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*Defeated Real Betis 4-1  The Chelsea Football Club of England received £5.9 million for winning Conference League Cup.  The Blues defeated Real Betis 4-1 at the final of the Conference League Cup. Chelsea recovered from a goal down to beat Real Betis 4-1 in the Conference League final in  Wroclaw . It brings to an end a four-year trophy drought and is the Blues' first silverware under the Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital ownership in Enzo Maresca's debut season in charge. Betis dominated the first half and led through an early Abde Ezzalzouli goal. But headers from Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Jackson - both superbly assisted by Cole Palmer - turned the game around in five second-half minutes, before a fine Jadon Sancho goal and a deflected effort from Moises Caicedo sealed the victory. The result means Chelsea have become the first team to win every available European trophy.

A commercial motorcyclist, Taiwo Adesoye, has narrated how he was shot by suspected armed robbers, who later stole his motorcycle in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victim, who is currently bearing bullets in his hand, said four armed men attacked him about 8p.m., behind Ogo Oluwa Hospital in the commercial town of Ore. Narrating his ordeal, Taiwo  said he was shot after the hoodlums pushed him from the motorcycle, dragged him to  a corner  and dispossessed him of his motorcycle.  According to him, “On that fateful day about 8p.m., I had just dropped off a passenger and her child in the Ogo oluwa area, hoping to conclude my day’s work. “As I was leaving, I noticed a man approaching a junction. I drove off, thinking that he might hire me for another trip, but he didn’t. “Suddenly, I felt uneasy when I saw the four  men emerging from the bush. Initially, I thought they were security personnel when they told me to stop and stay calm, assuring m...

*Gov Alia says attack barbaric, backs 'quit notice' issued to herders by Benue monarchs *This is genocide — Gwer West LG Chairman  NO fewer than 42 persons, including a Police officer, have been killed by suspected armed herdsmen, in a fresh attack on communities in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State.  This came less than 24 hours after a priest was shot in the area by the marauders. According to a source in the area, the attack started, Saturday evening, at Aondona community, where no fewer than 20 persons were killed, and spilled over to Ahumbe, Tyolaha and Tse Orbiam, close to a military checkpoint, where over 22 persons were murdered by the marauders.  The source said: "The invasion spilled over to Ahume, where the marauders killed over 10 residents, including a two-year old baby, in their sleep. They also sacked Tyolaha and Tse-Ubiam community, where five and seven persons were killed, respectively."  Lamenting the development, the Chairmain of Gwer ...

A Kwara State High  Court sitting in Ilorin, was, yesterday, told by the suspected killer of the final year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Hafsoh Lawal, Bello Abdulrahman, that he killed his facebook lover for money rituals. At the resumed trial, yesterday, Abdulrahman confessed that he personally carried out the heinous act all alone. Abdulrahman and his accomplices were also in court in continuation of the murder charge trial. Cleric Abdulrahman, who said he killed Hafsoh Lawal because he needed human’s hands for money rituals, regretted that if only he had the connection on how else to source for the needed ingredient, he wouldn’t have killed hafsoh. Meanwhile, another police witness, Inspector Ayodele Azeez attached to Criminal Investigation Department, CID, at the state Police Command, testified. Azeez narrated: “On February 14, 2025, a case of murder and rape was transfered from C Division Oja-Oba to State CID.  “The 1st defendant, Abdulrahman was...

•Father was evading arrest — Police A yet to be identified police officer, shot a 15-year-old secondary school student named Taiwo, while he was en-route to an examination center in the Gbagi area of Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State. The tragic incident occurred when Taiwo was struck by a stray bullet in the lower part of his body. Taiwo's father was driving him and his twin brother to the examination centre for the West African Exanination Council, WAEC, when the shooting took place.  Following the incident, he rushed Taiwo to Welfare Hospital, in Alakia, before transferring him to the University College Hospital, UCH. Eyewitness accounts revealed that the bullet penetrated the back seat of the car where Taiwo was seated with his brother. Speaking on the tragic incident, Taiwo's father expressed disbelief, saying: "I couldn't believe that my son is dead. We left home together, full of life and assurance that he would excel in his exams. "Now, I am carryi...

THE United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, has revealed that approximately 2.9 million children in Nigeria are suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition, SAM. UNICEF Country Representative, Mrs. Cristian Munduate, who made this known on Monday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital,  emphasised the urgent need for immediate hospital care to prevent the untimely deaths of affected children. Speaking at the handover ceremony of 40,000 packs of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, RUTF, through the Child Nutrition Fund, Munduate stated that over 40 per cent of children in Kwara State are affected by malnutrition. She noted that the Kwara State Government had contributed $100,000 to access the Child Nutrition Fund, with UNICEF matching the amount. She said: “According to our records, 2.9 million children in Nigeria are suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition. This is clearly a troubling situation. In my opinion, the affected children should be taken to hospitals immediat...

