Napoli Femminile have confirmed the signing of Nigeria forward Olamide Adugbe, DAILY POST reports. Adugbe joined the Partenopei from Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) outfit, Rivers Angels. The striker signed a one-year contract with the option of an additional two years. Adugbe is the first Nigerian player to sign for Napoli women’s team. She has been allocated jersey number 17 by the club. Napoli is currently sixth in the table with three points from three games. Transfer: Napoli sign Nigerian forward, Adugbe
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Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has identified midfielder Rodri as an ‘irreplaceable player.’ According to Guardiola, a player like the 28-year-old is not in the transfer market. Rodri suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage last week against Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. The Spain international has undergone surgery and will not be available again for action until next season. “Rodri is irreplaceable for the fact that he has something that is difficult to find, but not just at Man City, all around the world,” Gaurdiola was quoted by Fabrizio Romano as saying on Saturday. “If you say: you have money to…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has hit back at Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors who are supporting Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Wike said the governors must be sick if they do not recognize that he (Wike) is bigger than all of them put together. Adamawa State Governor, Umaru Fintiri, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and other members of the former G5 were in Port Harcourt on Saturday for a grand reception in honour of Wike, who was hosted by the Rivers Ijaw Peoples Congress. “Don’t ever think they are fighting me; they are…
A civil society organisation, The Osun Masterminds, TOM, has urged President Bola Tinubu to end the floatation of the Naira and revert to a Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, guided pricing that will be devoid of corruption and the sharp practices that characterised the apex bank under Godwin Emefiele. TOM also demanded a return of subsidy on petrol until a time in the future, when proper structures have been put in place to manage the consequences of total deregulation. These demands formed part of the address of TOM’s September State of the State address on Saturday. Delivering these demands, the…
Akwa United head coach, Muhammed Babaganaru believes that his boys are determined and ready to get the job done against Sunshine Stars. Babaganaru stated that maximum points is the primary target in the game. Akwa United will host Sunshine Stars at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Saturday (today). “Saturday is another opportunity for us to ensure we kick off our season with victory,” he told the clubs media. “We have played two matches already this season but we are yet to get the maximum three points, and we know that it is up to us to go all out…
As the Freedom Of Information (FOI) Act awaits domestication in Akwa Ibom State, a civil society organisation, Connected Development (CODE) has encouraged the state government to muster sufficient political will to train its staff in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, on the provisions and importance of the law. Prof Adewale Aderemi, Director, Democratic Governance at National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) gave the charge in Uyo on Friday during a capacity building workshop for all the 26 state legislators and aides, organized by CODE in partnership with OXFAM. Aderemi who spoke on ‘Strategies and Steps in Domesticating…
Big Brother Naija reality star, Victoria Iye, popularly known as Vee, has said she can’t take supporters of President Bola Tinubu’s administration and controversial self-styled activist VeryDarkMan, aka VDM, seriously. According to her, their supporters need mental evaluation. Vee spoke in a video message shared via her TikTok page recently. She said: “Personally, I’m judging anybody that supports that current Nigerian government. I’m also judging supporters of VDM. “It’s high time we start holding certain people responsible. If you say something stupid or defend the wrong thing, I’m cutting you off. “I don’t believe in freedom fighters. I don’t believe…
Sani Shinkafi, a former governorship candidate and ex-aide to the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has backed the Defence Headquarters’ move to probe of sponsorship of banditry in the North West geopolitical zone. In a statement he signed on behalf of the Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development, Shinkafi described the move as a welcome development and long overdue in the quest for sustainable peace, security, and development in the region. He noted that the spite of killings, kidnapping for ransom, destruction of property, imposition of levies and taxes, displacement of people from their…
The Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister, Israel Katz, on Saturday described the killing of Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, as one of the most justified actions the country has ever taken. In an X post, the minister commended Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli Defense Forces, IDF, for executing Nasrallah. He wrote: “The elimination of arch-terrorist Nasrallah is one of the most justified counter-terrorism actions Israel has ever taken. “Nasrallah, who dedicated his life to the destruction of Israel and led over 30 years of terror activity against Israel, including in recent days, deserved to be taken down, and it’s a…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has said that the security challenges bedeviling Africa are directly linked to poverty, with over 50 percent of the population multi-dimensionally poor. Obi spoke at the weekend in Athens, Greece, at an international dialogue of global leaders that includes former presidents and top government officials, according to a statement posted on the X by the Peter Obi Media Reach, POMR. The former Anambra State governor listed unemployment, corruption, poverty and inequality among the variables militating against security and peaceful co-existence in Africa. The statement signed by…