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Premier League side Fulham have been linked with Super Eagles defender Chibuike Nwaiwu, but they now face stiff competition for his services, Soccernet.ng reports. ​The 23-year-old talent recently swapped Austrian club Wolfsberger for Trabzonspor in a €5.5 million deal during the winter transfer window. Since his arrival in Turkey, his performances have attracted significant interest from top European clubs, including Lazio, Bayer Leverkusen, and Fulham. Chibuike Nwaiwu at Wolfsberger AC. (Photo credit: Imago) ​The Cottagers reportedly offered Trabzonspor €20 million for the defender last week, but the bid was rejected. The Turkish giants are standing firm, holding out for a…

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage reaches its climax, the highly anticipated Group K showdown between Portugal and Colombia has been confirmed as the most sought-after match of the opening phase, with staggering ticket demand underscoring its global appeal. According to TNT Sports and The Athletic, the blockbuster fixture scheduled for Saturday evening at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, drew over five million ticket requests within the first 24 hours of availability. TNT Sports highlighted the scale of demand in its coverage on Saturday, stating that Portugal versus Colombia is “reportedly the most in-demand group…

Super Eagles and Rangers centre-back Emmanuel Fernandez has been linked with a plethora of clubs this summer after a brilliant season with the Gers in the SPFL, Soccernet.ng reports. French side Stade Rennais have entered the growing race for the 24-year-old, adding further weight to what is truly a remarkable story of a player who is only on the back of his first top-flight season. According to Ouest-France, per Tribal Football, Rennes have listed Fernandez as one of three defensive options as they look to rebuild their backline ahead of next season. Emmanuel Fernandez. Copyright: ImagoxFotoxOlimpikx Get Our Sports News…

The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, comprising chairmen elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, on Saturday presented 60 patrol vehicles to security agencies in the state. The presentation was made at the Osun State Command Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force in Osogbo by the association’s chairman, Samuel Idowu. Idowu, who recalled the previous donation of 30 patrol vehicles to conventional security agencies in the state, said the initiative was a demonstration of the association’s commitment to the safety, security, and well-being of the people. “Just few weeks ago, we were here to…

Agency Report The Federal Government says it requires an estimated N4.55 billion over three years to recruit 122,696 health workers needed to fill vacant positions in Primary Health Care facilities across 26 states nationwide. The Human Resource for Health and Project Management Lead at the Sector-Wide Approach Coordination Office, Zaiyanatu Umar, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja during the 15th Expanded Ministerial Oversight Committee meeting on national healthcare implementation. Umar said the estimate followed an analysis of baseline data submitted by 26 verified states that self-reported staffing levels against Primary Health Care Minimum Staffing Standards under the SWAp recruitment assessment…

Portugal and AC Milan winger Rafael Leao has been named as a role model by Wycombe Wanderers winger Micah Olabiyi, who is on the radar of the Super Eagles and of England’s Three Lions, Soccernet.ng reports. The 16-year-old had the experience of a lifetime when he was invited to the Nigerian National team setup by Eric Chelle during the 2026 Unity Cup campaign, which Nigeria eventually won. Olabiyi admitted that the experience is one that planted the seed of potentially playing for the Super Eagles of Nigeria in his heart, although he was very careful not to make any commitments.…

A newborn baby has been rescued from a fallen building 32 hours after the twin earthquakes that devastated a Venezuelan coastal city. Video shared on social media Friday shows rescuers working under a floodlight atop collapsed masonry and bringing the infant out to applause late Friday in the hardest-hit city of La Guaira, north of the capital Caracas. They carefully pass the baby, wrapped in a quilt, from person to person before cleaning the child gently with tissues, the video shows. According to the user, Andreina Quintero, who published the video on social media, the baby was just 18 days…

Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho continues to face uncertainty over his long-term future at Celtic, with his contract set to expire in the coming days, Soccernet.ng reports. Iheanacho’s future has been up in the air since the end of the 2025-26 season, with no decision made on whether the Scottish champions will extend his stay beyond this summer. The Nigerian joined Celtic on a one-year deal last summer with the option of a further 12 months. However, he struggled to make an immediate impact after arriving short of match fitness, having missed pre-season. Despite his difficult start, Iheanacho enjoyed an impressive resurgence towards the end…

Let us talk about YCee’s warning and the data behind our intellectual decline. On the Afropolitan Podcast, rapper YCee, full name Oludemilade Martin Alejo, said something that cracked the internet open: “This Olodo uprising that we have right now is terrible. We’re trying so much to accommodate unintelligent and ignorant people. Now we have ‘Peller culture’ people doing dumb things and getting rewarded for it. People go online, do obscene things, and they get clicks and views in Nigeria. If we keep rewarding these dumb people, what exactly are we telling the younger generation?” The backlash was instant with TikTok…

Close to seven million people may have been impacted by the twin earthquakes in Venezuela, which have killed nearly 1,000 people and left tens of thousands missing, the United Nations estimated on Saturday. The UN migration agency said it had examined available population and damage data and had determined that “up to 6.76 million people could be affected by the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24th June”. The projections, which include up to two million people in Caracas alone, “highlight the potentially vast humanitarian impact of the disaster”, the International Organisation for Migration warned in a statement. Entire buildings…