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Galatasaray have announced that Victor Osimhen suffered a fracture on his right arm in Wednesday night’s UEFA Champions League clash with Liverpool, DAILY POST reports. The Turkish Super Lig champions also revealed that they will make a decision on whether the striker will be operated upon. Osimhen was injured early in the clash with Liverpool at Anfield. The 27-year-old could only play the first half with Galatasaray succumbing to a 4-0 defeat. His teammate, Noah, also suffered a serious cut on the right thumb during the same match. Okan Buruk’s side will now concentrate on the defence of their Super…

The suspect, identified as Muhammed Abubakar from Kwara State, was arrested at a community near Ologbo in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. The spokesperson of the Edo State Police Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, who confirmed the incident, said the suspect was arrested after a failed attempt to kidnap occupants of a house in the community. Ikoedem said the suspected notorious kidnapper has been handed over to the Anti-Kidnapping and Cybercrime Unit of the Command for investigation and prosecution. She added that the suspect and his accomplices, who were heavily armed, reportedly stormed a house in the community around…

The majority of Ogun State Assembly members have thrown their weight behind Nigerian Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, representing the state’s West Senatorial District, for the 2027 gubernatorial election under the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers, representing 20 out of 26 members of the State House of Assembly, made this decision on Wednesday. Speaking on behalf of the lawmakers at the Iwe-Iroyin Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, the Majority Leader of the Assembly, Yusuf Sheriff Abiodun, cited Adeola’s experience and contribution to the state and the nation as reasons for their support. “I am also using this opportunity…

Popular TikTok creator and streamer, Hamzat Habeeb Adelaja, widely known as Peller, has broken his silence over the controversies surrounding his alleged unauthorised visit to the palace of Oba Ewuare II and a N395 million lawsuit filed against him. Speaking during a recent livestream, the content creator maintained his innocence, insisting he was not directly responsible for the incidents. The first controversy stems from his visit to the Benin Palace on March 6, 2026, which the Benin Traditional Council described as a breach of palace protocol and a desecration of sacred grounds. According to the council, Peller and his team…

Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, was substituted off during the half time of their Champions League last-16 second leg. Osimhen appeared to suffer a fracture in his arm after a collision in the opening 45 minutes of the game. But the Super Eagles talisman battled until the interval, where he was replaced by Leroy Sane for the second half. As at the time of his substitution, Galatasaray were losing 1-0, thanks to a Dominik Szobozslai effort from outside the box. The Turkish champions travelled to England with a 1-0 advantage from the first leg. Paris Saint-Germain await the winner of this…

The Nigerian Ambassador to Germany, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that when President Bola Tinubu wins in 2027, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, would crawl back into the hole he came from. Fani-Kayode made the remark while noting that Momodu’s glory days were certainly over. He was reacting to Momodu’s comment about himself and Reno Omokri, in which he described them as “perpetual agents of perfidy” lacking credibility. Responding, he posted on X: “I saw Dele Momodu’s response to my article on him and was amused. “I tried to be polite and restrained in that write-up,…

The Police in Ogun State has deployed personnel and operational assets to Eid prayer grounds, other places of worship, markets, highways, and major public spaces in order to ensure peaceful, secure, and a hitch-free Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, made this known on Wednesday in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital. Babaseyi reiterated the command’s commitment to the protection of worship centres, critical infrastructure, and the safety of all residents before, during, and after the festive period He said, “In line with this proactive approach, the Command has deployed personnel and operational assets in…

Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, is on his way out of President Bola Tinubu’s government without achieving the 6000-megawatt electricity supply target. DAILY POST reports that the President had ordered all his ministers, aides, and political appointees seeking elective positions in the 2027 general election to tender their resignation by March 31, 2026. The move was in line with the country’s recently signed Electoral Act. DAILY POST reports that one of the appointees affected is Adelabu, who has publicly declared his intention to vie for the governorship position in Oyo State. This means that Adelabu, with Tinubu’s latest order,…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has secured the conviction of 10 Filipino sailors and their merchant vessel, MV Nord Bosporus, over the importation of 20 kilograms of cocaine through the Apapa seaport in Lagos. The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed on Wednesday that the Federal High Court in Lagos imposed fines and restitution totalling $6 million, alongside an additional N1.1 million penalty on the convicts. According to him, the vessel and its crew were arrested on November 16, 2025, after NDLEA operatives intercepted the cocaine shipment concealed aboard the ship, which had departed from Santos, Brazil. The agency…

The cracks in the fold of the Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have continued to widen after a faction loyal to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, held a Congress on Tuesday where Peter Tongshep was elected as a parallel chairman of the party. Recall that on October 25, 2025, another faction of the PDP loyal to Tanimu Turaki had in its own Congress held at the WAYE Foundation, Doi-Du, Jos, elected Chief Raymond Dabo as its new State Chairman, alongside 38 other members of the State Executive Committee (SEC), to steer the…