Author: Vincent Osuwo

Manchester City has initiated talks with Premier League side Chelsea in their bid to sign midfielder Enzo Fernandez. In what is expected to be one of the key narratives on transfer deadline day, City have set the wheels in motion towards what would be one of the most expensive transfers of the summer. It is claimed Chelsea wants a minimum of £120m for Fernandez, and conversations are under way as both sides negotiate a price. Fernandez, 25, worked with city manager Enzo Maresca during the Italian’s spell at Chelsea. Maresca is anxious to work with the Argentina international again, while…

Devastating floods on the Nepal border have killed at least 987 people in Nepal, according to the disaster authority, bringing the total number of deaths to more than 1,000. Chinese state media earlier acknowledged that 16 people were killed in Tibet, increasing the total death toll from Wednesday’s disaster to 1,003. The number of missing people in Nepal fell to 3,916 as rescue attempts reached their seventh day, while the number of bodies retrieved increased. In China, state media reports that 546 people are missing, bringing the total number of missing to 4,462. There are 583 missing foreigners in Nepal,…

A 34-year-old Nigerian is scheduled to appear before the Durban Magistrate’s Court in South Africa for allegedly trafficking drugs in Montclair, South Africa. According to a post on the South African Police Service’s Facebook page, the suspect appeared in court on Monday after being arrested by officers of the Provincial Firearms and Drugs Unit. According to the statement, the Nigerian was arrested in Montclair after reportedly being found in possession of cocaine powder with a street value of R30,000. The statement added, “He was arrested in Montclair by members of the Provincial Firearms and Drugs Unit after he was found…

Gunmen have killed Alhaji Garba Buba, the All Progressives Congress chairman of Rantan Ward in Kano State’s Bebeji Local Government Area, and another citizen, Sulaiman Zunduma, in a new attack on the village. The victims were killed on Sunday night after suspected gunmen stormed the Rantan community and opened fire on inhabitants, causing many to run for safety. A local, Hamza Isah Rantan, verified the attack in a Facebook post, saying the gunmen attacked the neighborhood at night and shot at residents. According to Hamza, Buba was shot inside his home and later died in a hospital, while Zunduma was…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced an investigation of its records to determine how names allegedly unknown to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) appeared on the party’s list of candidates for the 2027 general elections. The move followed complaints by the NDC that the names of candidates it had neither nominated nor authorized were uploaded and published as its candidates in various state House of Assembly constituencies, particularly in Anambra State. The commission refuted the charges, claiming that it eliminated candidates selected by the party for the election and replaced them with names reportedly unknown to it. The…

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former Los Angeles gang member, was found guilty on Monday by a Las Vegas court of the 1996 murder of chart-topping rapper Tupac Shakur. After only a few hours of deliberation, the jury convicted Davis, 63, of murder, thirty years after the rap legend’s death. “Count one, murder with use of a deadly weapon, guilty of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon,” the foreperson of the jury announced to the court. Davis, who faces up to life in jail without parole, addressed Judge Carli Kierny after the decision was announced and declared his…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has been described as a party full of iniquities by a former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva. Sylva made the claim in a resignation letter, where he also criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration, claiming it had failed the majority of Nigerians, and expressed confidence that the voters will vote for change in the 2027 general elections. In a resignation letter dated August 31, 2026, Sylva stated that he could no longer remain in a party whose leaders supposedly believed that “all is fair in politics.” Sylva said he decided to leave the party…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva, who has been declared wanted for an alleged $14.86 million fraud, to appear for questioning. Dele Oyewale, the commission’s spokesman, announced this on Monday in response to Sylva’s claim that the anti-graft agency operated more as an organ of the All Progressives Congress than as a government entity. “He has been declared wanted; he should make himself available to the commission,” Oyewale said when asked to respond to the allegation. Sylva, who announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress on Monday, stated that he…

Bukayo Saka scored the only goal as Arsenal won 1-0 over Aston Villa on Monday, allowing manager Mikel Arteta to celebrate his 250th Premier League game in charge. Arsenal now has two wins from two league games to start the 2026/27 season, whereas Villa has two defeats and no points. Villa, who lost 4-0 to Brighton in their first league game, started well despite losing several key players in recent weeks. After 12 minutes, the hosts nearly took the lead when Emiliano Buendia’s long-range shot hit the crossbar. Arsenal struggled to create clear chances in the first half, with Declan…

The Nigerian military has confirmed the rescue of 21 kidnaped people, including 15 National Youth Service Corps members, in Kogi State. This comes as it vows to continue operations to rescue citizens kidnaped in Niger State’s Borgu Local Government Area. Maj. Gen. Michael Onoja, Director of Defense Media Operations, revealed on Monday that 21 NYSC members, eight males and 13 females, had been rescued from the Egume-Ochaja Forest. He stated that 15 of the rescued were NYSC personnel who were kidnaped last week while traveling from Abuja to Bayelsa State. He said, “The Armed Forces of Nigeria are also happy…