Category: News

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has disagreed with Virgil van Dijk’s assertion that the Reds need to sign another striker ahead of the Premier League opener. Following Sunday’s loss to Crystal Palace in the Community Shield, van Dijk said Liverpool require another forward before the summer transfer deadline, having sold Luis Diaz and Darwin Núñez. However, […]

In a passionate appeal grounded in fairness and justice, the National Association of Nigerian Professional Footballers (NANPF) has called on the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) to exercise caution and uphold due process in handling the recent betting allegation against suspended Plateau United goalkeeper Adewale Adeyinka. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NPFL […]

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has challenged UEFA for failing to clarify how a footballer known as the “Palestinian Pele” died in its tribute to him. The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) reported on Wednesday that Suleiman Al-Obeid, 41, was killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza. UEFA posted on X that he was “a talent who […]

Bendel Insurance has strengthened its squad with the addition of Tobi Iyanda and goalkeeper Bamidele Adeniyi. Iyanda joins the Benin Arsenals from Heartland, while Adeniyi moves from Rivers United. The players have officially been unveiled by Bendel Insurance and are currently with the rest of the team for pre-season training in Yenagoa. According to DAILY […]

Paramount will become the new home for all Ultimate Fighting Championship events in the U.S. following a seven-year agreement with TKO Group announced yesterday. This deal is valued at an average annual amount of $1.1 billion, according to the companies. Under the terms, Paramount will exclusively stream the UFC’s full calendar of 13 major numbered […]

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected Crystal Palace’s appeal regarding their demotion from the Europa League to the Conference League due to multi-club ownership (MCO) regulations. UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) determined last month that Palace was too closely connected to Lyon. Palace’s appeal consisted of three arguments: that the CFCB’s […]

Action Alliance (AA) candidate in the November Anambra State governorship election, Ozo Jeff Nweke, has urged the electorate in Anambra State not to sell their votes. He also declared that he joined the race to liberate the people from hardship and stigmatisation. Nweke likened his candidacy to that of the biblical Moses’ mandate by God […]

African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of executing selective investigations and behaving like a political hit squad for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Its national publicity secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said EFCC’s recent pattern of re-opening closed cases, digging up files from years past, and targeting members […]

The Labour Party (LP)-led by Senator Nenadi Usman has asked President Bola Tinubu to halt his administration’s descent to “authoritanism” over its refusal to issue a discharge certificate to Ushie Rita Uguamaye, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member who earlier criticised the poor monthly allowance given to corps members. The opposition party asked the […]

African Democratic Congress (ADC) 2023 Governorship Candidates Forum has endorsed Hon. Nafiu Bala as the party’s acting national chairman, following their insistence that the former national chairman Ralph Nwosu resigned. Speaking on behalf of the forum at a press briefing in Abuja, Engr Terhemen Tilley Gyado, the party’s 2023 governorship candidate for Benue State, said […]