Author: David Great

Paris St Germain recovered from a two-goal deficit to beat second-tier Dunkerque 4-2 on Tuesday and secure their place in the French Cup final as they chase a record-extending 16th title. Holders PSG will meet the winner of Wednesday’s clash between fellow Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims and fourth-tier Cannes in the final. “It was a bit of a strange start to the game, they got into our box twice and scored two goals,” PSG manager Luis Enrique said. “We told ourselves at halftime not to lose our heads, to restructure everything and carry on.” Dunkerque, making their first-ever…

Third-tier Arminia Bielefeld stunned holders Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 on Tuesday, coming from a goal down to reach the German Cup final for the first time in the club’s history. Arminia Bielefeld, who have eliminated four Bundesliga teams in consecutive rounds in the competition, became the fourth third-tier side to reach the German Cup final. “I am so proud of the team,” Arminia Bielefeld coach Michel Kniat said. “The whole region is feeling this. No one will be sleeping tonight. “We defended with a lot of passion and that was the key. We worked extremely hard. It was great to go…

The operatives of Lagos Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two suspects for their involvement in naira notes abuse. The EFCC in a statement on Monday listed the suspects as Adeoti Folake and Adewuyi Modupe. The anti-graft agency said were apprehended in Lagos on Friday, March 21, 2025 while allegedly hawking naira notes. EFCC re-arrests Kano TikToker Murja Kunya over naira mutilation Upon their arrest, the sum of N3,850.000 (Three Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) and N1,600.000 (One Million Six Hundred Thousand Naira) were recovered from them respectively. The EFCC said suspects…

Croatia’s Ante Budimir and Ivan Perisic struck to secure a deserved 2-0 win over France in their Nations League quarter-final, first leg on Thursday, as the return of Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele failed to get the visitors to fire. Croatia also missed an early penalty when Andrej Kramaric’s spot-kick was saved by France goalkeeper Mike Maignan, and the 2023 runners-up were full value for a win that might easily have been achieved by a greater margin. France created chances and tested Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic several times, but it was a below-par performance on a night that had promised…

Germany came from behind to defeat Italy 2-1 at the San Siro on Thursday in the first leg of their Nations League quarter-final, with Leon Goretzka heading the winning goal 14 minutes from time. The second leg is in Dortmund on Sunday, and the winners will host the Nations League semi-finals, where they will meet Denmark or Portugal, and final in June. Germany pressed high early on, with Italy looking to hit them on the counter, and the hosts opened the scoring in the ninth minute with their first chance. Nicolo Barella played a pass into the box for Matteo…

Ukraine came from behind to beat Belgium 3-1 in the first leg of their Nations League playoff on Thursday, moving into a strong position to earn promotion to the competition’s top tier. Romelu Lukaku put visiting Belgium in front after 40 minutes, nodding home from a Kevin De Bruyne free kick in coach Rudi Garcia’s first game in charge. Ukraine’s Oleksiy Hutsulyak capitalised on a mistake by the Belgium defence to level in the 66th minute, before Vladyslav Vanat gave them the lead from close range and Ilya Zabarnyi made it 3-1 with an acrobatic first touch. Mudryk ‘in shock’…

Nigeria was never one of the participating countries for US visa waiver program while the United Kingdom is still part of it, Reuters fact check team have found. The US Visa Waiver Program allows citizens of member countries to travel to the US for tourism or business for stays of up to 90 days or less without a visa, according to, opens new tab the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which administers the program along with the US Department of State. According to an internal memo seen by Reuters on March 14, US President Donald Trump’s administration is considering issuing…

The House of Representatives are probing the activities of more than a dozen non-profit organisations including those funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The Nigerian lawmakers demanded they submit within a week tax and financial statements dating back a decade, a letter seen by Reuters showed, prompting accusations of “bullying”. The groups affected include some who were previously funded by the USAID, Washington’s primary humanitarian aid agency whose work has been largely frozen by the Trump administration for 90 days pending assessments of their effectiveness. A committee of Nigeria’s House of Representatives sent out letters to groups…

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Ajibola Basiru, has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Osun state, claiming that the governor, Ademola Adeleke, has grounded local government administration in the state. Basiru’s call for a state of emergency comes after Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers state on Tuesday, March 18. Tinubu announced the suspension of Fubara, his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Nma Odu and the Rivers State House of Assembly. The president also appointed Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd) as the sole administrator of Rivers state. Reacting to the news, Basiru…

Governor Siminilayi Fubara of Rivers state has reacted to the declaration of a state of emergency in the state by President Bola Tinubu, countering that the claim that his administration did not adhere to the judgment of the Supreme Court. Fubara who was suspended by Tinubu on Tuesday, March 18, urged residents of Rivers state to remain calm as they navigate the unfortunate moment in the state’s political history. The suspended governor has been at loggerheads with his political godfather, Nyesom Wike, who had vowed to remove Fubara as governor of Rivers state. In a statement on Tuesday, Fubara dismissed…