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Former Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has tipped compatriot Gift Orban to succeed in Serie A following his loan move to Hellas Verona from Hoffenheim, Soccernet.ng reports.  The 22-year-old sealed his fourth move in just 31 months after leaving Stabæk, joining Verona on loan with an option to buy. The deal sees the Serie A club pay a €1 million loan fee while covering his full wages, with a €9 million option to make the transfer permanent next summer. Gift Orban joins Hellas Verona [Photo credit/Hellas Veron on X] Ogenyi Onazi on Orban’s Move Speaking exclusively to footy-Africa, Onazi, who…

The market’s been shaky lately with a lot of bearish chatter, but Gemini AI (Google’s latest model) predicts a massive bullish run for XRP by the end of 2025, driven by its growing real-world utility. Same story for Cronos with its expanding ecosystem, and Solana, which looks set to make a strong comeback and potentially outpace Ethereum again.Ethereum just blasted off, hitting a new all-time high at $4,958 and reminding everyone it’s still the top alt. That rally also fired up the rest of the altcoins, though they’ve since cooled off. At the moment, Ethereum is consolidating while Solana is…

The Federal Government has announced that Nigerian passports will now be delivered within one week of enrolment, following sweeping reforms in the issuance process. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja during a mid-term performance retreat for the ministry and its parastatals. “Our target is very clear: within one week of enrolment, every Nigerian should have their passport in hand. Not just delivering quickly, but delivering quality passports that reflect our integrity as a nation,” the minister said. He explained that the reforms were designed to eliminate the long delays and extortion that previously forced applicants…

Super Eagles and Bayer 04 Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface has returned to Germany after a potential move to AC Milan fell through, Soccernet.ng reports. The 24-year-old fell down the pecking order at the Bay Arena and already had medicals in Italy over a possible switch to San Siro, but issues in his right knee caused the club to change their mind on the Nigerian forward. Leverkusen’s Sporting Director, Simon Rolfes, also mentioned that the club will provide a physical procedure that’ll allow the versatile attacker to return to peak physical condition. Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. FC Augsburg Victor Boniface. [Photo…

Nigeria is recording notable gains in its renewed push against the polio virus, but the persistence of a vaccine-derived variant in the North West continues to raise concern, according to Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya. Briefing State House correspondents after Thursday’s meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC), presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Yahaya said recent interventions were already producing results. He recalled that the National Committee on Polio Eradication, inaugurated in December 2023, has since held multiple sessions to review progress and fine-tune strategies. He revealed that while Nigeria was declared free of wild poliovirus in 2020,…

Barely 48 hours after the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zoned the party’s presidential slot to the South, some members who migrated to the opposition coalition platform of African Democratic Congress (ADC) have started retreating. This was as the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) set September 2 to officially inaugurate the National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC) for the November 15-16 elective convention, known as Ibadan 2025. In a notice signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the NWC disclosed that the 110-member committee, which has the governors of Adamawa and Enugu states, Ahmadu Fintri and Peter…

The Lagos State House of Assembly is on the cusp of a major transformation for the state’s energy sector. A public hearing was held on Thursday for the proposed Ibile Energy Corporation Law, a bill designed to expand Lagos’ involvement in oil, gas, and renewable energy ventures. If passed, the new law would replace the Ibile Oil and Gas Law of 2015 and create the Ibile Energy Corporation. This new body would have the authority to invest across the entire energy value chain, from oil and gas exploration and production to the development of modern, clean energy solutions, such as…

South Africa head coach Hugo Broos has urged his players not to underestimate Nigeria or Lesotho as Bafana Bafana prepare for two decisive fixtures in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Soccernet.ng reports. Broos’ side sit top of Group C with 13 points from six games, holding a five-point cushion over Rwanda and Benin. Nigeria’s Super Eagles, who were tipped as pre-tournament favourites, are languishing in fourth with just seven points after winning only once in six matches. Nigeria Super Eagles lift the 2025 Unity Cup in London. Photo by IMAGO South Africa face Lesotho on 5 September at the…

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Nathaniel Shaibu The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has lamented that women earn only 30 percent of total agricultural output, despite their contributions to the value chain in Nigeria. Sulaiman-Ibrahim made the statement while speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, at the National Workshop on Agro-value chain capacity building organised by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs in collaboration with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. The Women Minister noted that women represented a larger percentage of the agricultural workforce, and contributed more to output but earned considerably lower, emphasising that despite women’s contributions to the nation’s food…