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20 Jan
Premier League title chaser, Arsenal FC, have turned their attention to signing Nigerian and Galatasaray forward, Victor Osimhen, this month. According to Football Insider, the Gunners are exploring the market for a late-window striker signing after losing Gabriel Jesus
19 Jan
Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League in dramatic fashion as two late Darwin Nunez goals beat Brentford before Arsenal stumbled at home to Aston Villa. At the other end of the table, Manchester United and Tottenham are looking over their shoulders at the relegation zone after dismal defeats on Sunday.…
19 Jan
Aurelien Tchouameni dropped out of Real Madrid's squad to face Las Palmas in La Liga on Sunday "due to discomfort in his left leg", said the Spanish champions in a statement. The French midfielder, often used in defence by Madrid, was replaced in the squad by Jacobo Ramon and Chema Andres for the home match…
18 Jan
The Lagos State Government has shut down Smiley Kids Montessori, Heritage Place Estate, Sangotedo, after a swimming pool accident led to the death of a two-year-old female, Rapheala Ogbodo, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The girl's mother had taken to X to allege that her daughter was electrocuted contrary to the report she got of…
18 Jan
Former Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has been out of a club coaching job for more than three years, has been appointed coach of Besiktas, the Turkish side announced on Saturday. The 51-year-old Norwegian, who was axed by United in November 2021, takes over from Dutch coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst who was sacked…
18 Jan
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed "humble" striker Kylian Mbappe on Saturday, saying the French forward was improving, and increasingly involved, in every match. The former Paris Saint-Germain superstar struggled to find his top level after completing his dream move last summer but now has 16 goals in 29 games across all competitions. Mbappe has…
18 Jan
Eintracht Frankfurt overcame the imminent departure of in-form Omar Marmoush to beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at home on Friday, heaping more misery on the slumping visitors. Frankfurt, who cut Manchester City target Marmoush from the matchday squad just hours before kickoff, were clinical and controlled. Striker Hugo Ekitike put Frankfurt in front early and Dortmund…
18 Jan
The prospect of a new, 100,000-capacity Old Trafford – and the demolition of Manchester United’s historic home – has taken a major step forward after a task force delivered its recommendations.
18 Jan
It appears a huge task, but players and officials of Enyimba FC believe their CAF Confederation Cup journey will be revived on Sunday in Cairo, Egypt.
18 Jan
Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest defender, Ola Aina, has revealed that playing for Nigeria is an unmatched experience he wants to continue for a long time to come.
17 Jan
Saudi Arabia chiefs are set to offer Mohamed Salah a £65million deal across two seasons, according to reports. Salah, 32, is one of the Liverpool’s all-time greatest players, with the Egyptian having scored a remarkable 232 goals in 376 games for the club
17 Jan
The controversies surrounding the appointment of football tactician, Eric Chelle, as head coach of the Super Eagles may be far from over, if latest declaration by legend Austin Jay Jay Okocha is anything to go by.
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Popular singer and record label boss, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has spoken out in defence of Afrobeats star Ayra Starr after she was criticised for dancing to his new song, Pxy Drip (I’m Back). A video of the Sabi Girl crooner vibing to the track surfaced online on Thursday, sparking mixed…
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Residents of Iguovbiobo in Uhunmwode Local Government Council Area of Edo State, on Friday, cried out for help to the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II over the leadership crisis rocking the rural community. They also expressed dissatisfaction with the leadership of Iguovbiobo in Uhunmwode Local Government Council Area by one Mr. Bright, who has…
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The House of Representatives is in support of President Bola Tinubu's proposal to the National Assembly to increase the 2025 budget proposal from N49.7trillion to N54.2trillion, given prospects of additional revenue from key government agencies. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, who presided over plenary…
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The Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Josiah Majebi, has admonished the state Commissioner of Police, CP Miller Dantawaye, to train his men
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Education experts in the country are divided over the Federal Government's proposal to shift from the old 9-3-4 to 12-4 system.
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested Adam Imam Yusuf, a Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kogi State, over the alleged diversion of more than N3 billion. Yusuf, who was at large until now, was taken into custody from his residence in Gwagwalada,…
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, February 6, 2025, arraigned nine Chinese nationals and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd., before Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The anti-graft agency gave the names of the defendants as Su Dong Fu, Zheng…
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