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Taiwo Awoniyi is set to return to Bundesliga outfit Mainz O5 for the second half of the season, DAILY POST reports. Awoniyi has struggled for regular playing time at the Premier League club this season. The arrival of striker Lorenzo Lucca has further pushed him down the pecking order at the City Ground. According to SportsBoom, a loan move to Mainz is now being discussed. The Bundesliga club have opened talks with the Tricky Trees to resign Awoniyi. The 28-year-old spent the 2019/20 season with Mainz, scoring once in 12 league appearances.
The Joint Consultative Forum of tertiary educational institutions owned by the Katsina State Government has suspended its two-week warning strike. The Chairman of the forum, Dr. Muhammad Nasir-Gidado, announced this in a statement issued in Katsina on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the strike was declared by the forum on January 12, 2026, following what it described as the government’s refusal to address its demands. According to Nasir-Gidado, the demands include the non-approval and non-implementation of 35 per cent and 25 per cent salary increments for staff of the affected institutions. He added, “We also demanded for…
A devastating fire has destroyed a six-room residential bungalow at Block D5, Ifedapo Estate, Amuloko area of Ibadan, Oyo State, causing losses worth millions of naira. The Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Mr Maroof Akinwande, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday. According to Akinwande, the incident occurred on Friday when the agency received a distress call at exactly 2:53 p.m. from one Odetunde. Firefighters, led by ACFS Amoo, were immediately deployed to the scene. “Upon arrival, it was a bungalow of six rooms engulfed by fire, and our officers swiftly got into…
Paul Onuachu marked his return from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with a goal as Trabzonspor secured a 2-1 victory over Kasimpasa in the Turkish Süper Lig on Friday. The Nigerian striker came off the bench in the 46th minute for Kazeem Olaigbe and scored just five minutes later to give his side the lead at home. The goal, assisted by Christ Inao Oulaï, increased Onuachu’s total goal tally for the 2025/2026 season to 12, keeping him joint-second in the Süper Lig scoring charts. Onuachu had been part of the Super Eagles squad that won the bronze medal at…
Crypto-friendly fintech unicorn Revolut plans to apply for a banking license in the United States, abandoning earlier plans to acquire a local lender as it seeks to expand its global presence, the Financial Times reported Friday.The United Kingdom-based fintech has been in discussions with US officials about applying for a bank license through the Office for the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the newspaper reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.The move, if confirmed, would be a milestone in strategy for Revolut, which said in September 2025 that it was exploring the purchase of a US bank to accelerate…
Emily Maynard’s husband Tyler Johnson is sharing his excitement about his family’s latest addition. Taking to Instagram on Friday, January 23, Johnson uploaded a carousel of photos of Maynard’s daughter Ricki Hendrick, 20, and her new baby. “We became grandparents today!! The feeling is inexpressible 🤍🤍🤍. This is love,” Johnson, 39, captioned the post. Along with photos of Johnson and Maynard, 39, holding their new granddaughter, the post featured a number of photos of Hendrick in the hospital, including several showing Hendrick and Carter Dyer, who appears to be the father of the child. (Hendrick has never publicly disclosed the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja to halt proceedings in a suit challenging the Kabiru Turaki-led national executive of the party, saying it was politically motivated rather than based on legal precedent. The court, presided over by Joyce Abdulmalik, had on Friday halted hearing on the suit pending the determination of an appeal filed by a faction of the party loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. It was filed by the Wike-backed faction led by its Acting National Chairman, Mohammed Abdulrahman, and Acting National Secretary,…
What will you do when you realise that you have just six months to live? That became the dilemma of a single father, whose only treasure on earth was his daughter. “Behind Her Smile,” a 2026 Nollywood drama directed by Barnabas Benjamin and released on IK Ogbonna TV via YouTube, revolves around this story. Starring IK Ogbonna, Lucy Donalds, Chioma Nwosu, and young Dera Osadebe, the 1-hour, 37-minute movie delves deeply into the theme of trust. While Nollywood often leans on moralistic storytelling, this movie elevates the formula by focusing on the psychological undercurrents of trust and abuse, making it…
For Rivers United, this is the point where ambition must confront reality, and where belief must outweigh circumstance. Ahead of their Matchday Three CAF Champions League group-stage clash against Zambia’s Power Dynamos, head coach Finidi George faced the media in Ndola with a message that was clear, defiant, and rooted in long-term vision: Rivers United are not here to survive, they are here to compete. A group at breaking point With two defeats from their opening two games, Rivers United sit at a delicate juncture in Group A. Power Dynamos, their hosts in Zambia, are in the same position, winless…
The Adamawa State Police Command has deployed additional patrol teams to the Kofare-Agric area of Yola following reports of alleged night attacks and calls by residents for increased police presence. The deployment was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Adamawa State Command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who said the Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo Morris, ordered massive night patrols to address the situation. “The Commissioner of Police reassures residents that the Command remains fully committed to the protection of lives and property across the state,” the statement said, adding that “additional operational teams…
