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Inter Milan have informed their Serie A rivals, Atalanta, about their opening €40m bid for Ademola Lookman.

Football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, however, reports that Atalanta are insisting on a fee of at least €50m.

Nigeria international Lookman wants to leave Atalanta this summer and hopes the club will facilitate his exit.

But the former Europa League champions are maintaining their position of giving no green light to Italian clubs at €40m.

Meanwhile, Galatasaray and Napoli are now at the final stages of the Victor Osimhen deal after positive talks on Thursday, according to Romano.

Galatasaray are set to pay €40m now and €35m by the end of 2026.

Napoli have included a clause that the Turkish giants must not sell Osimhen to Italian clubs for two years.

What remains now are the guarantees and the sell-on clause for the deal to be sealed.

The Confederation of African Football, CAF,  has omitted Nigerian officials from list of referees and assistant referees that will officiate at the upcoming 2024 African Nations Championship.

CAF named 70 match officials for the biennial competition which is designed for players who feature in their countries domestic leagues.

The list includes 26 referees, 26 assistant referees, and 18 Video Match Officials.

The officials are drawn from 30 member associations.

CAF has over the years overlooked Nigerian officials for major competitions.

This edition of the CHAN will be hosted by three countries Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

The competition will run from 2 to 30 August, 2025.

Calvin Bassey believed Fulham manager, Marco Silva has what it takes to manage the top teams in the Premier League.

The Whites have impressed with their attacking brand of football since Silva arrived at Craven Cottage in 2021.

Fulham finished in an impressive 11th position in the Premier League last season, barely missing out on a place in Europe.

The West London club were also eliminated at the quarter-final stage of the Emirates FA Cup by Crystal Palace.

Silva has been recently linked with the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Brentford.

Bassey claimed it is a matter of time before the Portuguese get the opportunity to coach at the highest level.

“I think he’s, for me, one of the best managers in the Premier League, and no doubt, for sure, in a couple of years, he could be right at the top end of managing one of the best teams in the Premier League,” the Nigeria international told Sky Sports.

Super Falcons midfielder, Toni Payne has said she will forever be happy with the decision to switch allegiance from the United States of America to Nigeria.

Payne was born in Birmingham, Alabama to Nigerian parents.

The 30-year-old represented the USA from U-17 to U-23 level but later opted to play for Nigeria at full international level.

The former Ajax player declared her intention to switch international career to Nigeria in 2019.

Payne made her debut for the nine-time African champions two years later.

She has since represented Nigeria at four international competitions including the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, FIFA Women’s World Cup, and Olympic Games.

The player said she has no regrets choosing Nigeria over the USA.

“Even though I did grow up with dreams of playing for the US, when I had the opportunity to play for Nigeria, it was almost a no-brainer and a no question for me. So, yeah, no regrets,” she said.

The Jigawa State Government said its revenue generation has increased by more than 100% in the last six months with N23.8 billion generated from January to June this year.

Executive Chairman, Jigawa State Internal Revenue Service, Dr. Nasiru Sabo Idris, disclosed this in a Radio Jigawa program, Jigawa A Yau.

He said the revenue figure is nearly three times of what was generated during the same period in 2024 where 9.175 billion naira was generated

Sabo also stated that in May 2025 alone, the service collected over five billion naira as tax, and over six billion naira in June.

According to him, monthly revenue has steadily increased due to new strategies implemented by the agency.

He added that the state revenue service was making efforts to recover around 8.9 billion naira in Pay As You Earn tax from the Federal Inland Revenue Service, due to Jigawa State.

Sabo assured the state government of the agency’s commitment to continue generating revenue to support development projects across the state.

The Director of Corporate Communications at Nigeria Postal Service, Franklin Alao, has retired after 35 years of public service to the country.

NIPOST has now gotten a new spokesperson, Ibrahim Musa.

Speaking at his retirement event on Wednesday in Abuja, Alao described his years in NIPOST as heartwarming and challenging.

According to him, in the last years, the Nigerian Postal Service has transformed to digital, championed by the Postmaster General, Tola Odeyemi.

He urged the government to tackle the age-long challenge of funding and staff training in NIPOST to put the agency on par with its global contemporaries.

“It is heartwarming to have worked for 35 years. We came to NIPOST; information technology was not there, but now things have changed.

“I am glad to be part of the technology transformation in NIPOST. Today we are talking about smart NIPOST. NIPOST still has funding and training challenges,” he said.

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Florence Obi has said they are thinking of engaging the services of psychologists to talk to the over 300 dentistry students of varying levels in the school who are not allowed to continue their studies.

The school has confirmed that there were over admission of students even before the tenure of Prof Obi whose tenure elapses before end of the year.

The development has caused the 300 students depression, even as a few had contemplated suicide.

The school said they want to transfer the students to 13 other universities who are also offering the course but the students have insisted against the proposal.

In a viral video, the students said they would prefer to be merged with the surgery and medicine department instead of being transferred elsewhere with attendant hefty financial implications and risks of repeating another year.

The students umbrella body, Nigerian Association of Dental Students, led by Victory Ochuwa had cautioned UNICAL against the moves, advising a reversal to avert tension, depression and suicide.

Speaking to journalists in her office, the VC said they were all for the best interests of the students and had been explaining their efforts to resolve the problems to both students and parents.

“We noted the report that a student contemplated a suicide. That’s touching and unfortunate.

“We accept the suggestion to engage psychologists to join us in talking to these students.

“We will look into this suggestion as we interface with government offices and other stakeholders.

“Before I leave office, I will ensure that this issue and others are resolved”, she said.

Veteran journalist, Chief Dele Momodu has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing what he described as the party’s takeover by antidemocratic forces.

In a letter dated July 17, 2025, addressed to the PDP Ward 4 Chairman in Ihievbe, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State, Momodu announced his immediate departure from the party.

“My reason is clear and direct,” the letter stated.

He added that, “Our party has undeniably been seized by antidemocratic elements, both from within and without, in broad daylight.

“It is therefore honorable to relinquish the remains of the party to them while the majority of us earnestly align with the new coalition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC).”

Chief Momodu, a former presidential aspirant under the PDP banner and publisher of Ovation International, expressed gratitude to the ward-level party leadership for their unwavering support throughout the years.

His defection to the ADC signifies a significant shift in Edo State’s political landscape and contributes momentum to the ongoing realignments preceding the 2027 general elections.

Momodu had joined the PDP in 2021 and actively engaged in national debates and party affairs.

His departure follows a series of resignations by notable figures disenchanted with internal party dynamics.