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Serie A side Lazio has announced that Fisayo Dele-Bashiru sustained a lesion to the bicep femoris in his right leg during their Serie A clash with AS Roma. Dele-Bashiru was assisted off the pitch early in the derby, which Lazio lost 1-0. However, the club’s statement did not specify the grade of the lesion or […]

Players in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) have been commended for their clean bill of health following random tests conducted by the National Anti-Doping Committee (NADC) of Nigeria. Otunba Gbenga Elegbeleye, the NPFL Chairman, welcomed the release of the test results, which were communicated to the league in a letter from the NADC. The […]

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have been forced to make a late adjustment to their squad for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup after defender Marvellous Freedom sustained a knee injury during training. Freedom picked up the injury in training and missed the Flying Eagles’ friendly against Australia on Tuesday night. Meanwhile, head coach Aliyu Zubairu has […]

A critical stakeholder in Nigerian football, Prince Harrison Jalla, has petitioned FIFA, accusing the global football governing body of undue interference in the electoral process of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). In a strongly worded letter dated 23rd September 2025 and addressed to FIFA President Gianni Infantino through the General Secretary, Jalla alleged that FIFA’s […]

Club Brugge star Raphael Onyedika may miss Nigeria’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin Republic. Onyedika left the pitch in the 16th minute of Club Brugge’s thrilling 5-5 draw with Westerlo on Wednesday night. He was replaced by Alexander Stankovic. The defensive midfielder has made six league appearances for Nicky Hayen’s side. […]

Irish fighter Conor McGregor has revealed the details of a stunning offer he received to participate in the ‘spectacle for the ages’ UFC event planned for the White House. The show is slated to take place on the South Lawn of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. US President Donald Trump is determined to make the UFC fight […]

Kwara United have intensified preparations for the second leg of their CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round tie against Ghana’s Asante Kotoko. The match will take place at the MKO Abiola Sports Arena, Abeokuta, on Sunday. The Harmony Boys lost the first leg 4-3 last Sunday at the Accra Sports Stadium and will need to defeat […]

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops on internal operations arrested 147 suspected terrorists and other criminals in one week of operations. The director of Defence Media Operations Major General Markus Kangye disclosed this while briefing journalists yesterday. He said the troops rescued 39 kidnap hostages and foiled oil theft worth N19,750,000. Giving a breakdown, he […]

South East governors have been urged to lend their support to the quest for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Members of Igbo Elders Forum made the appeal yesterday during a peaceful protest at the Government House, Umuahia, the Abia State capital. Speaking for the members, […]

Katsina State government has identified 3,488 ghost workers and multiple cases of payroll fraud in a sweeping biometric audit of its 34 local government areas and local education authorities. Announcing the findings at a State Executive Council meeting, Biometric Screening Committee chairman Abdullahi Gagare revealed that of 50,172 staff screened, only 46,380 were successfully verified. […]