It’s time for the Uefa Champions League quarterfinal first legs
and the two giants of Spanish football are determined to make a statement and reach the semifinals
This Tuesday and Wednesday should be full of thrills
with FC Barcelona taking on Borussia Dortmund at home in the Champions League and with Real Madrid travelling to London to face Arsenal
Both these Spanish giants are confident of advancing
Even if they each dropped points in their league matches over the weekend
they both still harbour dreams of winning a treble
since they're into the Copa del Rey final and battling for the LaLiga EA Sports title too
REAL TAKE ON ARSENAL SEEKING THEIR FIRST EVER WIN AGAINST THE GUNNERS
The first of these matches is coming up on Tuesday April 8th at the Emirates Stadium in London
where Real Madrid will take on Arsenal after they managed to overcome Atlético de Madrid in the previous round
advancing on penalties after a 2-2 aggregate score
The kings of Europe have been fairly consistent this season
Not only did they advance away at Atlético de Madrid
Brest and Manchester City on the road to get this far
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal have been strong at home this season
winning all four of their home matches in the league phase before drawing 2-2 at home in the last round against a PSV Eindhoven side they had already thrashed 7-1 away
The Gunners are dreaming of winning their first Champions League title
and that 9-3 aggregate result in the Last 16 was a statement win
They’re second in the Premier League right now
and have been buoyed by Bukayo Saka’s return from injury
especially as he scored just six minutes after returning from his 100 days out
so that’s a big blow for The Gunners’ defence
Real Madrid enter this tie after enjoying a knockout tournament success the previous midweek, overcoming Real Sociedad with a 4-4 second leg draw at home after extra in the Copa del Rey, reaching the final of that tournament.
Carlo Ancelotti can call on so many great forwards, capable of scoring at any moment, as he has Rodrygo, Vinícius and Kylian Mbappé, with the Frenchman already having scored a hat-trick against an English side this season, doing so against Manchester City in the playoff round.
Yet, Real Madrid haven’t ever beaten, or even scored, against Arsenal. They have met only twice in European competition, in the Last 16 of the 2005/06 Champions League, when Arsenal eliminated Real Madrid after winning 1-0 at the Bernabéu thanks to a memorable goal from Thierry Henry and then progressing with a goalless draw at Highbury.
BARCELONA TAKE ON DORTMUND IN MONTJUÏC STILL UNBEATEN IN 2025
Another huge match this round is FC Barcelona v Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday April 9th. Los Culés are enjoying an exceptional season under the guidance of Hansi Flick and the LaLiga EA Sports leaders remain undefeated in all competitions in 2025, the only team in the five major European leagues to boast such a record.
In their last Champions League appearance, the Catalan outfit eliminated Benfica 4-1 on aggregate in the Last 16, with key performances from players such as Wojciech Szczęsny, an unbeatable wall who has gone 20 games unbeaten, and Raphinha, the current top scorer in the Champions League with 11 goals.
The Catalan club have never lost to Borussia Dortmund in European competition. Since 2019, they’ve met three times, with Barça winning twice and drawing once. This season, they met in Germany already in the league phase, a 3-2 victory for Los Culés.
Overall this European season, it has been a success for Barça so far. They may have lost to Monaco in their first game, but have since gone nine unbeaten, for eight wins and a draw. Moreover, the Catalans have been strong at home this European campaign, where they have only dropped points once, a draw against Atalanta on the last day of the league stage.
Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund have been up and down, losing three times already in the competition.
Robert Lewandowski will also be in the spotlight in this tie, not only because he is the second-top scorer in the five major leagues with his 25 goals, but also because of his past in Dortmund where he made a name for himself.
In his four seasons there, he scored 103 goals in 187 games. Today, he dreams of winning a Champions League with FC Barcelona, and that mission continues on Wednesday.
