Super Eagles striker Simy Nwankwo has been linked with a move to Turkish giants Besiktas. The Crotone goal machine is being sought after as an option if a deal for Besiktas’ main target falls through. Reports from Fanatik indicate that the 29-year-old is an option in case deals for Diego Costa or Luuk De Jong…
Isaac Success is reluctant to re-join Udinese in the summer transfer window, according to Watford Observer citing The Athletic. The former Golden Eaglets striker was acquired by Udinese from BJ Foundation in January 2014 before he was loaned out to Granada few months later. Should Success stay put at Vicarage Road for the forthcoming season,…
Glasgow Rangers boss, Steven Gerrard is hoping to have Joe Aribo and Leon Balogun back for weekend.The Super Eagles duo featured in the season opener against Livingston on Saturday, but missed Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League first leg third round defeat to Swedish side Malmo FF. Rangers suffered 2-1 defeat to Malmo in Sweden and only…
Ahmed Musa and Olarenwaju Kayode are not only firing goals on the pitch, they are also striking it big in real estate business in the high-brow Lagos neigbourhood of Lekki. Thanks to the cash he has made in Russia, England and most recently in Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Musa has invested big time in real estate…
Striker, Sunday Adetunji says he’s extremely delighted with how his season is going with Rivers United.Adetunji started the 2020-2021 Nigeria professional football league season with Plateau United, but failed to settle at the club and decided terminate his contract. The former Enyimba forward however joined Rivers United for the second half of campaign and has…
Former Union Berlin coach Christian Beeck is impressed with the quality players the German Bundesliga side has brought in this summer ahead of the 2021-22 season. Beeck, however, believes that Nigerian forward Taiwo Awoniyi is Union’s best buy as his ability makes him a valuable addition in attack. Awoniyi spent last season on loan at…
The African Union on Thursday began monthly shipments of COVID-19 vaccines acquired by the AU/African Vaccine Acquisition Trust to its member states. President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, said this in a statement on Thursday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). Ramaphosa said it was a momentous…
The World Health Organisation has donated 26 ventilators and 3,560 fingertip oxygen pulse for the management of patients in isolation and treatment facilities, as well as home-based patients in Nigeria. The Country Representative, Dr Walter Kazadi, presented the donation to the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday in Abuja. Kazadi said that Nigeria…
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, became the focus of attention as he made a surprise appearance at the ongoing meeting of the People’s Democratic Party Board of Trustees. Serving governors are not members of the BoT. It was not clear whether or not he was invited to the meeting, but he has been fingered…
