Written by Atletico Madrid will come under new ownership after global sports investment company Apollo Sports Capital (ASC) reached a deal to become the majority shareholder, the Spanish La Liga club announced on Monday. The deal was announced after ASC reached an agreement with the club and their main shareholders, Miguel Angel Gil Marin, Enrique Cerezo, … Continue reading “ASC Acquires Majority Share In Atletico Madrid”
The fourth prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the alleged money laundering trial of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has re-affirmed that fund withdrawals by the state government did not breach any banking law. During cross-examination before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court … Continue reading “Alleged Money Laundering: No Law Breached In Fund Withdrawals By Kogi Govt — EFCC Witness”
Stock markets posted strong gains Monday as investors cheered prospects that the US government shutdown could be nearing an end, after reports said lawmakers had reached a deal to break the record 40-day impasse. The possibility of resuming operations in the world’s biggest economy helped temper lingering worries about extended tech valuations amid talk of … Continue reading “Stocks Rally On Hopes For End To US Government Shutdown”
The BBC apologised on Monday for editing a speech that gave the impression US President Donald Trump made “a direct call for violent action” just before the 2021 US Capitol assault, calling it “an error of judgment”. A growing furore around the issue prompted the dramatic resignations on Sunday of two of the broadcaster’s … Continue reading “BBC Apologises Over Edited Trump Speech After Two Bosses Resign”
The founding National Secretary of the Alliance for Democracy, Udenta Udenta, says U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threat to intervene militarily in Nigeria should serve as a wake-up call for the Federal Government to urgently address insecurity. Udenta, in an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast programme Sunrise Daily, said Trump’s statement, though harsh, had … Continue reading “Trump’s Threat A Wake-Up Call For Nigerian Govt To Address Insecurity — Udenta”
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2025 Anambra governorship election, Jude Ezenwafor, has expressed readiness to work with Governor Chukwuma Soludo for the progress of the state. Ezenwafor, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday, said he had always shared a cordial relationship with Governor Soludo. “I can assist him. … Continue reading “Anambra Poll: PDP Candidate Pledges To Work With Soludo, Seeks Inclusive Govt”
The director general of the BBC announced his resignation on Sunday following a row over the editing of a documentary about Donald Trump as the US president attacked “corrupt journalists”. Tim Davie and the broadcaster’s head of news, Deborah Turness, resigned after accusations that a documentary by its flagship Panorama programme had edited a … Continue reading “BBC Chief Resigns Over Trump Documentary Row”
Entire villages lay submerged, and scores of towns remained without electricity on Monday as Typhoon Fung-wong left the Philippines after killing at least two people and displacing more than a million. Fung-wong, with a footprint that spanned nearly the entire archipelago, slammed into the eastern seaboard as a “super typhoon” on Sunday evening, uprooting … Continue reading “Typhoon Fung-wong Leaves Flooded Philippine Towns In Its wake”
The lawmaker representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has announced his return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and declared his full support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. Jibrin, who left the APC in May 2022 to join the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), announced this during … Continue reading “Jibrin Returns To APC, Endorses Tinubu For 2027 Re-Election”
China said Monday it would suspend for one year “special port fees” on US vessels “simultaneously” with Washington’s pause on levies targeting Chinese ships, as a fragile trade truce between the superpowers continues to take shape. The United States and China have been involved in a volatile trade and tariff war for months, but … Continue reading “China Suspends ‘Special Port Fees’ On US Vessels”