Author: Vincent Osuwo

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Police Force to investigate Anambra State Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo over his recent promise of cash rewards to party supporters in wards that deliver victory for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in next Saturday’s governorship election. The APC’s National Secretary, Ajibola Bashiru, made the plea in an interview with Sunday PUNCH, accusing Soludo of attempting to influence voters with cash incentives rather than depending on his administration’s competence. Soludo, the APGA governorship candidate, provoked outrage after promising cash incentives at a campaign event…

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah scored his 250 goal for the club in Liverpool’s well-deserved 2-0 home win over Aston Villa. It’s been a while since Liverpool fans had much to chant about at Anfield, but manager Arne Slot believes the fans played an important role in helping the Reds regain their form. The Dutchman had been under fire, with six defeats in seven games in all competitions, before the reigning champions achieved a well-deserved 2-0 home win over Aston Villa, thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah and Ryan Gravenberch. That triumph snapped a four-game losing sequence in the Premier League,…

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Real Madrid defeated Valencia comfortably at Santiago Bernabeu to take a seven-point lead in La Liga. After Mbappe’s double inside 31 minutes, Vinicius Jr. had a penalty saved by Valencia goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala, then Jude Bellingham’s magnificent curling strike put the hosts ahead before halftime. Alvaro Carreras then sealed Real’s fourth consecutive victory in the Spanish top flight with a magnificent left-footed strike into the top corner from a tight angle. Vinicius Jr. was bound to get a lot of attention in this match after loudly expressing his displeasure with being substituted during last week’s…

US President Donald Trump has warned the Federal Government to act decisively in ending the genocide against Christians in Nigeria. Trump, in a statement on his Truth platform on Saturday, warned the President Bola Tinubu-led government to “move fast” in ending the insurgency against “cherished Christians” in Nigeria. The President pledged to send US troops to Nigeria to help fight insurgency and end the genocide against Christians in the country. “If the Nigerian government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the USA will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and we may very well go into that…

Bayern Munich extended their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season with a victory over Bayer Leverkusen, moving them five points clear at the top. Vincent Kompany’s side won their eighth league title in a row, and their 15th overall, as the defending champions proved unstoppable so far. Serge Gnabry scored the first goal of his 250th Bundesliga game in the 25th minute, beating Leverkusen goalkeeper Mark Flekken. Six minutes later, Nicolas Jackson scored his first league goal for the club since signing on loan from Chelsea in the summer. An own goal by Loic Bade added to Leverkusen’s misery, as…

Joao Pedro broke his 10-game goal drought to give Chelsea a well-deserved victory, while Tottenham were booed off after another poor home display. The 24-year-old Brazilian had been suffering with fitness and form, but he easily chipped in the winner after Moises Caicedo’s continuous pressing forced defender Micky van de Ven to make a mistake inside his own box. Pedro could have had three by halftime if Italian goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario hadn’t made two excellent saves, first low to his right and then quickly tipping away a volley. But, in the end, that solitary goal was enough to defeat a…

American rapper Nicki Minaj has expressed gratitude following U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to designate Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” over alleged religious persecution. Chronicle NG reports that Trump, in a post shared on his Truth Social platform on Friday, claimed that Christianity was facing an “existential threat” in Nigeria, accusing radical Islamists of carrying out widespread killings of Christians. “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘country of particular concern,’” Trump wrote. Trump added that the…

A late goal by Goncalo Ramos secured Paris St-Germain’s (PSG) dramatic victory over Nice, ensuring that the current champions remained at the top of Ligue 1. The Champions League holders appeared to be losing their second game in a row until the Portuguese forward headed in from a corner in the fourth minute of added time. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia flicked on Lee Kang-In’s set piece, and Ramos pounced to nod it in from close range. Ramos, a former Benfica striker, has a track record of scoring in stoppage time this season, having done it with a header to equalize the UEFA…

Manchester United earned a point against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground as Amad Diallo scored a powerful shot in the 81st minute. Manchester United thought they were on their way to a fourth consecutive win and second place in the table after Casemiro headed them ahead at halftime from a corner that Forest believed should not have been granted. But the game changed in the space of two second-half minutes, as Forest captain Morgan Gibbs-White outmuscled Amad to reach Ryan Yates’ deep cross from the right. Forest scored on their following attack. Once again, they caused issues for Manchester…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade. The party also suspended its National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu; Deputy Legal Adviser, Okechukwu Osuoha; and National Organizing Secretary, Umaru Bature for one month following a court ruling that stopped the party’s planned national convention. Revealing this while speaking to press, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said the decision followed an emergency NWC meeting held on Saturday at the party’s office, Legacy House, located in Maitama, Abuja. He stated, “The NWC, in line with the party’s constitution, came to…