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Sadiq Umar was expected to leave Real Sociedad during the summer transfer window, but the club refused to sell… Super Eagles striker Sadiq Umar trained with his Real Sociedad teammates for the first time this season on Tuesday, but there is still a chance that he could move to Asia in the coming weeks, Soccernet.ng reports. Over the last few months, Sadiq has been linked with numerous clubs, as Real Sociedad see him as a dispensable player. The 28-year-old striker joined Txuri-Urdin in 2022, after three impressive years at Almeria. At the time, he was one of the best striker…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has backed ongoing moves to create additional legislative seats for women in the national and state assemblies. It maintained that affirmative action, backed by law, is the surest way to address gender imbalance in the country’s political space. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave his support yesterday in Abuja when he received members of the Women’s Collective Forum, led by Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo, on an advocacy visit. Yakubu explained that while the electoral umpire had taken internal steps to promote inclusivity, including appointing women to head 55 per cent of its departments and directorates,…

The family of a baker, Plangdes Nelson, popularly known as Allwell Nelson, has appealed to the Plateau State government and the Nigeria Police to rescue their daughter from kidnappers. On Sunday, September 14, 2025, at about 10:00 p.m., kidnappers broke into the family’s residence in Dong, Jos North Local Council, and abducted Plangdes along with her cousin, Bright Bernard. Narrating the incident, her brother, Joseph Jwanshak, said there had been a downpour that evening when they heard a loud noise at the window as the kidnappers attempted to break through. “The iron was too hard for them to access, so…

Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, has dismissed a media report that he is planning to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a statement on Wednesday, Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson for Adeleke, described the report as “a calculated attempt by those afraid of the governor’s soaring acceptability to create confusion and uncertainty in the minds of the people of Osun state.” “Our attention has been drawn to a report that Governor Ademola Adeleke is planning to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC),” the statement reads. “The report is not only untrue, but we want to reiterate for the umpteenth time that…

Singapore’s DBS Bank has signed an MOU with Franklin Templeton and Ripple to list tokenized money market fund on DBS Digital Exchange.Announced on Thursday, the partnership will offer accredited and institutional investors with trading and lending solutions. The services will leverage tokenised money market funds on the XRP Ledger blockchain and Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin.Further, DBS said that it will list Franklin Templeton’s sgBENJI token and RLUSD on its exchange. The listing will “enable clients to manage their digital asset portfolios more nimbly in response to rapidly changing market conditions.”This means that eligible investors can swap between sgBENJI and Ripple’s RLUSD…

Samuel Ese Rotary International has given reasons for the choice of Bayelsa State for its yearlong malaria eradication programme, noting that its high water table, low-lying terrain and waterloggingduring floods informed the choice. The humanitarian organisation hopes to impact over 1,500 persons from 15 communities in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, following the success of a similar project in Patani in Delta State. The communities that have been selected for the Zero Malaria Project include Sagbama, Adagbabiri, Trofani, Kabukiri, Asamabiri, Elemebiri, Aduku, Ekperiware, Toru-Orua and Angalabiri. The Zero Malaria Project, which was initiated by the Rotary Club of…

Ademola Lookman failed to get his desired transfer away from Atalanta, and he is unhappy about it… Atalanta captain Marten De Roon has admitted that the team is willing to welcome Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman when he decides to return to action for the club, Soccernet.ng reports. Over the last few months, Lookman has been at loggerheads with Atalanta due to his desire to leave for a bigger club. The Super Eagles star openly called out the club on social media and even went on strike for over two weeks. Ademola Lookman (photo credit: Imago) Unfortunately for him, his…

A faction of the apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, warned all political actors in the forthcoming Anambra governorship election, especially Governor Chukwuma Soludo, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Nicholas Ukachukwu, and his Deputy, Uche Ekwunife, to play by the rules through issue-based political campaigns rather than propaganda. In a statement in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, the Deputy President General of the Ohanaeze faction, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, noted that this distressing trend of engendering hate speech and broadcasting calumnies not only tarnishes the collective image of the Igbo Nation but also represents a significant departure from the hallmark of…

• Race for guber ticket tears APC apart• No crisis, we’re resolute in dislodging Adeleke, says APC Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, debunked speculation that he was planning to defect to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2026 governorship election in the state. The governor maintained that he remains in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stressing that he is neither joining the ADC nor any other political party for his re- election bid. In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke noted that what preoccupies the governor’s mind at the moment is how to deliver…

Former England defender Danny Mills has revealed why Nigerian legend Austin Okocha never made the leap to clubs like Arsenal or Manchester United despite his extraordinary talent, Soccernet.ng reports. Austin Okocha, widely hailed as one of the most technically gifted players in African football history, dazzled at Eintracht Frankfurt and Fenerbahçe before securing a then-record £14 million move to Paris Saint-Germain in 1998. He would later light up the Premier League with Bolton Wanderers, becoming one of the most entertaining players the division had ever seen. Nigeria and Bolton Wanderers great Austin Okocha. Photo by IMAGO Yet, at the height…