Sports commentator, Volkan Demirel, has rated Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen as the best striker in the history of the Turkish Super Lig. Demirel spoke following Galatasaray’s recent Champions League 4-1 defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League. According to him, the Nigerian international is on a whole different level, and he is ahead of football icons like Nicolas Anelka, who played for Fenerbahçe between 2005 and 2006, in the Turkish Super Lig. “After this, a man of this caliber won’t come along either. Of course, many huge stars have passed through these parts before; names like Anelka, Niang, Gomis, Sørloth, and…
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Advertisement The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has revealed that he urged a group of Fulani people who visited him to ask former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race.Advertisement Kwankwaso disclosed this on Thursday while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He said the group had visited his residence for a courtesy call, which he used as an opportunity to urge them to persuade Atiku to step down from the race.Advertisement “I met with a group of Fulani people from across the country who came for a courtesy visit to my…
Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu was on target as Trabzonspor reportedly defeated Finnish side KuPS Kuopio 4-2 in their UEFA Conference League encounter on Thursday. Onuachu gave Trabzonspor the lead in the third minute following a pass from Mohamed Salah. However, the Nigerian striker sustained an injury and was replaced by Franculino Djú in the 10th minute. Salah doubled Trabzonspor’s lead a minute before half-time, while Djú extended the visitors’ advantage to three goals two minutes after the restart. KuPS reduced the deficit through Petteri Pennanen in the 54th minute. Djú struck again in the 90th minute to restore Trabzonspor’s…
Advertisement Organisers of the Ballon d’Or, France Football, have made a fresh clarification regarding the award.Advertisement The winner of the 2026 Ballon d’Or will be announced in a ceremony in London later this month. 30 players, including Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe, have been nominated for the award.Advertisement In a post via their X account on Thursday, France Football clarified why this season’s start won’t count.Recommended France Football’s official regulations confirm that the 2026 award assesses performances only from August 3, 2025, to July 19, 2026, including international competitionsAdvertisement This means that every…
Advertisement Tersoo Kula, Chief Press Secretary to Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia, has called on residents of the North-Central region to support President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term in office in the 2027 general elections.Advertisement Kula made the appeal during an appearance on TVC News on Wednesday, arguing that Tinubu’s return to office would ensure continuity in the implementation of his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. He defended the Federal Government’s economic reforms, describing them as essential measures for achieving sustainable economic growth and long-term prosperity. According to him, states across the North-Central region stand to benefit from the…
Advertisement Real Madrid forward Carlos Espí has revealed the instructions manager José Mourinho gave him before he came on as a substitute in the club’s 4-3 Champions League comeback victory over Roma.Advertisement The 21-year-old Spaniard scored in the 83rd minute after coming on, helping Real Madrid launch a remarkable late comeback after trailing 3-1. Endrick equalised two minutes later before Antonio Rüdiger scored the winner in the closing stages. Espí, who joined Real Madrid from Levante in the summer, described the dramatic finish as “absolute chaos” and praised his teammates for continuing to fight despite the deficit.Advertisement He said: “It…
Advertisement The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said no Nigerian should be prevented from voting in the 2027 general election because of delays in the delivery of election materials.Advertisement INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, stated this on Thursday in Abuja during the inauguration of a multi-agency Electoral Logistics Committee to assess the commission’s readiness for the election. Amupitan said the committee would inspect warehouses, vehicles and transport facilities, including airports and seaports, to ensure the timely movement of election materials across the country.Advertisement He said election logistics remained one of the most important and challenging aspects of the electoral process, requiring…
Advertisement The Kano State Police Command has arrested two 19-year-old men over the alleged unlawful possession of a firearm and recovered a locally made revolver pistol with two rounds of live ammunition.Advertisement The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by its Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa. According to the statement, the first suspect, Rufai Ahmed, was arrested at about 10:30 pm on October 11, 2026, during an intelligence-led patrol along Sokoto Road in Kano.Advertisement The statement said operatives attached to the Farm Centre Police Division intercepted a tricycle, popularly known as Keke NAPEP, on suspicion of…
Advertisement A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, said on Thursday that President Bola Tinubu had gained the support of former political rivals ahead of the 2027 general election.Advertisement He said the participation of politicians from different parties in Tinubu’s re-election campaign showed that the President was attracting support beyond the APC. Speaking on the development, Kwankwaso said the coming together of politicians who had previously disagreed politically was a sign of the support Tinubu had gained.Advertisement “To me, the inauguration of the Campaign Council is like a congregation celebrating the re-election of President Tinubu back to…
Advertisement The Senate on Thursday ordered an investigation into the death of a corps member, Comrade Etimbuk Daniel, at the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, orientation camp in Enugu State.Advertisement The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Senator Aniekan Bassey (APC, Akwa Ibom North-East), who said the Senate received news of Daniel’s death with shock. He described the deceased as a former Students’ Union Government president of Akwa Ibom State University who had embarked on national service.Advertisement Bassey said reports indicated that Daniel died from complications arising from a minor headache after allegedly experiencing delays in…