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Shooting Stars Sports Club first choice goalkeeper, Okemute Odah, is confident the Oluyole Warriors will win at least two of their remaining four away matches of the 2023/24 NPFL season. The vastly experienced former Warri Wolves, Rivers United, and Lobi Stars FC goalkeeper served this warming after his team edged Kano Pillars 2-1 in a match day 29 encounter at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, on Monday. “This is not the end of our celebration away from home. I’m sure we are still going to win more matches—at least two out of our remaining games on the road,” said the soft-spoken…

Nigerian forward, Victor Osimhen, is close to joining French giants Paris Saint-Germain from Napoli for a fee of €120 million and according to Italian publication, Il Matino, he is set for a bumper salary raise, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Osimhen, who joined Napoli from Lille in 2020, signed a new contract in December that earns him a monthly salary of £1.29m (€1.5m), almost doubling his previous earnings. The Nigeria international who has a £113m release clause in his contract at Napoli has unsurprisingly caught the attention of several top clubs across Europe after scoring 31 goals in 39 appearances last…

The University of Ibadan (UI) appears to have commenced an upward review of the fees for its fresh students. Multiple student sources confirmed to TheCable on Thursday that the rates, hiked by up to 480%, were published on their online portals. Keye Abiona, the UI dean of student affairs, was quoted as initially confirming the hike to a media publication at the university campus. The dean however declined further comment on the matter when contacted by TheCable. Adejoke Akinpelu, the university PRO, told TheCable that the portal will, in due time, give a full picture of what the 2024 rates…

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured Nigerians that the country would generate 6,000MW of electricity in the next six months. Adelabu stated this while featuring on Channel Television’s Politics Today on Thursday. According to him, the country currently generates and transmits over 4,000MW, which he said has minor issues at the stage of distribution. The minister, who said he had identified the challenges facing the power sector and the solutions, said the President Bola Tinubu administration is determined to solve the problems facing the sector. He said the current government has sought the support of experts and stakeholders…

Nigerian dancer, Anita Obidi, popularly known as Korra Obidi, has come under a knife and acid attack in the United Kingdom. According to the dancer, the attack occurred while she was in the middle of a live stream on Thursday, April 11, 2024. She disclosed this in a video posted on her Instagram account some minutes ago. “My face is burning, can I have some coke to wash it please,” Obidi screamed as she groaned in pain. The livestream footage reportedly showed Korra Obidi in distress, frantically washing her face with a Coca-Cola beverage, likely to neutralize the burning sensation…

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has inaugurated a new card with a lot of features including payment functions for all types of social and financial services. According to NIMC, the card will solve the demand for physical identification enabling cardholders to prove their identity, and access government and private social services. NIMC said the card which is the initiative of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration was designed in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System, and will be powered by a national domestic card, AfriGO. With this NIMC card, Nigerians have the…

The Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Market Council, Alhaji Kayode Hamusat has appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde to wade into the issues surrounding who is the Iyaloja General of Oyo State. Alhaji Hamusat made the appeal on Thursday while addressing newsmen in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. Recall that Governor Seyi spoke on the dispute over the position of Iyaloja-General of Oyo State while hosting government functionaries at his private residence in Ikolaba on Wednesday. The Governor was quoted to have said, “Two days ago when I went to break Ramadan fast with Alhaji Hazim Gbolarumi, I’ve not even…

In a sudden and tragic turn of events, Gbite Adetoro, the vice-chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the upcoming local government election, has passed away. The young politician, hailing from Igbeti, reportedly succumbed to injuries sustained in a solo car accident. While precise details surrounding the incident remain scarce at this time, the loss has left a profound impact on both the political landscape and the local community. Gbite Adetoro leaves behind his elderly father, Chief Jacob Adetoro, a revered figure within the PDP since its inception.

Several commercial drivers in Ibadan, Oyo State capital have been lamenting the low turnout of passengers before and during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration and holidays. Visits by the News Agency of Nigeria to the central motor parks at Sango and Iwo Road and the Ojoo bus terminal showed drivers practically left with nothing to do. This was because there was no increase recorded in inter-state commuting. One of the commercial drivers, Mr Musibao Alani, told NAN that there was nothing signifying any celebration or holiday, as there had been a low turnout of passengers. “People are not travelling like before, and…

Tragedies struck on Wednesday in parts of the country as families were thrown into mourning over the deaths of their loved ones. In the various tragic incidents, several persons met untimely deaths majorly through road accidents. A drunk truck driver reportedly crashed into a bus on Wednesday around the Castinjo/Ola Bus Stop on the Ota-Idiroko Expressway in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, killing the bus driver and his motor boy instantly. The driver, according to eyewitnesses, was driving at high speed when he lost control and rammed into the bus coming in the opposite direction, killing the…