Super Eagles defender, Kenneth Omeruo, has bragged that no defender playing in Turkey can stop his compatriot Victor Osimhen. Omeruo’s comments come as Osimhen’s future remains up in the air. Last season, the 26-year-old left Napoli to play on loan at Galatasaray. During his time there, he scored 37 goals to help Gala win the…
French striker Olivier Giroud is set to join Ligue 1 side Lille after leaving Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. The 38-year-old, who is France’s all-time top scorer with 57 goals, played for Arsenal, Chelsea and AC Milan before joining LAFC last year and helped them win their first Open Cup title with a…
Kano Pillars have confirmed that Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, will be among the players representing the club in the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. In a statement from the club’s media and communications directorate, it was announced that Kano Pillars will commence pre-season training today, June 30, following a month-long break after…
Arsenal have “made contact” with Eberechi Eze’s representatives about a possible move from Crystal Palace to Emirate Stadium this summer. This is according to European transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. It is believed that Eze has a release clause of $93 million that can be paid in installments, which is a very good price for a…
The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee over-sighting Rivers has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Sole Administration of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Eke Ibas (Rtd) to submit breakdown of major items in the N1.48 trillion 2025 budget. The committee’s chairman, Hon. Julius Ihonvbere (APC-Edo) issued the ultimatum at the budget defence session in Abuja on…
A serious admission dispute has erupted between a student of Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Basola Jamiu Owodunni and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) over the status of the graduate who completed his studies after six years but is now being told his admission was never valid. Basola, who gained admission in…
A former Executive Director of Credits at the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr Muhammed Jega, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that Arik’s debt fell under the category of non-performing loans. Jega stated this while being cross-examined at the ongoing trial of former AMCON Managing Director, Ahmed Kuru, and four others charged with…
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Ministry of Interior in collaboration with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has successfully reduced the waiting time for passport processing. Tunji-Ojo made this known on Monday in Abuja during a major stakeholders’ sensitisation workshop on recent innovations introduced by the NIS. The Minister said that the…
The Federal High Court (FHC,) in Abuja on Monday, fixed July 22 for hearing of the fresh bail application filed by Tukur Mamu, the “terrorist negotiator.” Justice Mohammed Umar fixed the date following an adjournment sought by Manu’s counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, to enable him study and respond appropriately to the counter affidavit that was…
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says the recent inauguration of electronic visa (e-visa) has achieved significant success, processing over 14,000 applications within its first six weeks. Tunji-Ojo said this at a stakeholder sensitisation workshop on major Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) innovations on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
