Victor Osimhen is reportedly in a positive frame of mind following fresh efforts by Turkish giants Galatasaray to secure his signature on a permanent deal this summer. According to Galatasaray reporter Kağan Dursun, the club’s vice-president, Abdullah Kavukcu, recently sent a representative to Nigeria in a bid to persuade the Super Eagles striker to commit to the move. “Galatasaray wouldn’t send Abdullah Kavukcu to Italy for no reason and have him sit at the table with Napoli, and Abdullah Kavukcu wouldn’t send one of his men to Nigeria and have him meet with the Turkish Consulate for a project like…
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Galatasaray have submitted another official bid to Napoli in their pursuit of striker Victor Osimhen this summer, offering €60 million. This was disclosed by Turkish football pundit Yağız Sabuncuoğlu in a post on his X account on Monday evening. According to Sabuncuoğlu, the offer follows Galatasaray’s successful agreement with Osimhen for a permanent transfer from Napoli. “Galatasaray, having reached an agreement with Victor Osimhen, made another official offer to Napoli, proposing 60 million euros,” Sabuncuoğlu tweeted. “Galatasaray will hold talks with the player this week to finalize Victor Osimhen’s transfer.” It will be recalled that Osimhen spent the entirety of…
Manchester United manager Rúben Amorim has instructed five players to stay away from the Carrington training base as the club begins its pre-season preparations. According to The Telegraph (UK), the players affected are Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony, and Tyrell Malacia. Amorim has informed the players not to report alongside the rest of the squad, as they are expected to secure moves away from Old Trafford. Most of the players concerned spent last season out on loan. Antony, Sancho, and Malacia were sent on season-long loans to Real Betis, Chelsea, and PSV respectively, while Rashford joined Aston Villa…
Chelsea have suffered a fresh setback ahead of their Club World Cup semi-final clash with Fluminense on Tuesday. This follows confirmation from Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, during his pre-match press conference, that midfielder Romeo Lavia will miss the tie due to a muscle injury. The Belgian sustained the injury during Chelsea’s victory over Benfica in the Round of 16 and consequently missed their quarter-final triumph against Palmeiras. Addressing the media, Maresca said the 21-year-old has not yet rejoined full training with the squad. The Italian stated: “Romeo is training already but is unfortunately not training with us so is not…
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) has destroyed a terrorists’ logistics chain in the Mandara Mountains, Borno State Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame in a statement on Monday said the environment has been a fortified enclave for the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) faction of Boko Haram. The statement said the locations, known for their rugged, mountain-covered terrain along Nigeria’s border with Cameroon, had recently witnessed increased terrorist activity, including reports of a logistics build-up and the presence of senior JAS commanders. The statement said the operation…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Monday, affirmed Nigeria’s unwavering stance against nuclear weapons testing. Shettima stated this during a meeting at the Presidential Villa with a delegation from the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation, led by its Executive Secretary, Dr Robert Floyd. Shettima said Nigeria, like many other African nations, is grappling with numerous socio-economic challenges, including widespread poverty and the adverse impacts of climate change. He stressed that Africa’s immediate priority is to confront these existential threats, not to engage in the pursuit of nuclear weapons capability. “The outcome of any nuclear conflict is never a win-win situation; it is…
Presidential spokesperson,Daniel Bwala, on Monday, claimed that Peter Obi has effectively conceded his 2027 presidential ambition to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Bwala further claimed that Obi has been relegated to a secondary role and now finds himself contending for the vice-presidential ticket with former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. Bwala made these claims while responding to questions on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. Atiku, Obi, and Amaechi are all affiliated with the recently launched coalition platform, the African Democratic Congress. Bwala claimed that Obi has been positioned to assume the role of Director-General of the campaign to…
…says ‘Tinubu won’t be President if Jonathan had crushed opposition’ African Democratic Congress, on Monday, raised the alarm of an alleged plot by the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to destabilise the coalition party. ADC also warned the Tinubu administration against clamping down on opposition parties, stating that the president himself benefited from a democratic environment under former President Goodluck Jonathan. It stated that recent actions by appointees of the Federal Government suggest a deliberate attempt to weaken the growing opposition movement, which it described as a threat to Nigeria’s multiparty democracy. ADC urged President Bola Tinubu to demonstrate statesmanship…
… urges President to drop FCT Minister from his re-election plans Veteran journalist and publisher of Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu, on Monday, alleged that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has a drinking problem, which he said has significantly affected his conduct in public and private life. He has therefore advised President Tinubu to drop Wike from his 2027 re-election plans. Momodu made this allegation while featuring as a guest on Channels Television, where he responded to Wike’s criticism of opposition figures and questioned the minister’s fitness for public office. Momodu said Wike owed much of his…
The Forum of South-East Academic Doctors (FOSAD) has felicitated Governor Peter Mbah on the successful take-off of the state-owned airline, Enugu Air. FOSAD in a statement jointly signed by its President, Dr Stephen Nwala and Secretary General, Dr Uzor Ngoladi, described the Governor Mbah-led administration’s milestone achievement as marking “a new dawn not only for Enugu State but also for the entire South-East region.” The Forum described the operational commencement of Enugu Air as “a bold demonstration of visionary leadership, strategic planning, and the political will to reposition Enugu as a hub for regional aviation, investment, and tourism.” It noted…