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Zinedine Zidane’s son, Luca, has come under scrutiny following his involvement in a post-match brawl after Algeria’s 2-0 defeat to Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 27-year-old Granada goalkeeper was at the centre of unsavoury scenes at full-time, clashing with Nigeria midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru as tensions boiled over following Algeria’s elimination. What began as a heated verbal exchange quickly escalated into a shoving match, drawing in players and staff from both teams and bringing a sour end to the contest. Luca Zidane was seen confronting Dele-Bashiru before Nigeria players intervened to…
A mob on Sunday killed a suspected motorcycle thief opposite the Prime Power filling station in Makurdi, PUNCH Metro reports. It was gathered that the suspect allegedly snatched a motorcycle from an okada rider around Ahmadu Commisi Road in the Demekpe area of the town. The motorcycle rider reportedly mobilised youths in the area, who gave the suspect a hot chase before catching him at the Prime Power fuel station. One of the youths, who identified himself as Tony, said, “After snatching the motorcycle from the owner, the thief sped off, and the youths who witnessed the incident decided to…
Since President Donald Trump started his second coming on January 20, 2025, the world economy has never enjoyed peaceful growth, and it is not likely to know peace for some time to come. The period started “like play, like play” with a puncture on free trade doctrine. The long-held view that the world was better off with free trade was interrupted by the imposition of a series of trade tariffs on many countries by the American government, the champion of free trade itself. That action actually significantly changed the theoretical validity of trade relations in literature. Trump enacted some overarching…
If the Green Bay Packers are the cheese heads, the Chicago Bears are the cheese graters. After the Bears’ epic 31-27 win over the Packers at Soldier Field in the first round of the NFL playoffs on Saturday January, 10, quarterback Caleb Williams, wide receiver DJ Moore and tight end Colston Loveland joined the Amazon Prime postgame crew TV to celebrate — cheese graters and all. The three Bears players rocked special cheese grater headgear — trolling their rival Packers, whose fans are known for being “cheese heads” — while Williams even brought out a real cheese grater and shredded…
The federal government has no plan to toll the rehabilitated Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, says Dave Umahi, the minister of works. Mr Umahi spoke on Sunday while answering journalists’ questions after inaugurating the N40 billion Closed Circuit Television Camera Centre on the Third Mainland Bridge. “We will not engage construction on this bridge because it will entail static load on the bridge. “It is also within the town, so it will introduce many bottlenecks; that is why we are not tolling this bridge,” he said. Mr Umahi said security would be handled by the police, noting that the 11-kilometre…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in the United Arab Emirates ahead of the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Weeksummit. The President touched down at about 11:p.m. local time , and was received by the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the president is attending the summit at the invitation of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. According to him, the annual global forum brings together leaders from government and business to discuss sustainable development. DAILY POST reports that this year’s summit is themed “The Nexus of Next: All Systems Go.”…
A raging fire on Sunday afternoon razed three residential buildings and several shops in Calabar, Cross River State, destroying goods estimated at over ₦100 million. The inferno, whose cause had yet to be ascertained at press time, consumed foam mattresses and other household items stocked in the affected shops, leaving residents counting heavy losses. The affected houses and shops are located on Goldie Street by Bedwell Street in Calabar South LGA, a busy neighbourhood. Angry residents reportedly attacked fire service personnel who arrived late at the scene, accusing them of gross negligence and failure to respond promptly to distress calls.…
Algeria captain, Riyad Mahrez has vowed that the team will come back stronger after their 2-0 defeat to Nigeria at the ongoing AFCON tournament in Morocco. Mahrez was unable to save the Desert Foxes as two goals from Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams gave the Super Eagles the victory against the North Africans. The outcome of the match means Algeria are out of the AFCON, while Nigeria progressed to the semi-final stage, where they will face host country Morocco in the coming days. Reacting, Mahrez, in a post on X on Sunday, also admitted that he was disappointed his country…
The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has promised to clear outstanding pensions and gratuities of retired civil servants in the state accrued between 2023 and 2025. This is contained in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, on Sunday and made available to newsmen in Makurdi. According to the statement, the governor promised that this would be done before the end of January 2026. Alia said his administration has treated the welfare of civil servants with utmost seriousness, stressing that salaries, pensions and gratuities have been paid consistently since he assumed office. “We’ve been…
The Ogun State Police Command has launched an investigation into a viral video showing Nigerian musician Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, allegedly being assaulted while in police custody. The video, which has been circulating widely on social media, particularly X, shows the Zazu crooner in handcuffs, shirtless, and tearfully pleading while seated on a couch in what appears to be a police holding area. Reports suggest he was being beaten by some police personnel at a detention facility in Ogun State, sparking public outrage and renewed concerns over police conduct and human rights practices. Reacting to the video, the…
