‘For $670 Million,’ US Firm Agrees Deal To Buy UK’s Telegraph Newspaper

Ganiyu Amodu

British right-wing newspaper The Telegraph has agreed a takeover by US investment group RedBird Capital Partners, ending a two-year saga marked by UK government intervention over press freedoms. RedBird has struck an “in-principle agreement” to purchase The Telegraph Media Group (TMG), which comprises the 170-year-old paper’s print and online operations, for £500 million ($670 million), the pair announced in a statement on Friday. It concludes a protracted sale that involved an intervention by the previous Conservative government. US-Emirati consortium RedBird IMI, comprising Redbird Capital, had already struck a deal for…

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‘Mad Rush,’ Saudi Arabian Club, Juventus, Others In Race To Sign Osimhen

Ganiyu Amodu

Victor Osimhen is currently one of the most sought-after players in world football, with Napoli confirming that eight different clubs are trying to sign the Nigerian striker this summer. Osimhen, who has been on loan at Galatasaray, is set to return to Napoli at the end of the season. His future remains uncertain, but one thing is clear many clubs want him. According to reports in Turkish media, a Napoli official said Osimhen’s performances in Turkey were outstanding and drew attention from several clubs. “He had a fantastic season and…

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June Internationals: Tuchel Unveils England 26-Man Squad

Ganiyu Amodu

. There is not a single Manchester United, Manchester City or Tottenham player in the squad   Thomas Tuchel has named a 26-player England squad for next month‘s international fixtures against Andorra and Senegal. After a perfect start to life under Tuchel in March, England will continue their bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup against Andorra on June 7, before rounding out the international period with a friendly against Senegal at Nottingham Forest‘s City Ground three days later. There‘s a first call-up for Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah. The…

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‘False, Misleading,’ Yahaya Bello Distance Self From Running Against Tinubu In 2027

Ganiyu Amodu

The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has distanced himself from contesting the 2027 Presidential election against incumbent Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement signed by Ohiare Michael, Director, Yahaya Bello Media Office, he described the campaign poster in circulation as false, misleading and the handwork of mischief makers who wanted to bring him down at all cost. Bello reiterated his unflinching commitment to the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu come 2027. The statement reads in part, “Our attention has been drawn to another senseless post…

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‘What They Couldn’t Do To China,’ How Shell, Chevron, Others Exploited Nigeria’s Weak Law – Jonathan

Ganiyu Amodu

“‘Not a NASS Of Voice Votes,’ Two Third of Lawmakers Passed Nigerian Content Law When National Assembly was Vibrant,” You want to read the key things the former President said in Bayelsa venue of Champions of Nigerian Content Awards     Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has declared that the Western crude oil exploration companies in Nigeria took undue advantage of the country’s weak law at the early stage of hydrocarbon search and production. Mentioning Shell, Chevron and Agip, the first president from the oil-rich Niger Delta region of the…

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‘Female Activist Hamdiyya Shariff Missing Amid Legal Battle With Sokoto Govt’

ADEOLA YUSUF

“She left home to buy foodstuffs and has not been seen since Tuesday,” Lawyer gives details, Police react + Backgrounds on Sokoto government’s legal battle with 18 year-old activist for ‘criticising Governor over insecurity’   Hamdiyya Shariff, a human rights activist in a legal tussle with the Sokoto State Government, has been reported missing. Platforms Africa reports that Shariff’s lawyer, Abba Hikima, declared this in a Facebook post. Hikima said Ms Shariff went missing around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 20 May. An outspoken critic of the Sokoto State Government’s handling of…

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Music Teacher Bags Life Imprisonment For Defiling 9-Year-Old Pupil

Abibat Babalola

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sentenced a 35-year-old music teacher and counselor, Anthony Okeh, to life imprisonment for defiling a nine-year-old, JSS 1 pupil (name withheld) on Wednesday, May 21. The State Counsel, Miss Abimbola Abolade presented two witnesses; the survivor and an investigative police officer while the defence called four witnesses. Abolade told the court that the convict committed the offence on Sept. 6, 2022 at Lachez O International School, Agege, Lagos. Justice Abiola Soladoye in her judgment held that the prosecution had successfully discharged the…

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Tanzania Shuts Down X Over Falsely Announcement Of President’s Death By Hackers

Abibat Babalola

Tanzanians were blocked from social media platform X on Wednesday after a police account was hacked and used to falsely announce the president’s death, internet watchdog NetBlocks said. The social media shutdown comes amid the disappearance of activists Boniface Mwangi of Kenya and Agather Atuhaire of Uganda following their arrest by Tanzanian police earlier this week. They were in the country to attend the trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu who is accused of treason ahead of elections in October. READ ALSO: Trump Plays Up ‘Genocide’ Accusation In Meeting With…

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Trump Plays Up ‘Genocide’ Accusation In Meeting With South Africa President

Abibat Babalola

President Donald Trump ambushed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday by playing him a video that he claimed proved genocide is being committed against white people, driving farmers to flee to the United States. The unexpected stunt turned the usually staid diplomatic setting of the Oval Office into a stage for Trump’s contention that white South Africans are being persecuted. With the media standing by and Ramaphosa at times unable to get a word in, Trump had staff put the video on a large screen, saying it showed black…

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My First Ever Betrayal Came From My Mother – Bimbo Ademoye

ADEOLA YUSUF

Maybe, just maybe, someone out there needed to hear my truth today.” Nollywood star shares heart rending, pity evoking tale of childhood trauma   I don’t usually share things like this, but today my heart feels heavy… In an interview, I opened up about something very personal: My first ever betrayal came from my mother. She left me when I was just 2 years old. I was too young to understand what was happening, but the emptiness she left behind has followed me all my life. Watching other children grow…

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