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Ballon d’Or 2025: Marcus Rashford mentions three players to win award

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Barcelona forward, Marcus Rashford, has named three players he feels could win the 2025 Ballon d’Or award.

Rashford, who is currently on loan at Barcelona, has included two of his new team-mates.

Apart from Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, the England star has picked Ousmane Dembele as another player that deserves to be crowned the best in the world.

“[Ousmane] Dembélé, Raphinha, they all deserve it,” Rashford said.

“It’s hard to pick one, but they are all mature and have had a fantastic season.

“Lamine is so young that he is sure to win it. He’s a top talent, a top player.”

The trio of Dembele, Yamal and Raphinha all made the 30-man nominee shortlist for the 2025 Ballon d’Or.

Summary of top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today, Tuesday August 19

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Good morning! Here are six top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today;

1. The Independent National Electoral Commission said on Monday that 69,376 Nigerians completed their online pre-registration for the Continuous Voter Registration exercise within the first seven hours of commencement. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement, noting that the registration portal went live at 8:30 a.m.

2. Scores of bandits hibernating in some enclaves situated at Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, have fled their hideouts following military airstrikes. This is just as 62 hostages abducted by the criminals, and have been in the bush for more than one month, took to their heels upon realising that their abductors had fled.

3. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Japan to participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), which kicks off on Wednesday in Yokohama. President Tinubu, who arrived at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo at about 12:55am local time on Tuesday, was welcomed by Ambassador Hideo Matsubara, the Japanese Ambassador in Charge of TICAD.

4. The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has expressed optimism that the party will comfortably win the 2027 general election. Yilwatda spoke on Monday in Abuja while hosting members of the party’s Press Corps who visited to condole with him on the passing of his mother, Mama Lydia Yilwatda.

5. The U.S government has mandated Nigerian visa applicants to disclose their social media profiles and activities in the last five years, warning that failure to comply with the requirement could potentially result in visa denial. But the Federal Government in a swift reaction, said it will reciprocate the new US visa policy with equal measures.

6. A man simply identified as ‘Doctor’ has allegedly stabbed his lover, nicknamed Ima to death in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The development caused pandemonium on Okereke Street, Mile 1 Diobu, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of the state, where the incident happened Sunday night.

BBNaija 10: Doris in tears after Zita overthrows her as HoD

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Big Brother Naija Season 10 housemate Doris is in tears after Zita overthrowed her as Head of House.

This comes as Zita, on Monday, defeated Doris and twenty other housemates at the HoH challenger game.

Reacting, Doris, who had won the HoH game on Sunday, could not hold her tears back.

Gigi, Jasmine, and other housemates were seen consoling Doris on Monday.

Zita picked Rooboy as her HoD house guest.

The implication is that Zita has been saved from eviction this week.

On Sunday, Kayikunmi and Otega were evicted at Sunday’s eviction show.

EPL: Neville names three clubs that’ll not win title this season

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Manchester United legend, Gary Neville, has named three clubs that will not win the Premier League title this season.

Neville ruled them out after an intriguing opening weekend of the new season.

Defending champions Liverpool won 4-2 against Bournemouth in the first game, while Manchester City and Arsenal also recorded victories.

However, Neville believes the trio will battle it out for the title.

He has however already ruled Chelsea, Newcastle United and Aston Villa out of competing for the title.

“Newcastle or Aston Villa are not going to win the league,” Neville said on his podcast.

“Chelsea obviously won the Club World Cup and finished in the Champions League positions last season.

“When I look at them, they have a lot of good young players, but you’re not looking at [Joao] Pedro or [Liam] Delap in the same way you’re looking at Arsenal or Liverpool’s forwards, you’re just not.

“They are good players and I think Chelsea will have a good season but I don’t look at them and see a title-winning spine. They are not ready. That’s not just because of the results over the weekend.”

Kayamata: How I dated Vice President, footballer, Samuel Eto’o – Jaruma

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Controversial sex therapist and aphrodisiac entrepreneur Hauwa Mohammed, better known as Jaruma, claims she has dated two public figures.

In a viral video clip posted on X, the controversial therapist disclosed that she once dated international football star, Samuel Eto’o and a Nigerian vice president whose name she refused to mention.

“I have only dated two men in my life, Samuel Eto’o, the international footballer, and a vice president. That vice president’s name cannot be mentioned because, if you do, they can wipe out your whole image from the face of the earth,” she said.

She went further to liken Nigerian politicians to what she described as “spiritual husbands.”

“Nigerian politicians are like spiritual husbands. You cannot mention their names, even if they’ve been in your life,” she stated.

Summary of top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today, Monday August 18

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Good morning! Here are six top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today;

1. The Edo State Police Command on Sunday announced the arrest of a police officer and three civilians for alleged involvement in armed robbery and extortion in Benin City. The suspects were identified as Inspector Ojo Oloruntobi, Charles Onah, Joseph Ohis, and Enoma Agho. They are accused of being behind a series of robberies, extortions, and assaults targeting residents of the city.

