Author: Vincent Osuwo

Paris St-Germain returned to the top of Ligue 1 with a 3-0 victory at Brest, thanks to an Achraf Hakimi double and a late Desire Doue goal. Hakimi opened the scoring with his first goal of the season, latching onto Vitinha’s lofted through ball. The fullback then doubled his and his team’s lead just before halftime, shooting home from a tight angle inside the area. Brest had a chance to cut the gap after the break when they were granted a penalty for handball following a VAR review, but Romain del Castillo blasted it over the bar. Ousmane Dembele, the…

Scott McTominay and Kevin de Bruyne scored as defending champions Napoli defeated title rivals Inter Milan to climb to the top of the Serie A table. De Bruyne’s first-half penalty gave the hosts the lead at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, but McTominay and Frank Anguissa scored to give Napoli their first win in three games, following a league loss to Torino and a 6-2 Champions League thumping by PSV Eindhoven in midweek. However, in a setback for Antonio Conte’s side, Belgian midfielder De Bruyne, who has four goals in eight games since leaving Manchester City, walked off the pitch…

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal will be motivated by criticism ahead of the Clasico, according to the club’s assistant coach, who spoke on Saturday. Teenage winger Yamal has been in the spotlight in the Spanish capital after joking that Real Madrid “steals” and then “complains” during an appearance on a social media stream. Spanish champions Barcelona meet Real Madrid on Sunday in La Liga at the Santiago Bernabeu, hoping for a fifth consecutive win over their rivals. “Lamine is a top player, and I think (the criticism) will be motivating for him,” Marcus Sorg, coach Hansi Flick’s assistant, told a news…

US President Donald Trump attacked Canada for being “dirty” on Friday, as the controversy over an advertisement starring former President Ronald Reagan that forced Trump to cancel trade talks showed no signs of abating. After Trump claimed that the anti-tariff commercial misrepresented the opinions of fellow Republican Reagan, the Canadian province of Ontario announced on Monday that it would remove the offending ad so that discussions could resume. However, Trump showed no signs of backing down, claiming that Ontario should not have allowed it to air during the first two games of baseball’s World Series this weekend. The World Series…

The Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, has dismissed as false a social media video alleging that the institution was involved in developing a nuclear weapon for Nigeria. The university’s Director of Public Affairs, Malam Auwalu Umar, issued a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. He described the viral AI-generated video as misleading and aimed at misinforming the public about Nigeria’s peaceful nuclear energy program. The video falsely claimed that Nigerian scientists secretly enriched weapons-grade uranium in Kaduna in the 1980s and that ABU researchers obtained it. According to Umar, most ABU scientists at the Centre for…

Grammy award-winning artist Justin Bieber has caused a stir on social media after posting two videos of himself dancing to Nigerian singer Fireboy DML’s hit song “Playboy.” The pop sensation, known for chart-topping hits like “Peaches” and his remix of Wizkid and Tems’ “Essence,” shared the first video on X and Instagram on Saturday. The video, apparently from a The League basketball game in Los Angeles on October 23, featured Bieber and his team, SKYLRK, facing Nahmias. The video used Fireboy’s 2022 Afrobeats anthem “Playboy” as background music while Bieber confidently drained shots on the court. A second video, provided…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has introduced an artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant to enhance staff training and operational readiness ahead of the Anambra governorship election scheduled for November 8. The new digital tool, called the INEC Training Virtual Assistant or “INECTrainingBot,” was launched on Friday. The INECTrainingBot, which is available on Telegram, gives users 24-hour access to election materials, interactive lectures, and on-demand learning modules. It enables electoral officers to learn from any location and at their own pace. A statement by the commission via X read, “In preparation for the #AnambraDecides2025 election, the Independent National Electoral Commission is…

The Nigeria Customs Service’s Tin Can Island Command seized two trucks containing illicit substances worth about ₦5.3 billion. Comptroller Frank Onyeka, the Customs Area Controller, confirmed the seizures in a statement made Friday in Lagos. Onyeka stated that the operation demonstrated the command’s dedication to intelligence-led border enforcement and trade compliance. He added that the first shipment, HLXU8500072, was shipped from Montreal, Canada, and intercepted on September 4 following an intelligence investigation. A joint physical examination revealed 156 packages of Colorado Indica weighing 78 kilograms and 1.2 kilograms of hashish oil concealed within four imported automobiles. The second container, numbered…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) reported that the combined efforts of security personnel on Friday evening prevented a calamity in Kogi State as a result of a petrol tanker mishap. Mr. Tenimu Etuku, FRSC Sector Commander in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lokoja, the state capital, that the accident happened at the Crusher on the Felele Expressway at 5 p.m. According to the sector commander, the truck carrying petrol was on its way to Abuja when the tank separated from the head and tumbled into a ditch. “Nobody was hurt or killed in the accident.…

The Presidency has given an explanation why President Bola Tinubu sacked and replaced service chiefs in the country. While denying that the military shake-up was connected to a rumored coup plot, the presidency stated that it was a move to “inject new direction” into the armed forces. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, told Saturday PUNCH that Tinubu acted within his authority to make leadership changes in the military. “Service chiefs can be hired and fired by the president. He is the Commander-in-Chief. He has the power to hire and fire,” Onanuga said. Earlier on Friday,…