Author: Austine Akhilomen

New Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen has arrived at the Super Eagles camp ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda.Osimhen breezed into the team’s Four Points by Sheraton hotel base on Thursday afternoon.The 25-year-old was part of the team’s evening training session.The striker’s arrival was delayed by his loan move to Turkish Super Lig champions, Galatasaray.Osimhen completed his move to the Turkish giants on Wednesday.It remains to be seen if he will start the Super Eagles clash with Benin Republic on Saturday.

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first football player to score 900 career goals on Thursday as Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in their UEFA Nations League opener in Lisbon.Portugal full-back Diogo Dalot scored an early opener to put his team ahead before Ronaldo’s close-range volley in the 34th minute, which meant a significant milestone for the 39-year-old forward.Then Dalot scored an own goal near the end of the first half to give hope to the visitors, but Portugal secured a narrow win.Playing the game at a top level at least for two decades, Ronaldo scored 900 goals for club and country to…

Lionel Scaloni and Argentina have long known that it doesn’t matter how the matches look, as long as they result in victories.Occasionally, though, it’s nice to have fun while doing it.After surviving a first half with lots of possession and little to show for it, Argentina romped to a 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Chile behind second-half goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Julian Alvarez, and Paulo Dybala.In the absence of Lionel Messi who is missing this international break due to an ankle injury suffered in the Copa America final, Argentina have hardly missed a beat. They nearly faltered just…

With the Super Eagles set to play host to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, on Saturday, September 7, interim Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen will be seeking to guide the team to victory and restore fans’ confidence following a poor run in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers campaign.AUGUSTINE AKHILOMEN highlights six key moves the NFF Technical Director must make for the Eagles to impress in Uyo and deliver a good result.1. Psych the Players for a Winning MentalityThis is one area Eguavoen must focus on if the Super Eagles are to rediscover their…

The Lagos State House of Assembly has amended the Appropriation Law of 2024 that has a size of N2,267,976,120,869.The reordering is sequel to a letter dated August 9, 2024 and sent to the House by the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.The House at plenary on Thursday gave the approval after the Chairman of the Committee on Economic Planning and Budget, Hon. Lukman Olumoh, presented the report and recommendations of the Committee which were adopted as the resolution of the House.Though the total budget size remains the same, the recurrent expenditure was reduced from N952,430,566,998 in the original budget to N935,377,028,422…

By Augustine Akhilomen Two days after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, increased the price of fuel, motorists and commuters across Nigeria continue to lament and groan over the current hardship many of them are undergoing at the moment. Recall that on Tuesday, NNPCL Retail Management approved the upward review of PMS pump price from N617 per liter to N897 per liter, effective from September 3. The expectation that queues at filling stations would dissipate after the sudden hike in petrol prices on Tuesday was dashed yesterday. Many Nigerians particularly lament that their hardships have been compounded, as transportation…

By Augustine AkhilomenNigerian singer, Harrysong, has debunked reports circulating in the media that he’s gay.Recall that an anonymous gay man has expressed his admiration for Harrysong during the singer’s recent interactive session with fans on Instagram.The father of two who was having a Q and A with his fans on Instagram, responded by saying though he is heterosexual, he does not discriminate against gay people.“I’m not gay. [I] am very straight. But I don’t discriminate,” he wrote. Reacting to the post..@el_nizzy remarked: “Wo, i discriminate like werey….. na Naija we dy no b Yankee…”@zikky_blessing opined: “It’s either u are straight…

…Says ‘US Can’t Continue To Accept This As NormalDemocratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Wednesday implored Americans to bring a halt to the “epidemic of gun violence” plaguing the United States, after a mass shooting at a Georgia high school left four people dead.The US vice president, speaking at a rally in New Hampshire, also reiterated her call for an assault-weapons ban — a position widely opposed by Republicans — and support for the further tightening of US gun safety laws.“This is just a senseless tragedy, on top of so many senseless tragedies,” Harris said of the shooting at Apalachee…

…. Ighodalo is a master planner, vote for him — Obaseki… Edo needs continuity for progress, prosperity — Ighodalo Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continued its campaign blitz across Edo North on Wednesday sweeping through Fugar in Etsako Central and Agbede in Etsako West with hundreds dumping the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and joining the PDP at both venues.Governor Obaseki, who expressed satisfaction at the massive turnout said, ” I have never seen this type of crowd in all the places we have visited. “I want to thank you…

By Augustine Akhilomen Former Nigerian international Dimeji Lawal has advised the Falconets to forget about their loss to Germany and focus on overcoming Venezuela in the final group game of the 2024 FIFA Women’s World Cup.Recall that Nigeria lost 3-1 to Germany on Wednesday night, despite creating many goal-scoring chances.With the team set to face Venezuela on Saturday, Lawal said that the Falconets will get something positive from the game.”When it comes to women’s football in the world, I think we have improved a lot. and we will keep improving. I will give the team a good chance against Venezuela.…