Nigeria international forward Victor Osimhen has sealed a deal with Galatasary from Napoli making him the highest earning player ever in the history of Turkish League. The deal will see Galatasary pay Napoli €75m as his transfer fee with a ten percent sell on clause. He agreed a contract till the summer of 2029 and…
Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that the emergence of a new political coalition led by major opposition figures lays to rest fears that Nigeria is drifting into a one-party state. Fashola, who spoke on Saturday during an interview on Channels Television, said the adoption of the African Democratic Congress (ADC)…
Aisha Buhari, widow of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, has publicly refuted claims that she was no longer married to the late president before his death. This clarification comes days after U.S.-based Nigerian Professor, Farooq Kperogi, alleged that Aisha had dropped the Buhari surname and reverted to her maiden name, Halilu. Reacting to the claim,…
National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ajibola Basiru and Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, have raised concerns on the perceived disconnect between the average Nigerian and the genuine efforts and achievements by the present administration to touch their lives positively. The duo expressed their frustration, separately…
Veteran director Adebayo Salami, well known as Oga Bello, has recollected his response on the day that he was slapped on the set by his son Femi Adebayo.He said Femi, acclaimed producer of movies like ‘Jagun Jagun’ and ‘Seven Doors’, had gone back to him after the act and asked for forgiveness. Oga Bello, however,…
There was a time, not too long ago, when the Nigerian press stood as the soul of our struggle, the voice of our collective conscience, and the heartbeat of our liberation. Newspapers were not just ink on paper; they were weapons of resistance. Radio was not a platform for sycophancy; it was a clarion call…
Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has criticised some Nigerian universities over what he called the indiscriminate and devalued awarding of honorary degrees.Oloyede made the remarks on Wednesday during the University of Ilorin’s 50th anniversary celebration in Ilorin. Speaking at the investiture of 65 distinguished Nigerians, including 50 ambassadors,…
Pastor Mrs. Folu Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has narrated how a pastor in the church diverted $8,000 meant for missions, abandoned his wife in South Africa, and traveled to the United States to marry another woman. She shared the revelation while ministering at a recent…
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has stated that prominent political heavyweights in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) are meeting with the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to get Kano state mega votes. Kwankwaso, who contested the 2023 presidential election on the…
Galatasaray vice-president, Abdullah Kavukcu, has insisted that no one can mock the club regarding Victor Osimhen’s potential permanent transfer. According to Kavukcu, Osimhen is eager to join Galatasaray, so much so that the Nigerian forward rejected incredible offers from elsewhere. This statement comes just hours after Galatasaray and Napoli reportedly reached an agreement on bank…
