- SERAP faults govs’ wasteful spending
- Ghana’s president Mahama assures safety of Nigerians, rejects Xenophobia
- Despite Buhari’s N106bn approval in 2012, Tinubu signs N712.3bn for Lagos airport overhaul
- Nigerian nurses’ denies suspension of ongoing nationwide strike
- Nurses, midwives call off warning strike
- Strike: Health expert seeks govt attention to recognise nurses
- Ex-Gombe gov candidate Bala declares himself ADC national chair
- Dino Melaye officially exits PDP
- Peter Obi not a card-carrying member of ADC, but part of coalition — Abdullahi
- Lere Olayinka: ‘I’m not aware of Peter Obi rejoining PDP’
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Award-winning Grammy singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems has scored another first by becoming the first African female to be involved in MLS ownership. She has now become a co-owner of Major League Soccer (MLS) side, San Diego FC’s ownership group as a club partner. The MLS made this announcement in its X page on Thursday. According to reports, Tems joined the MLS club as a co-owner through her…
…Ability to enter buildings would relate to financial rules…It could be used if club has not complied with inquiry The Premier League has asked its clubs for expanded investigatory powers, including the right to access club premises, as part of new financial rules. The proposals are included in the latest draft of the squad cost ratio (SCR) mechanism which is expected to replace the profitability and sustainability rules that limit…
World football ruling body, the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has suspended the football federations of Pakistan and Congo, further limiting the pool of nations eligible to compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. These suspensions add to the existing ban on Russia, bringing the total number of barred countries to three. The World Cup, the most prestigious tournament in international football, is held every four years and is…
Manchester City are fighting for Champions League survival and a place in the last 16 after Jude Bellingham’s injury-time winner settled a tense play-off first leg in Real Madrid’s favour. Pep Guardiola’s side rediscovered more of their true form early on at Etihad Stadium as Jack Grealish and Josko Gvardiol combined to set up Erling Haaland for a confident finish after 19 minutes. Grealish, who had made a fine start,…
….Portuguese superstar seals Saudi stay just days after celebrating 40th birthday Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly agreed to sign a new contract extension at Al-Nassr, just days after turning 40. *Ronaldo agrees to extend Al-Nassr stay *Will stay in the Saudi league until June 2026 *Portuguese star turned 40 last week WHAT HAPPENED? Ronaldo, who joined the Saudi giants in January 2023 on a two-and-a-half-year deal, would have seen his contract…
…Struggling club who sacked Wayne Rooney beat EPL leaders 1:0 …3 Nigerians, Sorinola, Obafemi, Tijani star in victorious team Plymouth Argyle produced a classic FA Cup giant-killing as the Championship’s bottom club stunned Premier League leaders, Liverpool at a raucous Home Park. Liverpool manager, Arne Slot made 10 changes from the side that swept Tottenham aside to reach the Carabao Cup final – and paid the price as Plymouth made…
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen had reportedly rejected an €80 million offer from Saudi Arabian club, Al-Ahli to remain at Galatasaray. According to Italian outlet, Le Cronache di Napoli, Osimhen, currently on loan at Galatasaray from Napoli, was not swayed by the lucrative deal, which exceeds his €75 million release clause for foreign clubs. The Super Eagles forward has made it clear he wants to continue his career in Europe,…
The Lagos State Government in collaboration with Yucateco Boxing Promotions, commissioned the Babajide Sanwo-Olu Boxing Gymnasium at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere. The development was part of Sanwo-Olu’s administration’s commitment to fostering youth engagement and sports development. Speaking at the event, the Director-General of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Lekan Fatodu, emphasised that creating alternative opportunities for youths to channel their energy remains one of the best ways to promote…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is in a race against time to complete the international switch of allegiance of on-loan Chelsea midfield duo, Carney Chukwuemeka and Lesley Ugochukwu, NEW DAILY PRIME reports. Both players were named in the provisional list of 31 players called up by the newly appointed coach of the senior male national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle for the world cup qualifiers games against Rwanda and Zimbabwe,…
Eighty-five times champions of Portugal, Benfica, have completed the signing of 18-year-old Nigerian forward, Peter Osayande Edokpolor from a Nigerian academy, N-Youth Sports, based in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), NEW DAILY PRIME reports. Peter have been training with the team for a while and did enough to convince the hierarchy of the club to offer him a deal, which was made official by the club on Saturday. According…
‘…And it cannot keep going on like this’ Club legend, Gary Neville believes Manchester United have become worse under Ruben Amorim and warned the Portuguese: “It can’t keep going on like this.” Sunday’s 2-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace put Amorim’s United back to square one after three straight wins over Rangers, Fulham and Steaua Bucharest. It was the 39-year-old’s fifth league defeat in seven matches at Old Trafford since…
Ferran Torres fired a 30-minute hat-trick as Barcelona booked their place in the Copa del Rey semifinals with a 5-0 win at Valencia. The Barca forward opened the scoring in the third minute at Estadio de Mestalla on Thursday, as he burst through the home side’s offside trap to slot home a first-time finish. His second was a tap-in after Lamine Yamal struck the post. By the time the hat-trick…
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