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Galatasaray forward Victor Osimhen and European MMA Middleweight Champion Kerim Engizek has surfaced in a lighthearted video, Soccernet.ng reports. The eight-second clip, filmed in what is suggested to be Osimhen’s personal space, spotted the Nigerian international sharing a friendly stare-down with Engizek which looked like an entertaining nod to MMA pre-fight rituals. Osimhen and Engizek Share Playful Face-Off Moment In the viral clip, Osimhen stands face-to-face with Engizek, both attempting their best pre-fight stare-down poses. Osimhen, dressed casually with his signature platinum-blonde haircut, carries Engizek’s gleaming championship belt on his shoulder, while the MMA star points at him enthusiastically with…

A member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf, has delivered a sweeping and scathing assessment of the deepening crisis within the party, disclosing that some selfish governors and party leaders who are being blinded by ego and misled by others may be inadvertently positioning themselves to “collapse the PDP” ahead of December 7, 2025, when the tenure of the current NWC expires. “If this crisis is unresolved by December 7, technically, there will be no PDP. Those pushing this agenda know what they are doing. They are being used.” Yusuf, who…

Osimhen was present in the stands at RAMS Park yesterday during Galatasaray’s 3-2 win over Gençlerbirliği… Former Besiktas and Turkey U-21 midfielder Sinan Engin mentioned that Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen is what makes Galatasaray appear extraordinary, Soccernet.ng reports. The 26-year-old scored a brace for Nigeria in their 4-1 win over Gabon in the World Cup play-offs, but was taken off at half-time against DR Congo due to a hamstring injury. The ex-Napoli man is set to miss the next three weeks of action for his club side, but should be back just in time for the AFCON 2025 tournament…

Governor Muhammad Umaru Bago of Niger State has suggested that informants play a significant role in enabling terrorist attacks and called for stricter measures against them as part of efforts to tackle insecurity in the state. The governor made the remarks during a visit to the palace of the Emir of Borgu, Alhaji Muhammad Haliru Dantoro IV in New Bussa, where he led a state delegation to commiserate with the Emir over the recent abduction of schoolchildren from St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area. Governor Bago said security agencies, working in collaboration with the state government, are…

Christantus Uche has been linked with a return to Getafe in recent weeks… Getafe coach José Bordalás has admitted that he is very fond Christantus Uche amid speculation that the Super Eagles star could return to the club soon, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Bordalás gave Uche his first shot at top-tier European football last season, following his transfer from third-tier club Ceuta. The Super Eagles star needed very little time to become a regular for Los Azulones, and even went on to become one of the best players at the club. Christantus Uche R of Getafe CF and Urko Gonzalez L. Copyright:…

Even nowadays, in modern times, international sports rivalries are still a thing. Every country has sports it cares about, and these matchups make people behave differently. You see it in the way fans talk the week before, the way players answer questions a little too carefully, the way broadcasters start digging up old clips that everyone has already watched a hundred times. These are the rivalries that don’t die. They survive new generations, new rules, new formats.England and AustraliaTake England against Australia in cricket. If you strip it down, it’s two teams hitting a red ball around for five days,…

Nigeria has urged G20 leaders to support a global framework that guarantees fairness in the extraction and trade of critical minerals, insisting that resource-rich communities in Africa must benefit from the industries built around their land. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Third Session of the 2025 G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, said critical minerals should drive industrial development in Africa rather than reinforce historical inequities. This was released in a press statement by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of the Vice President), on Saturday. According…

Super Eagles and Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye was left disheartened following his side’s loss to Bologna in the Serie A yesterday, Soccernet.ng reports. The 26-year-old was left on the bench in both of Nigeria’s games during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Gabon and DR Congo. A brace from Tommaso Pobega and a 94th-minute strike from Federico Bernadeschi confined Udinese to their fifth league loss this season. Maduka Okoye in action for Udinese. [Photo Credit/ Imago].However, Okoye denied Riccardo Orsolini from twelve yards earlier in the game, but that didn’t matter much as his side were swept out of…

The Delta State police command has announced the arrest of a suspected serial killer and a prison escapee linked to multiple violent crimes in the past. The suspect, known as Michael Ezenwai, was apprehended by the Agbor police division of the state on October 24, 2025, while he was attempting to sell a stolen phone. Meanwhile, further checks revealed the phone belonged to a woman who was later found dead in her apartment. During interrogation, the suspect confessed to murdering her during a robbery at her residence on 23rd October 2025. Ezenwai has been linked to multiple violent crimes, including…

The Edo State Police Command says it has arrested a 24-year-old content creator identified as Osarobo Omoyemen, for allegedly sharing content on Tiktok capable of “inciting hostility against the police and triggering unnecessary tension within the state.” In a statement made available to newsmen in Benin on Saturday, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, said the suspect, popularly known as ‘Madam Oil Rice,’ recently circulated a “false claim on social media alleging that she was kidnapped along Upper Sakponba Road in Benin City and later rescued by police operatives who purportedly detained her at Akpata Police Station and…