OSOGBO Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Monday, took a swipe at the Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Rauf Aregbesola, saying the former governor left huge debt for his predecessors in office. Aregbesola, who was governor between November 27, 2010, and November 27, 2018, had enjoyed a cordial public relationship with Adeleke since the latter became governor in November 2022. He was in Osogbo, the state capital, on Sunday, where he mobilised supporters for the 2027 election in the country. The former governor also wooed voters to join him in the ADC, promising that the party would…
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Super Eagles legend Segun Odegbami has issued an emotional appeal for support for retired Nigerian athletes, citing the critical illness of 1980 AFCON winner Kadiri Ikhana as the latest example of the dire situation facing the country’s football legends. In a heartfelt statement on Monday morning, Odegbami revealed that Ikhana was fighting for his life at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Auchi, Edo State, whilst calling on government agencies and kindhearted Nigerians to intervene. The former Nigeria winger expressed frustration at having to make yet another appeal for a critically ill former international, highlighting the pattern of neglect that has…
DELTA Suspected kidnappers have reportedly abducted a government contractor, Mr Lucky Ugbo, in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State. The Pundit gleaned information on Monday that the victim was kidnapped around 8.45 pm over four days ago at his residence, along Isah Road in the community and was said to have made contact on Sunday, demanding N100m ransom. Community sources, who lived close to Ugbo’s house, told our correspondent that the operation was carried out by heavily-armed gunmen, who invaded Ugbo’s residence and took him away at gunpoint. “The gunmen were heavily armed and were dressed like…
The drama around Victor Osimhen’s summer transfer continued on Monday. The player was conspicuously absent as Napoli opened their preseason training yesterday in Naples with 14 players. The 26-year-old Nigerian who ended his 10-month season-long loan spell at Galatasaray on July 1, was expected to resume at Napoli despite ongoing negotiations by the Turkish giants to sign him permanently this summer transfer window. He’s on contract until June 2026. According to Transfer Expert, Matteo Moretto, on his YouTube channel yesterday, instead of Osimhen resuming at Napoli, he turned in medical certificate to be excused from the first day of pre-season…
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has dismissed the appeal filed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, seeking to overturn a Federal High Court ruling that ordered her reinstatement to the Senate. Akpabio, through his legal team, approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja to challenge the July 4 judgment delivered by Justice Binta Nyako, which nullified Akpoti-Uduaghan’s six-month suspension from the Red Chamber and declared it “excessive” and without legal basis. The appeal, filed on July 14 and marked CA/A//2025, arose from suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/384/2025 instituted by the embattled Kogi Central lawmaker to challenge her suspension. Akpabio is…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today (Tuesday) lead a high-level Federal Government delegation to the burial ceremony of late Nigerian leader, Muhammadu Buhari, and is expected to receive the remains of the deceased former President of Nigeria at the Katsina Airport later in the day. Buhari will be buried today at his home in Daura, Katsina State and ahead of that, the President constituted an inter-ministerial committee for a state burial for Buhari, who died in London on Sunday at the age of 82. The inter-ministerial committee chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume,…
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has applied to begin work on a seaport near his fertilizer and oil refinery plants to make it easier to export goods, including liquefied natural gas, Bloomberg News reported yesterday. The proposed Atlantic seaport which is located in Olokola, Ogun state, will link the conglomerate’s logistics and export operations and rival facilities in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, it stated. Dangote plans to export liquefied gas from Lagos, a project that will involve constructing pipelines from Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta, according to Devakumar Edwin, Vice President of the group. Aliko Dangote has applied to begin work…
ABEOKUTA Organised labour in Ogun State, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and Joint Negotiating Council, on Monday, directed the entire workforce in the state to proceed on indefinite strike. This was contained in a document signed by the leadership of the NLC, TUC and JNC and made available to The PUNCH on Monday. The development was a result of an unremitted N82bn contributory pension deduction spanning 14 years. The decision to embark on the trade disputes was said to have been taken at the statewide congress held on Monday, where the workers voted for indefinite suspension of…
By Moses Olayemi ABUJA A former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has said while his support for the Senator David Mark-led adopted party, African Democratic Congress, ADC, remained, his loyalty to Peoples Democratic Party PDP, was unquestionable. This came on a day African Democratic Congress, ADC, accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the federal government of hypocrisy over their sudden display of grief, following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Lamido spoke to a crowd of his loyalists at an empowerment event organised by Senator Mustapha Khabeeb (PDP, Jigawa South West), in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital,…
Luka Modric is now teammate with Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze after joining Serie A giants AC Milan. Milan confirmed the signing in a statement on their website on Monday. “AC Milan is delighted to announce that Luka Modrić has signed a contract with the Club until 30 June 2026 with an option for a one-year extension until 30 June 2027,” Milan stated. “Born in Zadar on 9 September 1985, Luka Modrić took his first steps as a professional at just 16 years of age, when he joined Dinamo Zagreb’s youth system. Loan spells at Bosnian outfit Zrinjski Mostar…