About 18 elite fighters from Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon and South Africa were at their thrilling best with electrifying Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) action at the African Knockout (AKO) Championship held at The Pistis Conference Centre, Lekki at the weekend. From the opening bell to the final bout, AKO8 delivered on its […]

Turkish giants Fenerbahce are planning to offer Super Eagles defender Bright Osayi-Samuel an enticing deal to make him sign a contract extension. Osayi-Samuel’s career is in the balance as he has refused to sign a contract extension with his current one set to expire at the end of the season. The Super Eagles star has […]

AC Milan are preparing for a major overhaul ahead of the 2025-26 season, and according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, one of the prominent names expected to depart is Samuel Chukwueze. The Nigerian winger, who arrived from Villarreal less than two seasons ago, has struggled to establish himself in Milan due to injuries and limited […]

Manchester City have reportedly launched a “historic offer” for Barcelona forward, Lamine Yamal, which would set a new world record if accepted by the La Liga side, reports football365.com. City are no strangers to paying enormous fees for star players. The £100million they spent on Jack Grealish in 2021 was at the time the British […]

Goalscorer Lautaro Martinez said his Inter Milan side “showed what we were made of” after a 2-1 win at Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final on Tuesday. Martinez gave Inter the lead late in the first half, blasting in after a no-look backheel from Marcus Thuram. Bayern veteran Thomas […]

Abia and Enugu States occupy unique positions in South-East politics. The two states represent two different political parties and their lone regional representatives. Governors Alex Otti and Peter Mbah, having recognised that their political future depends on how far they can strengthen their platforms, are doing all to fend off the expansionist plots of the […]

The decision of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to suspend crude supply to the Dangote and other refineries affected the output of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in March. A Reuters survey found that OPEC oil output fell in March as Nigeria curbed deliveries to domestic refineries. In March, supply from Nigeria, […]

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has commended the Kaduna State government for promoting agriculture, noting the state was leading the way as the first to launch the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in Nigeria. During a courtesy call on Sir Kashim Ibrahim House yesterday, Adesina lauded Governor Uba Sani’s commitment […]

South Korea on Wednesday unveiled a $2 billion emergency support package for its crucial export-focused carmakers, warning US President Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on the sector could be a “significant blow”. “Given that automobiles and auto parts are South Korea’s top exports to the US, the decision to impose a 25 percent tariff on […]

Niger State Governor, Muhammad Bago, decried the rate at which Africans rely heavily on food import adding that the continent imports $55 billion worth of food, including maize, wheat oils, rice and other agricultural products. This was as the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, commended President Bola Tinubu’s agricultural policies, noting that […]

A total of 11 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have approached the Supreme Court challenging what powers President Bola Tinubu has to suspend a democratically elected structure of a state. The suit filed by the governors also challenges the declaration of a state of emergency rule in Rivers State. While the media previously reported […]

It stressed that mining activities in the state remain suspended pending the release of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to guide the resumption of exploration. The development followed reports of a recent lead poisoning in the Bugundu Local Council of the state. Reacting to the incident, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, noted […]