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Super Eagles-eligible striker Chuba Akpom has revealed why he chose Ipswich Town over several suitors after completing a season-long loan move from Ajax, Soccernet.ng. The 29-year-old forward was at the centre of one of the summer’s most dramatic transfer battles, with Birmingham City, Middlesbrough, and Olympiakos all pushing for his signature. Per TalkSport, Birmingham had even agreed to a loan deal and scheduled a medical before Ipswich hijacked the move, completing their own medical and securing his services. Chuba Akpom scores his penalty during the Ligue 1 match between Lille OSC and Stade de Reims. Copyright: ImagoxDantexBadano Akpom: What Super…
The Acting National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Hon. Nafiu Bala, has pledged to fortify the party’s structures and deepen internal democracy in preparation for the 2027 general elections. The party stressed that all new coalition members must formally resign from their previous parties and register with ADC at the ward level in compliance with the Electoral Act and the party’s constitution. Bala, who disclosed this in Abuja during a press briefing, vowed to lead the party with integrity and inclusivity, calling on members to unite behind ADC’s vision for good governance and national transformation. Bala said: “As…
Abdulmumin Jibrin, a close ally of Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections, met with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. Jibrin met with Tinubu on Sunday — the second meeting between the duo in two weeks. It was gathered that Sunday’s meeting between the president and the former lawmaker lasted two hours, from 9pm to 11pm. Presidency sources said the meeting may be connected to the relationship between Tinubu and Kwankwaso and the growing sentiments against the All Progressives Congress (APC) in some parts of northern Nigeria. However,…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the alleged possession of three human skulls. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abeokuta, the command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, said the first suspect, a motorcycle rider identified as Kadir Owolabi, was intercepted during a routine stop-and-search operation by operatives of 71 PMF, Awa Ijebu, at about 2:00 p.m. on Monday. The operation took place along the Ijebu Ode–Ibadan Expressway, near the Refugees Camp Junction, Oru Ijebu. Odutola said a search of Owolabi’s luggage revealed three human skulls. “Preliminary investigation subsequently led to the arrest of another…
There have been speculations that West Ham are interested in Raphael Onyedika, but the Super Eagles star has now been relegated English Premier League club West Ham are set to shelve their interest in Super Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika and pursue DR Congo midfielder Ngal’ayel Mukau, Soccernet.ng reports. Onyedika has made a mark at Club Brugge since joining from Danish Superliga club Midtjylland three years ago. The 24-year-old defensive midfielder has seamlessly slotted into Club Brugge and has become a regular under different coaches at the club. Raphael Onyedika elated with goal at Manchester City, despite Club Brugge’s loss (Photo…
A support group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), Grassroots Movement for Tinubu (GMT), has raised the alarm over the destruction of billboards erected in support of the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. The destruction of the billboards mounted in parts of Akure, the Ondo State capital, was coming amid the suppressed cold war between independent campaign groups in the state canvassing for Tinubu and Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. GMT had, a few days ago, countered the decision of Aiyedatiwa that all support groups must work under a unified platform for the re-election of the President tagged, “Ondo for Tinubu 2027.”…
• Ukachukwu threatens to disband SASA for human rights violations• Tinubu, Yilwatda pledge support for APC candidates Ahead of the November 8, 2025, governorship election in Anambra State, the Governor Chukwuma Soludo-led All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has locked horns with the All Progressives Congress (APC) over August 16 senatorial by-election. The APGA is presenting an Accountant, Emmanuel Nwachukwu, while the APC is fielding a former Commissioner for Works, Azuka Okwuosa, an Engineer. Soludo, in a campaign rally in Nnewi, Orumba North and Orumba South local councils of the state, called for votes to install Nwachukwu as the winner, observing that…
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru’s immediate future lies firmly in Rome, with Lazio determined to keep hold of the Nigerian midfielder for the 2025–26 campaign, Soccernet.ng reports. Despite failing to qualify for European competition, Lazio manager Maurizio Sarri is plotting a strong domestic run in Serie A and the Coppa Italia. Dele-Bashiru is expected to feature prominently, having impressed the coach during pre-season with his improved tactical awareness and versatility. Nigeria and Lazio star Fisayo Dele-Bashiru. Photo Credit: NFF TV The 24-year-old, who endured limited game time under Marco Baroni last term, has been heavily involved in Sarri’s summer friendlies and is tipped…
State govt to establish food, nutrition unitsThe foundation members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, yesterday, asked Governor Peter Mbah to join the party. They stated that the party is desirous of winning the governorship election for the first time in the state and would require a “performing person like Mbah to achieve the feat. Spokesperson for the group, Osita Okechukwu, told reporters in Enugu that they were at a loss as to why certain members of the party loyal to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, should not welcome the move. Okechukwu, who is the immediate past…
The presidency has described the economic reform strategies proposed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; the presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi; former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna; former Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, and former Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, as invitation to failure. A statement on Monday signed by O’tega Ogra, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications, Engagement and Strategy, noted that Atiku Abubakar’s “acceptable rate” is the same illusion that emptied Bulgaria’s reserves and shattered its peg. “Peter Obi’s “phased removal” is the same phased lie Bulgaria told itself…
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