Author: Alade Adisa

Super Eagles head coach, Éric Chelle, has released a 39-man provisional squad for Nigeria’s upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. The squad includes top stars like Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, William Troost-Ekong, and Ahmed Musa. Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali and winger Moses Simon also made the list. Other notable selections include Maduka Okoye, Bruno Onyemaechi, Zaidu Sanusi, Frank Onyeka, and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru. Defenders Igoh Ogbu and Ifeanyi Onyebuchi, midfielders Anthony Dennis and Papa Daniel Mustapha, as well as forwards Tolu Arokodare and Jerome Akor Adams, received their first national team call-ups. Nigeria currently sits fifth in Group…

LeBron James has made history once again, becoming the first player in NBA history to surpass 50,000 career points. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar reached the milestone on Tuesday during a matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans, further solidifying his status as the league’s all-time leading scorer. Heading into the game, the 40-year-old icon needed just one point to reach the historic mark, having amassed 49,999 career points following a 17-point performance in Sunday’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers. It didn’t take long for James to achieve the feat, as he received a pass from Luka Doncic and effortlessly…

The Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 election, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has claimed that if not for the “Peter Obi effect,” he would have defeated Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the poll. During an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday, Adediran argued that the unexpected surge of support for the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos shifted the political landscape, making it difficult for the PDP to compete effectively. “The 2023 election came with this tsunami that nobody ever expected, and it was there for everybody to see,” Jandor said. The former…

In a bid to bolster its operations, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed 16 directors effective March 3. According to reports, the appointments were said to have been made to bolster the apex bank’s operations in a number of policy-driven, regulatory and supervisory capacities. The CBN named the directors as: Abdullahi Hamisu, director of the banking services department; Jide-Samuel Avbasowamen, director of the information technology department; Ojumu Adenike, director of the medical services department; and Makinde Olanrewaju, head of the procurement and support services department.In the financial department, CBN appointed Sike Ijeoma as director of the financial policy…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has weighed into the sexual harassment allegations saga in the Senate. The association on Tuesday rejected call for the resignation of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, after he was accused by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of sexually harassing her. This development comes as Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has accused the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) of politicizing the issue. CAN, speaking through its chairman for the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Rev. Joseph Hayab, described the dispute as “shameful and unfortunate” and called for national elders to mediate to protect the integrity…

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a statement on Tuesday, said the resignation of the reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, was not included in the terms of settlement reached on the leadership crisis of the House. This development comes as Obasa, yesterday, held a peace parley to reconcile with his aggrieved colleagues barely 24 hours after his re-election. Furthermore, the speaker has promised to withdraw the lawsuit challenging his previous removal. NEW DAILY PRIME reported that the legislators re-elected Obasa after Mrs Mosisili Meranda stepped down as Speaker on…

Immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of misappropriating public funds totalling approximately N700 billion. The former governor, who reigned from 2015 to 2023, was invited to the EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday at around 12:30 p.m. to answer questions concerning suspected money laundering, fund diversion, and related financial improprieties. According to sources, the summons followed a formal petition lodged by a civil society group, Network Against Corruption and Trafficking. The petitioner contended that over the course of eight years, Emmanuel received…

Referee Michael Oliver has been handed a suspension after his controversial officiating in the FA Cup fifth-round tie between Crystal Palace and Millwall. He will now miss a Premier League match this weekend. Recall that he failed to stop play after Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta was kicked in the head and suffered an injury. Oliver only showed a straight red card to Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts after being asked to review the incident on the VAR pitchside monitor. Mateta was stretchered off the field after receiving lengthy treatment. The 27-year-old was assessed for a head injury and required specialist care,…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) will on May 28, arraign Mr Karl Toriola, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. Toriola, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and others will be arraigned over alleged failure to produce documents and information required by the commission in compliance with a lawful summons contrary to the FCCPC Act. The company and its CEO will be arraigned alongside Tobechukwu Okigbo, MTN’s Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer and Ikenna Ikeme, General Manager, Regulatory Affairs of MTN, before Justice H.J. Yilwa of the Federal High Court in Abuja.…

…As Trudeau calls them a “dumb thing to do” President Trump’s imposition of blanket 25% tariffs on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico drew swift vows of retaliation from the United States’ immediate neighbours on Tuesday. China, which was hit with a second 10% tariff on U.S. exports since Trump took office, bringing the total levy to 20%, immediately announced its own reciprocal measures — deliberately targeting America’s agricultural sector. Below is a look at the measures being imposed or planned by Canada, China and Mexico, and the rhetoric coming from officials in those countries as Trump ramps up…