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Former Premier League manager Tim Sherwood has told Manchester United that Benjamin Šeško is not good enough to play for the club. This is despite the striker scoring two goals against Burnley on Wednesday night. The Slovenian found the net as the Red Devils began a new chapter without Ruben Amorim, settling for a draw at Turf Moor. Sherwood made the comments while working as a commentator for Sky Sports during the match. The former Aston Villa coach acknowledged Šeško’s goals but maintained that the forward lacks the quality required to play for Manchester United. “I think the positive is…

Kano Pillars have announced the departure of the duo of Umar Sani Yakasai Samuel Tiza. Yakasai and Tiza’s contracts were terminated by the Kano-based club. The Sai Masu Gida confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday. “Kano Pillars FC wishes to announce that, following a mutual understanding, the club have amicably parted ways with striker Samuel Tiza and midfielder Umar Sani Yakasai,” Kano Pillars wrote in a statement confirming the players departure. “Both players will now continue their careers elsewhere ahead of the second stanza of the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League season.” Kano Pillars is expected to make…

The Nigerian Law Society has asked an Abuja Federal High Court presided by Justice Emeka Nwite to order the allocation of one of the properties seized from former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, to the Nigerian Copyright Commission, NCC. The Nigerian Law Society, a professional association of Nigerian lawyers, made the request in a letter signed by its Executive Director, Dr Tonye Clinton Jaja, and the President, Ambassador Dahiru Aliyu, SCN. The Nigerian Copyright Commission is one of the agencies under the Ministry of Justice, which was headed by Malami during the administration of late former President…

Nigerian rapper, Jeremiah Chukwuebuka Ani, popularly known as Jeriq, has debunked the narrative that artists of Igbo extraction in the music industry don’t support each other compared to their Yoruba counterparts. Speaking in a recent episode of The Vybz TV Cartel podcast, Jeriq described the claim as a “fallacy,” stressing that those of his colleagues who have helped him the most are also Igbos. “The narrative that Igbo people don’t help each other is a fallacy. Flavour for example, has helped a lot of artists, including several rising Igbo artists, who are now thriving in the music industry due to his…

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has warned that the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, must not be allowed to become a fertile ground for so-called “one chance” murders, following the killing of two professionals in Abuja. In a statement on Thursday, NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, condemned the deaths of Ms. Chinemerem Pascalina Chuwumeziem, a nurse, and Princess Chigbo Mediatrix, a lawyer and former Treasurer of the NBA Abuja Branch, who were allegedly murdered by criminal gangs operating under the guise of commercial transport operators. Osigwe said the victims were killed in separate incidents, with their bodies later found in…

Former Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel has opened up on how he clashed with former teammate, Victor Moses during the 2013 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, tournament in South Africa. Obi Mikel was speaking on his podcast about the recent on-field clash between Super Eagles attackers Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman, as he also recalled his own on-field clash with Moses. Recall that Osimhen had clashed with Lookman during Nigeria’s 4-0 victory against Mozambique at the 2025 AFCON Round of 16 encounter earlier this week. “When we won the AFCON in 2013, Victor Moses was my…

Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has bemoaned his side’s failure to take their chances, following a 1-1 draw with Brighton on Wednesday night. Guardiola’s men saw their Premier League title hopes take another dent with a third consecutive draw. Erling Haaland gave City the lead from the penalty spot in the first half, before Kaoru Mitoma equalized with a low finish after the break. “I liked a lot the way we played, a lot! Many new players and many good things but we don’t score goals,” Guardiola told Sky Sports. “It’s too many clear chances and it’s not just one,…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has vowed to continue its probe of the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, despite the withdrawal of the original petition by billionaire businessman Alhaji Aliko Dangote The ICPC confirmed receipt of a formal withdrawal letter dated January 5, 2026, submitted by Dr. O.J. Onoja, SAN and Associates, on behalf of Dangote. The letter explicitly withdrew the petition originally filed on December 16, 2025, in its entirety, stating that another law enforcement agency has taken over the matter. Despite…

Trabzonspor have announced the signing of Nigerian defender Chibuike Nwaiwu, DAILY POST reports. Nwaiwu joined the Turkish Super Lig outfit from Austrian club Wolfsberger AC. The 22-year-old put pen to paper on a four-and-a-half-year after  successfully completing his medicals in Istanbul. Trabzonspor paid Wolfsberger AC €5.5 for the player. Nwaiwu’s arrival increased the number of Nigerians at the club to four with Paul Onuachu, Kazeem Olaigbe and Anthony Nwakaeme already part of the squad. The centre-back joined Wolfsberger AC from Enyimba in 2024.

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has likened former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, as Premier League football players that change club every season. Speaking during an interview on The Clarity Zone Podcast, Bwala described Obi as political opportunist and actor. He said that Obi has an army of soldiers on social media, who attack people everyday for changing party but do not see anything wrong when their master or hero defected from one party to another. “Of all the political gladiators in Nigeria, the one who is an actor is Peter…