Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, has revealed his excitement at signing for Turkish Super Lig giants Besiktas. Ndidi joined Besiktas from Leicester City on a permanent transfer on Friday. The 28-year-old said the desire to play for one of the best clubs in world made him moved to the Black Eagles. “Beşiktaş are one of the biggest teams in the country. I wanted to be here because I want to see a new environment, new people and a new league,” he told Besiktas TV. “When I received the offer from Beşiktaş, I was really impressed and I want to come…
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International tv news station, Al Jazeera, said two of its correspondents, including a prominent reporter, and three cameramen were killed in an Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza City on Sunday. The Israeli military admitted in a statement to targeting Anas al-Sharif, the reporter it labelled as a “terrorist” affiliated with Hamas. The attack was the latest to see journalists targeted in the 22-month war in Gaza, with around 200 media workers killed over the course of the conflict, according to media watchdogs. “Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif has been killed alongside four colleagues in a targeted Israeli attack…
A former Governor of Ekiti State , Kayode Fayemi, has stated that he remains a committed member and leader of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State. The former governor, in a statement on Sunday by the Head, Fayemi Media Office, Abuja, Ahmad Sajoh, dismissed the claim in a viral statement attributed to former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, that he and Fayemi founded the new African Democratic Congress coalition before expanding it to include others. Sajoh said, “Despite efforts to verify this statement, which has gained traction on social and digital media, we have found no credible evidence…
ABUJA Nigeria’s non-oil exports soared to $3.225bn in the first half of 2025, marking yet another milestone in the sector’s growth, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council announced on Sunday. This figure represents a 19.59 per cent increase over the $2.696bn recorded in the same period of 2024. The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, disclosed this in Abuja while presenting the council’s First Half-Year Progress Report on the nation’s non-oil export performance. She said the volume of goods shipped abroad also rose to 4.04 million metric tonnes from 3.83 million metric tonnes in the first half of…
FEATURES Tension rose between Nigeria and Ghana at the end of July when some Ghanaians took to the streets to demand the deportation of Nigerians following repeated incidents of criminal activities in the country, which were blamed on foreign nationals. Some Ghanaians had staged a protest in Accra, demanding the immediate expulsion of Nigerians from their country over alleged involvement in crime and social vices. The protesters displayed placards with messages, such as “Nigerians Must Go”, “End Kidnapping”, “End Prostitution”, “End Armed Robbery”, “End Fraud”, and “End Ritual Murders.” They also accused some Nigerians in Ghana of fuelling insecurity and…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals announced that it has received 4,000 compressed natural gas-powered trucks for its fuel distribution programme, which is set to officially commence on August 15. In a statement on Sunday, the company said the project aims to transform Nigeria’s fuel distribution system by lowering logistics costs and improving supply efficiency. The fleet, being imported through Apapa Port, represents an estimated ₦720 billion capital investment. The first batch of trucks has been delivered to the refinery site in Ibeju-Lekki and was received by Dangote Industries’ Vice-President of Oil and Gas, Devakumar Edwin, alongside refinery staff and customers.…
KWARA The Kwara Police Command has confirmed the death of five people, including Police Inspector Adejumo Wasiu, following an attack by unknown gunmen in Babanla, Ifelodun Local Government Area. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Ilorin by the Command Spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi. She said scores of armed criminals, riding motorcycles, invaded Babanla on August 8, attacking the Divisional Police Headquarters and raiding the market. According to her, the assailants fired sporadically, killing five people, including Inspector Wasiu. She said a swift joint response by the Police, Nigerian Army personnel, vigilantes, and local hunters repelled the attack,…
OGUN Friends and associates of the Senator representing Ogun West and Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriation, Solomon Adeola, fondly called YAYI, on Sunday, gathered around various location across the three senatorial district of the state to celebrate him on the occasion of his 56th birthday anniversary. Also, the senator donated 102 transformers to 435 Community Development Associations across the three senatorial districts of Ogun State, to mark the occasion. Adeola, who also supported the energisation of the transformers, said the initiative aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to improving electricity supply in communities nationwide. The transformers, with capacities ranging from…
President Bola Tinubu have joined other prominent Nigerian leaders and political figures, to mourn the death of former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Chief Audu Ogbeh. Chief Ogbeh passed on yesterday at the age of 78. He was often described as a public servant who exemplified unusual integrity in the Second and Fourth republics. Though he was booted out of office by the 1983 coup that brought Major General Muhammadu Buhari to power, he later served as Minister of Agriculture when Buhari returned to power in 2015. Before then, he served as chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…
ABEOKUTA The Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Ogun State has condemned what it described as a “Gestapo-style” invasion by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on its premises in the early hours of Saturday, warning that legal action may follow. In a statement issued on Sunday, OOPL management said: “At about 2am, the OOPL premises were invaded by a gang of over 50 armed men, shooting guns, threatening to kill people, and purporting to be from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).” The library alleged the team, reportedly led by a man identified only as…