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Arsenal have confirmed that Gabriel Magalhães requires surgery on his injured hamstring and will miss the rest of the season in a major blow before the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid on Tuesday. The Brazil defender limped off after 16 minutes of Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Fulham on Tuesday, with Mikel Arteta stating after…

A violent altercation between two teenagers over a girlfriend has led to the death of one in Baburasa village, Niger State.  Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that a heated argument between 15-year-old Ragai Dike and 14-year-old Kefas Monday escalated when Sunday Baba, a 25-year-old friend of Kefas, intervened.  In the midst of the confrontation, Sunday…

For the first time ever, Africa’s billionaires have collectively surpassed $100 billion in wealth. The 22 billionaires on the 2025 Forbes’ African Billionaires list now hold a total net worth of $105 billion, a massive leap from $82.4 billion last year, when there were only 20 on the list. At the top of the list, Aliko Dangote remains Africa’s richest…

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC for dismissing her recall petition filed by some persons.  In a statement released today, the electoral body argued that “the petition for the recall of the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District has not met the requirement of the Constitution. Therefore, no further action…

Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, have arrested 28 suspects for allegedly kidnapping over 70 Ghanaian nationals in the state. The victims were lured to Oda Road, Akure South Local Government Area, under the false pretense of securing travel opportunities to Australia. The syndicate was exposed after one of the victims…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has dismissed rumors that he collapsed and was flown abroad for medical treatment, describing the claims as baseless and politically motivated. Speaking in Abuja while inspecting ongoing projects in the FCT, Wike said “I don’t want to give credence to people who are only…

A former Premier League defender has been jailed for fraud after scamming his friend out of more than £120,000.  Lucien Aubey, 40, was handed a two-year jail term, with 12 months suspended by a court in the French city of Toulouse.  He previously made three Premier League appearances for Portsmouth in the 2007-08 season, when the club…

In a landmark move that sets a new benchmark for customer-focused banking in Nigeria, Sterling Bank has championed the cancellation of bank transfer fees by major banks, announcing it will no longer take any money for itself for any local online transactions by its customers. The announcement on April 1st initially sparked widespread arguments, with…

In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, The FinTribe, one of Nigeria’s leading wealth-building platforms for women, has taken a bold step towards financial empowerment with its groundbreaking ‘Asset for Every Woman’ campaign. The initiative, culminating in a powerful event held in Lagos on Wednesday, March 26th, was not just about education but about…

One of the largest paedophile networks in the world has been dismantled in a sweeping international operation coordinated by Europol. The dark web platform ‘Kidflix’, created exclusively for the purpose of sexually exploiting children, offered approximately 72,000 videos of abuse, including ‘unimaginably horrific acts against children, toddlers, and even babies’. Established in 2021, the site…