Real Madrid have identified Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino as candidates to become their new manager if they decide part ways with Alvaro Arbeloa. On Wednesday, Los Blancos were eliminated from the Champions League by Bayern Munich. Madrid are also nine points off Barcelona in LaLiga. As it stands, Arbeloa’s men are set to finish the season without any silverware. According to Daily Mail, the club’s president Florentino Perez admires both Klopp and Pochettino. Klopp is currently in a senior role with the Red Bull group while Pochettino will take charge of the USA at the World Cup this summer.
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Former Arsenal player, Martin Keown, has suggested that if the team wants to win the Champions League, they should avoid playing Paris Saint-German in the final. Keown said he would rather Mikel Arteta’s team face Bayern Munich than Paris Saint-German. Arsenal has already beaten Bayern 3-1 in the group stage of the tournament. Bayern are on the other side of the draw and are set to face PSG in the semi-finals. Keown told TNT Sports, “I think Bayern will get through on that side of the draw. So, an Arsenal-Bayern final.” He added, “I would still prefer Arsenal to play…
From Khalid Idris Doya, Bauchi The Dr. Yakubu Adamu Contact Committee, alongside the entire structure of his political movement groups, has declared its solidarity with Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, amid ongoing political developments and nationwide consultations. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Hon. Mahmoud Abba Yana, former Executive Chairman of Shira Local Government Area, addressed party stakeholders and the people of Bauchi State on behalf of the committee and its affiliated groups. He affirmed their support for Governor Mohammed’s leadership and his direction in the current wave of political realignments. “At this critical moment in our political…
Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday, announced an adjustment for the campaign period ahead of the Osun State governorship election. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, announced the adjusted schedule in a statement in Abuja. The statement read, “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) issued the Revised Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Election and adjusted the Osun State Governorship Election forward by one week from the 8th of August 2026 to the 15th. “As a result of this adjustment, the last day for political parties’ campaigns in the state…
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has told a United Kingdom court that her role in approving oil contracts during her time in office was largely procedural, insisting that key decisions were made before documents reached her desk. Testifying before the Southwark Crown Court in London, Alison-Madueke said the structure of Nigeria’s oil industry limited her direct control, with operational authority largely exercised by the leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). “The system was already in motion before files came to me,” she told the court, noting that the scale and complexity of the petroleum sector made…
Federal Government has rehabilitated 744 former insurgents and victims of violent extremism, including eight foreign nationals, under its De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration programme, Operation Safe Corridor. The foreign nationals include one each from Burkina Faso and Cameroon, two from Chad, and four from Niger Republic, while the remaining 736 beneficiaries are Nigerians. The programme, established in 2016, is part of a broader strategy to address insurgency through non-kinetic measures, recognising that sustainable peace cannot be achieved through military force alone. A breakdown of the Nigerian participants shows that Borno State recorded the highest number with 597 beneficiaries, followed by Yobe…
…slams Atiku, other opposition chieftains President Bola Tinubu says no amount of pressure or intimidation will distract him from his decision and job. Tinubu also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the reform agenda, which he said was already yielding results for Nigerians. The President spoke at the State House, Abuja, during a meeting with the leadership and coordinators of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, a political mobilisation network inaugurated weeks earlier to carry the administration’s message to the grassroots. Vice President Kashim Shettima, Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, APC National Chairman Prof Nentawe Yilwatda and APC…
Federal Government says it has no plan to approach the International Monetary Fund to borrow from the estimated $50bn, which the IMF had earlier announced on Wednesday that it plans to use to support struggling economies in Africa. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this on Thursday at a news conference during the ongoing Spring Meetings of the World Bank/IMF in Washington DC, United States. Earlier, Managing Director, IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, had advised countries facing economic pressures to act swiftly in seeking financial support when necessary, warning that delays could worsen economic conditions. “My…
Amid a suspected insurgent plot targeting the airport and correctional facilities in Abuja and neighbouring Niger State, security agencies have moved to reinforce the sites. The Nigeria Police Force, the Nigeria Immigration Service, and the Nigeria Correctional Service told The PUNCH on Thursday that they have proactively strengthened security around the airports and custodial centres. The Washington Post had reported an internal memo from the Nigerian Customs Service, which disclosed plans by terrorists to attack the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory and the prison facility in Niger State. It said the attacks…
The United States ambassadorial positions in Nigeria and 116 other countries are currently vacant, reflecting a broader diplomatic gap affecting countries across different regions of the world, according to official records released by the US Department of State. The document, published on April 8, 2026, via the US Department of State’s website and titled “Ambassadorial Assignments Overseas” by the Office of Presidential Appointments, showed that Nigeria is among 117 countries yet to have a Senate-confirmed US ambassador. The document was obtained by our correspondent on Thursday. The affected countries spread across Africa, Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania. In Africa,…