Real Madrid said they would punish midfielders Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni after a clash on Thursday at the club’s training ground which left the former needing hospital treatment.

Captain John McGinn scored twice as Aston Villa overwhelmed Nottingham Forest 4-0 on Thursday to win their all-English Europa League semi-final 4-1 on aggregate.

Owoseni’s resignation, contained in a letter dated May 7, 2026, was addressed to Governor Makinde through the office of the Chief of Staff.

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has reserved ruling in an application by former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, seeking leave to appeal a ruling of the Federal High Court.

Ugochinyere, who is the founder of Action People’s Party APP, in a press statement on Thursday in Abuja, described the growing culture of public bickering, accusations, and needless confrontations among opposition figures as childish and counterproductive.

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mrs Arinola Ogbara-Banjoko as a Non-Executive Director to represent Lagos State on the Board of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NGX), under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.

The deputy governor submitted the forms at the APC secretariat in Abuja alongside party stakeholders.

King Charles III has formally received and accepted the Letters of Credence of Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Aminu Muhammad Dalhatu, in a ceremony held at St James’s Palace.

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday delivered a sweeping and hard-hitting lecture on crisis communication, warning business leaders, governments and institutions that failure to build public trust before crises erupt could prove fatal in today’s information-driven world.

The Nigerian Red Cross Society has declared that Nigeria is fast emerging as a major hub for humanitarian response efforts globally, even as it raised concerns over worsening insecurity, rising displacement figures and dwindling funding support.