*Tension rises as 8 soldiers, cops feared killed in Imo (Punch)*Tinubu warns of ‘‘dark channel of inhumane commerce’’ in fight against extremists (Channels)

Tension rises as 8 soldiers, cops feared killed in Imo (Punch) The Imo State Police Command has vowed to fish out the killers of the security operatives who were on Tuesday murdered in Umualumaku, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of…

FIFA bans Al-Nassr from registering new players over Musa’s Leicester deal

FIFA has banned Al-Nassr from registering new players for failing to pay add-ons owed to Leicester City as part of the Ahmed Musa deal. Al-Nassr signed Cristiano Ronaldo in January 2023 but has been banned by FIFA from registering any…

Ronaldo becomes 1st man to play 200 international matches

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first men’s footballer to play 200 international matches during Portugal’s European Championship qualifying win over Iceland on Tuesday. The Portugal captain, who made his international debut in 2003, achieved the milestone at Reykjavik’s Laugardalsvollur stadium and…

Beyoncé and Ronaldo among those to lose Twitter blue check in purge

What do Beyoncé and Cristiano Ronaldo have in common? As of today, they are no longer verified on Twitter. The social media giant began removing the once-coveted blue tick verification from thousands of accounts on Thursday. The move comes as…

*My son is Uber driver, not ‘‘Yahoo Boy’’ — Mother of boy lynched in Ondo (Vanguard)*”Total Abomination”, Lagos expresses displeasure over Gangs of Lagos film (Tribune)

My son is Uber driver, not ‘‘Yahoo Boy’’ — Mother of boy lynched in Ondo (Vanguard) The family of a 35-year-old man, Tope Olorunfemi, who was lynched by an irate mob in Akure, Ondo state for crushing four persons to…

*Ekweremadu, wife risk life imprisonment In UK (DailyTrust)*Polls: Anti-Tinubu protesters rock Abuja (Vanguard)

Ekweremadu, wife risk life imprisonment In UK (DailyTrust) On Thursday, a United Kingdom court found former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, guilty of organ trafficking. The couple were found guilty alongside a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna…

Messi and Ronaldo to meet in friendly between PSG and Saudi select

Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain will play a friendly against a select side made up of players from Cristiano Ronaldo’s new club Al Nassr and their Saudi rivals Al Hilal in Riyadh on January 19, the French champions announced on…

Cristiano Ronaldo will be allowed to live with Georgina Rodriguez despite Saudi Arabia’s strict rules on marriage

Cristiano Ronaldo and stunning partner Georgina Rodriguez will reportedly get a pass on Saudi Arabia’s strict law on non-married couples living together. The 37-year-old joined Al-Nassr on a two-and-a-half-year deal worth £173million-a-season after having his Manchester United contract ripped up.…

Lionel Messi returns to Paris Saint-Germain training after Argentina’s World Cup victory

Lionel Messi has returned to the Paris Saint-Germain training center after winning the World Cup with Argentina last month. A tweet from the club’s official account on Wednesday reads: “Welcome back Leo,” accompanied by a video of the 35-year-old arriving…

*Lagos boarding school sex claims not reported, say police (Guardian)*Discos hike electricity tariff secretly, consumers kick (Punch)

Lagos boarding school sex claims not reported, say police (Guardian) Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, said the reported sexual activities among students of the Federal Government College, Ijaniki, Lagos was not reported to the police. It was reported that some…

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