Manchester United and Leeds United meet at Dublin’s Croke Park tonight in what is officially a pre-season friendly, although very little about this fixture feels particularly friendly. The match, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. UK time, is United’s penultimate pre-season game before the new Premier League campaign. It also gives Michael Carrick another opportunity to assess…
Nigeria’s security agencies face renewed scrutiny over allegations of people being held for years without trial, raising a question that goes beyond individual cases: how can the state fight insecurity effectively if people can remain in detention without a clear judicial resolution? One of the cases attracting attention is that of Onyeaka Ozioma Elizabeth, an…
The 2026/27 season is beginning to take shape as Real Madrid and Barcelona welcome back some of their biggest stars following Spain’s World Cup triumph, but their returns also create a new preseason problem: how quickly can these players go from celebration mode to title-race mode? At Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham has returned to preseason…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow would retaliate if Western countries seize Russian commercial vessels, raising the stakes in an already increasingly aggressive campaign against Russia’s so-called shadow fleet. Putin’s warning comes as Western governments have become more willing to intercept and seize vessels suspected of helping Russia circumvent sanctions. The UK, for…
Fresh details from the ongoing investigation into Nigeria’s alleged 2025 coup plot have put Army Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji at the centre of the case. Investigators reportedly identified him as a key organiser of the alleged plan to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, with statements attributed to him naming other military officers allegedly involved. But the bigger…
The release of Katsina-born carpenter Mustapha Marwana by the Department of State Services (DSS) is significant for more than the ₦3 million compensation attached to it. Marwana was arrested in connection with the May 15 attack on schools in Oyo State’s Oriire area, where pupils and teachers were abducted and two victims were reportedly killed….
Liverpool’s pursuit of Bradley Barcola is entering the stage where the biggest question may no longer be whether the player wants to move, but whether PSG are willing to accept Liverpool’s valuation. Recent reports say Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain remain in discussions, with Barcola having given the green light to the move on personal terms….
Judy Austin has reportedly taken her long-running dispute with her former husband, Emmanuel Chukwuobasi Obasi, to court, filing a ₦1 billion defamation suit against Obasi and actress Rita Edochie. The case follows allegations made by Obasi during a June appearance on The Honest Bunch podcast, where he spoke about his former marriage to Austin and…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has dissolved the board of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc (KAEDC) after the company accumulated about ₦456.5 billion in market obligations, including ₦415.5 billion owed to Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading and ₦41 billion owed to the Nigerian Independent System Operator. NERC has appointed an interim board and administrator for six…
The death of 23-year-old Nigerian Law School student Faith Ajoke Alayande in Lagos has left her colleagues and family grieving, while also raising difficult questions about how educational institutions respond when students may be struggling privately. Alayande, a student at the Nigerian Law School’s Lagos Campus in Victoria Island, was reportedly found dead at the…
