Sky Bet Championship club, Hull City are expected to conclude the signing of free agent David Akintola this week. The Nigerian winger left Turkish Super Lig club, Caykur Rizezpor in July following the expiration of his contract. Akintola, according to reports has agreed a two-year contract with Hull City. The 29-year-old will link up with another Nigerian, Semi Ajayi at the MKM Stadium. He spent one-and -half-season at Caykur Rizezpor after arriving from another Turkish club, from Adana Demirspor in January 2024. Akintola was on target trice, and registered five assists for Rizezpor last season.
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Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday, vowed never to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress, boasting that he’s the record holder of election results in the state. Fayose stated this whilespeaking during the APC governorship campaign rally in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. The former Ekiti governor had earlier endorsed President Bola Tinubu and Governor Abayomi Oyebanji for a second term. But Fayose, who is a chieftain of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, urged the electorate in the state to cast their votes for Oyebanji in the upcoming governorship election in the state. He said, “I…
Immediate past governor of Adamawa State, Umaru Jibrilla (Bindow) has formally joined the African Democratic Congress. Bindow, who was Adamawa governor on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, between 2015 and 2019 and previously senator for Adamawa North Zone between 2011 and 2015, formally registered his membership of the ADC on Monday at his ward in Mubi North Local Government Area. He was then issued his ADC membership card. By the new development, Bindow has become the third foremost Adamawa-born politician to join the ADC coalition. Earlier, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who was also the 2023 presidential candidate…
African Democratic Congress says the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, cannot afford the risk of returning to the Peoples Democratic Party. ADC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, who said this, stressed that Obi remained part of the coalition. Abdullahi stated this on Monday while appearing on Arise TV’s Prime Time programme. The ADC spokesman was reacting to questions about the PDP wooing Obi to return to the party. Abdullahi said, “Let me say clearly, Peter Obi is in the coalition. “Regardless of what anybody is saying. But it is good to see that it has taken…
Police in Kogi, on Monday, confirmed the recovery of the corpse of slain photo-journalist, Mr Ayo Aiyepeku, murdered by his neighbour, identified as Oluwapelumi Adebayo. State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Williams Aya, disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja. The PPRO said Ayobami’s decomposing corpse was found on Sunday evening in a bush around WAEC office, Crusher Zone 8 axis in Lokoja. He added that the late journalist was gruesomely murdered by his neighbour, Oluwapelumi Adebayo on Tuesday night, July 22 in an office near the Government House/GRA area of Lokoja. He said, “Yes, the corpse of the photo-journalist has…
Victor Osimhen is set to arrive in Istanbul this week as Galatasaray prepare to unveil the Nigerian striker following the finalisation of his €75m transfer from Napoli. The anticipation among Galatasaray fans is coming to an end, with the club’s management ready to bring the world-renowned striker to Istanbul once the paperwork is completed. According to a Turkish publication, Fanatik, Abdullah Kavukcu, vice president of Galatasaray, is expected to travel to Italy on Tuesday (today) or Wednesday to complete the transfer. Kavukcu, who will seal the deal for Osimhen, is likely to return to Istanbul with the Nigerian star. Galatasaray…
Some members of the Governance Advisory Council of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress were on Monday divided over the call for the sacking of the party’s chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi. The GAC is the highest decision-making organ of the APC in Lagos State. The development followed a protest by some aggrieved party members who stormed the state House of Assembly to call for the sacking of Ojelabi and other party chieftains over what they described as “imposition of candidates” and “anti-grassroots leadership.” The party chairman, however, faulted the call, describing the accusations as baseless. The protesters…
The Federal Government may sell the 11 power distribution companies through a re-privatisation process if the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, currently before the National Assembly, becomes law. The National Assembly has already initiated a legislative process to enforce sweeping reforms that could see core investors in electricity distribution companies lose their stakes if they fail to improve their investment. The amendment bill, sponsored by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South), seeks to overhaul the 2023 Electricity Act by addressing regulatory gaps, as it warned that investors risk losing their stakes through share dilution, receivership, or outright re-privatisation if fresh capital…
Nurses, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, will on Tuesday embark on a seven-day warning strike. The nationwide strike will hold from Tuesday, July 29, 2025. According to NANNM, the decision follows the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government over demands related to the review of allowances for health workers. NANNM in a circular jointly signed by its 2nd National Vice President, Orolu Sesan, and Deputy General Secretary, Elder Otaru Daniel Shaibu, directed all state council leaders to mobilise members for the industrial action if the Federal Ministry of Health…
Members of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos staged a protest at the House of Assembly complex on Monday, demanding the immediate sack of the party’s state Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi. The protesters from the 57 Local Council Development Areas across the state, converged on the Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja, carrying placards with messages like ‘Ojelabi Must Go’ and ‘We Demand New Leadership’. The protesters expressed dissatisfaction with the current leadership of the APC in the state, demanding a shake-up in the state party structure ahead of future political activities. Several armed policemen were deployed in the Assembly complex…