Nigeria midfielder Frank Onyeka has joined Bundesliga club Augsburg on a season-long loan deal from Brentford. The loan deal includes a no-purchase option, with the defensive midfielder expected to return to Brentford next summer. Onyeka expressed his desire to leave the Bees earlier this summer in search of regular playing time. “Welcome, Frank Onyeka.We are delighted to announce the transfer of the Nigerian offensive midfielder, joining us from FC Brentford on loan. Happy to have you in Augsburg,” reads a message on Augsburg’s X account. The 28-year-old arrived at the London club from Danish outfit FC Midtjylland in July 2021.…
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Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, Nelly, has revealed that she previously worked as a club dancer. The reality star sparked controversy with the surprising revelation about her experience as a nightclub worker. Nelly, during a conversation with fellow contestant Sooj, revealed that working as a club dancer paved the way for her to connect with high-profile Nigerian celebrities. She disclosed that her connections include famous socialite and nightlife promoter, Pretty Mike, with whom she has a close relationship. Nelly, however, didn’t reveal the name of the club. DAILY POST recalls that a fellow housemate, Victoria, had earlier revealed…
Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate Wanni has claimed that fellow housemate Ben was caught touching her twin sister Handi’s nipple while she was sleeping. The twins were discussing the incident in the kitchen on Friday when Wanni’s love interest on the show, Shaun, walked in on them and they had the following conversation: Wanni: “He will pay dearly. Stuff like that happened and I couldn’t do anything about it. But this one, never!” Shaun: “What happened to you?” Wanni: “Something weird happened to her [Handi] yesterday, Ben came to wake her up but before he woke her up,…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has described youth empowerment as an invaluable tool to effectively drive the country’s socio-economic development programmes. Abiodun avowed that his administration would leave no stone unturned in its efforts to create a conducive environment for youths to actualise their potential, thereby enhancing the fortunes of the state. The governor stated this on Friday at the swearing-in ceremony of Batch B, Stream II, of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, at Gateway International Stadium, Sagamu. Abiodun, represented by the Commissioner for Sports Development, Wasiu Isiaka, pointed out that the programmes of NYSC were designed to…
El-Kanemi Warriors technical adviser Aliyu Zubairu has expressed his team’s readiness for the opening match of the season against Rangers. The Borno Army will lock horns with Rangers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium on Saturday. Zubairu said his team will give the league champions a good fight in the game. “We’re going to give Rangers a good fight and get something from the match,” Zubairu told the Nigeria Premier Football League website. “I respect Rangers because they’ve been busy signing top players but that won’t dim our ambition as a club.” DAILY POST recalls that El-Kanemi Warriors were eliminated from…
Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling has “opened the door” to a move to Arsenal. According to football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, Sterling is willing to move across London even if it is a loan deal. The 29-year-old has been frozen out at Stamford Bridge and asked to leave this summer. With hours left on transfer deadline day, a move to Arsenal is looking likely for Sterling. Romano wrote on X: “Raheem Sterling has opened the door to Arsenal move, even on loan. It’s completely up to Arsenal now after they were offered this option earlier today.” Transfer deadline day: Sterling ‘opens…
Remo Stars have announced the signing of 15 new players ahead of the 2024-25 season of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL. The new players are the duo of ThankGod Ikeagwu and Ismael Souley, who joined from Kwara United; Chiemeka Nwokeji from Sporting Lagos; Alex Oyowah from Rivers United; Faisal Sani from Kano Pillars; Ifeanyi Anaemena from Abia Warriors; and Shuaib Ibrahim from AS Police. Others are Adebiyi Obassa (Coton Sport), Michael Ani Emmauel (Green Sport FC, Abuja) and Malik Jabbar, Shuaibu Abdulrasaq, Joseph Abah and Oluwasegun Aremu, who were signed from non-league clubs. They have all been unveiled as…
The naira slumped against the dollar on both official and parallel foreign exchange markets to end the week on a negative note. FMDQ data showed that the depreciated to N1598.56 per dollar on Friday from N1593.93 exchanged on Thursday, losing N4.63. Similarly, the naira recorded the worst fall in the black market, where it dropped by N25 from N1620 to N1645 per dollar on Friday. This comes as foreign exchange transaction turnover increased to $172.80 million on Friday from $155.52 million recorded on Thursday, according to FMDQ data. The naira lost N28.48 per dollar on a week-on-week basis compared to…
Former Big Brother Naija reality star Mercy Eke has stated that her body enhancement surgeries were worth it. Eke has undergone Brazilian Butt Lift, BBL, liposuction and lip augmentation surgeries. Speaking in a recent episode of the ‘Love Is A Game’ podcast, the reality star said: “To be honest, at first, I followed trend by undergoing body enhancement surgery. I did my body enhancement surgery in 2018. “It was just the trend and peer pressure that made me do it. Because I actually had a very good body shape. I was slim with curves in the right places as an…
The Kwara State Police Command paraded on Friday seven suspected criminals involved in various alleged crimes. Among them was a suspect allegedly involved in the brutal murder of Anthony Kayode Balogun, the hotelier who was murdered on August 8, 2024, at his hotel in the Olulande area of the Ilorin metropolis by suspected cultists. At a press conference in Ilorin on Friday, Commissioner of Police Victor Olaiya disclosed that a suspect, Abolarin Samuel Idowu, aka Sam Caro, 37, was arrested at his hideout near a Conoil filling station in Ita Alamu, Ilorin, in connection with the murder of the hotelier,…