By Oumar Diallo
The recent arrest of French national
is yet another worrying signal of the ongoing destabilisation of the Sahel region
The incident raises many questions about France’s role in the affairs of West African countries
especially in light of growing allegations of the use of intelligence services to undermine stability
Niger Television is already making harsh accusations against France
which local experts say is waging a “communications war” against the country
“We will never cease to denounce ploys to destabilise Niger and
In addition to the communications war it is waging against us
France is continuing to roll out its plans through its DGSE intelligence service” the media outlet stated
the evidence of destabilising actions is becoming increasingly clear
This is not the first time that France’s actions in the region have been criticised. At the end of October, a Paris-led covert operation» was uncovered in the Sahel
New DGSE agents operating under false names were identified
sources close to the military in Niamey shared information that among those agents are those operating in Côte d’Ivoire
These individuals were reportedly supplying information to the militants in order to maintain the difficult security situation in the region
It should be noted that the accusations against French agents have a long history. The authorities of Burkina Faso have previously stated the possible role of French intelligence agents in attempts to destabilise the situation in the country
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Bola Ahmed Tinubu ya karrama marigayi tsohon babban hafsan sojin saman Najeriya
LaftanaR Janar Taoreed Lagbaja da lambar CFR
Bola Tinubu wanda ya halarci taron jana'izar marigayin ranar Juma'a a Abuja ya bayyana Taoreed da mutumin da ya zama manuniyar irin nagartar jagoranci a aikin sojin Najeriya
Ƙungiyoyin kare haƙƙin ɗan'adam sun zargi gwamnatin Azerbaijan da yin amfani da taron COP29 wajen murƙushe masu fafutikar kare muhalli da sauran 'yan adawar siyasa
Wannan ce shekara ta uku a jere da ake zargin ƙasar da ke karbar baƙuncin taron sauyin yanayi da muzgunawa da hana masu fafutikar dama
Ƙungiyar 'Climate Action Network' - gamayyar ƙungiyoyin rajin kare muhalli kusan 2,000 - ta shaida wa BBC cewa kare fararen hula na da matuƙar muhimmanci ga duk ƙasashen da ke son samun cigaba a fannin sauyin yanayi
Gwamnatin Azerbaijan ta yi watsi da iƙirarin tana mai cewa gwamnatin ba ta tsare da kowane irin fursunan siyasa
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Batun ƙaryar shekarun haihuwa tsakanin ma'aikatan Najeriya shi ne ya zamo abin tattaunawa a ƙasar tun bayan da majalisar kula da harkokin shari'a ta Najeriya wato NJC ta bayar da shawarar yi wa wasu manyan alƙalai biyu ritaya saboda laifin yin ƙarya a shekarunsu na haihuwa
National Judicial Council (NJC) ta ce ta gano Alƙalin Alƙalai na jihar Imo T
da shugaban kotunan shari'ar Musulunci na jihar Yobe Babagana Mahdi sun aikata laifi
Haka nan majalisar ta ɗauki mataki kan wasu alƙalan da suka haɗa da na yin gargaɗi
da kuma saka musu ido bisa laifuka daban-daban da suka aikata
Ana dai alaƙanta ƙaryar shekaru tsakanin ma'aikata a Najeriya da wasu dalilai manya guda biyar kamar haka:
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Senzo Mchuni ya ziyarci wurin haƙar ma'adinan da ake tunanin sama da mutane 4,000 sun ki fito wa saboda tsoron kame
Mahukunta sun bayyana su a matsayin masu laifi bayan an hana shigar musu da abinci da ruwan sha da nufin a tilasta musu fito wa
Rahotannin sun bayyana cewa da dama daga cikin su sun zo ne daga makwabtan ƙasashe da suka haɗa da Mozambique
Kotun kolin Najeriya ta ƙori ƙarar da wasu manyan alkalai na jihohi suka shigar
inda suke kalubalantar dokar da ta kafa hukumar yaƙi da cin hanci da rashawa EFCC
Tawagar alkalai mai mambobi bakwai da alkali Uwani Abba Aji ta jagoranta
sun amince da ƙorar ƙarar saboda ba ta cancanci a saurare ta ba
Ƙarar wadda alkalai na jihohi 16 suka shigar
Yayin da wasu jihohi suka janye daga ƙarar
wasu sun ki yin haka inda suka ce za su kalubalanci lamarin
Jihohin da suka shigar da ƙarar sun haɗa da Ondo da Edo da Oyo da Ogun da Nasarawa da Kebbi da Sokoto da Jigawa da Enugu da Benue da Anambra da Filato da Cross River da kuma Niger
Sai dai a lokacin sauraron ƙarar ranar 22 ga watan Oktoba
jihohin Imo da Bauchi da kuma Osun su ma sun shiga cikin ƙarar yayin da Anambra da Ebonyi da kuma Adamawa suka sanar da janye wa daga ƙarar
ya ce waɗanda lamarin ya rutsa da su sun haɗa da shugaban jami'an tsaro na civil defence a yankin
