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Galatasaray, Nigeria avoid Osimhen injury row
By Tosin Omojola Galatasaray officials have intensified efforts to avoid a club-versus-country dispute with Nigeria over prolific striker Victor Osimhen. Osimhen, who is not yet fully fit, was named in the Super Eagles squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau. The Istanbul club has, however, kept Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle and the Nigeria…
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Ghana, Nigeria, Côte D’Ivoire eye joint World Cup bid
By Tosin Omojola Ghana’s Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has suggested that Ghana, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire could jointly bid to host the FIFA World Cup in the future. Adams said the growing trend of multi-country World Cup hosting could provide an opportunity for the three West African nations to submit a joint bid. He pointed to FIFA’s…
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2027: Adebayo proposes thousands of mini-grids to tackle power crisis
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has proposed thousands of decentralised electricity systems to address Nigeria’s persistent power crisis. Outlined in his book, Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity, the proposal combines expansion and modernisation of the national grid with rapid development of mini-grids, embedded generation and stand-alone systems. Under the proposed National Distributed Electricity…
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Thiago leads Brentford to 3-0 Chelsea rout
By Tosin Omojola Igor Thiago scored his first Premier League goal of the season as unbeaten Brentford struck three times in the second half to beat west London neighbours Chelsea 3-0. Jaidon Anthony opened the scoring in the 61st minute, heading home from close range after Jannik Schuster nodded a deep corner back across goal. Chelsea pushed for an equaliser…
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Flamingos beat Ghana 4-2 in WAFU B thriller
By Tosin Omojola Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, defeated Ghana’s Black Maidens 4-2 on Friday in their second match at the WAFU-B U-17 Women’s Cup in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire. Oluwakemi Adegbuyi, Harmony Chidi, Mary Dunstan and Kaosarat Akanji scored as the Flamingos secured a six-goal thriller against their West African rivals. Adegbuyi opened the scoring in the 33rd…
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2027: Opposition can spring 2023 surprise in Lagos – Hon. Oshafile
Hon. Foluke Stella Oshafile is a member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and the only opposition lawmaker representing Amuwo Odofin I Constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly. In this recent interview with journalists, Oshafile expressed confidence in securing the mandate of her constituents for a second term. She also spoke on the prospects of opposition parties working…
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2027: Lagos APC unveils 1235- man campaign council, targets 3 million votes
By Olatomiwa Osho The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday inaugurated its campaign council for the 2027 general elections, setting a target of more than three million votes. The council’s Director-General, former Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, announced the target at the inauguration at the party’s secretariat in Ogba, Ikeja, urging members to work with unity, discipline…
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Lagos APC bars candidates from travelling abroad until after 2027 elections
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, has directed all candidates of the party not to travel outside the country until after the 2027 general elections. Ojelabi gave the directive on Friday at the inauguration of the PBAT/KOH Campaign Council in Ikeja, Lagos. He urged the candidates to cooperate with and support members…
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2027: Abiodun tasks Ogun APC Campaign Council on voter engagement
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday inaugurated the State Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general elections, charging members to immediately commence consultations, grassroots mobilisation and sustained engagement with voters across the state. Abiodun, who is Chairman of the Campaign Council, said the inauguration marked the beginning of a new phase in the…
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Ndidi leads Super Eagles squad for Russia clash
By Tosin Omojola Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle has named a 24-man squad for Nigeria’s international friendly against Russia at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Tuesday, October 6. The squad will be captained by Wilfred Ndidi and features goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, defenders Bright Osayi-Samuel and Benjamin Fredricks, midfielder Raphael Onyedika, and forwards Moses Simon and Akor Adams. Finland-based goalkeeper…
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