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Top headlines this Friday morning include reports that President Bola Tinubu may intervene to broker a truce between FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and APC governors while on vacation in France, amid rising tensions ahead of the 2027 elections. This is as the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps launches a probe into the deaths of suspected illegal miners in its detention facility in Niger State. Also in politics, the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement unveils a 59-member presidential campaign council. The recap in full: Wike vs APC govs: Tinubu may broker truce in France President Bola Tinubu is set to intervene in the…

Victor Osimhen’s inclusion in Eric Chelle’s Super Eagles squad for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers came as a surprise, Soccernet.ng reports. The Galatasaray striker has not played since suffering a right-groin injury on September 4, leaving his availability for Nigeria’s matches against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau in serious doubt. Chelle picked him anyway. Nigeria will face Madagascar in Uyo on September 25 before travelling to Guinea-Bissau four days later, giving Osimhen only a short window to prove his fitness. Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen. Photo by IMAGO The injury that changed everything Victor Osimhen scored Galatasaray’s opening goal in…

South African police on Thursday recovered the body of a ninth woman east of Johannesburg, as a string of deaths continued to raise concern and prompted the Nigerian Consulate-General in Johannesburg to issue a safety advisory to Nigerians living in the affected areas. Police have imposed a lockdown in Kempton Park in the Ekurhuleni municipality and mounted roadblocks after three partially naked bodies were found this week. “We cannot continue picking up bodies,” the Deputy Police Chief, Tebello Mosikili, told journalists in Dawn Park, where the latest body was found by the roadside. Police offered a 400,000 rand ($25,000) reward…

Abdulrahman Zakariyau Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar decried Nigeria’s worsening child malnutrition crisis, linking it to rising food, transportation and energy costs and warning that economic hardship is increasingly affecting the ability of families to provide adequate nutrition for their children. Atiku, in a statement issued on Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, cited recent nutrition figures showing that 41.1 per cent of Nigerian children under five are stunted, while 19.2 per cent are severely stunted. He said the situation was even more severe in the North-West, where stunting affects 58.2 per cent of children.…

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Three boxing titles will be up for grabs when De-Lads Boxing Promotion stages the 14th edition of its Battle of the Ages series, tagged ‘No Reconciliation’, at the NIS Gymnasium in Lagos on September 26. The bill features seven professional bouts and one celebrity fight, all sanctioned by the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control. The headline attraction is a rematch between Ridwan “Sojar Boy” Oyekola and Tosin “Scorpion” Osaigbovo for the WBA Africa Gold lightweight title over 10 rounds, while other title fights on the night include a WBA Africa lightweight clash between Idowu Rasheed and Ghana’s Benjamin Tetteh, and…

Victor Osimhen’s hopes of returning for Galatasaray’s trip to Trabzon have suffered another setback after the Nigeria striker trained away from the main group again on Thursday, Soccernet.ng reports. According to Aslan Report, the Nigeria international completed an individual gym session alongside Mario Lemina rather than joining Okan Buruk’s squad. The report says the chances of both players travelling to Trabzon are now low.Galatasaray are due to face Trabzonspor at Papara Park on Saturday, September 19, in the sixth round of the Turkish Süper Lig. Victor Osimhen of Galatasaray. Copyright: xSeskimphotoxImago Galatasaray, Nigeria sweat over Osimhen injury Osimhen’s latest setback…

The Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed has presented Group Life Assurance and Group Personal Accident cheques totaling N30,845,424.03 to families of deceased police officers of the Command. The presentation, which took place at the Nasarawa State Police Command on Wednesday in Lafia, the state capital, was aimed at providing financial relief and support to the bereaved families of officers who lost their lives in the course of service to the nation. While presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries, the Commissioner of Police appreciated the Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Rilwan Disu for the kind gesture and…

Super Eagles hopeful Bamidele Yusuf has opened up about the difficult childhood and life-changing sacrifice that shaped his journey from Nigeria to European football, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian forward, who currently plays for Hungarian giants Ferencváros, was born and raised in Jos, Plateau State, where his parents and two younger sisters still live. Yusuf’s journey to professional football began against the backdrop of a difficult childhood, with his family often struggling to make ends meet. He revealed that his parents worked tirelessly to provide for their five children, but sometimes there wasn’t enough food for everyone. Bamidele Yusuf of Ferencvaros.…

Solomon Odeniyi The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has assured parents that their children are safe in schools across the country. Disu gave the assurance during the flag-off of the Police Community Relations Committee’s Safe School Initiative in Abuja on Thursday. The committee also mobilised 10,000 volunteers and commenced the deployment of CCTV cameras to schools across the country. Representing the IG at the ceremony, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu, said the police had taken responsibility for strengthening security around schools nationwide. He said the Force had also developed internal warning and response mechanisms to enable schools…