2. The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the Kaura-Namoda South Constituency bye-election for the Zamfara State House of Assembly inconclusive due to irregularities in five polling units. Announcing the results at about 1:30 a.m., the Returning Officer, Professor Lawal Sa’adu cited irregularities in Sakajiki and Kyambarawa wards as the reason for the decision.

3. All Progressives Congress has thanked Nigerians for their decisive support which resulted in the massive triumph of its candidates in Saturday’s legislative by-elections conducted across 12  states of the Federation. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, attributed the party’s victory at the election to the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu’s leadership.

4. The All Progressives Congress has rejected the result of the Anambra South Senatorial District by-election held on Saturday. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Dr Emmanuel Nwachukwu of APGA winner with 90,408 votes. Chief Basil Ejidike, APC Chairman in Anambra, alleged that the party’s candidate was held hostage in his home by men of the Anambra Vigilance Group.

5. Two Nigerians identified simply as Collins and Osas have reportedly died in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, under circumstances suspected to be linked to poisoning. It was gathered on Saturday that the victims, who were both residing in the Misrata part of the country, had travelled to Tripoli on July 20 with a friend whose identity is yet unknown before the incident occurred.

6. Tragedy struck on Sunday after a commercial bus conveying an unspecified number of passengers plunged into the Namnai River in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State. This was disclosed on Sunday in a post on X by a security expert, Zagazola Makama. According to him, the incident occurred while the vehicle branded Adamawa Express was attempting to cross a collapsed bridge.

ADC asks INEC to investigate irregularities in Saturday’s by-elections

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African Democratic Congress (ADC) had called on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate alleged irregularities witnessed during Saturday’s by-elections.

ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja.

Abdullahi also urged the commission to sanction any official found to have compromised and take necessary steps to restore public confidence in the nation’s electoral process.

He alleged that the by-elections were marked by irregularities, including reported violence, vote buying, manipulation and other administrative lapses.

“In one state, a vote buyer was caught with N25.9 million intended to procure and corrupt the will of the people.

“In another, election officials were themselves implicated in similar inducements.

“This is fast becoming the political culture of our electoral process,” he said.

Abdullahi also expressed concern about the failure of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in some polling units.

“Nigerians deserve elections that commands the implicit confidence of every citizen and respect of the rest of the world,” he said.

Abdullahi said that excuse should not be allowed from INEC, noting that the by-elections were a representation of what might happen in the 2027 general elections.

He, however, urged Nigerians not to judge the party by its performance in the by-elections, noting that ADC did not field candidates for most of the positions contested for during the exercise.

The ADC spokesman also called on civil society organisations, the media, faith leaders, Nigerians and all stakeholders to be united in defending the sanctity of the ballot.

Ibom Air: Why I refused to switch off my phone- Emmanson Comfort breaks silence

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Comfort Emmanson, embattled Ibom Air passenger has finally explained her side of what transpired between her and the airline.

In a video released by her Instagram story, Sunday, Emmasson narrated the reason why she did not switch off phone as directed by the Ibom Air official.

 

“The lady Juliana was telling everyone to switch off their phones. When she came to me, I was struggling with my phone and she said I should put off my phone.

 

“I showed her that one of the phone was bad. The button was bad and she said I can turn it off without the power button. I had two phones and so the man sitting beside me helped me to turn off the other one.

 

“While she was talking, she said I should go to my settings and to general…I pleaded with her to take the phone off it but she refused saying “children nowadays,” she recounted.

See full Video:

https://x.com/OurFavOnlineDoc/status/1957139121777868937?t=S13pcBQNP3_LOgC2zEKNhA&s=19

BBNaija 10: How Nigerians evicted Kayikunmi, Otega 

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Brother Naija Season 10 housemates Kayikunmi and Otega have been shown the exit door from the reality television show.

The two housemates were evicted during the Sunday live eviction show.

Their eviction comes after the duo scored the least votes amongst housemates who were up for eviction.

Recall that last week, Tracy won the Head of House title and was immune from eviction.

See details of how Nigerians voted:

Avatar: 1:36%

Kayikunki: 1.26%

Otega: 1.22%

EPL: Amorim hails two Man Utd players despite 1-0 defeat to arsenal

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Manchester United boss, Ruben Amorim, has hailed the duo of Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha despite their narrow 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday.

The Red Devils began their Premier League campaign with a 1-0 loss to the Gunners at Old Trafford.

Riccardo Calafiori scored the only goal of the match in the first half to give the visitors all three points.

Amorim has highlighted things his team must improve on, but also insisted they did a lot of stuff right.

Amorim told BBC Match of the Day: “We deserved more and we were the better team, that is clear but in the end we lost.

“We need to work on the things we need to improve. We need to defend set pieces. We were more aggressive and brave.

“In certain moments I think Bryan and Cunha helped a lot. We stuck to the plan even when the stadium is nervous, we continued to play the way we played and that will help us in the future.”

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