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Seven-time UEFA Europa League winners Sevilla will be without two Super Eagles players due to the timing of the AFCON 2025 tournament, Soccernet.ng reports. With Isaac Romero far from reliable in front of goal, Sevilla’s coach, Matias Almeyda, is wary of going another month without Akor Adams and Chidera Ejuke. The pair were heavily involved for the Los Hispalenses in their 4-0 win over Real Oviedo today, with both finding the back of the net. Akor Adam, Victor Osimhen and Chidera Ejuke during Nigeria vs Gabon Copyright: ImagoxSulaimanxPoojaxAdebayox Get Our Sports News First – Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now! Super Eagles…

The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a driver who allegedly killed a realtor, Yinka Agboola, during a dispute over a parking space at Royal Pine Estate on Orchid Road in the Lekki area of the state. PUNCH Metro had earlier reported that the incident occurred after the driver was asked to move his vehicle from the middle of the road to allow free movement and was offered an alternative parking spot. Eyewitnesses alleged that the suspect became hostile before entering his vehicle and driving in a threatening manner. 36-year-old Agboola was said to have tried to…

• Labour tasks Sanwo-Olu on good roadsStakeholders, including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State Council, Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), have charted a path to a sustainable transport sector in the state. This followed complaints by workers about spending a significant portion of their salaries on daily transportation due to bad roads and inadequate traffic management. They, however, proposed practical and people-centred interventions for a safer and greener transportation system in Lagos State. The stakeholders spoke during a transportation summit organised by the NLC Lagos State Council in collaboration with affiliate unions…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued fresh guidance urging retail investors to understand the risks and options before storing digital assets, just as federal regulators advance a historic shift toward integrating crypto into the traditional banking system.The advisory comes amid a broader regulatory realignment that has seen the agency drop enforcement cases, approve tokenization pilots, and clear crypto firms for national bank charters.The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Assistance released an investor bulletin outlining the mechanics of crypto asset custody and the trade-offs between self-managed wallets and third-party custodians. The guidance defines custody as the method…

Record SPFL Champions Celtic have been dealt a huge blow after Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho suffered a hamstring problem in the League Cup final, Soccernet.ng reports. The 29-year-old suffered a hamstring injury two months ago in the Hoops UEFA Europa League clash against Sturm Graz. He played just four minutes in that game before clutching his thigh. His recovery took a while, as he was on the bench for the games against Feyenoord and Hearts, before making his long-awaited return in Celtic’s 3-0 loss to AS Roma in the UEFA Europa League last Thursday. Kelechi Iheanacho holds his ankle…

The Lagos State Government, through the proposed Lagos State Tenancy and Recovery of Premises Bill 2025 (Draft), has criminalised harassment and illegal evictions, making it an offence for landlords to eject tenants without a valid court order or use self-help measures such as cutting utilities or dismantling parts of a building. Section 10 of the bill states, “Obligations of the landlord include not disturbing the tenant’s quiet and peaceable enjoyment of the premises, including not removing the roof, cutting off electricity or water supply or doing anything that will interfere with peaceful enjoyment of the demised premises.” Section 43 of…

Samuel Chukwueze and Alex Iwobi have reacted to Calvin Bassey’s mazy run in Fulham’s 3-2 over Burnley at Turf Moor yesterday, Soccernet.ng reports. Bassey got on the scoresheet in the 31st minute, rising highest to head home Harry Wilson’s cross to score Fulham’s second on the night. The Cottagers went on to secure a 3-2 win, a perfect send-off for the Super Eagles trio who are headed for the AFCON tournament. Additionally, it marked a huge piece of history for Fulham as they secured their first win against Burnley at Turf Moor in 74 years across a run of 34…

US authorities on Sunday detained a person of interest in the mass shooting at Brown University that left two people dead and nine others wounded, the latest in a long line of school attacks nationwide. A shooter opened fire on Saturday at the elite Ivy League university in Providence, Rhode Island, in a building where exams were taking place, triggering a campus lockdown and launching an hours-long hunt for the suspect. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley told an early Sunday press conference that a “person of interest” had been detained and the shelter-in-place order lifted. Police Colonel Oscar Perez added that…

By Ademola Adegbite Over hundreds of aged women, men, and youths in Oyo State, on Saturday, benefited from a free medical outreach organised by the Bakare Bridge Foundation in Ibadan, Oyo State. The outreach, held at Ibadan Christ Apostolic Grammar School, Ibadan, the state capital, attracted residents from different parts of the Ibadan South-East Local Government Area of the state, who received free medical consultations, drugs, eye screening and counselling. Speaking at the event, the Chairman of the Bakare Bridge Foundation, Nurudeen Ayotunde Bakare, said the initiative was designed to remove barriers preventing people from pursuing their life goals, particularly…

A mortuary attendant at Akugbe Mortuary in the Upper Sakponba area of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State has been arrested by the police following allegations that vital organs were missing from a corpse deposited at the facility. The incident, which occurred on Friday, reportedly sparked tension after relatives and friends of the deceased arrived at the mortuary to collect the body for burial and allegedly discovered that some organs were missing. The development led to accusations that the attendant had harvested organs from the corpse, triggering a near breakdown of law and order at the premises. An eyewitness,…