Italian Serie A club Atalanta have increased their asking price for Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman from €50m to €60m amid growing interest from Juventus and other suitors following his stellar performance in their recent encounter. The reigning African Footballer of the Year played a pivotal role in Atalanta’s emphatic 4-0 victory over the Turin … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has listed 357 persons for follow-up over the possibility of being infected with Lassa fever, The PUNCH reports. This is following the death of a 31-year-old physician who returned from the United Kingdom on February 27, 2025, and died of Lassa fever on March 1, 2025. The … Read more
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has disclosed that 52 per cent of the ongoing road construction projects initiated by the current administration are concentrated in Northern Nigeria. He commended President Bola Tinubu for approving the necessary funding and providing leadership for the construction of the 1,068km Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway. He made this statement during … Read more
The Isale Eko Descendants Union has expressed satisfaction with the court ruling ordering producers of the movie ‘Gangs of Lagos’ to apologise to the union for how Eyo masquerade was portrayed in the popular movie. A Lagos high court approved the settlement terms between the IDU and the producers of the movie over the controversial … Read more
Aggrieved people of the Uduophori community in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State on Tuesday barricaded the East-West road in protest against the amputation of a 28-year-old resident by suspected killer herdsmen said to have besieged the locality. For several hours, the protesters halted vehicular movement from Bomadi and other neighbouring coastal communities as … Read more
Super Eagles and Remo Stars goalkeeper, Kayode Bankole, has expressed delight after being included in Eric Chelle’s final 23-man squad for Nigeria’s upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. The 22-year-old NPFL standout was named alongside Chippa United’s Stanley Nwabali and Singida Black Stars’ Amas Obasogie as one of three goalkeepers selected … Read more
Former president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, has lost his seat on the FIFA Council after falling short by just one vote during elections held at the 14th Extraordinary General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football in Cairo, Egypt. Pinnick, who was seeking re-election to the 37-member FIFA Council, garnered 28 … Read more
Nigerian table tennis star Quadri Aruna has crashed out of the WTT Champions Chongqing 2025 after suffering a comprehensive 3-0 defeat to world number two Wang Chuqin of China in their round of 32 clash on Wednesday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigerian, currently ranked 19th in the world, was overwhelmed by his Chinese opponent … Read more
Streaming giant Netflix has entered the bidding war for broadcast rights to the potential heavyweight showdown between British boxers Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, as the fight that fans have anticipated for years edges closer to reality. The platform, with its massive global subscriber base of over 300 million, is reportedly willing to pay a … Read more
The Lagos Area Manager of the National Inland Waterways Authority, Sarat Braimah, has won the Most Influential Woman Award organised by the Commonwealth Business Women Africa. In a statement on Tuesday, the organisers stated that the award was in recognition of her immense contributions to the maritime sector. According to the statement, the award also … Read more