Ma'aikatar lafiya ta Lebanon ta yi Alla-wadai da mummunan harin
Sojojin Isra'ila ba su ce uffan ba kan harin
waɗanda ma'aikatar lafiya ta Lebanon ta kwatanta da mai muni
Rahotanni sun bayyana cewa sabon harin Isra'ila a ƙauyukan da ke kudancin Beiruta ya lalata gine-gine
Majalisar kula da harkokin shari'a a Najeriya ta bayar da shawarar yi wa wasu manyan alƙalai biyu ritaya saboda laifin yin ƙarya a shekarunsu na haihuwa
National Judicial Council (NJC) ta ce ta gano Alƙalin Alƙlai na jihar Imo T
binciken NJC ya gano alƙalin alƙalan na Imo na da ranakun haihuwa biyu na 27 ga watan Oktoban 1956 da 27 ga Oktoban 1958
yayin da shi kuma shugaban kotunan shari'a na Yobe yake da kwanan wata har uku daban-daban
Bisa wannan dalili ne majalisar ta ce ta bai wa gwamnatin jihar Imo da ke kudancin Najeriya shawarar yi wa Mai Shari'a Chikeka ritayar dole tare da ƙwace albashin da ya karɓa tun daga ranar 21 ga watan Oktoban 2021
majalisar ta bai wa gwamnatin jihar Yobe shawarar yi wa Mai Shari'a Babagana Mahadi ritaya ta tilas
wadda ya kamata ya yi tun shekara 12 da suka wuce
sannan kuma ya dawo da albashin da ya karɓa na tsawon waɗannan shekarun
Duk da cewa an fara gudanar da binciken tun kafin shugabar majalisar kuma alƙaliyar alƙalai ta Najeriya Kekere-Ekun ta samu muƙamin
matakan sun yi daidai da alwashin da ta ɗauka na dawo kima da martabar ɓangaren shari'a a Najeriya
Lamarin na zuwa ne yayin da ƙungiyoyi da 'yan gwagwarmaya ke caccakar Ministan Abuja Nyesom Wike saboda bai wa wasu alƙalai 40 kyautar gidaje
abin da ya ce manufa ce ta gwamnatin Bola Tinubu yake aiwatarwa
An fara shirye-shiryen binne tsohon babban hafsan sojin ƙasa na Najeriya a Abuja
Gwamnatin Najeriya ta ce babban hafsan sojin na ƙasa ya rasu ranar ne 5 ga watan Nuwamba
bayan fama da rashin lafiyar da ba a bayyana ba
an fara raɗe-raɗin cewa babban hafsan ya rasu a sanadiyar cutar kansa a wani asibiti a ƙasar waje
inda masu yaɗa maganganun suka riƙa cewa an ɓoye rasuwar ne saboda masu rububin neman maye gurbinsa
Za a rufe dukkan makarantu firamare a birnin Delhi na ƙasar Indiya saboda gurɓacewar iska,a cewar jami'ai
ya ce za a koma ɗaukar darussa ta intanet har sai abin da hali ya yi saboda hazo da ya mamaye birnin
Delhi da makwabtan birane na fuskantar gurɓacewar iska waɗanda aka ce barazana ne ga lafiyar mutane
wanda hukumar lafiya ta duniya ta ce shi ne mataki da ake so na iska mai lafiya
Delh da wasu jihohi da ke arewacin ƙasar ta Indiya na fuskantar hazo lokacin bazara saboda ƙaruwar yanayi da iska mara kyau da kuma gurɓataccen iska ababen hawa ke fitar wa
An girke ƴansanda a faɗin jihar Ondo gabanin zaɓen gwamnan jihar da za a gudanar gobe Asabar
Ƴansandan riƙe da makamansu na ta sintiri don tabbatar da tsaro da kuma ganin komai ya tafiya cikin tsakani
Rundunar ƴansandan Najeriya dai ta ce a shirye take tsaf domin daƙile duk abin da zai kawo barazana yayin zaɓen
Gwamnatin mulkin sojin jamhuriyar Nijar ta ce ta kama wani da take zargin ɗan leƙen asirin Faransa da ke zaune a ƙasar
Kafar talabijin ɗin ƙasar Tele Sahel ya ruwaito cewa wanda ake zargin
ya shiga ƙasar ba bisa ka'ida ba ranar 12 ga watan Nuwamba a hanyar amfani da fasfo ɗin ƙasar Romania
Amma kwana guda bayan shigarsa ƙasar aka kama shi
Kafar talabijin ɗin ba ta yi wani ƙarin bayani ba kan mutumin da aka kama
Wani shafi mai wallafa labarai kan ayyukan gwamnatin mulkin sojoji a Nijar da Mali da kuma Burkina Faso AES
ya kwatanta kama Barcea a matsayin wani koma baya ga Faransa
"Kamen yana ƙara nuna zarge-zarge da gwamantin Nijar ɗin ta sha yi wa Faransa
wanda ta ce tana son wargaza ƙasar da kuma janyo ruɗani a faɗin yankin Sahel," in ji shafin na AES
Ta ce duk da Faransa ta sha musanta zarge-zargen
amma ana ƙara samun hujjoji da ke nuna cewa Paris ɗin na yaƙin sunkuru kan Nijar
ta hanyar yaɗa labaran karya da kuma sauran abubuwa
Al'ummar jihar Ondo na shirin fita rumfunan zaɓe ranar Asabar 16 ga watan Nuwamba
harkokin kasuwanci da na yau da kullum na ci gaba da tafiya cikin tsanaki
ya ruwaito cewa harkoki na tafiya yadda ya kamata ba tare da wata matsala ba
A ranar Asabar ne za a gudanar da zaɓen gwamnan jihar Ondo da ke yankin kudu maso yammacin Najeriya
Jihar Ondo na daga cikin jihohin ƙasar ba a gudanar da zaɓukansu lokaci guda da na sauran jihohi
Zaɓen na zuwa ne wata 11 bayan rasuwar tsohon gwamnan jihar
wanda ya shafe tsawon lokaci yana da fama da jinya
INEC ta ce mutum miliyan 2,053,061 ne suka yi rajistar zaɓe a faɗin jihar
yayin da matasa ke da kasi 35.41 cikin 100 na waɗanda suka yi rajistar zaɓen
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