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Embattled factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure had accused the interim chairman of the party, Nenadi Usman as an intruder in the party. Abure said this on Tuesday when he featured in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television. He was speaking on the Labour Party divisions and 2027 politics. “I need to make it very clear that I am not an interloper in Labour Party. If there is any intruder in Labour Party, I think it is Senator Nenadi Usman that is the interloper. “In any event, the final court has not taken…

Liverpool have published a list of 12 players will leave the Premier League club this summer. They include first-team stars Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konate. Salah had personally announced his exit earlier in the day, while Robertson and Konate will join Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid respectively as free agents. Rhys Williams will also depart after 15 years at the club. Others are James Balagizi and Oakley Cannonier. The players who have been offered fresh terms include Kyle Kelly, Afolami Onanuga, Oliver O’Connor, Lucas Pitt, Ben Trueman, Matthew Wright, Prince Cisse and Keyrol Figueroa.

When Alex Iwobi steps onto the pitch against Portugal in Leiria on Wednesday (today), he will enter a conversation reserved for only three other Nigerians in the history of the Super Eagles. Iwobi will become only the fourth man to reach a century of appearances, joining Joseph Yobo, Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa in one of African football’s most exclusive clubs, PETER AKINBO writes Joseph Yobo — 100 caps, seven goals (2001–2014) Joseph Yobo stands as a colossus in Nigerian football history, the first man to reach the 100-cap milestone for the Super Eagles and the defender upon whom Nigeria’s…

The planned arraignment of Nollywood actress Doris Ogala before the Federal High Court in Lagos over allegations of cyberstalking, cyberbullying, and attempted extortion against Pastor Chris Okafor was again stalled on Tuesday due to her absence from court on health grounds. File photo: The founder of Grace Nation International, Chris Okafor. This is the second time the actress has failed to appear for arraignment on charges filed against her by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions of the Federation. The matter first came up on April 24, 2026, before Justice Akintayo Aluko, when Ogala’s former counsel, Temiloluwa Akindayini, informed the court…

Former Nigeria Premier Football League champions Enyimba and Remo Stars will be among the clubs set to benefit from FIFA’s $355m Club Benefits Programme for releasing players during the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, The PUNCH reports. FIFA revealed further details of the distribution principles for the FIFA Club Benefits Programme on Friday, with more clubs set to benefit from the rewards, which will cover the qualifying series for the first time. According to FIFA, each club that released players during the qualifiers will receive at least $2,360 per player for each match for which the player was released. “The…

Kraken has been named the official crypto exchange supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2026, giving the crypto exchange a presence at one of the world’s largest sporting events.The company said Tuesday that the partnership will include fan activations and product experiences throughout the tournament.The 2026 World Cup is expected to be the largest in FIFA history, with an expanded field of 48 teams and 104 matches across 16 host cities in the United States, Mexico and Canada. FIFA projects the competition will attract a cumulative global audience of more than 6 billion viewers during its seven-week run.The partnership places…

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater’s private split was far from dramatic. “After their press tour [for Wicked: For Good] died down, they had been spending more time apart than usual,” a source exclusively shared with Us Weekly of what led to the demise of the pair’s relationship. “They both agreed they wanted different things and had been working through what the future holds together.” Although the couple’s romance has dwindled since the November 2025 release of their hit film, the insider explained that there is still affection between Grande, 32, and Slater, 34. “They both care about each other,” the…

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Olatunji Disu, has ordered Commissioners of Police (CPs) to immediately intensify enforcement operations against unregistered vehicles and vehicles with concealed registration numbers nationwide. The I-G gave the order on Tuesday in Abuja during his conference with the Strategic Police Managers, consisting of officers from the rank of Commissioners of Police (CPs). Mr Disu said it was unlawful, irresponsible and unacceptable to drive vehicles without registration numbers or whose number plates were deliberately concealed, defaced, covered, or altered in an attempt to evade identification. ”Let me now address the growing, disturbing trend that has several implications…

Fresh controversy has erupted in Obilonu Autonomous Community in Isuochi, Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State following the alleged conferment of chieftaincy titles on some individuals by the traditional ruler of the community, Eze L.O. Uche, despite a restraining order issued by an Abia State High Court. An Abia State High Court presided over by Justice Enyinnaya Okezie had, on December 17, 2025, in Okpuala Ngwa, restrained Eze L.O. Uche and two other respondents from bestowing chieftaincy titles on individuals pending the determination of a substantive application before the court. However, the applicant in the suit and a member…

Derecognized factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has said he will continue to criticise former presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi and Abia State Governor Alex Otti over their alleged roles in the party’s lingering leadership crisis. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Abure accused Obi and Otti of disrupting the peace that previously existed within the party. According to him, the crisis began when both leaders allegedly established what he described as an illegal caretaker committee in Umuahia, which he said had become a major challenge to the party’s leadership. Abure maintained that discussions about the Labour Party…