Author: Alade Adisa

Neymar has been told he must score 15 goals for Santos if Barcelona are to mull a potentially sensational return to Camp Nou, per a new report. ·Neymar has returned to Santos·Reports Barca are considering re-signing him·Target has been set for Brazil star ·WHAT HAPPENED? Per Sport, Barca are monitoring Neymar’s situation ahead of a potentially sensational return to Camp Nou for the 33-year-old. He moved to Santos from Al-Hilal in January, but there is already said to be a plan afoot to spirit him back to Barcelona. THE BIGGER PICTURE Per the report, Barcelona have made it clear to…

Fulham have condemned the “abhorrent” racist and homophobic online abuse directed at defender Calvin Bassey following Sunday’s FA Cup penalty shootout win at Manchester United. Nigeria defender Bassey, who scored the opening goal at Old Trafford, shared some examples of the unsavoury abuse he had received on social media. “We strongly condemn this abhorrent behaviour which has no place in football or society,” Fulham said in a statement. “Such actions are entirely unacceptable, and we stand in full support of Calvin Bassey, who will continue to receive our full backing. “We will do everything in our power to work with…

House Speaker, Mike Johnson on Monday admonished Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s behaviour toward President Donald Trump on Friday while also warning that Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin can’t be trusted. Johnson (R-La.) — saying he was aghast at the cringe-worthy public Oval Office spat between Trump, Zelensky and Veep JD Vance — left open the possibility that “someone else needs to lead” Ukraine if its leader doesn’t “come to his senses” and apologize to the commander in chief. “I have participated in a lot of bilateral meetings in my time with heads of state and other dignitaries,” Johnson, 53, told NBC’s…

President of the United States, Donald Trump on Monday blasted Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy for saying a peace deal is “very far.” “The final deal about ending the war is very, very far. Nobody’s even started all those steps yet,” Zelenskyy said Sunday on his way home from London after a summit with European leaders. Trump called it “the worst statement that could have been made” by the Ukrainian president, writing on Truth Social, in part: “This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskyy, and America will not put up with it for much longer!” Zelenskyy…

Former Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Abdulazeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has resigned his membership of the party. Jandor, who disclosed the development when addressing journalists in Lagos on Monday, said his decision came after months of reflection and consultations with his family, political associates, and supporters. The ex-PDP governorship candidate, who was accompanied by a large group of supporters, revealed that the decision to part ways with the PDP stemmed from actions taken by some of the party’s leaders, including the former Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George. According…

France and the UK are proposing a partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron and his foreign minister have said, as European efforts to bolster support for Kyiv accelerate in the face of uncertain US backing. On Monday, a day after European leaders rallied around Ukraine at a summit in London, Jean-Noël Barrot said: “Such a truce – on air, sea and energy infrastructure – would allow us to determine whether Vladimir Putin is acting in good faith” and gauge his attitude to “real peace negotiations.” The French foreign minister continued: “Never has the risk of a war…

Impeached speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, is currently holding a strategic meeting with Speaker Mojisola Meranda, Lagos State Attorney General, Lawal Mohammed Pedro (SAN), APC Chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, and 38 lawmakers at the assembly garden ahead of the plenary scheduled for later this afternoon. The purpose of the meeting has not been disclosed to journalists, but it is believed to be linked to last week’s turmoil in the house. Last week, Obasa stormed the assembly complex and held a plenary session with four lawmakers, despite his impeachment by the majority of the house, which led…

The Rivers State House of Assembly members loyal to Federal Captal Territory minister, Nyesom Wike have issued a 48-hour deadline to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, demanding that he present the 2025 appropriation bill. The Martin Amaewhule-led faction issued the oultimatum during the faction’s plenary session on Monday. Rivers State’s legislature has been deeply divided due to the ongoing political rift between Governor Fubara and Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Amaewhule-led faction of the assembly remains loyal to Wike. In January 2025, Fubara had already signed the 2025 appropriation bill into law after it was passed…

UK prime minister, Keir Starmer and a host of leaders, including Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Emmanuel Macron met in London to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war. Europe is “at a crossroads in history”, said Keir Starmer as he hosted 18 leaders at a Lancaster House summit in London to discuss a new plan for peace in Ukraine. The UK, France and others will work with Ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting, and discuss that plan with the US, “and take it forward together”, the prime minister said. Addressing the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was sitting alongside him, Starmer…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday hosted a distinguished gathering that included his predecessor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki, who attended with his wife, Toyin. The Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi was also present at the event, which took place at The Delborough Hotel on Victoria Island, Lagos. Atiku, who served as Obasanjo’s vice president from 1999 to 2007, confirmed the meeting in a post on his X handle. He wrote, “I joined others at the dinner hosted by my former boss, former President Olusegun…