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Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, has hailed teammate Mauro Icardi for his brilliant assist during their team’s title-winning game against Antalyaspor last weekend. Recall that Galatasaray defeated Antalyaspor 4-2 to secure the league title. Osimhen netted a brace, while Icardi produced a moment of brilliance, dribbling past two Antalyaspor players before setting up Kaan Ayhan for the fourth goal of the match. Speaking to Galatasaray’s YouTube channel, Osimhen said, “What Icardi did was sensational. It was sensational; it shows how talented a player he is. “When he did that dribble, it was like, ‘That is my captain.’ When he did that,…
The President of the Association of Yorubas in Diaspora, South Africa, Dr Olusola Agbeniyi, has asked the senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, to desist from making what he described as false claims over recent xenophobic tensions in the country. Oshiomhole had, during a Senate plenary, called on Nigeria to respond firmly to developments in South Africa, invoking the principle of reciprocity in international relations following recent anti-foreigner protests. The former Edo State governor also said in an interview on Arise TV that repeated killings of Nigerians in South Africa had gone without accountability. However, Agbeniyi, in an interview with…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has asked Nigerians demanding an investigation into the N135.6m cash donation made by the senator representing Borno Central Senatorial District, Kaka Lawan, to All Progressives Congress officials in the state as Sallah gift, to submit a formal petition to the agency. The anti-graft agency said it would only act based on facts and formal complaints, and not social media reactions or speculations. EFCC’s reaction followed public outrage that trailed the distribution of the money by the senator to APC executives in his constituency ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Speaking to Sunday PUNCH on Saturday,…
MAGA influencer and staunch supporter of President Donald Trump Melissa Rein Lively has been charged for her alleged role in an attack authorities say was racially motivated. “The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorized British Transport Police (BTP) detectives to charge two people in relation to an incident at Bond Street Underground station last year,” BTP authorities revealed in a Friday, May 15, press release. “Philipp Ostermann, aged 37, and a German national, has been charged with two Racially Aggravated Public Order offenses and a further Public Order offense,” the press release continued. “Melissa Rein Lively, aged 40, and a…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied return tickets to two serving members of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Awaji-Inombek Abiante and Boma Goodhead, ahead of the party’s House of Representatives primaries scheduled for Saturday (today). The lawmakers were among several aspirants disqualified by the party’s screening committees following the conclusion of the exercise conducted in line with APC guidelines and procedures. Their exclusion was contained in the final list of cleared and disqualified aspirants released by the party on Saturday. This development has triggered fresh political tension within Rivers politics, especially among loyalists of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.…
Kaduna Polytechnic has remained a vital centre for technical education, innovation, entrepreneurship and professional excellence, which has produced graduates who have shaped industries, strengthened institutions and contributed to public life. Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State made this known at the 70th anniversary of the polytechnic and its combined convocation ceremony which held at the Tudun Wada Main campus on Saturday. An alumnus of Kaduna Polytechnic, the institution conferred on the Governor its prestigious Fellowship Award, an honour he described ‘’not merely as a personal recognition, but as an affirmation of the collective commitment of the Kaduna State Government to…
A chieftain of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Buba Galadima, says Electoral Act 2026 was designed to frustrate opposition parties. Galadima made this remark on Saturday in Abuja at the NDC aspirants’ summit, alleging that President Bola Tinubu-led government has destroyed democracy in Nigeria. The elder statesman accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of setting up a committee long before the electoral bill was presented to the national assembly to draft a legislation that would favour the party. He blasted provisions of the law relating to the emergence of party candidates. “By the time the national assembly deliberated and finalised on…
Wikki Tourists have hailed the invitation of forward Abubakar Aliyu to the Flying Eagles. Aliyu is among the 35 players invited for the WAFU B U-20 tournament in Cote d’Ivoire by head coach Abdu Maikaba. The youngster has been one of the standout performers for the Bauchi Elephants despite their unimpressive campaign. Wikki Tourists said the invitation is a recognition of the forward’s hard work, commitment and impressive performances at club level. They also wished the player success in the final selection process. “Wikki Tourists FC congratulates our player, Abubakar Aliyu (Mane), on his invitation to the Nigeria U-20 National…
President Bola Tinubu’s recent appointment of the first-ever Special Adviser on Homeland Security was driven by pressure from service and intelligence chiefs over what they considered the National Security Adviser Office’s overreach into operational military matters, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Multiple presidency and security sources familiar with the appointment and the circumstances surrounding it told our correspondent that the move was triggered by a combination of professional friction between the NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, and the heads of the armed forces and intelligence-community concerns about the quality of analysis reaching the President. A senior presidency source said the dissatisfaction within the…
It is time to talk about Big Money! President Tinubu signed the 2026 Appropriation Act of a massive N68.32 trillion on April 17. Remember: Between presidential submission and National Assembly passage, the budget value jumped by a whopping 9 per cent, from N58.18 trillion. There was no public scrutiny as to what was added, by whom, or why. This we do know: Tinubu allocated over N1.01 trillion to INEC for the 2027 election. He also provided the astonishing sum of N135bn not to enhance the quality of the elections, but for election lawsuits: the way you budget well ahead for…
