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Atalanta head coach Raffaele Palladino has singled out Nigerian defender Honest Ahanor for special praise following the club’s eye-catching 2-1 comeback victory over Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, Soccernet.ng reports. La Dea came from behind in Bergamo to shock the Premier League giants…Read More

EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers have voiced their disappointment following Eric Sékou Chelle’s decision to include defender Ryan Alebiosu in Nigeria’s squad for AFCON 2025, Soccernet.ng reports. Just after the former Arsenal man declared his interest in donning the colours of the Nigerian Eagles, it was the perfect time for Chelle to replace Ola Aina [……Read More

AFC Bournemouth have joined a growing list of European clubs monitoring FC Basel forward Philip Otele, Soccernet.ng reports. The Premier League side has identified the Nigerian as a possible replacement for Antoine Semenyo ahead of the January window. Otele’s rise in Switzerland has not gone unnoticed…Read More

Nigeria’s preparations for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations have been overshadowed by debate following the release of head coach Eric Chelle’s final 28-man Super Eagles squad, Soccernet.ng reports. Coach Chelle’s roster, released on Thursday, has sparked immediate and intense debate, with two former internationals offering sharply contrasting interpretations of the list…Read More

Christantus Uche’s Crystal Palace future has taken yet another unexpected turn, with new details emerging around the obligation clause in his loan deal, Soccernet.ng reports. This development comes just as the Nigerian forward begins to force his way into Oliver Glasner’s plans on the pitch. What once appeared a stalled move…Read More

The Bayelsa State government has confirmed the death of Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo , expressing shock over his demise. The state government, in a statement on Friday issued by the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai , disclosed that Ewhrudjakpo was active and carrying out official duties on Thursday…Read More

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Borno State has announced that it will withdraw from the state’s local government elections scheduled for Saturday, December 13. The party cited a lack of confidence in the electoral commission and the high costs of expression of interest and nomination forms as reasons for its decision…Read More

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has expressed sorrow over the sudden passing of Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo. NN reports that in a statement signed by his spokesperson Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke described the death as a major loss to the political landscape in the South South region…Read More

A four-man armed robbery gang on Friday unleashed terror in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, shooting sporadically as they snatched several millions of naira from an unsuspecting victim. The incident occurred along Muritala Muhammed Way, directly opposite the Vanguard Newspaper office. Eyewitnesses said the masked gunmen arrived in an ash-coloured Toyota Corolla with a faded number plate…Read More

The Supreme Court on Friday delivered a landmark judgment, overriding the pardon granted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Maryam Sanda, and affirmed the death sentence by hanging for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, in 2017. Naija News recalls that President Tinubu had previously reduced Sanda’s death sentence to 12 years’ imprisonment on…Read More