Frank Adeche

  Luis de la Fuente won the Ballon d’Or for men’s coach of the year on Monday after leading Spain to World Cup glory. “Teamwork makes us invincible. This is a great honour,” de la Fuente said after collecting the award at a ceremony in London. “The secret is to work with very generous players […]

  England and Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has won the Men’s Striker of the Year award at the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony in London. Kane won the award after a prolific year. While thanking the organisers, he described last season as an incredible year for him, something he said he was extremely proud of. […]

  Spain and Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal has won the Men’s Young Talent of the Year at the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony in London. Yamal won the award for the third consecutive year, having clinched it in 2024 and 2025. The young star won the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Spain and plays a major […]

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Imo State University (IMSU) branch, has appealed to the Imo State Government, the university’s Visitor and Governing Council, to urgently intervene in its ongoing strike, insisting that academic activities will not resume until outstanding welfare issues are addressed. The union warned that the prolonged industrial action was […]

  The Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has killed 16 suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters during coordinated air and artillery strikes on three suspected terrorist locations in the Tunbunma area of South Lake Chad. It said that the operation, which followed intelligence on the presence of key terrorist […]

  Troops of the Joint Task Force North-West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised eight suspected terrorists and rescued three kidnapped victims during coordinated operations in Katsina, Kaduna and Zamfara States. The operations also led to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, three locally fabricated guns, three motorcycles, cutlasses and assorted charms. The Media Information Officer […]

  Ahead of the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony at the London Palladium in England, football stars from different clubs around the world and journalists have gathered at the venue for the 70th edition of the award. Harry Kane has been tipped as favourite to become England’s first Ballon d’Or winner in 25 years when the […]

  Iran’s foreign ministry said Monday that the outcome of the Israeli elections, in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a tight race, will make “no difference”. “It makes no difference to us who, in these elections, takes the helm of a regime that has brought nothing but violence and massacres to our region,” […]