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Chelsea have suffered a fresh injury blow ahead of their Premier League tie with Nottingham Forest next Saturday. This comes after their midfielder Enzo Fernández left the Argentina camp due to swelling in his knee. According to Fabrizio Romano, as a result of the injury, Fernández has now left the Argentina camp, and he is on his way back to Chelsea. This means that Fernandez will not take part in Argentina’s friendly clash with Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The 24-year-old will now hope to recover on time to feature against Nottingham next weekend. Fernandez has been impressive since joining Chelsea…

Former Super Eagles midfielder, Sunday Oliseh, has said former coach Joe Erico stripped naked and cursed the team. According to Oliseh, that might be what is working against the Nigerian national team, as they struggle to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. The 51-year-old captained the Eagles at the 2002 African Cup of Nations and also helped the team come from behind to qualify for the World Cup in the same year. However, Oliseh was not included in the squad for the tournament in South Korea/Japan of the same year, as he was omitted for disciplinary reasons. Jay-Jay Okocha was…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday received over 64,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), and other political parties in Jigawa State who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The President, who was represented by Yobe State Governor Hon. Mai Mala Buni, assured the new members of equal treatment and opportunities within the party. This was revealed in a statement issued by Governor Buni’s Media Aide, Mamman Mohammed, and made available to newsmen. The President, through Governor Buni, said: “From today, you will be treated equally with older members of the party, and we…

Remo Stars technical adviser, Daniel Ogunmodede, has provided an update on the possible return date of the club’s star striker, Victor Mbaoma. Ogunmodede hinted that Mbaoma could return for the Sky Blue Stars’ CAF Champions League second-round clash against South African giants, Mamelodi Sundowns. Mbaoma has been sidelined with a rib injury he sustained during Remo Stars’ Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) opening-day clash. The forward also missed the team’s first-round encounter against US Zilimadjou of Comoros. “Mbaoma is coming back after the rib injury,” Ogunmodede told Fans Arena. “We’ve been without some important players, but they’re gradually coming back…

Zimbabwe star Marshall Munetsi has revealed what Nigerian forward Tolu Arokodare told him ahead of their game against South Africa on Friday. Zimbabwe’s clash with South Africa ended in a 0-0 draw, putting Bafana Bafana in a tight corner following FIFA’s decision to dock them three points. South Africa were punished for breaching Article 19 of the Disciplinary Code and Article 14 of the 2026 World Cup Qualifying Regulations. Munetsi said Arokodare had urged him to approach the clash against South Africa with full seriousness. Speaking after the game, the midfielder explained that Arokodare had been “on his case” about…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted presidential clemency to Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death in 2020 for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Sanda, 37, had spent six years and eight months at the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre before she was freed under the President’s nationwide pardon programme. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, the clemency was based on the advice of the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy, led by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN). The committee said “Sanda…

The Action Alliance, AA, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, against selectively complying with court judgments and misinterpreting valid court orders concerning the party’s leadership. In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Olu Omotoso, the AA expressed disappointment over INEC’s response to a recent judgment from the Federal High Court in Osogbo. The Federal High Court in Osogbo ordered the Inspector-General of Police to arrest INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, within seven days for contempt of court. This order was issued after the Commission failed to comply with earlier directives requiring it to update its…

The Network for Transparency and Economic Reform (NETER) has urged Nigerians and the media to allow the Senate Public Accounts Committee to complete its review of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s (NNPCL) audit responses without interference. This follows the company’s submission of detailed answers to 19 audit queries raised by the Auditor-General of the Federation over discrepancies of about N210 trillion in its financial statements between 2017 and 2023. DAILY POST reports that the Senate Committee on Public Accounts confirmed receipt of the documents adding that it will begin a full review in the coming days. In a statement…

A road construction worker has been abducted by suspected bandits in Charanchi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The victim, identified as Kabiru Bature, a 35-year-old driver attached to Stantech Road Construction Company, was reportedly kidnapped around 7:14 p.m. on Thursday along the Kunduru–Kadanya feeder road. According to reports obtained by security analyst Zagazola Makama, the assailants laid an ambush on the road before whisking the victim away to an unknown destination. Sources said security forces swiftly mobilised to the area, blocking possible escape routes and launching a cordon-and-search operation aimed at rescuing the victim and apprehending the suspects. Troops…

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has suggested that South Africa is now counting on Nigeria to beat the Benin Republic in their final Group C 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. According to Broos, a victory for Nigeria would benefit South Africa to top the group if they also beat Rwanda in their own encounter. The 73-year-old Belgian spoke after South Africa played a 0-0 draw with Zimbabwe in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Durban on Friday. The result leaves South Africa in second place in Group C on 15 points – two points behind leaders…