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Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, has urged Nigeria and Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, to make a Premier League move next summer, Soccernet.ng reports. The 26-year-old was linked with several Premier League clubs last season, but a concrete move failed to occur. Instead, Osimhen joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan. However, the former LOSC Lille forward harbours dreams of playing in the English Premier League, and Ekong has urged him on to make the move when the transfer window opens in July. Victor Osimhen in action for Galatasaray. [Photo Credit/ X]. Get Our Sports News First – Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!…

A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Honourable Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, said on Sunday that no amount of political gang-up can truncate the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. He contended that the recent defection of some APC members to other political parties was not in any way a threat to the political stability of the president and the ruling party. Oyintiloye, who hitherto represented Obokun State Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly, made this disclosure in a statement forwarded to journalists in Osogbo. Describing defection as a normal phenomenon in politics, the former…

IMOLEAYO OYEDEYI and MUHAMMED LAWAL Some supervisors overseeing street sweepers working with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority have decried what they described as “poor wages and inadequate welfare support” from the agency. The supervisors staged a protest at the state secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, March 13, 2024, to express their frustration over LAWMA’s refusal to pay them the government-approved minimum wage of N85,000 since 2024. During the mass demonstration, the aggrieved workers carried many banners listing their demands, which included, “Give us back our jobs,” “Pay us minimum wage,” “We want job security and career growth opportunities…

Some founding members of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State have accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of betraying the party and allegedly working to weaken it in exchange for his third-term ambition. The party stalwarts made these allegations in a letter addressed to President Bola Tinubu, a copy of which was made available to our correspondent in Uyo on Sunday. Jointly signed by Elder Okokon James (Uyo Senatorial District), Peter Ibanga (Eket Senatorial District), and Chief Victor Affiah (Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District), the letter called for urgent intervention to prevent the party’s collapse in the state. Titled: “Worrisome…

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recovered $19,241,109.35 (N28.7 billion) from two oil companies indebted to the Federation Account. The panel has also successfully recovered N199.3 million out of an outstanding N6.8 billion, comprising excessive charges levied between March and October 2015 and unremitted Value Added Tax (VAT) on transactions processed via the Remita platform from 2015 to 2022. Spokesman of the House, Akin Rotimi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the panel’s investigation, which is based on findings from the 2021 audit report, focused on 45 oil companies collectively owing $1.7 billion…

Former Three Lions striker John Fashanu has sued the Nigerian Police Force for ₦200 million over an alleged unlawful arrest, Soccernet.ng reports. The former Aston Villa man is currently on bail after being arrested in Abuja over a land dispute. He was accused of criminal conspiracy, threat to life, intimidation, trespass, and obtaining by false presence. According to the Daily Mail, the problem started after foreign investors agreed to pay Fashanu more than £500,000 for a 22-acre site. However, he then heard that workmen had been sent to build a perimeter fence on the land. But when he and his lawyer…

Lagos State Government will shut and divert traffic for the emergency repairs of the Independence/Mekwen Bridge (inbound Marina/CMS route) for two months. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, the State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said the emergency repair of the bridge is scheduled from Wednesday, March 19 19, to Monday, May 26, 2025. He said during the repairs, the section of the road from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) through Bonny Camp Bridge down to Independence Bridge will be closed to vehicular movement. “Similarly, the Bonny Camp Underpass Bridge service lane inbound Independence Bridge will not…

Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed support for a Lagos-based National Youth Service Corps member, Ushie Uguamaye, also known as Raye, who claimed to have received threats after her viral video criticising President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement shared on X on Sunday, Atiku praised Raye’s courage, describing her as a symbol of a new generation of politically engaged women committed to advocacy and democratic participation. “Raye embodies the spirit of a new generation of women who champion the ideals of popular participation and unwavering advocacy in the political sphere. “I deeply admire her boldness and wisdom—her fearless resolve…

Former Jigawa State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart, Sule Lamido, has rejected an invitation from ex-Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-Rufai, who recently defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the SDP, made the appeal in a BBC Hausa interview, urging key opposition figures—including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rotimi Amaechi, and Rauf Aregbesola—to follow his lead. However, in a separate interview, Lamido dismissed the invitation as an insult, arguing that the PDP, which he helped build, played a key role in El-Rufai’s political rise. “The PDP is the party…

Former Nigeria Under-17 coach Emmanuel Amuneke is hopeful of a victory for the Super Eagles when they play Rwanda and Zimbabwe in the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, Soccernet.ng reports. Nigeria are fifth in group c of the World Cup Qualifiers after picking three points from their first four games. The Super Eagles are in a precarious situation as they face a second consecutive absence at the Mundial except they can turn things around soon. The Super Eagles are in a new regime, as coach Eric Chelle got the coaching job in January and is expected to lead Nigeria’s…