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Victor Osimhen made history as the first Napoli player and Nigerian international to make the top 10 of the Ballon d’Or rankings. The Super Eagles and Napoli striker is the No. 8 best football player in the world on the 2023 Ballon d’Or list. The Nigeria international significantly contributed to Napoli’s first Serie A title in 33 years, becoming the 2022–23 top scorer in the league with 26 goals in 32 appearances. Napoli also reached the Champions League quarterfinals last season, the best result for the Partenopei in Europe’s elite competition. Osimhen netted five times in six Champions League games…

Dutch winger Anwar El Ghazi has had his suspension lifted by Mainz and given an official warning after his social media post about the Israel-Gaza conflict. The former Aston Villa and Everton player, 28, was banned from training and matches on October 17 after a now-deleted post on social media that was perceived to be pro-Palestine. Sources had told BBC Sport that the German club would terminate his contract. But Mainz says they have now “opened the door for him to resume his duties”. “Given his commitment to upholding the club’s values and the remorse shown, and in keeping with…

Amidst the political crisis rocking Rivers State over the plot to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara, elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has asked President Bola Tinubu to call the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to order. Clark, a leader of the South-South regional group, the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), told reporters at a conference in Abuja on Monday that the crisis rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly was traceable to Wike, who was the governor of the state from May 2015 to May 2023. The Niger Delta elder statesman added that Wike should give peace a…

A constitutional lawyer and one-time Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, is dead. Nwabueze, a native of Atani in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, was born in 1931. The spokesperson for the family, Eni Nwabueze, confirmed in a statement on Monday that he died on Sunday evening in his home. “With great sadness, we announce the passing on to celestial glory of our patriarch, Professor B. O. Nwabueze SAN, NNOM, CON, pioneer Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Oduah Afo-na-isagba of Atani, Anambra State, on Sunday, October 29, 2023,…

The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has said the Supreme Court legalized forgery and illegality with its decision to uphold the election of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku said this at his press conference in Abuja. He said, “Someone asked me, What would I do if I lost my election petition appeal at the apex court? In response, I said that as long as Nigeria wins, the struggle will be worldwide. “By that, I meant that the bigger loss will not be mine but Nigeria’s if the Supreme Court legitimizes illegality, including forgery,…

Residents of Ekondo Street in Calabar are agitated and are asking questions about how a fourteen-year-old could commit suicide with a shoelace as a string. The boy, whose name was given as Donald, resides with his grandmother at 49 Ekondo Street in Calabar South, and on Saturday afternoon, he was alleged to have committed suicide by tying a shoe race around his neck. One of his friends, Eyo, told reporters that the boy, after completing his morning chores that Saturday morning, went to buy cassava meal locally called fufu and was the last they heard or saw the boy. “After…

Liverpool fans chanted the name of Diaz, who joined for an initial £37.5 million in January 2022, as their team maintained their 100% home winning run in the league. The 26-year-old had been due to play before news emerged on the eve of the match about his parents. “It’s a worrying situation for all of us,” said Reds boss Klopp before the game. “It was a pretty tough night. I’ve never had that before. It’s a new experience I never needed.” The late change did not disrupt the Reds on the pitch, however, with Klopp’s team having now gone a…

Liverpool’s players showed their support for absent teammate Luis Diaz during a comfortable win over Nottingham Forest at Anfield. Diaz missed the match following reports his parents had been kidnapped in Colombia, with officials still searching for the winger’s missing father after his mother was rescued. Diogo Jota, surrounded by his teammates, held up the Colombian winger’s shirt after firing the Reds into a 31st-minute lead when Matt Turner turned Darwin Nunez’s attempt into the Portuguese forward’s path. Liverpool were dominant, and Uruguay striker Nunez doubled the advantage four minutes later with his sixth club goal of the campaign after…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed sadness over the demise of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, His Royal Majesty, Alhaji Abdulrahman Ado Ibrahim. The Ohinoyi, who is the paramount ruler of Ebiraland in the Kogi Central Senatorial District, reportedly passed away in the early hours of Sunday. Abbas commiserated with the people and the government of Kogi State over the exit of the revered monarch, saying the life of the late Alhaji Ibrahim was a great example for Nigerians to follow. The Speaker described the death as a huge loss to the country, not…

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris St-Germain fended off a Brest fightback to win and move up to second in Ligue 1. Warren Zaire-Emery put the visitors ahead with a shot from distance early on before Mbappe’s deflected finish appeared to have them in control. Steve Mounie got one back for Brest with a header before Jeremy Le Douaron nodded in an equalizer. But Kylian slotted in the winner late on after his initial penalty was denied. It was harsh on Brest, who had looked the most likely to grab the winner as Gianluigi Donnarumma made some crucial saves. Mbappe’s…