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LOSC Lille and Nigerian striker, Chuba Akpom, featured as his side were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League against Borussia Dortmund tonight, Soccernet.ng reports. The French Ligue 1 side held a slender advantage heading into the second leg after securing a 1-1 away draw at the Signal Iduna Park last week. Akpom didn’t feature at all in the first leg in Germany and started the game at home on the bench as Bruno Genesio’s side hoped to qualify for the quarter final of Europe’s biggest club competitions. Borussia Dortmund celebrates with teammates during the UEFA Champions League match between…

Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has said that leadership was not about holding on to power but to create meaningful change or impact on the people. Okpebholo stated this while delivering the keynote address at the 2025 Youth Leadership Clinic on Wednesday in Benin City. The clinic was organised for secondary school students by the University of Abuja in collaboration with Tetfund’s Centre of Excellence in Public Governance and Leadership. The governor, who was represented by Mrs Joy Adesina, SAN, and student of Public Governance and Leadership, Abuja Leadership Centre, said poor leadership had been a major setback to…

Faith Kordoo The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has urged Nigerians to join the fight against the circulation of counterfeit and fake medical products. The agency stated that this could be achieved through the use of its latest verification app, the Greenbook. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, made the call on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of a two-day sensitisation and awareness workshop on the Greenbook, traceability project, and paediatric policy in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Adeyeye explained that the NAFDAC Greenbook, a comprehensive database of registered drug products in Nigeria, was introduced to…

Wizkid’s ‘Morayo‘ album was a long time coming, and when it finally dropped, fans couldn’t get enough. Just four months later, he’s taking it on tour. At the start of the year, it was announced that Morayo Live would hit Europe, and now, Wizkid has confirmed that the tour is expanding to the US and Canada. From May 21 to June 22, he’ll be performing on stages in Berlin, Rotterdam, Paris, Atlanta, New York, Toronto, Baltimore, Houston, and Los Angeles. The tour will see him grace some of the most iconic venues, including the 21,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta,…

Borussia Dortmund recovered from losing an early goal to fight back and beat Lille 2-1 in France in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, sealing a 3-2 aggregate victory and a place in the quarter-finals. Jonathan David gave Lille an early lead on the night, putting the French club ahead in the tie after last week’s 1-1 first-leg draw. However, Emre Can squared things by converting a penalty for Dortmund on 54 minutes, and Maximilian Beier then fired in a fine winner for last season’s runners-up. Dortmund will now face Barcelona in the quarter-finals next…

Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue says he will not dump the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Alia dispelled the rumours of his defection in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, on Wednesday in Makurdi. The governor said that he had never contemplated leaving the party that brought him to office. According to him, the people promoting such lies on social media were only trying to sow a seed of discord between him and President Bola Tinubu. “These actions do not only wholly miss the mark, but they also portray a…

In SummaryWhile Africa is often seen as politically turbulent, several nations have built strong foundations of stability, democracy, and economic resilience.These stable countries benefit from effective governance, low corruption, and steady economic policies that protect them from instability.From Botswana to Cape Verde, these nations prove that long-term peace and prosperity are achievable in Africa.Deep Dive!!!Not all headlines about Africa are about instability. While some nations struggle with political unrest, others have mastered the art of stability, thriving in governance, economic growth, and security. But what exactly sets them apart? Is it strong leadership, robust institutions, or a history of peaceful…

Justice Williams Aziegbemhin of a Benin High Court on Wednesday remanded six men in a correctional centre for allegedly killing a deaf and dumb man at a construction site. The defendants are Joshua Edo, 50, Ohio Kennedy, 42, Obayuwana Happy, 25, Osarumen Simon, 39, Osayi Adabonyin, 41, and Adagbonyin Flex, 43. They are standing trial on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy, murder, arson, and promoting communal war. The defendants pleaded not guilty to the offences. Azeigbemhin, however, remanded them at the Oko Correctional Centre. He adjourned the case until March 25 for hearing. Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Mr…

Manchester United teenage youngster, Chido Obi-Martin, has been on the lips of many after impressing for a destabilized Ruben Amorim side this season, Soccernet.ng reports. His decision to leave Arsenal for the Red Devils in the summer stirred a few discourses, but it appears his decision has been justified. He’s been slowly integrated into the first team at Old Trafford amidst the chaos under Sir Jim Ratcliffe. The 17-year-old was born in Glostrup, a little town inside Copenhagen, Denmark, to a Danish Mother and a Nigerian Father and is also eligible to represent England since he moved there as a…

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo has said it was unfortunate for the APC-led administration to accuse its members of being responsible for the rising insecurity in the state. PDP Chairman Anthony Aziegbemi said, in a statement on Wednesday in Benin City, that the accusation was an attempt to use the rising insecurity to attack the opposition. Aziegbemi alleged that the state government had fabricated the accusations to tag PDP members as kidnappers, armed robbers to justify the demolitions of property belonging to them. “It is unfortunate, shameful, and disappointing that a government meant to protect citizens now…