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Enyimba forward, Nelson Sule, has declared the team’s readiness for the President Federation Cup round 32 clash against Gombe United. The People’s Elephant will do battle with Savannah Scorpions in Makurdi on Monday. Sule said that the team is focused on securing the victory in the game. “For our game on Monday, we are ready as we take the President Federation Cup 2026 one game at a time,” Sule was quoted by Completesports. “We are not under pressure but rather concentrating on working hard to win the game on Monday against Gombe United. The youngster however urged the club’s supporters…

Lobi Stars have restructured their coaching crew ahead of the 2026-27 Nigeria National League, NNL, season. The Pride of Benue missed out on a promotion ticket to the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, last season. Assistant coaches Benjamin Kude and Mathias Asongu have been redeployed from the main team to the club’s U-19 feeder side. They will team up with Coach Stephen Waghbo, who is seconded from the Benue State Sports Council. Former Lobi Stars goalkeeper Jighjigh Ahungwa has been appointed goalkeeper coach as part of efforts to strengthen the club’s developmental structure. Outside the technical crew, former defender Odeh…

Iran on Sunday dismissed the purported resignation of President Masoud Pezeshkian, accusing the “disreputable foreign network” of rumor-mongering. In a post on X, Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei, the presidency’s deputy head of communications and information, called the claim “a continuation of previous ridiculous media games.” Tabatabaei stated that President Pezeshkian “will not retreat from serving the people,” just as the country will not step back from the path of solidarity and resistance. “They have published their own wishful thinking in place of reality,” he wrote. “They will take their wish to shatter the unity of the Iranian nation to the grave.”…

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested five suspects and recovered a locally made revolver pistol as well as 10 bags of substances suspected to be Indian hemp. On May 30, 2026, at about 5:30 a.m., the surveillance team attached to the Asaba Area Command, while on routine patrol behind NTA Asaba, intercepted three suspects. Acting on reasonable suspicion, the operatives subjected the suspects — Musa Sule (22), Moses Sunday (26), and Osama Ibrahim (25) — to a search, during which a locally made revolver pistol and other dangerous weapons were recovered. Similarly, on May 29, 2026, at about 4:00…

Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has threatened to ‘Occupy Aso Rock’ if the abducted schoolchildren in Oyo State were not rescued. The African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate made this known in a post on X on Sunday. According to him, President Bola Tinubu and the nation’s security chiefs must act swiftly to secure the release of those held captive. “If Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his service chiefs fail to track down and secure the release of the abducted Oyo schoolchildren and other kidnapped people, we will have no choice but to occupy Aso Rock Villa this week!” he wrote.…

Two soldiers attached to the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have lost their lives in a road accident in Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State. It was gathered that the driver involved in the crash is currently under investigation after reportedly testing positive for hard drugs. A post shared on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama said that military sources disclosed that the incident occurred on May 30 along 74 Road in Oshimili South, prompting an immediate response from troops following reports of the accident. Earlier findings revealed that the two soldiers were travelling on a motorcycle…

Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, has taken a swipe at former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, following his recent political setbacks. In a post on X on Sunday, Odinkalu said Omo-Agege could not have anticipated his current predicament when he was involved in the controversial removal of the Senate mace in 2018, an incident widely linked to the political tensions surrounding his support for the All Progressives Congress, APC. According to Odinkalu, Omo-Agege suffered multiple political losses within a week, including his exit from the APC and defeats in senatorial primary elections in two different…

The United States says Iran is gradually coming around in the ongoing ceasefire meetings between the two countries. The US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, who said this on Saturday, expressed confidence that the US President Donald Trump would get a deal with Iran. Hegseth was speaking in Singapore at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a defence summit, stating that Iran knows what US expectations are. “They’re coming in our direction and the talks have been productive. They know where it needs to go, and I’m quite confident with our president, who makes nothing but great deals,” he said. Hegseth equally noted that…

Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed that he plans to buy back his music masters from his foreign record label, Sony, before his retirement.  Speaking in an episode of The Long Form podcast, Davido emphasised that ownership in the music industry is very important.  He disclosed that he wants to buy his masters and assign his music royalties to his children when he retires. “I have a good music contract. But the most important thing is ownership. I plan to get my masters back from Sony soon. With that I can give each of my kid…

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has called on its members across the country to remain focused and committed ahead of the 2027 general elections despite the challenges facing the party. The call was made by the party’s National Secretary, Dipo Olayoku, during the 11th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja on Saturday.Olayoku said the party had gone through a difficult period since the 2023 elections, particularly with the defection of several elected officials and appointees who emerged under its platform. “The past three years have not been easy for this party. All our elected members and appointees…