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West Ham are set to appoint former Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo as head coach after sacking Graham Potter. Nuno is expected to be in place before Monday’s Premier League match against Everton, having said he has had positive talks with the West Ham board. Potter was dismissed on Saturday morning after only eight months in charge, with the club 19th in the table. The Hammers took only three points from their opening five league games this season under Potter. West Ham said they believed “a change is necessary in order to help improve the team’s position in the…

West Ham United have dismissed Graham Potter just eight months into his tenure, following a dismal start to the 2025/26 campaign. The former Brighton and Chelsea manager managed only one victory since August, a 3-0 away win against Nottingham Forest while suffering five defeats in the same period. Overall, Potter secured just six wins from 25 matches in charge of the Hammers. In a statement, the club announced: “Results and performances over the course of the second half of last season and the start of the 2025/26 season have not matched expectations, and the Board of Directors believe that a…

Ayomiposi Oluwadahunsi, the Nigerian content creator popularly known as Mandy Kiss, has cancelled her plan to attempt a Guinness World Record (GWR) by having sex with 100 men in 24 hours. In a fresh Instagram post, the skit maker said the entire scheme was a hoax designed to generate social media engagement. The controversy began on Monday when Mandy Kiss promoted the planned event for October 30 in Ikorodu, Lagos, to her large online following. But on Tuesday, Guinness World Records issued a terse statement distancing itself from the planned attempt, saying “This is not a record we monitor”. The…

Harry Kane scored twice in Bayern Munich’s win over Werder Bremen on Friday to become the fastest player this century to reach 100 goals for a club playing in one of Europe’s top five leagues. The England captain won and converted a penalty on the stroke of half-time, before firing home from close range in the 65th minute to reach the century mark in just 104 games. The previous record of 105 games was set by Cristiano Ronaldo while playing for Real Madrid in 2011, and matched by Manchester City striker Erling Haaland last year. Former Liverpool winger Luis Diaz…

The ancient city of Ile-Ife erupted in jubilation on Friday night as the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, emerged from his seven-day spiritual seclusion, a highlight of the Olojo Festival 2025. The monarch, known as the Arole Oduduwa and Olofin Adimula, returned to the public after days of solitude dedicated to prayer and communion with ancestral spirits. Chronicle NG reports that, in a statement by Otunba Moses Olafare, Director of Media & Public Affairs at the Ooni’s Palace, Ile-Ife, the Ooni’s emergence was greeted with cheers from residents, tourists, and dignitaries who thronged the city…

Rashidi Ladoja, the new Olubadan of Ibadanland, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu for the creation of Ibadan state from Oyo state before 2027. Speaking on Friday during his coronation as the 44th Olubadan, Ladoja said the people of Ibadan desire to have a new state before 2027. The monarch jokingly asked all the Ibadan residents and citizens present at the event to stand up in appreciation of the president for acceding to their request for Ibadan state. “I thank God that Ibadan is the home of Yoruba people. I usually tell people that any Yoruba person who does not…

President Bola Tinubu says the economic hardship caused by the reforms of his administration is like the “pains of a painful surgery”. Tinubu spoke in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state, on Friday during the coronation of Rashidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The president appreciated Nigerians for voting for him in the 2023 presidential election, noting that the country’s economy has “turned the corner”. He commended the people for enduring the difficulties resulting from the reforms introduced by his administration. “Today, I am honoured and very proud to give you the cheering news that the economy has…

Nnaemeka Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha, will host the 2025 Ofala festival between October 7 and November 2. This year’s celebration, themed ‘Njiko na Ntachi’ (unity and perseverance), will feature a blend of traditional and contemporary events showcasing the cultural heritage of the Onicha Ado N’Idu kingdom. The festival’s major highlights — the Iru Ofala and Azu Ofala — are billed for October 17 and 18, with the monarch’s parade, royal dances, and colourful displays by age-grade societies expected to draw large crowds. Nn’emeka Maduegbuna, chairman of the Ofala strategic marketing and communications subcommittee, said the festival remains “a celebration…

A federal high court in Abuja has directed the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) to set up an independent panel to assess the health of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice James Omotosho gave the ruling on Friday while considering an application filed by Kanu’s lawyers, who argued that his health has deteriorated sharply in Department of State Services (DSS) custody. They cited reports of liver and pancreatic complications, dangerously low potassium levels, and a growing lump under his armpit. Lead counsel Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN) insisted that Kanu urgently requires specialist care and urged the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to enter his defence in the terrorism charge brought against him by the federal government. Delivering a ruling on Friday, James Omotosho, the presiding judge, held that the prosecution had established a prima facie case that required the defendant to respond. Kanu Agabi, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and counsel to the IPOB leader, had prayed the court to dismiss the case, insisting that the government failed to prove any link between his client’s statements and acts of violence. Agabi…