Amad scored a dramatic 12-minute hat-trick to help Manchester United come from behind and seal an unlikely 3-1 win over Southampton at Old Trafford on Thursday night. United were trailing 1-0 via Manuel Ugarte’s first-half own-goal with as little as nine minutes of normal time left, but Amad dragged them level, giving them belief they…
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries says the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and its efforts to ramp up Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) production are impacting the PMS market in Europe. The 650,000-capacity Dangote refinery, which began operations in January last year, started producing PMS in September, years after the country had relied solely on importation…
Arsenal have won the north London derby against Tottenham thanks to a first-half turnaround. A Dominic Solanke own goal and a great finish from Leandro Trossard gave them the lead after Son Heung-min’s opener. The Tottenham captain opened the scoring with a deflected effort but it was a set piece that did the business again for Arsenal with…
In a low-key ceremony, Mozambique’s new President Daniel Chapo has been sworn in – in his first presidential address, the 47-year-old pledged to “devote all my energies” to promoting unity and human rights in a nation scarred by post-election violence. A local civil society group says that more than 300 people have been killed in…
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was sent to a detention center near Seoul on Wednesday night, after being questioned by anti-corruption officials who took him into custody over his imposition of martial law last month. Yoon was detained in a major law enforcement operation at the presidential compound earlier in the day. Yoon…
Drake is suing Universal Music for defamation related to Kendrick Lamar’s diss track ‘Not Like Us’ The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York City, alleges UMG published and promoted the track even though it included false pedophilia allegations against Drake and suggested listeners should resort to vigilante justice. Lamar is not named in the…
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, multiple officials announced Wednesday, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies. The deal promises the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in phases and hundreds of…
President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza after the White House brought Trump’s Middle East envoy into negotiations that have dragged on for months. Trump wasted no time in asserting he was the moving force behind the deal, whose final…
Gaming technology and service provider company, pawaTech Group, has signed a four-year licensing agreement with Choplife Gaming to further develop Africa’s leading sports betting brand betPawa in Nigeria. This extension of a successful partnership has positioned betPawa in top positions in markets like Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Benin Republic and Ghana where the brand is licensed…
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and commodities, increased to 34.80 percent in December 2024 compared to 34.60 percent in the preceding month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Wednesday. The NBS attributed 0.20 per cent rise in the headline index to the December festive…
