Turkish giants Trabzonspor are closing in on a permanent deal for Nigerian forward Paul Onuachu, following a productive loan spell in which he netted 15 goals in 21 matches during the 2024/25 season. Sources familiar with the matter suggest the two clubs are nearing an agreement, with Trabzonspor offering €5 million to sign the striker…
The National Youth Vanguard of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected allegations made by Honourable Aminu Sani Jaji, who accused the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammed Matawalle, of orchestrating claims of anti-party activities against him. In a statement issued on Saturday, the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Dr Adeniyi Wale, described Jaji’s…
The wife of a prominent Ugandan opposition politician, Kizza Besigye on Wednesday alleged that her husband has been kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya. According to the wife, Winnie Byanyima, the husband was kidnaped over the weekend, transferred to Uganda and is being held at a military jail in Kampala. Besigye has run against…
The Democratic Front (TDF) says the approval of a university in Ogoniland is a statement of intent by the Federal Government to the people to heal long-standing grievances against the government. The group, in a statement on Sunday by Malam Danjuma Muhammad, its Chairman, said the Federal University of Environmental Technology in Ogoni will serve…
In a harrowing incident, a minimum of 23 farmers and fishermen were killed by Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants in the village of Malam Karanti, situated close to Baga in Borno State’s Kukawa Local Government Area. According to reports, the attack transpired on Thursday morning in the village, located just five kilometres…
Sweden forward Viktor Gyökeres netted four goals on Tuesday in a 6-0 rout of Azerbaijan to overtake Erling Haaland as the top scorer in the Nations League. The 26-year-old started the evening with five goals from five Nations League games and now sits at nine goals, two ahead of Haaland’s seven. His third goal of…
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has denounced the brutal killing of a senior member of the main opposition party Chadema, who was kidnapped, beaten and doused with acid. On Friday, Mohamed Ali Kibao, 69, was forced off a bus by suspected security agents while travelling from the country’s biggest city, Dar es Salaam, to his…
Gov Alex Otti of Abia has approved a new salary scale for Abia health workers, known as Abia State Health Workers Salary Scale (ASHWOSS), with effect from May 1. This is contained in a statement signed by the state Health Commissioner, Prof Ogbonnaya Uche on Wednesday in Umuahia. According to Uche, the new Abia salary…
Turkish giants Galatasaray and French Ligue 1 side Lille have sent birthday wishes to Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen who turned 26 yesterday. Galatasaray wrote on their X handle:”Join us in wishing @victorosimhen9 a happy birthday! .” According to Ligue 1 on X:’Happy birthday to the King Victor Osimhen .” While Lille commented also on…
By Ayuba Tambaya In the restless arena of global politics, where power, faith, and fear constantly collide, President Donald Trump’s latest comments on Nigeria have sent shockwaves through both Washington and Abuja. Speaking at a faith summit in Washington in October, Trump, now back in the White House after returning to office in January 2025,…
