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Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen has been nominated for French Ligue 1 player of the month for September. Osimhen is nominated alongside Algerian forward, Islam Slimani, who plays for Monaco and Nantes’ Nicolas Pallois. The 20-year-old scored two goals in four league appearances for Lille in September. He was on target in the 2-1 win against Angers SCO and the 2-0 victory at home to Strasbourg. The former Wolfsburg of Germany striker who was named Lille player of the month for September on Sunday has scored seven goals and recorded two assists in nine league appearances for Los Dogues this season.…

The family of late Super Eagles Midfielder, Sam Okwaraji has concluded plans to launch a documentary on the footballer to mark his 30-year memorial. The President of Sam Okwaraji Foundation and elder brother of the football icon made the disclosure in Owerri on Monday when the foundation visited the Chairman, Imo Sports Commission, Mr Fan Ndubuoke. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that Okwaraji slumped and died on Aug. 12, 1989 at the age of 25 during a World Cup qualifier against Angola at the National Stadium, Lagos. Okwaraji said that the foundation was soliciting the support of Imo…

By Amosu Adeboye CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria winger Viv Efosa Solomon-Otabor has been handed a late call-up by Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr as replacement for the injured Samuel Kalu in his squad for the October 13 friendly against Brazil at the National Stadium, Singapore. It is the first time Solomon-Otabor has been invited to the Super Eagles. ” Viv Efosa Solomon-Otabor of PFC CSKA Sofia, Bulgaria has been called up by Coach Gernot Rohr to replace injured Bordeaux winger, Samuel Kalu for the 13th October friendly against Brazil in Singapore, reads a tweet on the Nigeria Football Federation’s…

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) on Monday in Abuja elected new national executive committee (NEC) members to steer the affairs of the body in the next three years. The elections saw the emergence of Edo State chairman, Ahmed Aigbona, as president and Mike Oboh a member of the FCT chapter as Secretary-General. Both Aigbona and Oboh, who was a former Chairman of Kano State Chapter, were elected unopposed, alongside seven others who were also elected unopposed. The immediate-past Vice-President North West, Ado Salisu emerged Deputy President, while Femi Amusan from Oyo State became Vice-President South West. Emmanuel Uja…

PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Tokyo 2020 Qualifier: Cote d’lvoire Knock Out Super Falcons Nigeria’s Super Falcons failed to secure a berth in the fourth round of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifying series after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Core d’lvoire at the Agege Stadium, Lagos on Monday. The African champions were knocked out on away goal rule after both teams battled to a 0-0 draw in the first leg less than a week ago. The visitors took the lead in the 12th minute after Kapho Nina fine free-kick beat Chiamaka Nnadozie. The Ivorian came close to doubling…

ABUJA – Two Presidents on Monday emerged at separate elective congresses in Port Harcourt, Rivers and Abuja, to pilot the affairs of the national Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while the Port Harcourt 2019 Triennial Delegates Congress returned Honour Sirawoo as National President for a 2nd term in office through a voice vote, a parallel group in Abuja, elected former Edo SWAN chairman, Ahmed Aigbona, as its president. Aigbona was removed as Edo SWAN chairman on July 6, 2016 after he was elected a board member of the Edo State Football…

The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari is set to present the 2020 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly (NASS) on Tuesday. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development at the end of an extraordinary meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The meeting which considered the 2020 budget proposals before its presentation to the National Assembly on Tuesday by 1:30 p.m., was presided over by President Buhari at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. Adesina, who briefly spoke to State House correspondents, said:…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said a partnership between State Governors and the National Assembly would redefine good governance in the interest of Nigerians. Lawan stated this when members of the Progressive Governor’s Forum comprising the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors met with the leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives on Monday at the National Assembly in Abuja. According to Lawan, bridging the gap in governance would in no small measure ensure the security, safety and welfare of citizens. Lawan, in his welcome address moments before going into a closed meeting with the delegation, thanked members…

Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 presidential election is outraged by the prevalence of #SexForGrades in public tertiary institutions across West Africa. Reacting to the sordid exposure in the BBC Africa Eye’s latest investigative documentary, Atiku Abubakar says such predatory attitude is unacceptable, and requires systemic strategies to put deterrence to such behaviour. As a father and promoter of education, Atiku Abubakar believes that we should not allow a trend that is psychologically abusive to young women to thrive. In fact, that’s a direct opposite of what a…

By Tony Obiechina, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday lamented that a significant proportion of Nigeria’s prosperity  is concentrated in the hands of a few people living in four or five States and the Federal Capital Territory. The President stated this while declaring open the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit with theme “Nigeria 2050: Shifting gears”, in Abuja. This year’s economic summit focuses on what Nigeria would be in the year 2050 when many studies estimate that the population will rise to over 400 million people. According to the President, while only five states have most of the wealthy people, the remaining…