*Differs with Atiku’s camp over VP slot deal lDetails of coalition remain secret — Ex-VP’s Aide *Coalition’ll defeat Tinubu on election day, if… — PDP *ADC remains coalition party in Nigeria — Nwosu THE 2023  presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi,  has his explained his involvement in the coalition of opposition parties, ahead of the 2027 election, wasn’t about positions but  replacing bad governance with a better one. Obi said this in response to reports that he had agreed to a deal with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to serve as Vice President in the 2027 polls. It was alleged that, as part of the agreement, Atiku committed to serving a single term of four years and was prepared to sign a written agreement. However, plans for a major opposition coalition, ahead of the 2027 general elections, are being closely guarded, with details of the agreement between Atiku and Obi remaining under wraps. Sources disclosed that the two political heavyweights,...

SIX Nigerians have been deported from the United States of America, USA, having been charged with various crimes in the country. It was gathered that their deportation was in connection with a decision by the US government to deport at least 3,000 Nigerians, who had been involved in various crimes in the country. The deportees arrived on Wednesday via a Delta Airlines flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. They were received by officials from various Nigerian government agencies, who will determine the next line of action. Under the Donald Trump administration, the U.S. government intends to carry out more deportations in line with its policy of streamlining immigration in the country. President Donald Trump had launched an unprecedented mass immigration crackdown within his first 100 days in office, detaining more people for immigration violations and allowing arrests outside schools and courthouses. He said he would ramp up workplace raids to find undocumented i...

  *We’ll resist imposition in Amuwo-Odofin —Group *LASIEC can’t conduct election in 37 LCDAs —Olanrewaju ANGRY reactions have greeted the just concluded chairmanship primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, as aggrieved aspirants and groups kicked against the alleged imposition of candidates by some party leaders. The aggrieved party members and leaders faulted those using President Bola Tinubu’s name to impose their candidates. Recall that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, had slated July 12 for the conduct of chairmanship and councillor positions in the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 LCDAs. The APC Electoral Committee had last week cleared 432 chairmanship aspirants out of the 470 that submitted the nomination forms for the 20 LGAs and 37 LCDAs.  55 Chairmanship candidates emerged from the process, which was held at the party Secretariat, ACME, Ogba, on Saturday. Earlier, delegates of no fewer than two LCDAs boycotted the exe...

Gunmen, reportedly killed travellers and set ablaze several vehicles on the Okigwe-Owerri Road, in Imo State. The number of human casualties was yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report. While some sources claimed over 35 vehicles were burnt, others said no fewer than eight vehicles, including a truck, were set ablaze by the hoodlums who laid siege to the Owerri-Okigwe highway to unleash mayhem. Confirming the incident, the spokesman of the police in the state, Henry Okoye, said the police and other security agencies have launched man haunt for the killers. "The Imo State Police Command, working in synergy with the Military, Department of State Services, DSS, and other sister security agencies, have launched a coordinated manhunt for the criminal elements suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB/ESN. These armed miscreants attacked unsuspecting commuters along the Okigwe-Owerri Road, in the early hours of yesterday. "The at...

Cardinal Robert Prevost (middle), after his election as new Pope, giving his maiden address in his first public appearance at the Vatican City. He adopted Leo XIV as his papal name ..   By Mathew Ajigbotesho *Picks Leo XIV as papal name, *US Pope, an honour, says Trump *Tinubu, other world leaders hail Prevost President Bola Tinubu, his US counterpart, Mr. Donald Trump and presidential candidate of Labour Party in the last general elections, Mr Peter Obi and other world leaders have congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the new Pontiff of the Catholic Church and successor to late Pope Francis. Their congratulatory messages came at the end of a conclave by cardinal-electors, after which the new Pope was chosen and announced. A moderate, who was close to Pope Francis, Prevost becomes the first pope from the United States of America and has taken Leo XIV as his papal name. French Cardinal, Dominique Mamberti, announced the new pope, with the Latin words “Habemus Papam” (...

  From left, National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun; President Bola Tinubu; Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo and his wife Dr. Nonye Soludo, during the commissioning of Government House Mini City, Awka, Anambra state, *APGA committed to Tinubu’s re-election — Bianca Ojukwu, *Adopting Tinubu is perfidious—Chekwas Okorie, *It shows gov’s desperation —Sen Wabara, *Ozigbo slams Soludo AHEAD of the 2027 general elections, President Bola Tinubu’s second term got a major boost as Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has declared that the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, has adopted Tinubu as its presidential candidate. Soludo made the declaration when the President paid a one-day working visit to commission projects. APGA’s adoption was received with mixed reactions from stakeholders in the South-East. While it is seen as a major boost for the president as his support base continues to widen in the South-East and South-S...

THE 2023 presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dismissed insinuations that he was planning to dump the party for ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, assuring that he was not leaving the party. Speaking with women members of the party’s Board of Trustees, BoT, who visited him to help save the party from total collapse, Atiku, who insisted on coalition to push out the APC-led government in 2027, said the coalition movement was not just a political strategy, but also a necessity to challenge the ruling party and rebuild the country. It was gathered that Atiku, who was so passionate about the PDP, told the women, led by the former Minister of Women Affairs and ex-National Women Leader of the party, Hajia Inna Ciroma, that coalition was a workable one that would assure good results. According to him, National Party of Nigeria, NPN, the ruling party in the Second Republic had formed an alliance with the Nigeria Peoples Party, NPP, known as NPN-NPP accord, saying whe...