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Shola Adegun is set to be named the new head coach of Nigeria National League, NNL outfit, Sporting Lagos. Adegun, according to reports, will be promoted from the club’s academy. Former handler of the side, Abdullahi Biffo quit the post following the club’s relegation from the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, last season. Adegun led Sporting Lagos Academy to win the Gothia Cup this year. The young tactician will be saddled with the responsibility of ensuring the club’s immediate return to the NPFL. The 2024/25 NNL season will start next month. NNL: Adegun set to take charge at Sporting Lagos

Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman has been included in Serie A Team of the Month for September. Lookman scored two goals and registered one assist in three league appearances for Gian Piero Gasperini’s side in the month. The 26-year-old scored and provided an assist in Atalanta’s 3-2 home win against Fiorentina. The Nigeria international grabbed an assist in La Dea’s 3-2 home loss to Como. Lookman is the only Atalanta player in the selection. The talented winger is expected to be in action when Atalanta takes on Ukrainian club, Shakhtar Donetsk in a UEFA Champions League game on Tuesday. Serie A:…

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has denied attacking the October 1 protesters in Abuja. This is contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh on Tuesday in Abuja. Adeh said the operatives only took proactive measures to prevent looting, adding it was necessary to address the allegation following reports making the rounds that policemen attacked protesters at Utako Market in Abuja earlier Tuesday during the protest. She urged the populace to disregard such misleading and mischievous information, stressing that the command was committed to ensuring the safety of the populace in…

Youths in Ondo State stormed the streets of Akure, the state capital, on Tuesday to protest against the economic hardship currently ravaging the country. The protesters under the aegis of #RevolutionNow who converged at the popular Cathedral intersection, lamented that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration had been unbearable for everyone. The protest was monitored by the combined team of armed police officers and men of the State Security Services who mounted strategic locations within the Akure metropolis. While demanding immediate action over the high cost of staple foods and inflation amid growing frustration on the price of petrol nationwide, one…

Residents of Akwa Ibom State are going about their normal and lawful duties unmolested as the youths did not take part in the nationwide October 1 protest. A walk by our correspondent around the strategic locations in the Uyo metropolis such as the Ibom Plaza, Nwaniba water fountain and the Cenotaph along Udo Udoma Avenue where protesters normally converge revealed that there was no sign of a gathering. At the popular Ibom Plaza, people were only seen in clusters discussing bad governance and hike in petroleum products, some were selling wares while few others were seen glued to newspapers At…

Ahead of the forthcoming local government elections in Plateau State, the lawmaker representing the Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam constituency in the House of Representatives, Yusuf Gagdi said his constituents will vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC because of the mark the party has made there. The APC also received 15,000 decampees from the ruling PDP in the State. He also called on the electoral umpire, the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission, PLASIEC, to ensure that it conducts credible polls that would be free and fair to all. Gagdi stated this at the APC campaign flagoff for the October 9th, 2024, local government…

Former Tottenham Hotspur player, Jamie O’Hara has named Tottenham Hotspur’s Micky van de Ven as the best centre-back in the world. According to O’Hara, Van de Ven is better than Arsenal’s William Saliba. He said on talkSPORT: “He [Van de Ven] is unbelievable. I would go as far as to say the best centre-half in the world right now. “He is better than Saliba. He has got way more than Saliba. Saliba is brilliant. He is fantastic. Don’t get me wrong. “Great centre-half, But don’t tell me Saliba has proved it. He has won nothing.” “Van de Ven is better…

Niger Tornadoes chairman, Ibrahim Dada has praised his players for their massive effort in the 1-1 against Bendel Insurance last weekend. The Ikon Allah Boys played the majority of the game with 10 men but still managed to maintain their unbeaten streak. “Playing with a man down and securing a draw is commendable. I’m proud of your resilience,” Dada told the players after visiting them in training on Tuesday. “In fact, it is you who saw the result as a draw, to me it was a win and I therefore pledge a token of appreciation and I’ll pay a match…

The Lagos State Government has impounded 241 vehicles during a recent enforcement exercise conducted by the Vehicle Inspection Service, VIS) The vehicles were impounded after being found to be unlicensed and in violation of the state’s transportation regulations. This was made known via a post on the X handle of the Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, October 1. The post reads in part: “In accordance with Sections 15 and 16 of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law (TSRL) 2018, the Lagos State Government has impounded 241 vehicles during a recent enforcement exercise conducted by the Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS).…

A legal expert and public analyst, Justice Osai Ahiakwo has said several sociopolitical issues on the home front are against Nigeria’s demand to have a United Nations Security Council permanent seat. In a statement issued in Calabar, Cross River State, Ahiakwo said the request should not be made now, even though Nigeria is the most populous African nation that is actively participating in UN and AU-organized peacekeeping missions. He said, “Nigeria has contributed significantly to the UN’s activities, yet such doesn’t guarantee a permanent seat. “The request may be desirable but certainly not at this moment of Nigeria’s history where…