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Philippe Clement enjoyed his first Old Firm win at the seventh attempt after his makeshift Rangers side steamrollered Celtic 3-0 at Ibrox. Midfielder Ianis Hagi fired in from outside the box after seven minutes and the rattled Hoops struggled to keep at bay the relentless Light Blues, who were shorn…

Luke Littler says it will be the “stuff dreams are made of” if he can create history by becoming the youngest-ever world champion. The 17-year-old booked his place in a second successive World Championship final at Alexandra Palace by beating Stephen Bunting in the last four to set up a…

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti refused to be drawn on the club’s pursuit of Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold. The Champions League holders were rebuffed when they made an initial enquiry about the England right-back’s availability a few days ago. Liverpool are determined to hang on to the 26-year-old, whose contract…

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that its troops successfully neutralized 10,937 terrorists and recovered 8,815 weapons, along with 228,004 rounds of ammunition during operations conducted between January and December 2024. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, in a briefing  stated that this achievement underscores the…

It is important to address the concerns raised in Farooq Kperogi’s recent article, “Tinubu’s Buharisation of the NNPC”, and to clarify some of the misconceptions about the operations and leadership structure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. First, employment, promotions, appointments, and movements of business leaders at the…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have issued a joint directive to resolve the protracted N250 billion USSD debt dispute between Deposit Money Banks (DMB) and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). The directive, which mandates structured payment plans and debt settlements, aims to end years…

Seplat Energy Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company, has been named Best In Social Impact/Human Capacity Development at the Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAS) Africa for 2024. The Company was announced as winner of the award at the 18th edition of the SERAS Africa held at the Oriental…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Tuesday declare open a Three Day National Conference that would address poverty, unemployment and skills’ gap in Nigeria. The conference is designed by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC Think Tank and intellectual resource center, The Progressive Institute, TPI. Themed: Vocational Skills Acquisition, Entrepreneurship…

The Joint Task Force (JTF) South-South, operating under Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), has secured 95% of the Trans-Niger, Trans-Ramos, and Trans-Escravos pipelines within the past three months. Speaking at a press briefing in Bayelsa State on Wednesday, Rear Admiral John Okeke, Commander of JTF South-South Operation Delta Safe said through…

Super sub Rasmus Hojlund’s brace secured Manchester United a much-needed 2-1 comeback victory in the Europa League at Viktoria Plzen as Ruben Amorim registered his first away win as head coach. After making a promising start to life as Erik ten Hag’s successor, things were thrown off track as the…