Paul Onuachu has been crowned joint top scorer in the Turkish Süper Lig for the 2025/26 season after scoring 22 goals for Trabzonspor. According to Channels Television, the Super Eagles striker shared the Golden Boot award with Eldor Shomurodov of Istanbul Başakşehir, who also finished the campaign on 22 goals. Onuachu reached the tally in 30 league appearances and added two assists, capping a standout season in Turkey. Shomurodov drew level after scoring in Başakşehir’s final match of the season against Gaziantep FK. Fenerbahçe forward Anderson Talisca finished third in the scoring charts with 19 goals. The award makes Onuachu the sixth Trabzonspor player to claim the Süper Lig’s top scorer honour, underlining the Nigerian striker’s strong impact since arriving in Turkey. Last season, fellow Nigerian Victor Osimhen won the same prize after scoring 26 goals in 30 matches. This term, the former Napoli striker netted 15 goals in 22 league appearances. Nigeria’s national team, Super Eagles, praised Onuachu’s achievement in a post on X, describing him as “a force to reckon with” after his prolific campaign. In Italy, Maduka Okoye also picked up recognition after being named Player of the Month for May at Udinese. The goalkeeper kept two clean sheets in three games and has now recorded 10 shutouts in 29 Serie A matches this season. Both Onuachu and Okoye are expected to feature for Nigeria at the Unity Cup in the UK later this month. The tournament will be staged at The Valley in South London from May 26 to 30, with Nigeria facing Zimbabwe national football team in the semi-finals.

Sunday Katung, Shehu Sani and Ramalan Yero have emerged as winners of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primaries in Kaduna State ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to Channels Television, the three politicians secured their party tickets across Kaduna South, Central and North senatorial districts during the primary elections held on Monday. Katung won the Kaduna South contest, defeating Danjuma Tella Laah and Michael Ayuba Auta. Results announced at the collation centre in Jema’a Local Government Area showed Katung polled 7,453 votes, while Laah got 1,370 and Auta secured 878. The returning officer, John Laah, said delegates from eight local government areas took part in what he described as a peaceful and credible process. In Kaduna Central, former senator Shehu Sani defeated Yusuf Zailani, polling 9,105 votes against Zailani’s 1,021. Yerima Shettima, who had withdrawn before the poll, still recorded 1,253 votes. Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the Senate from 2015 to 2019, thanked Bola Tinubu and Uba Sani after his victory, saying he appreciated their support and the trust placed in his candidacy. For Kaduna North, former governor Ramalan Yero defeated Muazu Mukaddas and Bala Ikara, polling 6,060 votes against 1,044 and 362 respectively. Despite the victories, the primaries ended amid protests. A coalition of aggrieved aspirants led by Danjuma Laah challenged the conduct of the process, alleging irregularities and the imposition of consensus candidates in the senatorial and House of Representatives primaries. The dispute is expected to test internal cohesion within the APC in Kaduna as preparations continue for the 2027 elections.

Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has raised concerns over a legal action by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery challenging fuel import licences issued to marketers and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC Limited), warning it could destabilise Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector, according to reporting by TheCable. The dispute follows a decision by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on March 25 to ease petrol import restrictions by issuing new import licences to marketers to bridge supply gaps. However, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery later filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking to void the licences. The refinery argues that the approvals breach a prior court order and violate provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act, which it says allows imports only when domestic supply is insufficient. In response, DAPPMAN said the licences are essential legal instruments that sustain Nigeria’s fuel supply chain and ensure energy security. The association stressed that members had invested heavily in depot infrastructure and logistics based on the validity of the licences. It warned that attempts to retroactively cancel them could introduce uncertainty into the downstream sector and disrupt operations. While acknowledging the refinery’s right to seek legal redress, DAPPMAN maintained that regulatory responsibility to guarantee adequate fuel supply must not be undermined by private commercial interests. The association added that Nigeria’s downstream market depends on multiple participants operating competitively, cautioning that restricting access could ultimately affect consumers. The development highlights rising tensions over fuel import regulation, domestic refining capacity, and market competition in Nigeria’s petroleum sector.

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the deployment of troops to neighbouring Benin Republic as part of a regional effort to combat terrorism and cross-border crimes. The Chief of Army Staff, Waidi Shaibu, announced the deployment during the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference in Abuja. Shaibu said the Nigerian Army remains committed to intelligence sharing, strategic partnerships and joint security operations aimed at denying terrorists and criminal groups freedom of movement across Nigeria and neighbouring states. He described the troop deployment as part of Nigeria’s broader commitment to strengthening regional security architecture in West Africa and improving collective responses to emerging threats. The army chief urged commanders to remain adaptive and focused on multinational cooperation in ongoing operations. Shaibu also praised President Bola Tinubu for continued support to the military through interventions targeted at personnel welfare, infrastructure upgrades and operational capacity. He said the army has intensified equipment modernisation, improved combat support services and enhanced welfare packages, including better accommodation, healthcare, medical evacuation services and increased allowances for troops. The army chief added that civil-military cooperation programmes would continue to be expanded to support peacebuilding, humanitarian efforts and socio-economic development in affected communities. TheCable reported that the Nigerian senate approved Tinubu’s request in December 2025 to deploy troops to Benin Republic as part of a regional peace-stabilisation mission aimed at protecting democratic institutions after an attempted coup in the country.