Liverpool manager Arne Slot has explained why he didn’t play Luis Díaz and Darwin Núñez in his side’s pre-season friendly 4-2 defeat against AC Milan on Saturday. Both Díaz and Núñez have been heavily linked with a move away from Liverpool this summer. The two players were not included in the squad that played against AC Milan. Recall that goals from Rafael Leão, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and Noah Okafor (2) gave Milan the victory against the Premier League champions. Explaining his decision not to play both attackers against Milan, Slot said after the game, “In Lucho’s situation, it was because of…
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Nigeria’s D’Tigress began their title defence at the 2025 AfroBasket with a dominant 92-45 victory over Rwanda. Rena Wakama’s side led 45-25 at half-time, with their opponents struggling to cope with their pace and power. The defending champions continued their dominance in the third quarter, extending their lead to 71-37. They wrapped up the win in the final quarter, sending a strong message to their rivals. Earlier in the day, Senegal thrashed Guinea 92-48. The tournament began in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Saturday.
Nigeria’s women national team, the Super Falcons, on Saturday night beat Morocco to win the 2024 Women’s African Cup of Nations. The West Africans had to fight back from two goals in the first half to win 3-2 in Rabat. The hosts came flying out of the blocks and scored twice through Ghizlane Chebbak and Sanaa Mssoudy. But the Falcons came out strongly in the second half and scored through Esther Okoronkwo’s penalty. Okoronkwo then turned provider for Folashade Ijamilusi who drew Nigeria level. Jennifer Echegini then got on the end of a free-kick to score a late winner. The…
Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party, on Saturday, described former governor Ayodele Fayose as a betrayer. PDP therefore advised Fayose to immediately leave its fold rather than ridiculing the party in public. This is coming hours after Fayose, who had earlier appeared on Channels TV declared the PDP dead. But in his reaction, Chairman, Caretaker Committee of PDP in Ekiti State, Dare Adeleke, condemned Fayose’s comment in a statement, saying that he had repeatedly betrayed the party that made him governor twice. The Ekiti PDP chairman maintained that the former governor’s actions in the last few years, especially his consistent endorsement…
The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed killing of a female final-year student of the Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko, (AAUA). The command’s spokesperson, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that the victim was allegedly killed by her boyfriend. “The victim was final-year student of AAUA. She was declared missing initially by her boss who is running a POS (Point of Sale) business after giving her the sum of N2 million to be given to someone. “The money was not deposited and the lady was not found which was why the boss reported her missing.…
African Democratic Congress says none of the current state governors has shown interest in joining the coalition because of the alleged intimidation by the Federal Government. ADC National Publicity Secretary, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, disclosed this at the third plenary session of the Northern Political Consultative Group, in Abuja, on Saturday. Speaking during the programme with the theme: ‘Peace and social cohesion: A panacea to challenges of the North’, Abdullahi expressed the willingness of the coalition party to welcome everyone into its fold. According to him, “No serving governor would be willing to cross over because of the intimidation that they…
As the All Progressives Congress steps up efforts to strengthen its dominance ahead of the 2027 general elections, Sunday PUNCH investigation revealed that mass registration of new members has already commenced in several states across the federation. This comes as no fewer than 11 state chapters of the party have pledged to deliver about 15 million votes for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, as the race for the presidency gradually gathers momentum. Speaking at the All Progressives Congress’ 14th National Executive Committee meeting held at the State House in Abuja on Thursday, President Tinubu harped on the need for membership…
The emergence of Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, a northern Christian from Plateau State, as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress has begun to stir speculation that the APC may be planning a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2027 presidential election. The political calculation has triggered a debate among adherents across party lines and in religious spaces. Sunday PUNCH reports that APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 general elections provoked a storm of controversies, with the opposition alleging an Islamisation agenda. On Thursday, the APC picked Yilwatda as its new National Chairman to replace Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, a Muslim from…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Umar Sani, has claimed Northern Nigeria would prefer former President Goodluck Jonathan to emerge as the party’s presidential candidate rather than Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party. Sani stated this on Saturday while speaking on Trust TV’s Daily Politics. He was reacting to speculation that the PDP is courting Obi and considering the potential return of Jonathan to the 2027 presidential race. According to Sani, even though Obi’s integrity speaks for him, the PDP and the North should support Jonathan, who, by law, cannot serve for more than…
Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has hit out at the United Kingdom Conservative leader of Nigerian descent, Kemi Badenoch, over alleged false claims about Nigerian women and their citizenship status. In a recent interview, Badenoch had told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria she is unable to transfer her Nigerian citizenship to her children because of her gender. During the CNN interview, Badenoch discussed immigration policies and the differences between Britain and countries like Nigeria. “It’s virtually impossible, for example, to get Nigerian citizenship. I have that citizenship by virtue of my parents, I can’t give it to my…