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Nigeria’s two biggest stars in the Turkish Super Lig will share the same pitch on Saturday evening as Victor Osimhen and Wilfred Ndidi go head-to-head in one of football’s most intense rivalries when Galatasaray travel across the city to face Besiktas, Soccernet.ng reports. The Istanbul derby at Tupras Stadium is already one of the most heated fixtures in Turkish football, but this edition carries added intrigue for Nigerian fans. It pits the Super Eagles’ attacking spearhead against their midfield anchor; two players who are central to Nigeria’s ambitions on the international stage. Both men were key figures during the 2025…

Ekiti State Governor and All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, on Friday inaugurated 5,000 canvassers for his re-election as well as that of President Bola Tinubu. The 5,000 Person-to-Person Community Canvassers for Biodun Oyebanji/Monisade Afuye and President Bola Tinubu were put together by the Director-General, Bureau of Community Communications, Mrs Mary Oso-Omotosho. Oyebanji, who expressed appreciation to the canvassers for volunteering to secure voters for his re-election as well as that of the President, urged peaceful conduct by mobilisers, party members and opposition members ahead of the June 20 governorship election. The governor, while seeking Ekiti people’s votes…

Ikenna Obianeri The wife of the Anambra State governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has called for increased empowerment for women across the country, saying empowering women would strengthen society and place the nation in safer hands. Soludo, founder of the Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo initiative, also said women are trustworthy and capable, noting that anything entrusted to a woman is handled with care and responsibility. She spoke on Friday at the 2026 Anambra Women Summit organised by the All Progressives Grand Alliance at the party’s regional office in Awka. Addressing participants on the theme, ‘Empower her, elevate all’, the governor’s…

Super Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre has criticised the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after the governing body postponed the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) less than two weeks before the competition begin, Soccernet.ng reports. CAF recently confirmed that the tournament, initially scheduled to take place from March 17 to April 3 in Morocco, has been moved to July 25 to August 16, 2026, citing “unforeseen circumstances” following consultations with stakeholders, including FIFA. The decision has sparked widespread criticism across African football, with several stakeholders questioning the timing of the announcement and the disruption caused to national teams already…

The Federal Road Safety Corps, RS5.3 Anambra State Sector Command, has secured the conviction of 35 traffic offenders during a mobile court sitting at the Sector Command Headquarters in Awka, the Anambra State capital. According to a press statement released on Saturday by the Sector Public Education Officer, FRSC Anambra State Command, Margaret Onabe, the traffic offenders were convicted on Friday for various infractions. Onabe said the exercise forms part of the Corps’ sustained enforcement strategy aimed at reducing road traffic crashes through strict compliance with traffic regulations and enhanced operational visibility across the state. She said, “The Mobile Court…

The fast-growing online prediction industry is under scrutiny over its response to the Middle East war, with one leading platform facing litigation on a disputed payout connected to Iran’s late leader. At issue in the lawsuit is a refusal by online prediction market Kalshi to grant winnings to customers after the US-Israeli siege killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The company has said its policy is not to list markets directly tied to death. Plaintiffs are demanding $54 million in damages, arguing that their bet that Khamenei was “out as Supreme Leader” by March 1 came to pass, according to a class-action…

Idowu Abdullahi Popular Nigerian health advocate, Dr. Chinonso Egemba, has urged parents to drastically reduce the amount of sugar in children’s diets to curb the rising risk of Type 2 Diabetes among young people. Egemba, widely known as Aproko Doctor, in a post on his X handle, warned that many parents unknowingly expose their children to excessive sugar through everyday meals and snacks. The practice, he said, creates conditions that could predispose them to metabolic diseases later in life. According to the doctor, while many adults are becoming more health-conscious, some parents continue to overload their children’s meals with sugar…

Nigerian football fans have turned to dark humour on social media platform X to mock the country’s persistent electricity crisis, joking that even if the Super Eagles make it to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, many Nigerians will have no power to watch the matches, Saturday PUNCH reports. The jokes come against the backdrop of a worsening national grid situation. Nigeria’s electricity generation dropped below the 4,000 megawatt threshold in recent weeks due to persistent gas supply shortages affecting thermal power plants, with the Nigerian Independent System Operator recording just 3,940.53 megawatts as of one Thursday morning. The grid collapsed…

Super Eagles and Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi has revealed how ex-Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti gave him the hairdryer treatment during their time at Everton, Soccernet.ng reports. The 29-year-old joined the Toffees in the same summer the Italian coach took charge of the dugout at the blue side of Merseyside. While Iwobi arrived from Arsenal as a flair and fleet-footed winger, his game became refined at Everton as he played in a deeper position. St James Park, Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti, with Alex Iwobi. Copyright: ImagoxMichaelxRegan Get Our Sports News First – Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now! Alex Iwobi reveals…

Abia Angels goalkeeper Fatima Oloko has described her maiden Super Falcons call-up as a dream come true, saying she feels privileged to join a squad that includes the player she admires most, Brighton and Hove Albion and Nigeria number one Chiamaka Nnadozie. Oloko, who has kept four clean sheets in the Nigeria Women’s Football League this season and earned a Goalkeeper of the Week award, expressed disbelief upon receiving the news of her selection into head coach Justine Madugu’s 25-player squad for the friendlies against Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses. “At first, I felt like I was dreaming. I was not expecting…