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Fulham head coach Marco Silva has praised Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze for his impact in his side’s 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur last night, Soccernet.ng reports. The 26-year-old had a brilliant outing, especially in the first half. In the first four minutes, he created the chance for Kenny Tete’s opener. He was denied two goal-scoring attempts, one by the woodwork, and the other by Micky Van de Ven’s last-ditch tackle after he’d gone round Gugliemo Vicario. Micky van de Ven makes a last-ditch sliding tackle against Samuel Chukwueze, who had gotten past goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario of Tottenham Hotspur. Copyright:…

The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two persons, while one person escaped in an attack by suspected bandits between Sanlu and Idofin, Yagba East Local Government area of the state. The confirmation came from the command’s spokesman, Chief Superintendent of Police William Aya, in the late hours of Saturday in response to journalists’ enquiries about the attacks said to have happened in the afternoon. He, however, did not give details of how the incident happened. “Three people were attacked in a car while on transit between Idofin and Isanlu. One person by the name Raji Adesukanmi…

Super Eagles striker Akor Adams has hailed former Arsenal man Alexis Sánchez’s impact at Sevilla since the Chilean joined the club during the summer transfer window, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Sevilla were very active during the summer transfer window, as they brought in some players and also let some others go. ​One of their new arrivals was former Arsenal man Sánchez, who they signed as a free agent after he left Udinese at the end of last season. ​The 36-year-old is considered one of the best wingers to grace the game, having played for big clubs like Arsenal, Barcelona, Manchester United, and…

The Army Council has approved the promotion of 105 senior officers – 28 Brigadier Generals and 77 Colonels to their next ranks. The promotion was announced in a statement issued by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele. The council approved the elevation on Thursday, November 27, 2025. The Air Council and the Navy Board had approved the elevation of senior officers to their next ranks. While the Air Council promoted 57 senior officers, the Navy Board approved the elevation of 127 senior officers, also on Thursday. The 28 Brigadier Generals the army council elevated to Major…

As part of preparations for the Yuletide celebrations and Carnival Calabar 2025, the Cross River State Government, through the Ministry of Environment, has intensified sanitary measures across the state, including the closure of 8 Miles roadside markets. The Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Moses Osogi, who disclosed this during the November edition of the statewide environmental sanitation exercise in Calabar, said, “it has become imperative to upscale sanitation due to the expected influx of tourists who will troop into the state for the festive season”. Osogi, who emphasised the need for a free flow of human and vehicular traffic along major…

Janet Ogundepo Medical experts and diabetes advocates have decried the widespread stigma and discrimination faced by Nigerians living with diabetes in the workplace, noting that many lose their jobs because of the condition amid the absence of protective legislation. Speaking at a World Diabetes Day webinar organised by the Nigerian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism, themed ‘Diabetes and Wellbeing: Diabetes and the Workplace’, the experts said Nigeria lacks specific laws safeguarding workers with diabetes. They noted that while countries such as the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland enforce workplace anti-discrimination laws—including the UK’s Equality Act 2010 and Northern Ireland’s Disability…

The Federal Government has made four emergency requests to the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision for cholera vaccines as the country grapples with a rising death toll from the disease. Nationwide data show that cholera has killed no fewer than 500 people as of October 26, 2025, underscoring the urgency of bolstering outbreak response efforts. The report, exclusively obtained from the World Health Organisation on Friday, notes that the global cholera upsurge remains severe, with 565,404 cases and 7,074 deaths recorded across 32 countries in five WHO regions. According to the report, the Eastern Mediterranean Region has the highest…

Super Eagles midfielder Frank Onyeka believes that his style of play is best suited for the German Bundesliga, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Onyeka spent last season on loan at Bundesliga club Augsburg. He made the move from Brentford due to a lack of playing time under then-coach Thomas Frank. ​At Augsburg, he quickly secured a regular starting spot, going on to feature in 31 of their 34 league games, and registering one assist. Frank Onyeka to leave Augsburg (Photo by Imago) ​However, he was required to return to Brentford in the summer because there was no option-to-buy clause included in his loan…

Senator Yemi Adaramodu, the lawmaker representing Ekiti South in the Senate, has dismissed claims that the Federal Government paid ransom to secure the release of schoolgirls recently abducted in Kebbi and Niger States. The Senator stated this on Friday during an interview with newsmen amid growing public suspicion over the nature of recent rescue operations. According to him, the National Assembly believe that the Federal Government did not pay any ransom to anybody. “If there is any contact with the bandits, there are several types, negative or positive. It can be through force or persuasion.” Adaramodu argued that the Federal…

The 1985 set of the Queen’s College Old Girls Association on Saturday handed over a 12KW inverter combined with an 11,000W solar panel system to power a block of classrooms used by the Senior Secondary (Arts) classes in their alma mater. According to the President of QCOGA, Mrs Temitope Okunoren-Makindipe, who also belongs to the 1985 set, the “Light Up QC” project, intended to power 18 classrooms, cost the set about N15m. Okunoren-Makindipe said the project was conceived to address the difficulty the school faced in ensuring a constant electricity supply due to high electricity tariffs and the rising cost…