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Victor Osimhen broke Burak Yilmaz’s European goalscoring record with a brace in Galatasaray’s win over Bodø/Glimt…Galatasaray‘s President Dursun Özbek has warned potential suitors that Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen is not available for sale, Soccernet.ng reports.Osimhen’s performances have seen him earn plaudits from a lot of people, and he’s doing very well to justify his €75m. Osimhen is invaluable to Galatasaray – Dursun Özbek The club’s president was in awe of the Nigerian’s performance against the Norwegians, and he was delighted that there was no release clause in Osimhen’s contract. “Osimhen’s contract does not have an exit clause. He is…

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the North-West zone have rejected the reported endorsement of former Minister of Special Duties, Tanimu Turaki (SAN), as the region’s consensus candidate for national chairman ahead of the party’s November national convention. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday night, the PDP National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, who spoke on behalf of the zone’s stakeholders, described the endorsement as unilateral and lacking legitimacy. On Wednesday, the Chairman of the PDP National Convention Organising Committee and Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, announced that Turaki had been adopted as the consensus choice…

Emmanuel Dennis has been linked with several European clubs in the past six weeks… Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Dennis could be on his way out of European football, as he has been heavily linked with a move to Iranian club Persepolis, Soccernet.ng reports. Dennis has been without a club since parting ways with Nottingham Forest at the end of August, but he has already been linked with several clubs in the past six weeks. The Super Eagles star has been linked with Celtic, Pafos, Watford and other relatively smaller clubs, but nothing has materialized. It has been difficult to pinpoint…

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin (CFR), has restated the National Assembly’s determination to deliver a people-driven and timely review of the 1999 Constitution, urging lawmakers to rise above political and sectional considerations in the process. Speaking at the opening of a two-day joint retreat of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Constitution Review in Lagos, Barau said the legislature remained focused on achieving its target of transmitting the first set of amendments to the State Houses of Assembly before the end of the year. The retreat, he explained, would allow committee members to scrutinise…

Hundreds of concerned stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Ekiti State, on Friday, thronged the party’s national secretariat in Abuja to protest the disqualification of one of the frontline governorship aspirants, Engr. Kayode Ojo, from the forthcoming party primary. The angry party members, who converged on the Blantyre Street national secretariat on Friday, expressed their dismay over the development, insisting that the screening committee’s decision to exclude Ojo was unjust, undemocratic, and a deliberate attempt to impose a consensus candidate on the state. The protesters, drawn from the 16 local government areas of the state, carried placards with…

Concerns on Friday arose over a viral video circulating on social media platforms, showing a group of young boys engaging in a cult initiation ceremony involving a minor. The video showed the minor with his face covered by a red cloth, while some liquid, apparently mixed with the blood gushing from one of his fingers, was being administered to him by another young boy. Those who reacted to the video estimated the minor’s age to be four or five years. The Police in Anambra State, which confirmed the circulation of the video, have called on residents to assist by providing…

BNB price prediction opens on a bullish note as recently pardoned Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao welcomes Axiom, a Y Combinator-backed Solana trading bot, to the BNB Chain.The leading algorithmic trading bot’s move comes as DeFi activity continues to rise across Binance Smart Chain (BSC) protocols, drawing renewed interest from traders. Welcome to #BNB Chain. https://t.co/uVTEP43Awm— CZ BNB (@cz_binance) October 24, 2025 Coupled with recent tier-1 exchange listings from Binance’s rivals like Coinbase and Robinhood, many believe President Trump’s pardon of CZ could set BNB up for a 50% rally toward $1,500.Aside from Axiom, Polymarket now supports direct deposits from…

The Northern Elders Unity Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concern over the recent wave of defections by party members to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), particularly in Zamfara and Kaduna states. In a statement issued after a consultative meeting with PDP elders from Kaura Namoda, Zurmi, Tsafe, and Bungudu local government areas, the Forum’s National Secretary, Dr. Abbas Sadauki, described the development as worrisome and detrimental to the party’s stability in the Northwest region. Dr. Sadauki alleged that the defections were largely influenced by the Minister of State for Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, whom he…

Turkish giants Galatasaray agreed to pay a record-breaking €75 million to sign Victor Osimhen from Napoli in the summer but any doubt regarding the profitability of that deal has vanished, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian striker has not only delivered on the pitch but also off it, helping the club earn back a significant portion of their investment through performances, bonuses, and merchandise sales. Victor Osimhen’s goals have been instrumental in keeping Galatasaray’s domestic and European ambitions alive. Nigeria and Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen. Photo Credit: Galatasaray/ X The Super Eagles forward’s strike rate has helped the Yellow-Reds secure key wins…

President Bola Tinubu on Friday ordered sweeping changes to the leadership of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, aimed at strengthening the nation’s security architecture and consolidating command loyalty within the military. The reshuffle, announced in a statement by Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, comes amid heightened speculation of discontent within the ranks and renewed “coup scare” reports that have dominated public discourse in recent months. Under the new appointments, General Olufemi Oluyede replaces General Christopher Musa as Chief of Defence Staff. Major-General W. Shaibu becomes the Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshal S.K. Aneke takes over as…