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Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha has proudly acknowledged his Igbo heritage while celebrating a historic moment at the club, Soccernet.ng reports.  Nmecha has shared the pitch with fellow player of Igbo descent, Carney Chukwuemeka, which makes them the first two Igbo players to feature for the German giants at the same time. Chukwuemeka joined the Black and Yellow on a season-ending loan from Chelsea FC during the winter transfer window and has made a positive impression at the club alongside his Nigerian compatriot. Carney Chukwuemeka of Borussia Dortmund looks dejected during the FIFA Club World Cup football match between Fluminense…

The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources have arrested a man for illegally converting his residential property into an abattoir in the Iju area of the state. The ministry disclosed the development on Monday in a statement by the Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab. According to Wahab, the property, located at No. 12 Alfred Williams Street, Iju Station, was being used as a slaughterhouse after the closure of the Oko Oba Abattoir in Agege. Wahab said the makeshift operation was conducted under unhygienic conditions, posing serious health risks to residents in the area. The illegal activity came to light following…

The Nigerian Society for Criminology (NSC) has stated that Nigeria must investigate the case of 53,811 inmates awaiting trial across Nigerian Correctional Centres. The President, NSC, Professor Oludayo Tade, made the appeal in a statement made available to The Guardian in Ibadan. Tade said against the background of challenges confronting the Nigerian Correctional Service, scholars in the field of criminology and the criminal justice system would converge at the University of Abuja to examine Correctional Service Reformation in the country. The conference, which will take place at the University of Abuja (June 26-27, 2025), aims to present evidence emanating from…

Nigerian attacker Chuba Akpom has stated that signing just two players would land Arsenal the Premier League title next season, Soccernet.ng reports. Arsenal have not won the Premier League title since 2004, but they are looking to end that run. For the last two seasons, the Gunners have put up solid fights for the league title, but they have fallen short, as Manchester City and Liverpool have pipped them to it. To many fans, Arsenal’s lack of silverware is majorly due to their lack of quality in the final third. The club have been adamant about signing a new striker,…

APC accuses Kwankwaso group of trying to cause problems The North-East Coalition of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has recommended the former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, as running mate to President Bola Tinubu in 2027, instead of Vice President Kashim Shettima. Besides, following last week’s North-East zonal meeting of the APC, which ended in chaos, with the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, and his team being accused of deliberately shunning Shettima while endorsing President Bola Tinubu’s second term in office, the Kano State chapter of the APC refuted the claims that Ganduje is looking to grab Shettima’s…

Sodiq Ojuroungbe An AbbVie company and global leader in medical aesthetics, Allergan Aesthetics, has kicked off an intensive training programme for Nigerian doctors and aesthetic practitioners to raise safety standards and eliminate unsafe injection practices in the country’s fast-growing cosmetic medicine space. The training, led by global experts under the Allergan Medical Institute, is part of the company’s official market entry into Nigeria through its licensed partner, Pharaon Healthcare Nigeria Limited. While the launch marks the first time Allergan’s products are being distributed through a fully NAFDAC-approved channel, the company officials said the priority is equipping medical professionals with the…

Human rights lawyer and activist, Barrister Deji Adeyanju, has expressed dissatisfaction over the meagre sum of ₦2 million in gratuity paid to retired men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) after they dedicated 35 years of service to the country. Adeyanju, who made this observation on Monday in Abuja, regretted that the practice is in contrast to that of senior officers, who, he alleged, benefit from a separate, well-funded pension scheme that affords them hundreds of millions of naira upon retirement. According to him, the disparity is even worse when compared with the lavish entitlements of politicians, who continue to…

The governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) in the November 8, 2025, election, Sir Paul Chukwuma, has blamed the ruling All Progresses Grand Alliance (APGA) of poor handling of security measures, resulting in endless killings, kidnappings and other heinous crimes in the state. Chukwuma, who spoke to newsmen in Awka, the state capital, yesterday, accused the APGA-led Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, of having lost proactive ideas to tame the menace of destruction of lives and property in the state. The former National Auditor of APC alleged that the APGA administration in the state had literally been sleeping, hence…

Nigerian teenage forward Uchenna Ogundu is on the verge of completing a transfer to Turkish Super Lig side Alanyaspor after reaching a verbal agreement over a five-year deal, Soccernet.ng reports. According to Haber Sanliurfa, the 19-year-old is expected to undergo a medical on Monday, June 23, ahead of finalising the move from second-tier outfit Şanlıurfaspor. Ogundu had attracted widespread interest across Europe, including offers from Scottish Premiership club Hearts, but has opted to remain in Turkey to continue his rapid development. Nigerian teen forward Uchenna Ogundu Ogundu joined Şanlıurfaspor from Nigeria’s Diamond Academy in August 2023 and quickly made an…

Stakeholders have expressed concern over the poor sanitary conditions in Mpape, a densely populated slum in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), warning that the situation poses risks to the community and the Abuja city centre. Over 30 per cent of Mpape residents lack access to toilet facilities, forcing many to resort to open defecation. The community, located about a 10-minute drive from the city centre, also lacks access roads, potable water, and other essential amenities. Speaking at a one-day Stakeholders Validation Workshop themed “Mpape Sanitation Baseline Assessment Report and CWIS Performance Improvement Plan,” the Chief…