magistrate Atinuke Adetunji. Following treatment at Atlantis Hospital and medical procedures at Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital in Lagos, Nkanu passed away on January 7, 2026. The infant was initially admitted to Atlantis Hospital in Lagos due to an ailment that was…

Nigeria ranked among the three lowest-performing countries analyzed in AI adoption, with just a seven percent AI adoption rate in 2025. Cybernews researchers analyzed download data of the 100 most popular AI apps in 64 countries and compared those download figures against national population sizes to estimate adoption rates. The research sourced the download data from Google Play Store and Apple App Store via a third-party data provider. Nigeria ranks 62nd out of 64 countries in the AI Adoption Index 2025, with 7% adoption, the same rate as Poland and Venezuela. Despite posting the fastest year-over-year growth in the dataset…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the sixth person involved in the 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, in which over 40 worshippers were killed and many injured. Five individuals were taken into custody by the service: Momoh Abubakar (47), Abdulhaleem Idris (25), Jamiu Abdulmalik (26), Idris Omeiza (25), and Al Qasim Idris (20). The defendants are presently on trial for allegedly committing terrorist attacks in Abuja. The suspect, known as Sani Yusuf, was apprehended in the Iguosa community along Powerline in the Ovia North Local Government Area of Edo State on Wednesday by…

Terrorists have kidnapped six worshippers of a celestial church on the expressway in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo state, the state Police Command confirms. In a statement issued on Wednesday, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the command’s spokesperson, verified this, stating that the event happened early on February 25 at around 12:50 am. Jimoh clarified that the terrorists allegedly took the victims to an unidentified location. “Upon receiving the report, the operatives of the command, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army and local vigilante groups, immediately mobilized to the scene and commenced coordinated rescue operations. “As a result of sustained…

The arraignment of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai was postponed on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja after the defense failed to appear in court. El-Rufai is facing a three-count allegation made against him by the Department of State Services for allegedly monitoring the phone of Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Advisor. At the hearing on Wednesday, defense counsel Oluwole Iyamu informed the court that his client was in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and could not be brought to trial. Iyamu begged the court to adjourn the…