The leadership of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has called on President Bola Tinubu to forthwith release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The group in a communique on Tuesday said the fair hearing of the separatist leader may no longer be guaranteed due to controversial and conflicting legal proceedings…
English Premier League side Arsenal have submitted an appeal to have Myles Lewis-Skelly’s controversial red card overturned. The defender was sent off during his side’s 1-0 win against Wolves on Saturday. Lewis-Skelly was dismissed for catching Wolves’ Matt Doherty above the ankle with a late tackle to break up a counter-attack just outside the Wolves…
English Premier League side Arsenal have submitted an appeal to have Myles Lewis-Skelly’s controversial red card overturned. The defender was sent off during his side’s 1-0 win against Wolves on Saturday. Lewis-Skelly was dismissed for catching Wolves’ Matt Doherty above the ankle with a late tackle to break up a counter-attack just outside the Wolves…
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has warned Marcus Rashford that there is “no way back for him” at Manchester United after his professionalism was questioned by manager Ruben Amorim. Rashford, 27, has not played for United since 12 December and on Sunday Amorim said he would rather have 63-year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital in…
Brazilian club Santos are in talks to re-sign Neymar after his contract with Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal was cancelled by mutual consent. The 32-year-old Brazil international is expected to sign a short-term deal at the club where he began his career. The termination of his contract at Al-Hilal ends an injury-hit spell in Saudi…
Holders Ivory Coast have drawn Cameroon in the group stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Morocco. The Elephants were drawn in Group F, where they will also face Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s Gabon and Mozambique. Africa’s biggest sporting event will begin on 21 December and run until 18 January 2026. The opening match will pit…
Socialite Cubana Chief Priest has attributed his feud with Burna Boy to jealousy. Chief Priest whose name is Pascal Okechukwu and Damini Ogwulu have been involved in heated exchanges on social media in the past weeks. But the socialite claims Burna Boy’s action was driven by jealousy over his relationship with singer David Adeleke better…
President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit on January 27-28, 2025. The summit is hosted by the government of Tanzania in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank. According to the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the President…
Barely a week after a fuel tanker explosion in Dikko, Gurara Local Government Area, claimed over 100 lives, Niger State has been struck by another tragedy. A devastating explosion rocked a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu Local Government Area, in the early hours of Sunday. Initial reports from the community suggested that the blast,…
Military authorities in Nigeria have confirmed the death of 22 troops during one of their operations in the North-East region of the country. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said the incident came during a clearance operation at a renowned terrorist stronghold and enclave known as Timbuktu Triangle. “Overall, during the course of the operations, troops sadly…
