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Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has asked Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta to explain what he knows about their secrets. Arteta worked as Guardiola’s assistant between 2016 and 2019, with the two coaches still maintaining a good relationship. In the last two seasons, Arsenal have finished in second place behind City. Following their feisty 2-2 draw at the Etihad last Sunday, there has been bad blood and exchange or words between both camps. After City complained about Arsenal’s tactics, Arteta claimed he knows about all the champions’ methods. When asked about the comments, Guardiola told reporters on Friday: “Next time he has…

The Federal Government, on Friday, re-arraigned 10 persons arrested in connection with the #EndBadGovernance protest organized between August 1 and August 10 on alleged treasonable felony charges. The Government, through the Inspector-General of Police, re-arraigned them on an eight-count amended charge following an application by the prosecution counsel, Simon Lough, SAN, before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja. The 10 protesters were arrested in Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto and Gombe during the 10-day protest, which resulted in violence and killings in parts of the country. They were first arraigned on September 2 before Justice Nwite…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Friday warned that officials of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) found culpable in the apartment-for-prison scandal involving notorious cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, a.k.a. Bobrisky, would not go unpunished. Tunji-Ojo, who spoke at a media briefing in Abuja to mark his one year in office, vowed that no personnel or officer of the Nigeria Correctional Service found involved in the ongoing probe would be spared. 2. Ahead of the resumption of flights to Nigeria by Emirates on October 1, the federal government has finalized an…

On Thursday, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, confirmed that Augustien Eguavoen will continue in his role as caretaker of the Super Eagles. It ended speculations over who would handle the national team for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Libya in October. Eguavoen had caused a bit of stir, after he appeared to step aside following a 0-0 draw in Rwanda, claiming he was only handed a brief for two matches. “It ends today. I can’t talk about Libya, because I haven’t been told about it,” he told reporters at the Kigali Airport. However, this announcement…

The death toll has climbed to 37 after Hurricane Helene, one of the most powerful storms to strike the United States, made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane before being downgraded to a tropical storm. The hurricane, with wind gusts reaching 140 mph (225 km/h), caused widespread destruction across Florida and other southeastern states. North Carolina emergency management officials confirmed the latest casualties and issued urgent evacuation warnings below the Lake Lure dam, which was feared to be on the verge of failure. However, later updates indicated the dam was still holding, though its structural integrity remained compromised.…

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has hailed Marc Cucurella as a “very important” member of his squad and claimed he needs “seven players” like him in his side. Ahead of Saturday’s Premier League game against Brighton at home, Maresca was asked about the defender’s performance this season. According to the Blues boss, the 26-year-old improves his teammates too. He told reporters on Friday: “Marc [Cucurella] is very important. “Marc has something that you sometimes struggle to find in players. He is good and he is making the players around him good because he is a guy who is always talking, always…

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara on Friday said President Bola Tinubu didn’t remove the subsidy on fuel even though he made the announcement. Dogara said there was no provision for fuel subsidy in the budget before Tinubu made the announcement. Featuring on Channels TV, the former Speaker insisted that fuel subsidy removal was a good move for Nigeria despite the effect. He said: “In this case, there was no provision for it, and anybody who told you Tinubu suspended it was just joking because how did he suspend payment that was not budgeted for in the…

The National headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abuja has officially been served a court order halting the party’s congress at all levels in Nasarawa State. The order was delivered through substituted service following an ex parte motion filed by 16 party members, led by Senator Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo, representing Nasarawa South in the Nigerian Senate. The Nasarawa State High Court in Doma, presided over by Justice Abdullahi Hassan Shams Shama, issued the order, which temporarily stops the PDP from holding its congress in the state. The court also granted the applicants’ request for substituted service and adjourned…

Operatives of Edo State Police Command have arrested four persons for alleged stealing of a Toyota Highlander at gunpoint. Commissioner of Police Nemi Edwin-Iwo, who made this known to newsmen on Friday in Benin City, said the suspects, who operated with a motorcycle, allegedly snatched the vehicle from the owner. Edwin-Iwo said three of the suspects, Ifeanyi Okpara, 26, Dennis Okosun, 25, and Edwin Iruogbe, 27, snatched the SUV vehicle with registration number RBC 66 AQ, at Ekpoma, Edo State. He said the fourth suspect, Shehu Ismail, 25, bought the vehicle from the car snatchers for N1.5 million. According to…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested a former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, over an alleged fraud of N27bn. Ishaku was reportedly picked up at his Abuja residence in the early hours of Friday. The former governor was said to be still in the anti-graft agency’s custody as of the time of filing this report. According to Daily Trust, at least 15-count charges have been filed against Ishaku and he would be arraigned in court soon as evidence against him have been compiled. “Yes, he’s in our custody right now. We have been investigating him covertly…