Premier League
29 Jul 2024
Premier League clubs Arsenal and Chelsea are still in contact with Napoli for a possible summer deal to sign Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen. Osimhen appears to be in a limbo over which club he will play for during the 2024/25 season following the decision of Paris Saint-Germain to stop their move for him. Despite penning…
8 Jun 2024
Leicester City has confirmed that they are in talks with Super Eagles' midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi regarding his future with them. "The club remains in discussion with midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi regarding his future beyond the expiration of his current contract this month," the Foxes wrote on their official website. READ ALSO: At New Maracana Stadium, Ndidi…
8 Jun 2024
Leicester City on Friday officially confirmed that Super Eagles attacker, Kelechi Iheanacho will leave the club this summer. The Foxes wrote on their official website: "Also leaving Filbert Way is Kelechi Iheanacho, bringing to an end his seven-year stint in the East Midlands." Signing from Manchester City in August 2017, the popular forward has scored…
7 Jun 2024
Jamie Vardy has signed a new one-year contract at Leicester, recently promoted back to the Premier League, the club announced on Friday.
6 Jun 2024
English Premier League clubs voted on Thursday in favour of continuing to use the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system next season. Although the statement did not contain figures for the ballot, held at the Premier League's annual general meeting, the BBC reported that 19 of the division's 20 clubs had voted to retain the controversial…
4 Jun 2024
English league champions, Manchester City, have launched a legal action against the Premier League. According to The Times, via Daily Mail, City will look to end the league's Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules, which according to them are unlawful. In February it was reported that City sent a threat of legal action against the league's…
21 May 2024
Mohamed Salah said Liverpool "will fight like hell" to win trophies next season as the Egyptian hinted he will at least see out the final year of his contract at Anfield. Salah has just 12 months remaining on his deal and has been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League. The Reds reportedly…
19 May 2024
Key quotes after the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday, when Manchester City wrapped up a fourth straight title with a 3-1 win over West Ham: "It is so hard to put into words what we've done today. No team has ever done it (won four in a row), we have put…
19 May 2024
Manchester City created English football history on Sunday, overcoming West Ham 3-1 to win their fourth straight Premier League title and break Arsenal's hearts as Jurgen Klopp made an emotional Liverpool exit.
18 May 2024
Manchester City stand on the brink of a historic fourth successive Premier League title, but Arsenal lie in wait hoping for a last-gasp slip from the leaders on Sunday.
15 May 2024
Premier League clubs will be given the chance to scrap VAR from next season when they vote on the controversial review system at their annual general meeting next month. Wolves have submitted a resolution to abolish VAR to the Premier League, triggering a vote of the top flight's 20 teams on June 6. The Molineux…
15 May 2024
Erling Haaland has urged his Manchester City teammates to "relax" after they closed in on making English football history with a 2-0 win away to Tottenham Hotspur. Tuesday's triumph in north London saw City, courtesy of two goals from Haaland, win their game in hand as they returned to the top of the table as…
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The President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Dr. Tulia Jackson, has said the union will also listen to the other side to get a balanced view after suspended lawmaker Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan made it aware of her case against the Senate and its President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. On Tuesday, Natasha tabled her case during the Women…
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The Federal Government has given the contractors handling the Mbiama section of the East-West Road a marching order to complete the project by November 2025. Minister of Works, David Umahi, who inspected the progress of the work, expressed delight at the completion of the 47-kilometer Section 2.1 of the project during a two-day inspection tour.…
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Technology workers in Kenya held a vigil on Tuesday for Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi, a Nigerian content moderator for TikTok, who died after remaining in Kenya for two years. Olubunmi, an employee of Teleperformance Kenya, was found deceased in her residence last week. Her body was discovered in a state of decomposition three days later. According…
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A High Court in Yola, Adamawa State, has admitted an autopsy report as evidence in the trial of security operatives accused of torturing and killing a 17-year-old secondary school student, Abdullahi Tukur Abba. The Guardian recalls that Tukur was arrested on August 5, 2023, after a neighbor lodged a complaint with the task force over…
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The Conference of Progressive Nigerians (CPN) has cautioned the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited against suspending the naira-for-crude oil exchange arrangement. The group warned that such a move could have severe economic consequences. This came in response to claims that the government-owned oil company had suspended the naira-for-crude deal until 2030, as it has…
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Nigeria and China are set to embark on an innovative partnership aimed at enhancing the tourism and creative sectors. This partnership holds great potential for boosting cultural exchange and economic opportunities between the two nations. During a recent meeting, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, engaged with the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and…
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When Omoni Oboli announced her movie Love In Every Word, her fans and, by extension, Nigerians were happy because of the actress’s pedigree and attention to detail in interpreting whatever role she’s given to play in movies. However, it was a surprise movie since it was announced weeks after Valentine’s, unlike other romantic movies, which…
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Oluwaseun Adebisi Adeyemi, popularly known as Mummy Dolarz, has pleaded with her son’s fiancée, Adegoke Ifeoluwa (Ife Luv), to reconsider her decision to end the relationship with her son, Olamide Babatunde Ogunleye (Oluwadolarz). During an Instagram Live session on Tuesday evening, she emotionally revealed that she had gone as far as kneeling down multiple times…
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Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, has suspended its policy requiring students to present proof of fee payment during examinations for those applying for student loans through the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The institution’s Rector, Sylvester Omoruyi, made the announcement on Tuesday during a sensitization program organized by NELFUND at the polytechnic’s main campus. “The issue…
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Goods, shops, and properties worth multiple millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire incident that razed parts of the popular Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The fire, which broke out at midnight, left behind trails of loss, wailing, and anguish. Many traders lost multiple shops in the inferno, with one…