Author: Vincent Osuwo

Lamine Yamal scored a spectacular goal as Barcelona rallied from behind to draw against Club Brugge in a memorable Champions League match. The hosts thought they had won the game in injury time when Romeo Vermant snuck in on Wojciech Szczesny and scored into an empty net, but the goal was disallowed by the video assistant referee due to a foul. Club Brugge took the lead in the sixth minute when Carlos Forbs ran down the right and squared the ball for Nicolo Tresoldi to score. However, less than two minutes later, Barcelona equalized with Ferran Torres’ first-time finish from…

Phil Foden scored two goals to help Manchester City secure an impressive 4-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Erling Haaland’s superb form was the talk in the build-up to facing his former side, but it was Foden who grabbed the headlines ahead of Tuchel unveiling his next England squad on Friday, as City surged into the Champions League’s top eight. The 25-year-old solidified his claim for an England recall by scoring two wonderful goals on either side of another Haaland effort to put himself firmly in contention for next week’s final World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and…

Victor Osimhen gave a breathtaking performance on Wednesday night, firing Galatasaray to a 3-0 win over Ajax in the UEFA Champions League with a superb hat trick. Osimhen was in unstoppable form at the Johan Cruyff Arena, scoring all three goals in a commanding display that showcased his deadly finishing and relentless energy. The Nigerian striker’s first goal came in the 59th minute—a clinical strike that silenced the home crowd. Osimhen then doubled his tally from the penalty spot in the 65th minute after being taken down in the box, comfortably shooting past the Ajax goalkeeper. When Galatasaray was awarded…

Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has urged Anambra citizens and political candidates to guarantee a peaceful and transparent electoral process during the state’s governorship election on November 8, 2025. On Wednesday, Obi addressed media at his home in Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state, and urged locals to exercise their democratic and civic rights in large numbers. The former Anambra governor urged political actors to uphold the rule of law and prioritize the state’s peace and security, emphasizing that politicians must pursue their interests within the framework of the law.…

Olohundare Jimoh, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, has justified his decision to proclaim Omoyele Sowore, activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, wanted, claiming that he was acting within his constitutional authority to safeguard public order. Jimoh stated on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily program on Wednesday that he acted legally to prevent what he described as a planned “violent protest” in Lagos. “I have the right to declare him wanted. Any person who says I don’t have such a right should go to court,” the police commissioner said. Jimoh added that security personnel acted quickly after Sowore allegedly placed monitoring…

Hundreds of University of Jos, UNIJOS dentistry students have taken to the streets to protest their courses’ lack of certification, which has resulted in some remaining in school for more than ten years without graduating. On Wednesday, the students barricaded the university gate at its Permanent site, chanting solidarity songs and brandishing placards with various slogans, including “Save us from unending depression,” “Our future is on hold,” “Accredit us now,” and “We are tired of UNIJOS,” among others. Mr Johnson Titus, President of the Jos University Dental Students Association, spoke on the students’ behalf and urged that management recognize their…

No fewer than 66 people have been killed, while hundreds of thousands fled their homes as one of the strongest typhoons this year ripped through the central Philippines, authorities say. Typhoon Kalmaegi inundated entire cities on Cebu, the most populous central island, resulting in 49 fatalities. Twenty-six others are missing, according to a civil defense official speaking on the radio on Wednesday. People are seen in videos sheltering on rooftops, while automobiles and shipping containers are swept through the streets. The official death toll includes six crew members of a military helicopter that crashed on Mindanao Island, south of Cebu, after…

No fewer than seven people were killed when a UPS cargo plane crashed while taking off from an airport in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday evening, the state’s governor said. According to Andy Beshear, the plane’s three crew members were most likely killed when the freight plane exploded as it left Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport at about 17:15 local time. It is unknown whether the fatal toll includes the three crew members on board the jet. The jet crashed, injuring at least 11 other people and sending massive clouds of black smoke into the sky. Officials cautioned that the incident…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday asked for Senate approval to borrow N1.15 trillion from the domestic debt market to finance part of the national budget deficit in 2025. The proposal, made in a letter read in plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, is the most recent in a succession of borrowing plans offered by the Tinubu administration to fund government programs in the face of narrowing fiscal headroom. According to the President, the new borrowing will “bridge the funding gap and ensure the full implementation of government programs and projects” under the 2025 fiscal plan. Akpabio referred the request to…

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has challenged an Oyo State High Court verdict on Tuesday that approved the Peoples Democratic Party’s proposed national convention in Ibadan on Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16, 2025. Justice Ladiran Akintola granted Folahan Adelabi’s ex parte motion filed on Monday in suit number I/1336/2025, and the matter was adjourned to November 10, 2025, for a hearing on notice. The Oyo injunction contradicts last Friday’s Federal High Court decision in Abuja, which barred the PDP from conducting the convention. In action number FHC/ABJ/CS/2120/2025, Justice James Omotosho ruled that the convention be…