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Two young Nigerian forwards, James Bello and Rafiu Durosinmi, played starring roles as Viktoria Plzeň thrashed lower-league side Sokol Lanžhot 6-1 in the Czech MOL Cup on Tuesday night, Soccernet.ng reports. Bello, who only joined Viktoria Plzeň B from Nigeria’s Right2Win Football Academy last year, marked the occasion with his first competitive goal for the senior side. The 20-year-old striker struck in the second half to extend the visitors’ lead, as he continued his rapid progress in Czech football. Nigeria and Viktoria Plzen star James Bello. Photo by IMAGO Bello had already impressed in the club’s B team, netting twice…

Former Super Eagles and Enyimba International goalkeeper, Peterside Idah, has slammed the Nigerian Football Federation for their approach to running football in Nigeria, Soccernet.ng reports. Following Nigeria’s poor performance in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, several individuals, like John Mikel Obi, have called for accountability from Nigeria’s football governing body. Idah, on the other hand, has called for a complete overhaul of the sector, claiming the rottenness has been there for a very long while and has hindered the Super Eagles from experiencing success. Nigeria during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between the Super Eagles of…

One person was confirmed dead yesterday in an accident involving a Toyota Hilux and a truck along the Ogbere Bridge on the Benin-Ore/Ijebu Ode Expressway in Ogun State. The crash, which occurred between a white Aumam truck with registration number T 17851 LA and a white Toyota Hilux marked A1/2 09NC, also left two female occupants injured, while another passenger escaped unhurt. Spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the collision involved four people: two male and two female adults. He explained that the Hilux driver drove against traffic, leading to a head-on…

Banco Santander has begun offering retail crypto trading through its online bank Openbank, marking one of the boldest moves yet by a major European lender into digital assets.Starting Tuesday, Openbank customers in Germany can buy and sell Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, Polygon and Cardano. The bank said it will add more tokens in the coming months and expand the service to Spanish clients in the weeks ahead.The launch places Santander among the first large European banks to offer retail crypto services at scale, following the implementation of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation. Santander Bets on Crypto as Retail Demand…

Christabel Ndoeche Popular Nigerian doctor and health influencer, Dr. Chinonso Egemba, widely known as Aproko Doctor, has warned the public about a growing scam targeting desperate women seeking pregnancy solutions. In a post shared on his official X handle on September 15, Aproko Doctor wrote: “There’s a pregnancy SCAM going on: Anybody that tells you that another person cannot see the baby in your womb with an ultrasound scan is about to scam you. If there’s a pregnancy, it would be seen by ultrasound scans. A lot of women are being scammed this way. Then they pump them full of…

Galatasaray are sweating over the fitness of star striker Victor Osimhen ahead of their Champions League curtain-raiser against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday night, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian forward has been battling to shake off an injury sustained during the recent international break. Osimhen limped out of Nigeria’s 1-0 win over Rwanda earlier this month after just a few minutes, with the problem later ruling him out of the Super Eagles’ draw against South Africa. Victor Osimhen of Nigeria. Photo by Akpan Nsidibe/IMAGO Copyright: xx The former Lille star also sat out Galatasaray’s weekend Super Lig victory over Eyüpspor. Despite the…

English Championship club West Brom are looking to tie down Super Eagles striker Josh Maja to a fresh contract, Soccernet.ng reports. Maja joined West Brom from Bordeaux in 2023, and he has established himself as an important player for them, contributing 13 goals and two assists in 42 appearances. Last season, he contributed 12 goals in 26 appearances, and was even in the run-in for the Championship Golden Boot. Unfortunately for him, he sustained an injury at the turn of the year and missed the rest of the season. Josh Maja of WBA plays it forward during the Sky Bet…

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has announced that out of nine casualties rescued from the fire at the six-storey building on Afriland Tower, Broad Street, Lagos Island, five individuals have been successfully resuscitated. It added that though several other persons escaped unhurt, efforts are ongoing to resuscitate the remaining four individuals. In a statement, Deputy Controller General, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Ogabi Olajide, said that the service received a call at 13:38 hours, and fire crews from Ebute Elefun Fire Station and Sari Iganmu Fire Station responded. He added that the fire originated in the inverter…

A new Korean drama named To The Moon, featuring stars like Lee Sun-bin, Jo A-ram, Ra Mi-ran, and Kim Young-dae, will focus on the plight of retail crypto investors.The drama will air on MBC, one of South Korea’s biggest terrestrial broadcast networks, in the prime-time 10 pm Friday and Saturday slot.The first episode will air on September 19, and the drama is based on a hit novel by Jang Ryu-jin.The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that the production team behind the drama explained that the three main characters, played by Lee, Jo (formerly of the K-pop group gugudan), and…

Gilbert Ekugbe A doctor who left a patient under general anaesthetic during surgery to engage in sexual activity with a nurse has been found to pose a “very low risk” of repeating such misconduct, a medical tribunal has ruled. According to a British online newspaper, The Independent on Tuesday, Dr. Suhail Anjum, a 44-year-old married father of three, was discovered in a compromising position with the unnamed nurse by a shocked colleague at Tameside Hospital in Greater Manchester. The consultant anaesthetist had told staff he was taking a bathroom break, but instead went to another theatre, where the incident occurred.…