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Arsenal began their Premier League title defence with a resounding 3-0 victory over Coventry City on Friday night. The Gunners won their first title in 22 years last term. And against the winners of the Championship, Mikel Arteta’s men showed their class at the Emirates. Kai Havertz scored the first goal of this campaign, with a controlled finish into the bottom corner of the net. Arsenal raced into a two-goal lead before the break, after Bukayo Saka latched on a defensive mix-up to roll the ball into the net. Captain Martin Odegaard added a third early in the second half…

Senators in the northern part of the country have called for the immediate establishment of state police, saying Nigeria can no longer afford to lose innocent lives while security reforms are delayed by bureaucracy. The call followed terrorist attacks in Adamawa and Sokoto States on Friday that claimed over 36 lives, including security personnel and worshippers. The Senators, who are operating under the aegis of the Northern Senators Forum, NSF, said that the spate of killings of innocent people in the North by terrorists has become unbearable and unacceptable. In a statement signed by the Chairman of the Forum, Senator…

A United States Federal Court has taken a new step in the long-running Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, case seeking the release of alleged drug-trafficking records linked to Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu. In an update posted on X, a Washington-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C. said it had been informed that Judge Beryl Howell of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday granted the FBI permission to submit the documents to the court privately, for in-camera review. According to the post, the judge has given the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA, the Department of Justice,…

Chelsea icon, John Terry, has predicted the club’s first five games of the new season, expressing confidence that the Blues will be contenders for the title in October. Chelsea, who ended last season in 10th place with 52 points, will enter a new chapter under head coach Xabi Alonso starting this Monday. The club has invested nearly £350 million this summer, acquiring players such as former Arsenal target Morgan Rogers, Maxence Lacroix and Geovany Quenda. As the 2026-27 Premier League season approaches, Terry has predicted that his former team will achieve a 2-1 victory against Fulham on August 24. Importantly, he believes…

A public affairs analyst and civil society advocate, Mohammed Kudu, has said the Nigerian aviation sector needs to remain safe amid the ongoing workers’ crisis. He made this known in a statement on Friday. Recall that last week, striking workers disrupted operations at the Abuja Airport, leading to the cancellation of passenger flights. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, in a statement by its Director-General, Capt Chris Ona Najomo, had intervened and appealed to all parties to embrace dialogue. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, had also summoned a meeting to resolve the crisis. Reacting to…

Nigerian agritech startups supported by First City Monument Bank are preparing to expand into other African markets as part of a broader push to scale homegrown agricultural technology solutions across the continent. FCMB noted in its AgriTech Alumni Impact Report that ventures such as AgroCist and Crop2Cash have demonstrated the potential to scale their solutions beyond Nigeria into other African markets. The report traces the evolution of the bank’s agritech programme from its 2018 launch to what it described as an “Impact Era” focused on commercially viable, investment-ready agricultural businesses. Crop2Cash emerged as the inaugural winner of the programme with…

Arsenal legend, Alan Smith has claimed that Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen is not the right tactical or financial fit for Arsenal. Osimhen has been linked with the Premier League champions, among other top European clubs, this summer. But speaking to Gooners News, Smith warned Arsenal to carefully consider whether they want to make a huge investment in the Super Eagles’ talisman. According to him, Osimhen could disrupt the team chemistry in Mikel Arteta’s squad. “I don’t know how much truth there is in that. “When Osimhen went from Napoli to Galatasaray, I think most people probably thought, ‘Oh, his chance to…

Abia State Government, through the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, ASEPA, has vowed to prosecute the landlord of the house where about 100 bags of sewage were discovered in Aba. The Deputy General Manager of ASEPA, Aba Zone, Okezie Ezengwa, who issued a statement on the sordid discovery, said the landlord and the tenants had been invited. He disclosed that the landlord and the tenants had gone into hiding but assured that they would be apprehended and charged to court. He announced that the building, located at No. 16 Ibadan Street, Aba, had been sealed through a court order. Ezengwa,…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Thursday visited the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, and presented his Certificate of Return to him. This came after the governor visited President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday presented the certificate to Governor Adeleke. Adeleke won the August 15, 2026, election after polling 511,067 votes against his opponent, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who scored 444,815 votes. Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, came third with 17,180 votes. Wike had said he would have been in…

Zadok Yohanna made his competitive appearance as Brighton & Hove Albion played out a 0-0 draw against Tromsø in their UEFA Conference League playoff clash at Romssa Arena on Thursday night. Yohanna replaced Ferdi Kadioglu in the 87th minute of the keenly contested encounter. Brighton dominated the game but were unable to break down the home team’s defence. The Seagulls registered 25 shots in the game, including six on target. The 19-year-old will now look to make his home debut when Brighton host Tromsø in the second leg at the Amex Stadium next Thursday. The winner on aggregate will qualify…