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Victor Osimhen underwent treatment on Tuesday at Napoli’straining centre in Castel Volturno.Osimhen missed Napoli’s 4-0 defeat to AC Milan lastweekend after suffering a muscle injury on international dutywith Nigeria.Friday will be a key date to know whether he will be able toface Milan in the UEFA Champions League next week.Luciano Spalletti’s side will face Leece in a Serie A clash onF...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that thosepushing for subsidy removal in Nigeria are out to set thecountry on fire.The warning came against the backdrop of an announcementthat the outgoing government of President MuhammaduBuhari had left the decision of petrol subsidy removal to theincoming government.According to NLC, the focus should be on the local refining ofpetroleum products and not subsidy remova...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, hascriticized the Minister of Information and Culture, LaiMohammed, over allegations of inciting a post-electioninsurrection.At a press conference in Washington DC, Mohammedreportedly warned Obi to desist from stoking violence over theresults of the recently held presidential election.Obi however took to Twitter to denounce the allegations.Accordi...

The Defence Headquarters has called for calm over viralsocial media video clips of the presence of some UnitedNations Peacekeeping fighting vehicles and equipmentsighted recently in Benin City.The Defence Headquarters made the call in a statementsigned by the Acting Director of Defence Information,Brigadier General, Tikir Gusai.He said Nigeria is contributing troops to various UnitedNations Peacekeeping operations, ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the ExecutiveVice Chairman of the National Agency for Science andEngineering Infrastructure, Professor Mohammed Haruna, toimmediately hand over his office to the next most seniorofficer in the establishment.The Office of the Secretary of the Government of theFederation confirmed this in a statement by its Director ofInformation, Willie Bassey.According to Bassey, this follows t...

- L'Equipe claims Messi's relationship with PSG irreparable and he is all but certain to exit at the end of this season, with a return to Barcelona appearing increasingly likely.– The Athletic reports signing Tottenham forward Harry Kane is Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag's "absolute priority" in the off-season. Kane is out of contract with Spurs in 2024.  – The Sun claims United are strongly considering se...

Honourable Samson Osagie has describedas null and void, the report of his purported suspension by thechapter of All Progressive Congress, APC in hisUhunmwonde local government area.The former minority whip of the House of Representative,described the said suspension as an attempt to blackmail himand undermine his commitment and dedication to the APCsince its formation.He said the reasons for the purported suspension...

The Uhunmwonde Local Government Chapter of the AllProgressives Congress (APC) has suspended a two timeformer member of the House of Representatives, Dr. SamsonOsagie and ten other top members.The erring top members of the ruling party were axedfollowing petitions of anti-party activities, fractionalization,absenteeism, from party meetings and internal sabotage inthe just concluded general elections from some partystakeholders....

The Edo State Police Command has placed a 5 million nairareward for information that would lead to the arrest of aCanada-based Nigerian lady, Rachael Eboni Osazee, overallegations of cyberbullying, defamation and impersonation.Addressing newsmen in Benin, the command’sspokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, said the police had inJanuary declared the suspect wanted in its Special PoliceGazette Bulletin.The Commissione...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) hasreceived another batch of 144 stranded Nigerians fromNiamey in Niger Republic.NEMA Coordinator Kano Territorial Office, Dr NurudeenAbdullahi, while receiving them in Kano said that thereturnees included 106 male adults, 16 female adults and 22children.Abdullahi, represented by NEMA Kano Head of HumanResources, Suleiman Sa’ad-Abubakar, said that the returnees...