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Super Eagles and Sevilla winger, Chidera Ejuke, is eyeing a finish in the European spots when the La Liga season draws its curtains, Soccernet.ng reports. The 27-year-old pacy attacker joined the Spanish La Liga side last summer on a free transfer but hasn’t had the best time at the Ramon Sanchez Pijzuan. Besides injuries, Sevilla’s form as a team has been hot and cold all season, with barely any form of consistency. Currently 10th in the league, Ejuke has backed Garcia Pimienta’s side to step up their hunt for European spots. Chidera Ejuke seen in action celebrating after scoring a…

The Kano State Government has imposed a new round of payroll re-validation for civil servants in both state and local government administrations to address lingering salary discrepancies. The fresh re-validation exercise is mandatory for workers who have experienced underpayment and outright withholding of salaries to ascertain the challenge with a view to proffering a solution. Addressing a press briefing on Monday, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ibrahim Umar Faruq, disclosed that a nine-member committee, headed by the Head of Service, will conduct the exercise. The SSG said that subsequent to the inauguration of the committee, a payroll…

Billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote has accused the former governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, of twice demolishing his cement factory in Itori, forcing his company to abandon the investment. However, he has now pledged to rebuild the facility, citing renewed confidence in the state’s business environment under Governor Dapo Abiodun. Speaking on Monday during a courtesy visit to Abiodun at the Government House in Abeokuta, Dangote recounted how his company’s attempts to establish operations in Itori were thwarted during Amosun’s tenure. “Our factory at Itori was pulled down twice. The second time, they didn’t just demolish the factory but also…

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, revealed on Monday that the 2022 Electoral Act will be amended to allow statutory delegates to participate in political parties’ primaries in the upcoming 2027 general election. This amendment, Akpabio noted, would address a significant oversight in the previous electoral law. Akpabio made the announcement during a meeting with the national leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association in Abuja, where he also called on the NBA to take stronger action in eliminating quacks from the legal profession. He explained that the omission of statutory delegates from the political parties’ primaries in the 2022…

Former Nigeria youth international Akinkunmi Amoo has made his long-awaited return to football, featuring in Shanghai Jiading Huilong’s 1-0 defeat to Nantong Zhiyun in China’s League One, Soccernet.ng reports. The 22-year-old playmaker, once hailed as one of Nigeria’s brightest young prospects, had been out of competitive action for 409 days following a turbulent spell in Denmark that ended in a criminal conviction and ban. Amoo last played a professional match in January 2024 for Cypriot club Omonia Nicosia before parting ways with the club for “personal reasons” two months later. Former Nigeria Golden Eaglets and Copenhagen star, Akinkunmi Amoo (R).…

For many athletes and footballers, life after retirement means staying within the game—whether through coaching, punditry, or management. However, some take a completely different path, venturing into new sporting disciplines. From ice hockey to professional wrestling, these former footballers proved their athleticism extended far beyond the pitch. Michael Jordan – Baseball Michael Jordan is famously known for his switch from basketball to baseball. After retiring from the NBA in 1993, he pursued a career in professional baseball, signing with the Chicago White Sox and playing for their minor league affiliate, the Birmingham Barons in 1994. However, his baseball stint was…

Sodiq Ojuroungbe The Chief Medical Director of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Prof Wasiu Adeyemo, says the four students of King’s College, Lagos, who had diphtheria and were brought into the facility for treatment have been discharged. Adeyemo disclosed this in an exclusive interview with PUNCH Healthwise on Monday. The LUTH CMD said the students were discharged from the hospital on March 14 after they were certified diphtheria-free and medically fit. PUNCH Healthwise reported a recent diphtheria outbreak at the King’s College Annex, Lagos, which left one student dead and four others hospitalised at LUTH. The diphtheria outbreak in the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna State, accusing him of lashing out at the party due to personal grievances following his failure to secure a ministerial position in President Bola Tinubu’s administration. El-Rufai, in an interview with BBC Hausa at the weekend, claimed that he and his allies had hoped that President Bola Tinubu would replicate his achievements in Lagos at the national level but failed woefully. El-Rufai explained that despite concerns about Tinubu’s alleged certificate forgery from Chicago State University during the 2023 presidential election, they backed him, believing he…

Super Eagles newcomer Igho Ogbu has revealed that he turned down an opportunity to represent Norway during his final season with Lillestrøm, staying true to his dream of playing for Nigeria, Soccernet.ng reports. Ogbu, who was part of Nigeria’s squad at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and the FIFA U-20 World Cup, moved to Norway in 2018 and established himself as one of the top defenders in the country. The centre-back initially signed a four-year deal with Rosenborg before going on loan to Levanger and Sogndal, eventually joining Lillestrøm. His impressive performances in the 2022 season earned him…

The Oyo State Government, on Monday, disclosed its readiness to sanitise the travel and tour sector in the state. It announced that it will soon move against unregistered travel and tour agencies and other ally tour operators in the state. The Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, stated this during a press conference held in conjunction with the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) to sensitise and create awareness for operators of travel and tour agencies. Olatunbosun noted that the exercise aimed to inform the operators of travel and tour agencies, concerned stakeholders and the general…