Enugu Rangers on Monday evening celebrated their 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League title win in grand style at the Okpara Square in Enugu amid thousands of ecstatic fans, The reports. The team’s triumphant return to Enugu followed their thrilling 2-1 victory over Gombe United in Jos on Sunday. Led by captain Chukwudi Nwaodu, manager Fidelis…
UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has ruled out a possible return to middleweight for a third fight against former champion Israel Adesanya, Sports Extra reports. In a recent interview, Pereira made it clear that a trilogy fight with Adesanya was unlikely. “Trilogy with Adesanya? I’m not moving back to middleweight. I don’t think I can…
Super Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre has taken to her social media to upload videos of her recovery from an injury as she hopes to make a return ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. On Sunday, the 26-year-old shared videos of a weekend training session with fitness and rehabilitation coach Warren Williams on her…
Bendel Insurance goalkeeper Amas Obasogie, who has just set a new record of clean sheets (18) in the Nigeria Premier Football League, has attributed the feat to his Super Eagles invitation at the start of the 2023–24 season as well as the efforts of Bendel Insurance teammates, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Obasogie made 34 appearances for…
Liverpool are preparing to bid £50.7 million for Atalanta star Ademola Lookman as they aim to strengthen their attack this summer, Sports Extra reports. The 26-year-old has revived his career at Atalanta under the guidance of Gian Piero Gasperini, following a period of inconsistency at Everton, Fulham, RB Leipzig, and Leicester City. The Nigeria international enjoyed…
The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, says a CAF club competition slot will be the major focus for Shooting Stars Sports Club in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League season, Sports Extra reports. According to Tuesday’s release by the club’s media, the Oyo State number one citizen expressed happiness over the performance of…
Former Nigeria striker Peter Ijeh reckons suitors are avoiding Victor Osimhen like plague because of the attitude and character of the Napoli striker. Commenting on a Facebook post on Tuesday, Ijeh, who spent a major part of his career in Scandinavia, said Europe is a small community that takes attitude and character as keys, which…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said on Tuesday, that the Senate had not approved the purchase of new presidential jets for the use of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. He described as malicious a report quoting him to have said the National Assembly would approve the purchase of new aircraft for the…
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the state, saying there is a full-blown war there. The APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, Chief Tony Okocha, made the call during a media briefing in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. He stated,…
The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday, announced the appointments of three special advisers and seven senior special assistants to his cabinet. The announcement of the appointments was contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan. According to the statement, Governor Aiyedatiwa approved the appointments in continuation of his…
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said he would seek negotiation with the Federal Government over his ongoing trial. Kanu, speaking through his lead counsel, Alloy Ejimakor, told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, that he would seek the negotiation under Section 17 of the Federal High…
The House of Representatives has lauded troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces for their sustained pressure against insurgency and terrorism in trouble spots across the country. The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, gave the commendation in Abuja on Wednesday, saying the troops have recorded remarkable achievements in recent times. “The successes…
