The Seattle Sounders pulled off one of the biggest upsets in North American football on Sunday, beating Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami 3-0 at a packed Lumen Field to claim their first-ever Leagues Cup title. Goals from Osaze De Rosario, Alex Roldan, and Paul Rothrock sealed the victory in front of a record crowd of 69,314 fans, who witnessed Seattle’s disciplined defense shut down Messi and Miami’s star-studded lineup. But the celebrations were briefly overshadowed by ugly scenes at the final whistle. Miami striker Luis Suárez sparked a brawl after clashing with Sounders midfielder Obed Vargas, with cameras appearing to catch…
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Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has faulted the single-term proposal of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, if they are elected as president in 2027. Naija News reports that Peter Obi and Amaechi, who are part of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) opposition coalition planning to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027, have declared their intention to contest for the party’s 2027 presidential ticket. Both men have also promised that if they are elected in 2027, they will serve only a single term in office to…
Nigerian female sensational singer, Tiwa Savage, has shared how the pain of a heartbreak inspired her tattoo. Naija News reports that the musician in a recent interview with media personality Katy Igwe, said she had to fly in the tattoo artist from Los Angeles to her house in Lagos because she does not want to express her pain publicly in a tattoo parlour. According to Tiwa Savage, the tatoo session was bloody and the artist was worried about her. She added that the last two years relationship was crazy and was happy is is out of the romantic affair. She…
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai stated that his successor, Uba Sani, was never his friend. He described Sani as his mentee, arguing that they never fell out. The former governor, who was instrumental to Sani’s emergence as Kaduna State governor in 2023, stated this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. There were reports that the duo were at loggerheads following El-Rufai’s criticisms of the Federal Government’s policies and the Kaduna State Government. However, the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said he and Sani were never friends and don’t speak to each other. El-Rufai said, “I’ve not fallen out…
Dunamis Seeds Of Destiny 1 September 2025 Devotional By Dr. Paul Enenche: From Vision To Reality TOPIC: From Vision To Reality (Seeds Of Destiny 1 September 2025) SCRIPTURE: And the LORD answered me, and said, write the vision. And make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. Habakkuk 2:2 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Until you know what to do, you don’t leave where you are. MESSAGE: Welcome to the month of September. This month, God is shifting you into greater dimensions of blessings, grace and intimacy with Him. As we begin the journey into September 2025, it is…
DCLM Daily Manna 1 September 2025 Devotional By Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Beyond The Enemy’s Reach TOPIC: Beyond The Enemy’s Reach (DCLM Daily Manna 1 September 2025) KEY VERSE: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4). TEXT: Psalms 23:4-6 (KJV) 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before…
A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that his decision to support the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election was a political move. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television, he asserted that it was not a move motivated by religion, rather a deliberate plan to secure electoral victory. The former Kaduna governor argued that fears over religious exclusion were unfounded, citing his experience in Kaduna, where he also ran on a Muslim-Muslim ticket. “It was a political strategy; it was a strategy to win the election; it was…
The House of Representatives has dismissed an alleged plot against Speaker Abbas Tajudeen over delays in constituency project funding. Speaking via a statement on Sunday by its spokesman, Akin Rotimi, the House described the report, which suggested a showdown against the speaker, as misleading and based on informal conversations taken out of context. According to Rotimi, the 10th Assembly remained united under Abbas despite its diversity of political, ethnic, and religious affiliations. Rotimi fumed that the report “elevates isolated remarks and informal conversations from House WhatsApp groups as if they represent the official position of any House caucus or the House…
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that the federal government is paying bandits. According to him, the policy of negotiating and compensating armed groups was a national directive championed by the Office of the National Security Adviser. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television, the former governor argued that the best way to handle bandits is to kill them and not negotiate. He said, “What I will not do is to pay bandits. They are paying bandits. They are empowering bandits. This is what this government has done. We have the evidence. They are paying bandits. They are…
The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has condemned the renewed Boko Haram attacks in Borno. Naija News reports that on Saturday morning, suspected insurgents struck Ngoshe, Gwoza Local Government Area, killing five farmers on their farmlands. Later that night, gunmen raided the Mussa community in Askira/Uba LGA, murdering three youths and setting houses and shops ablaze. The fresh wave of violence has plunged both communities into mourning and reignited concerns about persistent insecurity across the region. Speaking on the development in a statement on Sunday night, Ndume described the attacks as heartbreaking and deeply painful. “I am…
