Author: Vincent Osuwo

Marcus Rashford netted a goal as Barcelona rallied to defeat Copenhagen and achieve direct advancement to the Champions League’s round of 16. The Manchester United forward on loan scored a stunning free-kick, bringing his total to five goals in the competition this season while securing Barcelona’s position in the top eight. Hansi Flick’s team placed fifth in the league standings, whereas Copenhagen ended up 31st, failing to secure a play-off spot. Barcelona appeared unsettled in the first half and might have faced play-offs as Mohamed Elyounoussi seized the ball near the center line and set up 17-year-old Viktor Dadason to…

Kai Havertz netted on his first start in almost a year as Arsenal wrapped up a perfect league phase, achieving eight victories out of eight in the Champions League with a win against Kairat Almaty. Arsenal clinched a top-two finish with their 3-1 victory against Inter Milan last week, ensuring they will host the second legs of their knockout matches. They went ahead on Wednesday within two minutes when Havertz set up Viktor Gyokeres, who struck a low shot into the net. Kairat, sitting at the bottom of the league phase with just one point, unexpectedly equalized three minutes later…

A Chelsea fan has described his “shock” after being stabbed and hospitalized ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League match against Napoli in Italy. Marcus, 22, who declined to give his surname, said he and a group of Chelsea fans were targeted in the center of Naples by a group of Napoli “ultras”—a term used for hardcore supporter groups in European football. “We turned a corner—it wasn’t technically an alleyway, but it felt like one because there were no lights,” he said. “There were about 20 or 30 people, all in black, walking towards us as soon as we made eye contact.…

Raheem Sterling departed Chelsea by mutual consent on Wednesday, bringing an end to his miserable stint at Stamford Bridge. Sterling had been working apart from the rest of his Chelsea teammates after failing to clinch a move during the summer transfer window. “Raheem Sterling has today departed Chelsea Football Club by mutual agreement, bringing to an end three-and-a-half seasons as our player,” a Chelsea statement said. “We thank Raheem for the contribution he made while a Chelsea player and wish him well for the next stage in his career.” The 31-year-old was regarded as one of England’s top wingers when…

Iran has threatened to deliver an unprecedented retaliation to any US attack, its mission to the United Nations said Wednesday, in response to a military threat from President Donald Trump. “Iran stands ready for dialogue based on mutual respect and interests—but if pushed, it will defend itself and respond like never before!” The mission wrote on X, alongside a screenshot of Trump’s social media threat early Wednesday, that a “massive armada” was heading towards the Islamic Republic. The Iranian embassy warned against US participation, citing the US’s fatalities and expenditures in its last two wars. “Last time the US blundered…

The Senate deferred consideration of the report on the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2026, deciding to give the proposed revisions more time before making a final decision. The decision came after deliberations on the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters’ report in plenary, which was held in the absence of the committee’s head, Senator Simon Lalong, on Wednesday. Lawmakers agreed to suspend debate on the report to give senators more time to review the bill in detail, with consideration set to resume on Thursday. In addition, the upper house agreed to reassemble in executive session to allow for…

Chukwuma Soludo, the Governor of Anambra State, has stated unequivocally that the Monday sit-at-home at markets across the state, particularly in Onitsha and Nnewi, will be ended. Soludo stated that the state government will no longer tolerate “calculated economic sabotage.” He revealed this during a news event on Wednesday at the Light House in Awka, declaring that the sit-at-home policy would cease in 2022. The governor went on to say that individuals who continue to observe it are being funded by certain elements in order to encourage economic sabotage. He also stated that Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has refuted claims that Nigeria’s newly implemented tax laws were altered, stressing that the versions signed into law remain intact and unadulterated. Akpabio made the clarification during plenary on Wednesday, following reports that multiple versions of the tax laws were in circulation. He said, “I understand that there is another version that was circulating around, which was not in compliance with what was contained in our votes and proceedings. “There is no adulteration. So I mean, at this stage now, you can feel bold enough to discard anything that is to the contrary. “There are about…

The federal government has announced plans to deploy military veterans to help safeguard Nigeria’s ungoverned spaces as part of a strategy to boost national security and economic activity in conflict-affected areas. This came after the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), established an 18-member committee charged with reclaiming ungoverned spaces for economic viability and repositioning the Nigerian Legion Corps of Commissionaires and Veterans. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Ministry’s Deputy Director of Information, Enderline Chukwu, on behalf of the Director of Information and Public Relations, the committee was inaugurated on Tuesday at the Ministry of…

The Ojora family of Lagos has announced the death of their patriarch, Otunba Adekunle Ojora, the Olori Omo Oba of Lagos, who passed away early Wednesday morning at the age of 93. The family stated that he will be buried in Lagos according to Islamic rites and called on members of the public to pray for his soul. In a statement by Mrs. Toyin Ojora-Saraki, the family said Ojora passed away “in full submission to the will of Almighty Allah (SWT).” “We say Alhamdulilahi for a life well lived, and we comply with Allah’s words: ‘Surely, to Allah we belong,…