advertise with us
Home Blog Page 257

Transfer deadline day: Kelechi Iheanacho’s contract terminated

By
Editor
-
0

Sevilla have announced the termination of striker Kelechi Iheanacho’s contract.

The Spanish LaLiga club revealed this in a terse statement on transfer deadline day on Monday.

This means the Super Eagles forward is now a free agent and could yet join a new team this summer.

According to Sky Sports, Iheanacho is attracting attention from Celtic.

The Scottish champions have sold Adam Idah to Swansea City for a £6 million fee, and manager Brendan Rodgers now wants to be reunited with Iheanacho.

The 28-year-old played under Rodgers at Leicester City, and could now continue his career in Scotland.

Celtic had tried to sign Chelsea’s David Datro Fofana, but the Ivorian is set to join Charlton on loan instead.

Abubakar Malami escapes death after attacks by political thugs

By
Editor
-
0

The Police Command in Kebbi has begun investigation into the reported attack on the convoy of former Justice Minister and Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami (SAN), in Birnin Kebbi.

Malami’s convoy was attacked on Monday while returning from a condolence visit in the state capital.

Malami resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) on July 2 and later joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

After an emergency security meeting with security chiefs, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Bello Sani, confirmed that no arrest had been made.

“We have commenced investigation into the attack, and no arrest has been made yet. The governor convened this meeting to review security developments,” Sani said.

He added that incidents occurred around the GRA area involving political party members, linked to breaches of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) campaign regulations.

The commissioner stated that leaders of political parties would be summoned and cautioned against further violations of electoral guidelines.

He stressed that the measures aimed to prevent further violence as the elections draw nearer.

The commissioner also urged political leaders to remain calm and sustain peace and stability in the state.

Read more interesting local and foreign news on Nigerian News Sphere 

Summary of top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today, Tuesday September 2

By
Editor
-
0

Good morning! Here are six top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today;

1. Päijät-Häme District Court on Monday slammed a six-year prison term on Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Biafra agitator.  Ekpa, who is based in Finland, was found guilty of terrorism-related charges.

2. The Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA described as “baseless” the claim by former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai that the current administration engaged in ransom payments or inducements to criminals. The ONSA, in a statement on Monday by its Director of Legal Services, Zakari Mijinyawa, said El-Rufai’s allegations “are not only false but also contradict verifiable facts on ground.”

3. Transportation Minister Said Ahmed Alkali has assured Nigerians that the damaged portions of the Abuja-Kaduna tracks will be restored in the next 10 days. Some portions of the rail tracks and coaches were damaged last Tuesday when a Kaduna-bound train derailed at Asham Station.

4. Youths believed to be political thugs have attacked convoy of the former minister of justice and attorney general, Abubakar Malami. The convoy was attacked few meters away from the former Minister’s residence in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State.

5. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has described those calling for the removal of President Bola Tinubu from office as “power-hungry politicians” who feel politically displaced. He spoke against the backdrop of comments of former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-ERufai, that the President would not be re-elected in 2027.

6. Police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested seven suspected student cultists with a human skill and a firearm. A statement by the state command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, yesterday, said that the suspected members of the Ku Klux Klans, KKK, confraternity were, on August 28, 2025, caught, following a tip-off by a renounced member and student of the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua

Transfer deadline: EPL window officially closed

By
Editor
-
0

 

The 2025 summer transfer window is now closed in England.

The window closed by 7pm on Monday, September 1.

However clubs can still complete transfers beyond that time if they submitted deal sheets.

This year, the summer transfer window for English clubs closed four hours earlier than usual 11pm deadline.

The Premier League, EFL and Football Association, FA, all voted on the change, which will enable a more normal working pattern for staff across football.

However, clubs will get a two-hour grace period after the window shuts to complete deals, only if paperwork is submitted to the FA by 7pm.

For signings from foreign teams, the clubs will have until 12midnight to meet FIFA’s requirements.

Transfer Deadline Day: Chelsea’s Jackson secures deal, Guehi joins Liverpool

By
Editor
-
0

 

A deadline transfer deal has now been agreed between Chelsea and Bayern Munich for Nicolas Jackson.

Sky Sports reports that Chelsea have got the obligation element they wanted in the initial loan agreement with Bayern Munich for the Senegalese’s transfer.

The loan fee has been negotiated up to £14.2million, while the obligation to buy has been agreed at £56.2million, with the total package worth £70.5million.

Jackson’s move is subject to Chelsea board approval and completion of documents today.

Meanwhile, Liverpool have agreed a £35million deal for Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi.

The former Chelsea star is set to undergo his medical with the Arne Slot’s side today.

Guehi has been given permission by Crystal Palace to undergo his medical, which will take place in London.

They’re crooks – Biafran agitator Ajaere slams Finnish Govt for Simon Ekpa’s six-year imprisonment 

By
Editor
-
0

A Biafra agitator, Raphael Ajaere, has condemned the sentence of Simon Ekpa, prime minister of the Biafra Government in Exile by Finnish authorities.

Ajaere made his criticism known in a statement on his X account on Monday.

His comment comes as Nigerian Newssphere reports that a Finnish court on Monday handed Ekpa a six-year imprisonment jail term over terrorism-related offences.

