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Frankfurt goalkeeper, Michael Zetterer, has insisted that he has “no more or less respect” for Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen. Zetterer was speaking ahead of Frankfurt’s UEFA Champions League tie with Galatasaray on Thursday. The Bundesliga side will host the Turkish Super Lig champions at Deutsche Bank Park. Osimhen could feature against Frankfurt after missing Galatasaray’s last Super Lig tie due to injury. The Nigeria international had picked up an ankle ligament injury during the Super Eagles’ World Cup qualifier 1-0 win against Rwanda earlier this month. Speaking ahead of the encounter, Zetterer said at his pre-match interview as quoted by…

Bosnian club FK Radnik Bijeljina have completed the signing of Nigerian forward Anthony Ijoma, DAILY POST reports. Ijoma linked up with Radnik Bijeljina from Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side, Abia Warriors. The striker registered 12 goals and three assists for Abia Warriors last season. The 20-year-old was part of Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles side to the 2024 African Nations Championship. Ijoma made two appearances for Nigeria at the competition. He will jersey number 99 at his new club.

Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has warned Israel over its ongoing military actions in Gaza, saying history will repeat itself. In a post on Facebook on Tuesday, Gumi likened the situation to the Crusades, claiming that just as Saladin defeated the Crusaders, Israel would also face defeat. “Don’t despair! This is what the Crusaders did that Saladin later defeated. History will repeat itself. I said it in the affirmative because Allah the Almighty has so wished,” Gumi wrote. His remarks came amid escalating violence in Gaza, where families were seen throwing belongings out of windows in panic. The development came…

The Presidency has dismissed Atiku Abubakar’s recent statement, saying the former vice president is out of touch with the real situation in Nigeria. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga said Atiku’s claim that hunger is ravaging the country, and his comparison of Nigeria’s situation to France before the 1789 Revolution or Russia before the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, is misleading and far from reality. According to Onanuga, the latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show a different picture. Inflation has dropped for the fifth month in a row, and Nigeria recently recorded a…

Athletic Club manager Ernesto Valverde has said two players have given Arsenal an advantage ahead of their Champions League clash on Tuesday. The La Liga side welcome the Gunners for their first game on the continent this season. Last season, Arsenal went all the way to the semi-finals, where they lost to eventual champions Paris Saint-Germain. Speaking on Monday ahead of the game, Valverde described Mikel Arteta as “one of the best managers in the world”. Both Martin Zubimendi and Mikel Merino played for Athletic’s arch-rivals Real Sociedad before moving to England. Valverde said: “They’re the same players, so this…

An unidentified Customs officer attached to the Fingila checkpoint in Dandi Local Government Area of Kebbi State was reportedly shot dead by suspected gunmen on Monday. According to a local resident of Fingila village, identified as Malam Abdulrasheed, the attackers had earlier stormed nearby farms, and harassed farmers. “They entered the farms and asked the farmers to taste the food they brought from home. After forcing them to take a bite, the gunmen ate the remaining food and told the farmers to leave, saying there would be no farming today,” Abdulrasheed recounted. He explained that the assailants, numbering about seven…

The Office of the Clerk to the National Assembly has said it lacks the authority to facilitate the resumption of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. This was contained in a statement issued by the Director of Information in the office, Bulah Audu Bi-Allah, on Monday. According to the statement, recent media reports and public commentary had misrepresented its role in the ongoing dispute. It explained that the Clerk’s function is purely administrative, bound by Senate resolutions, Standing Orders, and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). “The Clerk does not possess the authority to review, reverse…

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Felix Morka, has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his recent comments on the economy, accusing him of mismanaging funds during his time in office. Morka claimed on Monday that Atiku had admitted to squandering $21 billion earmarked for electricity projects during the administration he served in from 1999. The statement follows Atiku’s criticism of the Bola Tinubu-led administration over the biting economic hardship in the country. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Morka said Atiku lacked the moral ground to criticise the present government. He said: “When was…

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will do battle with Chile and Australia in tune up games ahead of the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, DAILY POST reports. The seven-time African champions will confront Chile in the first friendly on Saturday at a yet to be named venue. Aliyu Zubairu’s side will clash with Australia in their second friendly next week Tuesday. The Flying Eagles jetted out to Chile for their final preparations on Sunday night. They started preparations for the U-20 World Cup in Abuja last month. The Flying Eagles are drawn in Group F with Norway, Colombia, and Saudi Arabia.

Tobi Amusan, Nigeria’s sprint queen, has qualified for the women’s 100m hurdles final at the Tokyo 2025 World Championships. This comes after Amusan won victory in her semifinal heat today. The 27-year-old clocked an impressive 12.36 seconds (-0.2) to secure her spot in the final The Nigerian finished ahead of the Netherlands’ Nadine Visser and Poland’s Pia Skrzyszowska. Visser and Skrzyszowska finished in second and third positions, respectively. They finished in 12.45s and 12.51s behind Amusan, a world record holder. This means that Amusan has now set the fastest time going into the Women’s 100m hurdles final with 12.36s.