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Turkish Super Lig champions Galatasaray have reached an agreement with Napoli for the loan of Victor Osimhen. According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the Nigerian international will spend the entire 2024/25 season with the Turkish giants. Galatasaray will cover the striker’s entire salary until the end of the season. The loan deal agreed with Napoli does not include a purchase …

Search engine giant Google on Monday claimed Russian government hackers exploited a complex vulnerability closely related to one used by notorious spyware makers Intellexa and NSO Group. Russia’s APT29 has been observed using exploits identical or very similar to those used by NSO Group and Intellexa, according to researchers at Google TAG (Threat Analysis Group). This unholy act by the …

Nigerian police have declared a British national, Andrew Wynne, and a Nigerian national, Lucky Obiyan, as wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu. Police also allege that the British national, also known as Andrew Povich, set up a network of sleeper cells to overthrow the government. Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this to …

Armed men suspected of being sea pirates on Monday kidnapped 10 maritime workers in Rivers State. The victims were on their way from Bonny to Port Harcourt waterway when they were attacked. The Chairman of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Rivers State District, Israel Pepple, confirmed the incident to journalists in Port Harcourt. READ ALSO:New report reveals Nigerians …

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Abdullahi, said on Monday that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and two other opposition figures in the country were holding merger talks ahead of the 2027 general elections. Other major opposition figures are Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and his New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) counterpart Rabiu …

Huge turnout in Uhunmwonde as APC Monday Okpebholo storms Wards 9 and 10: People’s choice is clear! In a powerful show of support, the APC campaign motorcade reached Ohuan (ward 9) and Egbede (ward 10) in Uhunmwonde, Edo State, leaving no doubt that the people welcomed the candidacies of Monday Okpebholo and Dennis Idahosa. The atmosphere in Uhunmwonde was charged …

Police in Canada have arrested Amaka Patience Sunnberger, the woman who threatened to poison the Yoruba and Benin communities in Nigeria. The woman last boasted in a video that she could not be arrested or prosecuted because she was a Canadian citizen. Toronto police said in a statement posted on their website Sunday that Sunnberger was arrested the same day …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has slammed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over its $6 billion debt to petrol suppliers. After months of denial, NNPCL on Sunday admitted that the cause of the country’s prolonged fuel shortage was debts to suppliers. Confirming the debt in a statement, NNPCL Head of Communications, Mr. Olufemi Soneye, said severe financial pressure …

  The Radicals couple, housemates on the current season of Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’, have been kicked out of the reality show. The duo, made up of Fairme David and Michky, were eliminated from the show after receiving the lowest percentage of fan votes. BBNaija host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has announced his eviction on Sunday, September 1, 2024. JAMB …

After weeks of denial, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has finally admitted to significant debts to fuel suppliers. This, according to the state oil company, is the cause of low fuel supplies to traders across the country. NNPC’s admission therefore comes amidst concerns that the current fuel shortage in the country could worsen. In a statement titled “NNPC …