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Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk has admitted that the absence of Victor Osimhen played a role in his side’s damaging 2-1 defeat to Trabzonspor on Saturday night, Soccernet.ng reports. Buruk also pointed out that Trabzonspor would have struggled to win on the night if star forward Paul Onuachu was unavailable. League leaders Galatasaray went into the match without their influential forward Osimhen, who is currently recovering from surgery after suffering a fractured forearm during a UEFA Champions League clash with Liverpool. Without him, Galatasaray struggled to find their usual attacking rhythm and suffered their fifth defeat in a match he has…

Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Sunday, disclosed that the church has fully settled the N4bn loan it owed Wema Bank Plc for the construction of its Citadel edifice. Bakare made the announcement during a thanksgiving service held in Lagos to commemorate the church’s 37th anniversary. The expansive Citadel complex accommodates both the church and the Citadel School of Government. Recall that in December 2021, reports circulated widely alleging that Wema Bank Plc was mounting pressure on Bakare over his alleged failure to service a N4.5bn loan obtained for the construction of the Citadel…

Super Eagles forward Paul Onuachu was once again at the centre of everything good about Trabzonspor as they claimed a huge 2-1 win over Galatasaray on Saturday night, Soccernet.ng reports. Afterwards, Trabzonspor head coach Fatih Tekke made it clear just how important the Nigerian striker was, especially in the first half of the titanic clash. The home side made a perfect start at Papara Park. Just four minutes into the game, Onuachu rose above the Galatasaray defence to head in a precise cross from Wagner Pina. It was a simple goal in some ways, but it showed exactly what he…

The African Democratic Congress has recorded a surge in new members following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s decision to delist Senator David Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as national chairman and national secretary of the party. ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, revealed in a statement on his X account on Sunday that the party’s membership “had grown from over 40,000 registrations on April 2 to more than 500,000 new Nigerians joining between April 1 and today.” INEC, through its National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, announced the delisting on April 1, citing…

By Peter Dada The management of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Akure, has appealed to the Ondo State council of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals to shelve its planned industrial action. The union had earlier threatened to begin a strike on April 8, 2026, to press home its demands on the hospital management. In a strike notice sent to the institution and signed by the union chairman, Elusoji Olumide, the union said the action had become necessary, alleging that the hospital’s Chief Medical Director had failed to resolve a trade dispute affecting the welfare, professional standing and working conditions…

Hamburger coach Merlin Polzin has confirmed that he did not substitute Super Eagles attacker Philip Otele against Augsburg due to an injury, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Otele was handed a starting shirt when his Hamburger side welcomed Augsburg to Volksparkstadion for their Week 28 German Bundesliga clash. ​But despite their home advantage and the fact that both teams were evenly matched in terms of momentum and quality, Hamburger went into the break a goal down. ​Otele had a golden opportunity to grab the equalizer in the 39th minute, but his effort was denied by Finn Dahmen. Marius Wolf of, FC Augsburg and…

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency says two separate fire incidents caused by electrical surges occurred in parts of Lagos on Sunday. The Head, Public Affairs of LASEMA, Afolabi Olawale, confirmed the incidents in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. Olawale said the first incident occurred at FESTAC Town Phase 2, where a single-storey building was engulfed in flames after a conduit wire sparked on the ground floor. He said the prompt response of the LASEMA Response Team and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service prevented the fire from spreading to the top…

Trabzonspor coach Fatih Tekke has explained that Chibuike Nwaiwu’s winning goal against Galatasaray on Saturday was a routine they had been practicing before the game, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Nwaiwu has been a key player for the Black Sea Storm since arriving from Austrian club Wolfsberger in the January transfer window. He once again proved his quality in arguably Trabzonspor’s biggest Süper Lig game of the season against league leaders Galatasaray. ​Going into Saturday’s clash, the Black Sea Storm had not defeated Cimbom in nine consecutive meetings. However, Nwaiwu’s 68th-minute goal changed the narrative. He got on the end of a beautiful…

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday attacked Awapul, a community in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. Our correspondent gathered that the attackers struck the town in large numbers around 1:30 a.m., shooting sporadically before wreaking havoc on critical infrastructure, including private homes and shops. Confirming the incident exclusively to PUNCH Online, the Spokesperson of the Borno State Police Command, ASP Nahum Daso, said no lives were lost. “There was an attack this morning around 1:30 a.m. in Chibok Local Government, in a village called Awapul. “The attack was carried out by unknown men suspected to be Boko Haram.…

Senior medical experts have revealed that about 60 per cent of limb amputations in Nigeria are linked to diabetes, raising concerns over the growing burden of the disease and its complications. They explained that poorly managed diabetes often leads to foot ulcers, infections, and reduced blood flow. When untreated, they said these conditions can result in irreversible tissue damage requiring amputation of the affected limb. The specialists, who spoke exclusively with PUNCH Healthwise, noted that late diagnosis, poor access to care, and low awareness about proper foot care significantly contribute to the high rate of diabetes-related amputations in the country. PUNCH…