Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

Fulham signed midfielder Emile Smith Rowe from Arsenal on a five-year contract with the option of a 12-month extension on Friday. The deal for the 24-year-old England international was worth a reported club-record 34 million pounds ($43.6 million), including add-ons. Fulham plays Manchester United at Old Trafford on Aug. 16 in the first match of the Premier League season. Smith Rowe joined Arsenal’s academy at the age of 10 and progressed through the ranks to make 115 senior appearances for the Gunners in all competitions. “Listening to the project, speaking to the manager (Marco Silva) and seeing what players we…

The lawmaker representing FCT in the National Assembly, Senator Ireti Kingibe, has denied sponsoring the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests in Abuja. A video had gone viral alleging that she was sponsoring the protest. But Senator Kingibe described it as “misinformation”. “I am shocked and outraged by the blatant lies and misinformation being spread by mischief-makers! The video being circulated is from over six weeks ago, during a Labour Party NWC meeting when the NLC was protesting outside the Labour Party office,” she said on X. “As stakeholders, including Senators, House of Reps members, and Mr. Peter Obi, we went out to…

The Executive Secretary of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB)Professor Ishiaq Olanrewaju Oloyede has commended Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State for encouraging mentorship and academic excellence in securing the future of the legendary university. Oloyede also cautioned parents of admission seekers into Nigerian universities against age falsification of their children and wards in an attempt to meet the 18-year minimum age requirement, warning that by doing so, they’re pushing the children into the world of corruption and crimes. He spoke on the sideline of the presentation of the Academic and Research Excellence Award to a renowned Ilorin-based legal…

Kaduna State Police Command has barricaded the road leading to the Government House in the state capital. This followed the violence that trailed the #EndBadGovernance protests on Thursday in some parts of the state as well as the attempted attack on the state’s Government House by hoodlums. On Friday, a combined team of security operatives could be seen mounting water-tight surveillance along the road leading to the state seat of power. A team of policemen, civil defence and members of the state vigilance service mounted a barricade along the government house road to prevent hoodlums from gaining access to the…

Paul Okoye, aka Rudeboy, has confirmed that the music group PSquare has broken up for the second time. In an interview with City FM, Lagos, he revealed that the split was due to creative differences and personal issues. Rudeboy denied claims that he belittled his brother Peter’s role in the group, saying he was wrongly accused of saying he was the singer and Peter was the dancer. He explained that Peter told him he was no longer interested in the group and didn’t want to make it public. Rudeboy also mentioned that they had different visions for their music, and…

Former Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has passed away at the age of 60, his family confirmed on Thursday. According to a statement from the League Managers’ Association, Shakespeare died peacefully surrounded by family. Shakespeare’s notable career included serving as Claudio Ranieri’s assistant during Leicester City’s historic Premier League title-winning season in 2015-16. He took over as the club’s manager in early 2017 but was dismissed later that year due to a poor start to the season. Following his tenure at Leicester, Shakespeare held various assistant manager roles with Everton, Watford, Aston Villa, and Norwich. Most recently, he was an…

The Nigerian Army has said the individual in a viral video complaining about soldiers being poorly fed in Yobe State is not a military personnel. In the viral video, the man displayed the small portion of semo he received, lamenting that soldiers in Kanama, Yobe State, were being inadequately fed with poor meals. However, reacting in a statement on Thursday, the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said the authorities immediately launched an investigation into the matter. According to him, the investigation revealed that the person in the viral video was not its personnel. Onyema said no personnel…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has reported that security agents have received information about a Senator allegedly sponsoring the #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protests. At a press briefing following a security meeting in Abuja, Wike mentioned that the Senator in question is suspected of providing food to protesters with the assistance of security agents. “Now we also have intelligence that a senator had to invite some security agencies to lead some of them to go and provide food for the protesters. That is sponsorship,” Wike stated. He added that the Senator would be invited for questioning by relevant authorities…

Barcelona appear to have taken a major step in bringing back one of their former youth academy stars and one of their main priorities in the summer transfer window as the Blaugrana have agreed a six-year contract with Dani Olmo and presented a new and improved offer to his current club RB Leipzig, according to Fabrizio Romano. Barça’s new offer includes €55 million guaranteed, much closer to the reported €60 million release clause in Olmo’s contract, and another €7 million in add-ons that could bring the total value up to €62 million. Leipzig have yet to respond to the latest…

In their second group B game at the Paris Olympic Games, Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress lost to the host nation France. Despite a strong start to the tournament, with a stunning victory over world number 3 Australia in their opener, the Nigerian team could not maintain their momentum against the determined French squad. France secured a commanding 75-54 victory, nearly achieving a 20-point lead by the end of the game. The match began competitively, with D’Tigress trailing 24-20 at the end of the first quarter. The deficit widened to 38-31 by halftime and further expanded to 54-39 by the…