By Frank Ulom NOU CAMP (CONVERSEER) – Barcelona celebrated their long-awaited return to the Camp Nou with a dominant 4–0 victory over Athletic Club on Sunday, marking their first match at the historic stadium in nearly three years. A brace from Ferran Torres and goals from Robert Lewandowski and Fermin López sealed a memorable night…
By Frank Ulom ANFIELD (CONVERSEER) – Liverpool’s troubled Premier League title defence suffered a severe setback on Saturday as Nottingham Forest overpowered the Reds 3–0 at Anfield, piling pressure on manager Arne Slot after a match dominated by VAR controversy and defensive lapses. Forest displayed sharpness and organisation from the outset, taking full advantage of…
By Odey Ojeka CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Football is really back in one of the South South states where it started, and after two rounds of action in the 2025 Cross River State Governor’s Cup, this is how the table looks: Group A: Bekwarra United top with 4 points, followed by Yala United (2 points), Boki United…
By Frank Ulom LONDON (CONVERSEER) – Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has provided an injury update on Gabriel Magalhães and Riccardo Calafiori ahead of clash against Tottenham Hotspur. Recall that Gabriel was forced off with an injury in Brazil’s 2-0 win over Senegal at the Emirates Stadium during the November International break, and Arteta revealed he would…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday will be departing Abuja, Nigeria for an official two-nation working visit to South Africa and Angola, where he will participate in the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg and the 7th African Union-European Union (AU-EU) Summit in Luanda. A statement by his Special Adviser…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Senate is urging Nigeria’s Armed Forces to, with immediate effect, recruit at least 100,000 personnel to tackle insecurity in parts of the country. It is also to set up an ad hoc committee to look into the funding, expenditure and outcome of the safe school programme. These and…
By Frank Ulom BRUSSELS (CONVERSEER) – Belgium and Wales went into their last group game in the European qualifying series knowing that a win would guarantee them an automatic place in the FIFA World Cup next summer, and both sides took advantage and scored seven each. Belgium scored 7-0 against Liechtenstein in Liège while Wales…
By Frank Ulom GLASGOW (CONVERSEER) – Scotland are heading to the 2026 FIFA World Cup after producing one of the most dramatic qualifying victories in their modern history, defeating Denmark 4-2 in a pulsating play-off at Hampden Park on Tuesday night. The hosts needed nothing less than victory to book their ticket to the global…
By Frank Ulom LILLE (CONVERSEER) – Brazil will need significant improvement ahead of next summer’s FIFA World Cup after playing out a 1-1 draw with a well-organised Tunisia during an international friendly in Lille on Tuesday night. The South Americans, chasing their first World Cup trophy in 24 years, were forced to settle for a…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu has expressed his deep grief over the death of Chief Dan Agbese, a veteran journalist, prose stylist, author, and co-founder of the trailblazing Newswatch weekly magazine. A statement by Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, indicates that, “Dan Agbese, who was…
