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Nigerian cleric, Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, incarcerated in Benin Republic, was on Thursday released following a presidential pardon granted by President Patrice Talon. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, confirmed this in a statement issued by her media aide, Dr Magnus Eze. She said Egbaji, a businessman from Cross River, was accused of an offence and detained under dehumanising conditions at a hospital in Cotonou. According to her, the cleric spent over two years in detention as his health deteriorated before he was eventually transferred to prison custody. She explained that a gazetted presidential amnesty dated Dec.…

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Questions have emerged in Turkey over whether Victor Osimhen’s record salary is placing pressure on Galatasaray, Soccernet.ng reports. This follows reports linking the club’s financial concerns to the striker’s recent absence from the team. The Nigeria forward is the highest-paid player in the Süper Lig, earning an estimated €15 million per year before bonuses and [……Read More

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Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya has personally delivered a custom chessboard to Atletico Madrid forward Ademola Lookman, Soccernet.ng reports.  Lookman received the board following his strong start at Atletico Madrid, where he scored in the club’s 4‑2 La Liga win over RCD Espanyol at the Wanda Metropolitano on February 21…Read More

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