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Former Norwegian prime minister and high-level international official Thorbjørn Jagland has been charged with gross corruption following a widening investigation linked to the late American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Nigerian international Ademola Lookman scored his second goal for Atlético Madrid as the La Liga side delivered a ruthless 4–0 defeat to FC Barcelona in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the National Assembly to approve ₦873.78 billion to fund Nigeria’s 2027 general election, marking a sharp rise from the amount released for the 2023 polls.

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has dissolved the State Executive Council and relieved all commissioners and special advisers of their appointments with immediate effect, in a dramatic reshuffle of the state’s executive arm.