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19-time Turkish Super Lig winners, Fenerbahçe, have joined Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart in the race for Super Eagles and KRC Genk striker, Toluwalase Emmanuel Arokodare, Soccernet.ng reports. The 24-year-old scored 23 goals and provided five assists in 45 games across all club competitions for Thorsten Fink’s side in the just-concluded season, winning the Belgian Pro League Golden Shoe. Arokodare’s goalscoring records has seen him linked with several top clubs in Europe, and now, offers from Turkey have come knocking in. Lechi Sadulayev and Tolu Arokodare struggle for a ball during the friendly soccer match between Russia and Nigeria, in…

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has appointed Linus Obogo as his Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, while reassigning Nsa Gill to serve as Special Adviser on Public Affairs. The appointments were confirmed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Anthony Owan Enoh. According to the statement, Obogo’s selection is aimed at enhancing the administration’s communication strategy. The government says it views his appointment as a step toward reinforcing its media operations for more effective public engagement. Also returning to the administration is Nsa Gill, who previously…

A political pressure group, the Isoko Political Youth Leaders of Thought (ISOPLOT), has called on the Federal Government, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the Office of the National Security Adviser to intervene immediately in the ongoing ward delineation crisis in Warri metropolis, to avert unrest in the region. Addressing journalists in Asaba, the Delta State capital, ISOPLOT Chairman, Comrade Daniel Omoraro, expressed deep concern over what he described as a calculated attempt by political actors to tilt the ethnic balance in Warri in favour of one group, thereby threatening the peace and long-standing cooperation among the region’s major…

Authorities in Lagos have ordered the demolition of a Redeemed Christian Church of God parish in the Somolu area after a neighbouring building under construction collapsed and damaged the worship centre, narrowly sparing lives. The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) issued the final demolition notice on Tuesday, citing structural compromise to the church caused by the fallen building. Worshippers had been inside the church on Monday when the collapse occurred but escaped without injury. “This building has been declared distressed and must be removed within seven days,” a notice pasted on the church wall read. Residents say construction on…

Atlético de Madrid Femenino are closing in on the signing of another Nigerian international—former Liverpool forward, Rinsola Babajide, after bidding farewell to Super Falcons captain Rasheedat Ajibade, Soccernet.ng reports. Ajibade officially parted ways with the Spanish outfit following the expiration of her contract, bringing to an end a fruitful three-and-a-half-year spell with the Colchoneras. The 25-year-old joined Atlético from Nigeria Women Football League side Robo Queens in 2021 and went on to score 40 goals in 138 appearances. During her stay, she helped the team win the Supercopa de España in 2021 and the Copa de la Reina in 2023.…

• Sanwo-Olu, Ojelabi, Olusi warn against re-electing underperformed candidates• YP accuses LASIEC of compromise, delegitimising electoral process Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Cornelius Ojelabi, and Chairman, Governance Advisory Council (GAC), Oluyole Olusi, have urged the party’s candidates for the 2025 local council elections to be people-oriented and progressive like the sage, Obafemi Awolowo, if elected into office on July 12. They stated this yesterday during the party’s official presentation of candidates for the council elections and flag off of the campaign, held at the party’s secretariat in Lagos. Ojelabi, specifically, stated that…

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to ending the ongoing killings in Benue State, following his emotional visit to communities affected by the latest round of violence in Guma Local Government Area. Senator Akume, who returned to his home state ahead of the President’s planned condolence visit, toured the site of the June 13 attack in Yelewata, where dozens were killed and many others injured. He met survivors, visited the injured at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), and addressed displaced families at the Market IDP camp.…

The 17 individuals nominated by President Bola Tinubu to serve on three statutory commissions in Rivers State have completed their asset declarations and received security clearance ahead of confirmation by the Senate. The nominees are expected to assume roles in the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Civil Service Commission, and Local Government Service Commission. Their asset declarations were submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau following security screening conducted by the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police Force. Senate Leader and Chair of the Ad-hoc Committee on Emergency Rule in Rivers State, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed the updates…

Idowu Abdullahi The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria has accused medical doctors of subjecting other health professionals to alleged systemic humiliation in the country’s healthcare system. In an open memo addressed to President Bola Tinubu and signed by its National Chairman, Pharm. Ambrose Igwekamma Ezeh, and National Secretary, Pharm. Omokhafe Ashore, the association decried what it described as the continued subjugation of non-physician health workers by doctors. “It is important to inform Mr President that the humiliation health workers in healthcare are subjected to in deference to physicians is beginning to affect the psyche of youths in a generation…

Nigeria international Paul Onuachu is on the brink of completing a return to Trabzonspor, with Southampton and the Turkish giants in advanced talks to finalise the striker’s transfer, Soccernet.ng reports. According to respected Nigerian journalist Buchi Laba, negotiations between the two clubs have reached a crucial stage, with Southampton reportedly holding out for a significant upfront payment before giving the green light for Onuachu’s move. Personal terms between the 31-year-old and Trabzonspor have already been agreed, and the player is currently in Nigeria awaiting the go-ahead to travel to Turkey for medicals. READ MORE  Nigeria Super Eagles star Paul Onuachu.…