Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Liverpool have sent scouts to keep tabs on Victor Osimhen, with the Premier League outfit joining rivals Chelsea and Arsenal in the race to sign the Napoli star, according to The Sun. Jurgen Klopp reportedly sent scouts to watch the 24-year-old on international duty for Nigeria as they faced Saudi Arabia and Mozambique, with the Liverpool manager eager to have attacking targets ready for January amid uncertainty regarding Mohamed Salah’s future. It is reported that Liverpool are braced for further approaches from Saudi Arabia, who tested Liverpool’s resolve in the summer to keep the Egypt international. Salah has netted six goals and…

Borussia Dortmund are ready to offer Jadon Sancho an escape route from Manchester United in January, according to ESPN. Dortmund have publicly denied interest in signing their former player since his fall-out with United manager Erik ten Hag, but it appears that the German side would be interested in a January move if the financial parameters are right. A short-term loan until the end of the season is most likely, although Dortmund would still need United to pay part of Sancho’s £300k-a-week wage. The 23-year-old is still well regarded at Dortmund after spending four years at the Bundesliga club, between 2017 and…

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, has promised university scholarship for 37 labourers involved in the construction of resettlement houses for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), in Nguro Soye village, Bama Local Government Area (LGA). He, therefore, said that any of them who could pass the tertiary education examination and secures admission into any university would be fully sponsored to pursue their education. “Let me know how many of you have completed secondary school and we will sponsor you to pursue undergraduate degree courses at the university,” he said. NAN reports that the governor also assessed structures destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents…

Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah has called for “world leaders to come together to prevent further slaughter of innocent souls” amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. Health officials said hundreds of people were killed by an explosion at a crowded hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday night. Salah, 31, said humanitarian aid to Gaza must be allowed “immediately”. “There has been too much violence, heartbreak and brutality,” he said. Palestinian officials say the blast at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital was caused by an Israeli air strike. But the Israeli military say it was the result of a failed rocket launch by Palestinian…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria’s target of ending open defecation by 2025 could not be attained due to the slow pace of activities geared towards achieving the goals. To this end, the humanitarian organisation noted that it would take Nigeria up to 2046 to meet the national road map on open defecation free. The UNICEF Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) specialist at the Zonal office in Lagos, Monday Johnson, disclosed this on Wednesday in Ibadan, Oyo State, during a two-day media dialogue with South West journalists. The media dialogue on ‘Eliminating Open Defecation in Nigeria’ was organised…

The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, has said the President Bola Tinubu-led government is a stunt believer in press freedom, and has no intention to gag the media. The minister made this submission on Wednesday to State House correspondents shortly after he briefed President Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. According to him, even though the federal government has no intention to gag the press, it was not an excuse for Nigerians to use unpatriotic words online because freedom of the press comes with a certain level of responsibility. Iddris said, ‘That is a very delicate line to toe. While…

Ola Olukoyede, the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, during his screening at the Senate on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, told senators to champion the fight against corruption. While fielding questions from the lawmakers, Olukoyede urged the senators to ensure the anti-corruption fight starts from the National Assembly. He said he was ready to work diligently no matter whose ox is gored. Olukoyede said, “Let the fight against corruption begin from this hallowed chamber. If you are fighting corruption, you become the enemy of everybody.” He submitted that anti-corruption agencies should focus more on prevention rather…

About Fifty female orphans under the Zamfara state Ministry of Women, Children and Social Development Affairs are set to be married out by the first lady of the state, Hajiya Huriyya Dauda Lawal . This was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant, SSA Media and Communication, office of the Governor’s wife, Zara’u Musau. She said that the First Lady made the declaration when she visited the orphanage home in Gusau, promising to cater for the upbringing and well-being of the orphans in the State. The statement further stated that the administration of Governor Dauda Lawal will do…

Brazil and Al Hilal forward Neymar will have surgery after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament while on international duty. The 31-year-old went off in tears after injuring his knee during the 2-0 defeat by Uruguay on Tuesday. Neymar landed awkwardly after challenging Nicolas de la Cruz for the ball in the first half in Montevideo. Al Hilal said medical tests “confirmed the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus tear injury in his knee”. It is unclear how long Neymar will be out for.

President Bola Tinubu, on behalf of the government and people of Nigeria, has extended warm greetings to former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), on the occasion of his 89th birthday anniversary. Tinubu, in a statement released on Wednesday (today) through his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, acknowledged and celebrated the elder statesman for his visionary leadership, which has played a significant role in shaping important milestones in Nigeria’s history. Gowon will clock 89 years of age on Thursday, October 19, 2023. Felicitating the former military leader, President Tinubu commended General Gowon for his efforts in institutionalizing the peace process in Nigeria, leaving behind…

Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday pledged continued support for the maintenance and development of the Abuja National Mosque. Wike made the promise when the Abuja National Mosque Management Board, led by its Chairman, the Etsu Nupe (the chief of Nupe people), Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, visited him in Abuja. The minister assured the board members that the FCT Administration would not hesitate to support the maintenance of the Mosque, which has been declared a National Monument. “No government will hesitate to support the maintenance of a National Monument, be it for Christians or Muslims. “I…

President Bola Tinubu has given the approval for the commencement of academic activities of six out of the 14 new universities established in the last days of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, made this known on Wednesday, after a closed-door meeting with President Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. Prof Mamman stated that the initial phase will involve the launch of two universities in the field of agriculture, two as colleges of education, and two focusing on the field of medicine. According to him: “There are very many, probably about a dozen of them, if…