Sports Liverpool seal £40m deal for Kerkez from Bournemouth June 20, 2025 Timi-Zacchaeus Oluwaferanmi Liverpool have completed a major defensive reinforcement by agreeing a £40 million deal to sign Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth. The highly-rated Hungarian left-back is set to become the latest addition…
Sports Quincy Promes extradited to Netherlands for Jail term June 20, 2025 Timi-Zacchaeus Oluwaferanmi Dutch footballer Quincy Promes has been extradited from Dubai to the Netherlands, where he is set to begin serving a combined seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence for drug trafficking and aggravated assault.…
Sports Charges dropped against England goalkeeper Keating June 20, 2025 Timi-Zacchaeus Oluwaferanmi In a significant development just weeks before the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 kicks off, England and Manchester City goalkeeper Khiara Keating has had criminal charges against her formally dropped, bringing…
Politics Atiku, El-Rufai, others seek INEC nod for new party June 20, 2025 Damilola A coalition of prominent political figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has taken a major step toward creating a new political party, formally…
Nigeria News Shettima seeks stronger IOM collaboration as Nigeria earns praise for migration, disaster reforms June 20, 2025 Friday Omosola The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has commended Nigeria’s progress in migration governance and disaster preparedness, as Vice President Kashim Shettima called for deeper partnerships to address humanitarian and ecological…
Nigeria News Nigeria to host 4th AU MSME Forum June 20, 2025 Friday Omosola Delegates from over 50 African countries are expected to gather in Abuja from June 23 to Friday, June 27, 2025, for the 4th African Union (AU) Micro, Small and Medium…
UK NEWS Foreign office launches evacuation of stranded Britons from Israel June 20, 2025 Fatimah Idera British nationals stranded in Israel will be evacuated on government-organised charter flights once the country’s airspace reopens, the Foreign Office has confirmed. The decision marks a reversal of the UK’s…
UK NEWS SNP minister quits party as internal opposition to leader intensifies June 20, 2025 Fatimah Idera Scottish First Minister John Swinney has suffered a significant political setback after veteran SNP politician Fergus Ewing announced he is leaving the party and will run as an independent in…
UK NEWS Assisted dying set to become law in England, Wales after MPs vote June 20, 2025 Fatimah Idera Assisted dying is on track to be legalised in England and Wales after MPs voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in what has been…
Nigeria News Benue Massacre: Obi faults Tinubu for skipping Yelwata visit over bad roads June 20, 2025 Friday Omosola Peter Obi, former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for failing to visit Yelwata in Benue State because of poor road conditions.…
