Author: Vincent Osuwo

French winger Allan Saint-Maximin has confessed that he quit Club América as his children were subjected to racist abuse at school in Mexico. The French winger stated that he believed it was more essential to speak out against discrimination than to remain silent, especially because his family was harmed. “Whatever your color is, you don’t have to accept this,” Saint-Maximin told BBC Sport on Friday. The 29-year-old, who is now with Charlotte FC, expressed his thoughts in an Instagram post in January, saying that “hatred and discrimination have no place in our society.” The post received over 159,000 likes, with…

The Nigeria Democratic Congress’ presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has ruled out stepping down for his African Democratic Congress counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2027 presidential election, stating that any decision on a potential opposition alliance must now be made by political parties rather than individual candidates. Obi stated that the issue was not about whether he or Atiku would personally make way for the other, emphasizing that both men are now presidential contenders from different political parties. The former Anambra State governor revealed this in an interview with Arise Television, which aired on Thursday. He spoke extensively about the…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to resume its postponed nationwide strike if the federal and state governments do not promptly resolve outstanding issues affecting university professors. ASUU stated that it could revive the strike “without further notice” due to the insufficient implementation of the December 2025 agreement, payment of the remaining 3.5 months of delayed salary, and non-remittance of billions of naira deducted from lecturers’ salaries. The union’s position was expressed in a statement emailed to our correspondent by its president, Christopher Piwuna, following an emergency meeting of its National Executive Council at the University of…

Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Nigeria Democratic Congress vice presidential candidate, has urged former vice president Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, to withdraw from the 2027 presidential contest. Kwankwaso made the call while hosting members of the Fulani Farmers Association at his Abuja residence. He advised Atiku to focus on his traditional responsibilities. He also highlighted Atiku’s age and health as reasons for the appeal, encouraging ADC members to persuade the candidate to withdraw from the presidential race. The former Kano State governor stated, “Go to the Wazirin of Adamawa’s house and tell him in Fulani that he…

England skipper Harry Kane netted his 55th Champions League goal, while Michael Olise scored two as Bayern Munich kicked off their campaign with an easy victory over Bodo/Glimt. Vincent Kompany’s team aims to enhance their performance from last season, having made it to the semi-finals. They began the league phase perfectly with this win over Bodo/Glimt from Norway, who showed strong resistance in the first half but were eventually outmatched. Jamal Musiala who is starting for the first time this season, found the net early in the second half when Kane’s shot took a favorable deflection to him. That goal…

Como had a remarkable Champions League debut, defeating over RB Leipzig with a score of 4-1 in their first league-phase match at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia. Goals by Martin Baturina and Tasos Douvikas in the first half provided the debutants a 2-0 advantage before Assane Diao and Maximo Perrone increased the score after halftime on a momentous night for the Italian club by Lake Como. Como waited 119 years to play their inaugural game in Europe, but they required just 15 minutes to leave their mark as Baturina scored to put them in the lead before their 11,000 fans. Douvikas entered…

Manchester United made a stylish return to the Champions League, securing a 4-0 group stage victory over tournament newcomers Sabah from Azerbaijan. United who are three times winners, were making their initial appearance in Europe’s top club tournament after three seasons and charged into a three-goal advantage at halftime in Thursday’s game through goals from Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes, and Benjamin Sesko. The home team secured the win in the second half with a goal from Lisandro Martinez, though it wasn’t entirely without tension. United had a sluggish beginning, causing a few faint sighs from the Old Trafford supporters, but…

Hull City have confirmed that Nigerian winger David Akintola’s contract has been terminated by mutual consent, allowing him to make a permanent move to Cypriot club Omonoia FC. The 30-year-old joined the Tigers from Turkish Süper Lig team Çaykur Rizespor in August 2025 and appeared 21 times during the 2025/26 season. Akintola scored once and assisted twice as Hull City earned promotion to the Premier League. He made his Hull debut as a substitute in the Tigers’ 3-2 home win over Oxford United in August 2025 and continued to play throughout the season. The Nigerian also appeared in Hull’s FA…

The National Sports Commission has confirmed that each player on Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, will receive the naira equivalent of $100,000 as part of the Presidential Reward for their triumph at the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket. The commission also revealed that each of the team’s officials will receive $50,000 in naira. The accounts of the players and officials were credited on September 9, 2026, and the NSC stated that all recipients had acknowledged receipt of the payments. D’Tigress won the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket title for the fifth time in a row and seventh overall in 2025. According to…

Uber is limiting totally remote work to approximately 1% of its workforce after announcing intentions to cut about 3,300 jobs, its largest labor reduction since the COVID-19 epidemic. Dara Khosrowshahi, the business’s CEO, announced the shift in a memo addressed to staff and published on Uber’s website, which was viewed by Chronicle NG on Wednesday, claiming the company would require the majority of its current remote employees to relocate to an office. “We are also asking the vast majority of remote employees to move to an office, and going forward, only 1% of employees will be remote,” the executive wrote.…