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Nigeria international Shukurat Oladipo has been named the Serie A Femminile Best Defender of the Season after a standout campaign in Italy with AS Roma Women, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 21-year-old received the award at a gala ceremony on Monday night and was also included in the Serie A Women’s Team of the Season following her influential performances in Roma’s title-winning campaign, which secured the club a third championship in four seasons. Oladipo, who joined Roma in February 2025 from Robo Queens in the Nigeria Women’s Football League, established herself as a key figure in defence during a breakout…
Socialite and businessman Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has said President Bola Tinubu remains wary of him because of his support for Peter Obi during the 2023 presidential election. Cubana Chief Priest, who serves as the Imo State Coordinator of the Pro-Tinubu City Boys Movement, stated this during a livestream with popular streamer Peller. Speaking in a video circulating on Wednesday, the socialite discussed what he described as lingering suspicion from the presidency tied to his ethnic background and previous political alignment. “President Bola Tinubu no really trust me as an Igbo man that I am. He…
More than 47,000 Samsung Electronics workers are gearing up for an 18-day strike after bonus payment negotiations between the company and its union collapsed. The strike is set to start on Thursday, and will be limited to Samsung’s domestic chipmaking plants, raising concerns around the already constrained production of memory chips amid the ongoing shortage.While the union had agreed to mediation proposed by South Korea’s National Labor Relations Commission (the details of which have not been made public), management at Samsung Electronics rejected the deal without explanation, Nikkei Asia reports.As part of its demands, the Samsung union is seeking performance…
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to review any barriers that might be stifling fintech innovation or preventing access to banking partnerships and payment rails.The order directs the Federal Reserve Board to evaluate the legal, regulatory and policy framework governing fintech and crypto firms’ access to Federal Reserve payment systems and submit a report to Trump within 120 days.The governors have also been asked to assess the Federal Reserve’s legal authority to grant direct access to fintech and crypto firms and to explore “options for expanding such access to the extent permitted by law, subject to…
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An Imam at the National Mosque of Nigeria, Abuja, Abdulkadir Solagberu, has lauded the impact of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Is-haq Oloyede, saying he has turned the examination body into a model for public institutions in the country. Mr Solagberu said under Mr Oloyede, a former vice-chancellor of the University of Ilorin, JAMB became the nation’s most credible examination agency. The cleric, in a statement he personally signed and issued in Ilorin, commended Mr Oloyede for promoting probity and service delivery at the agency. He described Mr Oloyede’s tenure as the golden age of…
Super Eagles defender Semi Ajayi will lead the charge with Hull City at Wembley on Saturday after the Tigers booked their place in the EFL Championship play-off final following a hard-fought semi-final triumph over Millwall. The 32-year-old defender was initially named on the bench in the first leg of the semi-final clash, a tense encounter that ended goalless. However, Ajayi returned to the starting line-up for the decisive second leg at The Den, where Hull City produced a composed display to secure a 2-0 victory and punch their ticket to Wembley. Hull’s original opponent was expected to emerge from the…
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has again criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the country’s security situation following reports surrounding the killing of a teacher abducted during a school attack in Oyo State. The remarks were contained in a statement posted on Sowore’s official page. Sowore referenced comments he made during the 2023 election period, where he said he warned Nigerians about the possible consequences of Tinubu’s administration. “During the 2023 election season, I went on Agidigbo FM 88.7, warning Nigerians and particularly Yorubas about the disaster Bola Ahmed Tinubu would bring upon the country. Sadly,…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has declared Senators Abdulaziz Yari, Ikra Bilbis and Sahabi Ya’u as winners of the senatorial primary elections in Zamfara State. DAILY POST reports that the trio currently represent Zamfara West, Central, and North senatorial districts in the 10th Senate. Chairman of the Senatorial Primary Election Committee, Prof. Ishaq Bala, announced the results after the trio polled the highest votes in their respective zones. Bala said Zamfara Central recorded 136,419 votes cast, where Bilbis emerged winner with 127,686 votes, defeating Lubna Muhammad, who scored 140 votes, and Aliyu Akilu-Muhammad, who got 8,593 votes. In Zamfara West,…
A 25-year-old vigilante officer identified as Daniel Danladi Choji has been killed by gunmen who invaded the Tanjol village in Jol District of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State on Tuesday night. Residents of the community say an unspecified number of people were also injured in the process of fleeing into nearby bushes and rocks to escape from the marauding gunmen who were suspected to be Fulani bandits. National Publicity Secretary of the Berom Youths Moulder-Association, BYM, Rwang Tengwong confirmed the attack in a statement on Wednesday. He said the attackers stormed the Vwak and Tanjol communities in more than five groups,…