However, Ajaere’s sentence has proved how compromised Finland and the entire West are.

He said that Ekpa would come out stronger.

“Now we know it’s 6 years. Finland Has Proved How Crooked The Entire West Is. PM is strong.And Determined, NEVER To Give Up. And so also does BRGIE & Pst Vam Vam Vam. “We Move Regardless,” he wrote on his X account.

Recall that upon Ekpa’s conviction, the Nigerian government, in a statement by the Minister of Information Mohammed Idris, described the sentence as a victory for the country.

Also, the Indigenous People Of Biafra, in a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, said the “Nigerian state is orchestrating this smear campaign as a diversionary tactic, timed precisely to contaminate the upcoming ruling on Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s no-case submission.”

Biafra: What We Know About Simon Ekpa’s Six-year sentence in Finland

By
Editor
-
0
BRGIE PM Simon Ekpa
BRGIE PM Simon Ekpa

The prime of the Prime of Biafra Government in Exile and Biafra freedom fighter has been handed a six-year sentence over claims of terrorism in Nigeria.

Mazi Ekpa, who was arrested on 21st November last year, has been in Finnish court during this period.

PM Ekpa was remanded in custody by the Päijät-Häme District Court despite calls for his release by Biafrans.

However, Finland recently sentenced him for “public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent”, an alleged offence dating from August 2021 to November 2024.

Leaders of Biafra are yet to react to Ekpa’s sentence as of filing this report.

Meanwhile, a source close to PM Ekpa who preferred anonymity told Nigerian Newssphere that the sentence will not deter Biafra liberation.

According to him, PM Ekpa will come out stronger.

“PM EKPA will come out stronger. Enemies of Biafra will be put to shame.”

FCT Head of Service, Adayilo is dead

By
Editor
-
0

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Mrs Grace Adayilo, is dead.

According to DAILY POST, Lere Olayinka, Media aide to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike confirmed this on Monday morning.

The Permanent Secretary, Adayilpa died in the early hours of Monday.

The Minister also confirmed the incident during a media chat, stating that if he was aware of the development, the chat would have been placed on hold.

“If I had gotten the information on the demise of the FCT head of Service, I would have put off this media chat”, he said.

 

 

EPL: Arteta blames Eberechi Eze after Arsenal’s loss to Liverpool

By
Editor
-
0

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has blamed his new player, Eberechi Eze following their 1-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.

The Gunners were beaten 1-0 by the Reds, with Dominik Szoboszlai firing in from over 30 yards to earn the defending champions all three points.

 

Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Arteta was angry with Eze for not taking a golden opportunity he had to equalise for his team.

 

Eze joined the Gunners from Premier League rivals, Crystal Palace in a deal around £67.5m.

 

He was introduced in the second half of the game against Liverpool which was his debut for Arsenal.

 

The England international came on to replace Gabriel Martinelli on 70 minutes.

 

He had an opportunity to score almost immediately and Arteta saw the miss as one of the high points of the game.

 

Arteta said, “You have to put the ball in the back of the net.

 

“Today we have three, four, five situations inside the box one-vs-one.

 

“Eze is completely through just to finish the action. You have to put the ball in the net if you want to win.”

 

The defeat was Arsenal’s first of the new season with the Gunners having won their last two games.

 

Liverpool, meanwhile, maintain a hundred percent start to the season and stay top of the Premier League table with all nine points secured from three games.

Summary of top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today, Monday September 1

By
Editor
-
0

Good morning! Here are six top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today;

1. Former Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna has said President Bola Tinubu will be at best place third in the 2027 presidential elections. Speaking on Sunday Politics, a Channels Television programme, el-Rufai said there are chances that the election would not end on first ballot, but Tinubu would not stand a chance in the runoff.

2. The All Progressives Congress, APC has won 20 of the 23 local government areas in Saturday’s Chairmanship and Councillorship elections. The ruling party in the State, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on the other hand won only three LGAs in the poll conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission.

3. A former Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, is dead, Daily Trust has learnt. He was said to have passed away at Cedar Crest Hospital, Abuja, in the early hours of Sunday.

4. A boat accident has left at least 15 people dead and three others missing in Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, after a group of villagers attempted to flee their communities amid a bandit attack. The tragic incident occurred as residents from Danmaga, Tungar Maigunya, Nasarawar Kifi tried to cross a river using a single canoe in a desperate bid to escape advancing gunmen.

5. Residents of Kasuwan-Garba town in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State at weekend lynched and set a woman ablaze over an alleged blasphemous remark against Prophet Muhammad. The woman, identified as Amaye, a food vendor, was said to have made the alleged blasphemous remarks at her restaurant after a customer jokingly expressed interest in marrying her, citing the tradition of the Prophet.

6. Dangote Group on Sunday announced the death of Big Brother Naija’s season 7 Phyna’s sister, Ruth Otabar, who was injured in a road accident involving one of its trucks in Auchi. It was disclosed in a statement signed by Dangote’s management on Sunday via X, expressing their grief for the deceased.

1...256257258...393Page 257 of 393

ABOUT US

Your trusted source for breaking news, politics, business, entertainment, sports, technology, and trending stories from Nigeria and around the world.

FOLLOW US

© Nigerian News Sphere