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Galatasaray President, Dursun Özbek believes the time is not right to discuss Victor Osimhen’s future at the club. Osimhen joined the Turkish Super Lig champions on a season-long- loan deal from Napoli in the summer. The 25-year-old has scored four goals and registered three assists in seven outings for Galatasaray. There are talks about the forward joining the Yellow and Reds on a permanent transfer at the end of the season. Özbek, however, said it is too early to discuss that. “Galatasaray football team is having a successful season. Victor Osimhen is our player this season and his performance is…

We are representatives of Nigerian businesses in the Airtime business and have been operating for many decades distributing airtime to Nigerians. We have been bombarded with complaints from various customers on the exorbitant costs on the airtime credit scheme of some telecom operators and the lack of transparency concerning the charges on this service. The critical questions of national importance to be answered are as follows: Who are the owners of the businesses that provide the borrow-me-credit services? Why are Nigerian banks and other small credit lending institutions not allowed to offer the same service? Why did two of the…

Save the Children International has revealed that an additional one million children in Nigeria will be suffering from acute malnutrition by April 2025 without urgent action as extreme flooding, escalating violence and rampant food shortages fuel a deepening hunger crisis. It noted that analysis of new hunger data from Cadre Harmonisé—the leading regional authority on the severity of hunger crises in the Sahel and West Africa—showed that 5.4 million children are now at risk of facing acute malnutrition by next April, a 25 per cent increase compared to the 4.4 per cent in April, 2024. Save the Children’s Country Director,…

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has called on Igbo politicians in the Southeast to desist from “political witch-hunt, saying rather than political bickering, all hands must be on deck to reduce crime and insecurity in the region. In a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, IPOB said: “Recently, the South East Region has become restive due to the activities of federal government-sponsored criminals. The violent criminals and kidnappers are sponsored by some foreign interest and their collaborators through their government agents whose interest is to exploit the natural resources in our land. “South East is known internationally and locally…

Two teenage boys on a Police-wanted list for crimes have been nabbed by the Adamawa State Command. The command said on Tuesday that the boys, both 18 years old, were among young criminal elements known around the state as Shila Boys. “The Command’s bold step is yielding results as two notorious radical Shila cult groups who were on the wanted list of the command were arrested,” the command said in a statement released by the state police image maker, SP Suleiman Nguroje. The suspects, according to the statement, are Bagir Magaji Muhammad, a resident of Layin Chinko; and Zaradeen Hadi,…

Popular Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha is set to tie the knot with his lover. The movie star made the announcement of his upcoming wedding in an Instagram post on Tuesday. Sharing the pre-wedding pictures, Okocha accompanied the post with their wedding hashtag, “#MICHARLES2024.” The caption showed that they would get married before the end of 2024 but the exact date was not disclosed. Actor Charles Okocha set to marry lover

The minors who were just released by the Federal Government for their involvement in the end bad governance protest have arrived at the presidential villa, where they will meet briefly with government officials. Recall that the Federal Government dropped the treason charges levelled against them for their participation in the protest that was held across the country. However, a source within the presidency confirmed that the governors of Kano and Kaduna States are already on ground to receive the minors and thereafter hand them over to their respective families. The source also noted that the meeting will commence by 2pm…

Incoming Manchester United boss, Ruben Amorim, has revealed he never considered leaving Sporting CP for West Ham United in the summer. The newly appointed Manchester United’s head coach claimed that there was a meeting between his team and West United but it was not to negotiate a move to the London club. The Portuguese told the media he had no plans to leave Sporting CP in the summer. He was in London for a meeting with West Ham executives in April 2024. He said, “I went to England. I didn’t go to negotiate, I went to meet the owner. I…

The absence of Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, stalled the trial of Isaac Bristol, popularly known on his X handle as “PIDOMNigeria.” The matter, which was fixed for today, could not proceed because Justice Nwite is on two-week vacation leave. The trial judge, who sat during the annual vacation between July 23 and September 13, commenced the leave this week. The trial had been fixed for Jan. 22, 2025. DAILY POST reports that Justice Nwite had, on September 27, admitted Bristol to a N5 million bail with one surety in the like sum.…

Victims of a demolished estate in the Sabon-Lugbe area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja have raised alarm over the alleged planned sale of the demolished property. According to the victims, information has it that the FCT Minister has put the land for sale for the sum of N30 billion. The victims who made the allegation on Tuesday in Abuja, while speaking with judiciary Correspondents advised Nigerians against the purchase of the said property, which is a current issue of litigation at a High Court of the FCT. Speaking through their counsel, Mr Kalu Agu Kalu, the victims who…