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…
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…
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…
Graham Potter picked up his first win as West Ham United head coach against Fulham in the Premier League. Having already had a goal disallowed for offside, West Ham went ahead when Carlos Soler capitalised on a loose pass to curl home. Moments later, a long ball over the top ended in Aaron Wan-Bissaka cutting…
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa, has been removed from office by members of the House. The move to remove Obasa has been on for months following his battle of supremacy with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Obasa has been engulfed in a series of controversy in the handling of the…
Arsenal played host to the defending champions Manchester United at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon in a thrilling third-round matchup between the two most successful teams in FA Cup history. The first half of the game ended goalless, but after the break saw both teams come out all guns blazing. After a subdued first half,…
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to Section 26 of the revised Harmonised Armed Forces Terms and Conditions of Service, which bans members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) from participating in activities of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Trans, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual or Agender, Two-Spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) group, as well…
Canada is preparing to retaliate with an exhaustive list of tariffs on American goods if President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his plans to add a steep 25% import tax on Canadian goods. The preparations show how raising tariffs could kick off a trade war that will ultimately raise prices on several consumer goods around…
Six people died when a propane-butane cylinder exploded at a restaurant in the northwest Czech city of Most, setting the building on fire, emergency services said on Sunday. Eight people were injured in the fiery blast that occurred late on Saturday evening, and 30 people were evacuated from the restaurant and surrounding buildings, the Czech…
