Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities marked the fourth anniversary of their takeover on Friday buoyed by Russia’s first official recognition of their government, a step they hope other countries will follow. Helicopters…
Month: August 2025
Liverpool sign Parma teenager Leoni
Premier League champions Liverpool signed Parma’s teenage defender Giovanni Leoni on Friday in a deal worth an initial £26 million ($35 million). Italy Under-19 international Leoni agreed a six-year contract…
Trump, Putin shake hands at start of Alaska summit
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin shook hands and smiled at an air base in Alaska on Friday as they opened a high-risk summit that will test the US president’s promise…
Leverkusen weather storm in Ten Hag opener
Bayer Leverkusen overcame a 45-minute storm delay to beat fourth-division Grossaspach 4-0 in Erik Ten Hag’s opening match as coach on Friday. A hailstorm swept across the pitch in south-western…
Liverpool honour Jota in emotional Premier League curtain-raiser
Liverpool honoured Diogo Jota on Friday with a series of tributes as the Premier League season got off to an emotional start at Anfield. Jota died last month at the…
AMAC Seals Abuja Estate Over N600m Tenement Rate Debt
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) on Friday enforced a dramatic shutdown of Efab Metropolis Estate in Karsana, barricading the main gates for several hours over alleged non-payment of tenement…
12 Die, 5 Injured In Kano Road Crash
Twelve persons lost their lives while five others sustained injuries in a lone road crash that occurred in the early hours of Friday at Samawa Village, Garun Malam local government…
Nigeria Condemns Canadian Court’s Labelling Of APC, PDP As Terrorist
The Nigerian government has denounced the designation of some political parties as terrorist organisations by a Canadian Federal Court. Nigeria described the it as a baseless classification and an unacceptable…
By-elections: IGP Orders Watertight Security, Deploys AIGs, CPs
Ahead of the Saturday, August 16 by-election in 13 states across the federation, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has ordered watertight security across the states involved. The IGP…
Apple rejects Musk claim of App Store bias
Apple on Thursday rejected Elon Musk’s claim that its digital App Store favors OpenAI’s ChatGPT over his company’s Grok and other rival AI assistants. Musk has accused Apple of giving…
Sudan army chief rules out any compromise with RSF paramilitaries
Sudan’s army chief on Thursday vowed there would be no compromise with paramilitary forces who have been at war with the regular army for more than two years amid a…
At least 40 dead in Sudan’s worst cholera outbreak in years
Cholera has claimed at least 40 lives in Sudan’s Darfur region over the last week as the country weathers its worst outbreak of in years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said…
Trump says Putin summit a prelude to real Ukraine dealmaking
US President Donald Trump said Thursday his Alaska summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin could fail but was merely a prelude to a second, three-way meeting where the substantive dealmaking over…
Romero replaces Son as Spurs captain
Cristian Romero has been named as Tottenham’s new captain after the departure of club legend Son Heung-min. Son, who had worn the armband for the last two seasons and lifted…
Father Of Murdered Kogi Photojournalist Dies 21 Days After Son’s Killing
Chief James Aiyepeku, the father of Ayobami Aiyepeku, a photojournalist who was brutally murdered on July 22, 2025, in Kogi State has passed away. The deceased passed away on Tuesday,…