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MANCHESTER, England — In an alternate world, Koby Mainu is currently playing for a team other than Manchester United. Perhaps he would have worn Napoli’s light blue, given that the Serie A champions have twice shown interest in signing the midfielder during a disastrous year under manager Ruben Amorim.Instead, Mainu’s nightmare was ended by head coach Michael Carrick rather than Antonio Conte. The 20-year-old’s return to action in red helped United and Carrick claim four successive Premier League wins.Saturday’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford was largely due to Cristian Romero’s first-half red card, but it also had…

128 Written by Lizzy Chakupi The long-running corruption trial of Nigeria’s former petroleum resources minister, Diezani Alison Madueke, resumed at Southwark Crown Court in London this week, with prosecutors presenting new evidence relating to millions of pounds she is said to have spent renovating luxury properties in the British capital. Jurors on Wednesday heard testimony from a construction contractor who worked on several luxury London homes said to have ties to the former minister. Prosecutors said the renovations were part of a broader pattern of “financial benefits and favors” Alison Madueke allegedly received through intermediaries during her tenure. The UK…

George Okoh of Makurdi At least 16 people have been killed in an attack by suspected armed herdsmen at Abande village in Mbaikyor ward, Turan, Kwande Local Government Area of ​​Benue State. According to some residents, the attack occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the Abande market where traders and buyers were conducting business. Predatory herders attacked the market, shot civilians, looted stores, and set parts of the market on fire. Community leader and former Supervisory Councilor of Kwande Local Council, Lawrence Akerigba, said the attackers made off with millions of naira from traders before torching the market. “Yesterday was Abande…

The numbers highlight a widening gap in “network reality” where physical infrastructure continues to lag the rapid adoption of 5G-enabled devices by consumers. A recent report by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) highlighted the significant shortfall in 5G access across Lagos State, revealing that 55.4% of the state remained without active 5G service as of Q4 2025. The numbers highlight a widening gap in “network reality” where physical infrastructure deployment continues to lag the rapid adoption of 5G-enabled devices by consumers. Essentially, the availability of technology to users has outpaced the ability of networks to provide consistent and usable 5G…

42 In two judgments, the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday rejected two sets of documents submitted by politician and online publisher Omoyele Sowore in his ongoing trial on charges of cyberstalking. Sowore has been charged by the Department of State Services (DSS) for allegedly making false claims in posts on his ‘X’ and Facebook accounts, calling the current Bola Tinubu a criminal. In his first judgment on Wednesday, Justice Mohamed Umar rejected an oral application by Sowore lawyer Marshall Abubakar to admit into evidence a set of documents consisting of printed copies of the publication. The publications include…

• Maintaining the much-criticized provision of the old law giving INEC discretion over the transition method; •Reduced election notification deadline from 360 days to 180 days • Abolition of a 10-year ban on political activity based on vote-buying. •PDP: Parliamentarians’ actions are shameful and harmful to the consolidation of democracy Chuks Okocha and Sunday Abolisade in Abuja Nigeria’s Senate yesterday came under fire for what many Nigerians described as a gross betrayal of public trust. It comes after lawmakers disappointed widely by passing a revised election law that rejected mandatory real-time electronic uploading of election results from polling places. The…

The African Democratic Congress has condemned the Senate’s decision to reject key provisions of the Electoral Law Amendment Bill, warning that the move will undermine the credibility, transparency and integrity of Nigeria’s electoral process. Punch Online reported that the Senate rejected the proposed amendment to Section 70(3) of the Electoral Amendment Bill, which would have made electronic transmission of election results compulsory. Explaining the Senate’s position, Senate President Godswill Akpabio noted that Congress did not reject the proposal outright, but rather chose to maintain the current provisions of the Electoral Act. In a statement released on Thursday and signed by…

LSecond: Nick Waltemaide, who was signed for £69m during the summer frenzy, stopped scoring. £55m winger Anthony Elanga has struggled for game time and goals. Centre-half Malik Thiaw, signed from Milan for £35m, continues to make basic mistakes. Last summer’s transfer window, conducted without a sporting director and an outgoing CEO, is looking increasingly like a disaster. Football has seemed a little slower and less urgent these days, while St James’s Park are a little quieter and more anxious. Eddie Howe basically sums it up with a hug and a smile.Tier 3: It turns out that Alexander Isaac lit the…

The naira has remained relatively stable against the British pound, and the pound has shown some strength in global foreign exchange markets this year.On Nigeria’s official foreign exchange market, the British pound fluctuated between N1,903/Pound and N1,906//Pound.Sterling has performed well this year amid a decline in the US dollar index and high geopolitical uncertaintyThe pound sterling was trading below 2,000 naira/pound on the informal market in Lagos. The range was between N1,985/£ and N2,015/£.Spreads have remained stable this month, with exchange operators reporting that despite steady demand for sterling, the foreign exchange market has not felt as much speculative pressure…

listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations may occur. We work with our partners to continually review and improve our results.Armed men killed nearly 200 people in separate attacks in remote villages in north-central Nigeria, local lawmakers, residents and police said on Wednesday, as security forces searched for survivors and tracked down the attackers.In the central state of Kwara, gunmen attacked Wollo district on Tuesday, killing at least 170 people, Saidu Baba Ahmed, the region’s lawmaker, said by phone.It was the worst attack recorded this year in the district, which…