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Premier Clubs Battle For Fisayo Dele-Bashiru

06.05.2026

English Premier League teams are monitoring Nigerian midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru as interest in him is intensifying ahead of the summer transfer window. According to Sky Sports, three EPL clubs are tracking the Lazio star, with a discussion expected to hold between him and the club to determine his future. “Three unnamed Premier League clubs are...

Hashim Tasks Labour Movement On Need To Save Nigeria’s Democracy

06.05.2026

A Former presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has called on the Nigerian labour movement to take a more active and central role in safeguarding the country’s democracy from what he described as a gradual slide toward authoritarianism. Hashim made the call during a visit to the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajero, during...

Anambra NDC Elects New Exco, Hails Obi’s Defection To Party

06.05.2026

Anambra State Chapter of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) has elected a new set of executive members ahead of the 2027 general elections. This is as the party hailed the defection of the former governor of the State, Peter Obi, into the party, describing it as a turning point for the party in the area....

Onanuga Slams Obi, Alleges Preference For Consensus Over Primaries

06.05.2026

Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga has criticised former African Democractic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Peter Obi over his recent political moves, accusing him of avoiding competitive party primaries. Reacting to comments by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, Onanuga claimed that Obi prefers consensus arrangements that favour his personal ambition rather than...

‘Stop Begging Foreign-Born Players’, Odemwingie To NFF

06.05.2026

Former Super Eagles and West Brom striker, Osaze Odemwingie, has criticised the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) growing push for foreign-born players, warning that the country risks diminishing the pride attached to representing Nigeria. Odemwingie, who spoke against what he described as excessive efforts to convince dual-nationality players to switch allegiance to the Super Eagles, as...

Peter Obi’s Was Never Fully Committed To ADC

06.05.2026

The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has said that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, was never fully committed to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Lawal made the remarks in reaction to the exit of Obi and former Kano State governor and 2023 presidential candidate...

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