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Former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema believes Kylian Mbappe must learn to play as a central striker in the Spanish capital because he cannot displace Vinicius Junior on the left wing. Mbappe completed a dream move to Madrid this summer at the end of his Paris Saint-Germain deal, but has not hit top form under Carlo Ancelotti. The coach has retained Brazil international Vinicius in his favoured position on the wing and has used Mbappe, who prefers to play off the left, down the middle. “The problem, in my opinion, is that (Mbappe) is not a central striker, even with…

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Hon. Yekini Nabena, has urged the Federal Government, donor agencies and private individuals to extend same priority attention to the Niger Delta as it gave to Borno State in the wake of recent flood disaster in the state. According to him, the region urgently requires such attention due to ongoing devastating effects of flooding which has destroyed lives and livelihoods. In a statement issued Tuesday in Abuja, Nabena specifically appealed to the new Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, and agencies like…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, arrested a former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, over the alleged diversion of N1.3tn derivation fund. The N1.3trn amounted to a 13 per cent derivation fund from the federation account between 2015 and 2023. According to sources in the commission, Okowa was at the EFCC office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and was subsequently arrested by officials of the commission. One of the sources said, “Okowa was at our Port Harcourt office following the invitation of the investigators probing the allegations against him. He was then arrested.” Another source…

Victor Osimhen is the only African player to make Sports Pro’s Top 50 Most Marketable Athletes list for 2024, being ranked 44th ahead of Manchester City’s Erling Haaland. The US website used three metrics — brand strength, total addressable market, and economics—to determine the rankings, with Osimhen scoring higher than the Norwegian striker, who sits in 45th position. The Nigeria international recorded 24.18 in brand strength, 26.94 in total addressable market, and 13.03 in economics for an aggregate marketability score of 64.15, while Haaland managed 22.8, 17.73, and 23.49, respectively, for a total of 64.02. American gymnast Simone Biles tops…

The Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye, has passed away after a brief illness. The sad news was confirmed on Tuesday by the Chief Registrar of the Ekiti State Judiciary, Olanike Adegoke. In a statement released by the judiciary’s Public Relations Officer, Michael Oba, Adegoke paid tribute to the late Chief Judge, describing him as “a respected jurist who dedicated his life to upholding the principles of fairness, equity, and justice.” “The contributions of the late CJ to the judiciary and Ekiti State as a whole are immeasurable. His legacy will be deeply missed,” Adegoke stated. Born in…

Doyin Okupe, former director-general of the Obi/Datti presidential campaign, has said there is an agreement that the north will do eight years and the south will do eight years. Doyin Okupe stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. He said Buhari did eight years as president and now Bola Ahmed Tinubu will do eight years, if he wants to. He added that Tinubu would get a second term in 2027 if he fixes the challenges the country is going through. Okupe, “Tinubu is doing exceedingly well and he’s going to do much much better. Bola Tinubu needs understanding,…

The Federal Government has withdrawn the treason charge it entered against minors who participated in the recent #EndBadGovernance protest that was held across the country. FG, through the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, officially took over the case file on Tuesday and notified the Federal High Court in Abuja of his decision to discontinue the case against the protesters. The application for discontinuance, which was moved by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, DPPF, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, was anchored on provisions of sections 174(1), (b) and (c) of…

Some lawyers have urged the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Justice Hussein Baba, to expedite the assignment of many cases currently before the court. They claimed that many of the cases yet to be assigned to any judge, emanated from vacation courts during the annual vacation period, which spanned between July and September, this year. The lawyers further claimed that the CJ has been sitting on no fewer than 500 cases since September 16, 2024, when the court resumed its annual vacation. The alleged laxity on the part of the CJ, according to the lawyers,…

Sokoto State Government has raised the alarm over the emergence of another terrorist group in the state, identified as LAKURAWAS. The State Deputy Governor, Idris Gobir, made this known while receiving participants of Course 33 of the National Defence College, Abuja, who were on a study tour in the state. Gobir said the group is known to be a faith-based idealist, saying, “Assessment carried out indicated that the group possessed sophisticated weapons and their criminal activities were observed in about five local government areas of the state.” According to him, this sad development is happening at a time when…

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, on Monday insisted that the price of premium motor spirit, also known as petrol, it intends to import will be cheaper than the current rate sold in the country. In a statement by its National Public Relations Officer, Dr. Joseph Obele, the group said competition must be allowed in a deregulated environment. Obele disclosed that the group had incorporated a business unit that would enable it to bring in petrol before December. It disputed the allegation by Dangote Refinery that the marketers intend to import substandard products at a…