Al-Gharafa striker, Joselu, has urged Real Madrid to stop searching for a new number nine that will lead the team’s attack line in the new 2025/2026 season.

According to Joselu, Gonzalo Garcia is an incredible profile of a good number nine that should lead the attack of Xabi Alonso’s side.

He said this after the 21-year-old led Real Madrid to a 1-0 win against Juventus in the Round of 16 encounter of the FIFA Club World Cup on Tuesday night.

Garcia scored the game’s only goal, thanks to a brilliant second half header.

Speaking about Garcia, Joselu, a former Real Madrid striker said ( via MadridXtra): “Gonzalo? The search for a number nine should stop.

“We have found an incredible profile,” he added.

Garcia was promoted to Real Madrid’s first team from the club’s Castilla (Real Madrid B) in 2023.

The Interim National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, said there has been no discussions between the Mr Peter Obi, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over a potential joint ticket for the 2027 general elections.

Tanko spoke on Tuesday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Prime Time a programme.

“That topic hasn’t even come up. People are speculating, but there’s no such talk now,” he said.

Tanko, however, confirmed that consultations were ongoing with like-minded political parties and stakeholders.

He stressed that any future alliance must be driven by national interest rather than elite political arrangements.

Tanko also announced that the movement’s current focus is on building a broad-based coalition grounded in integrity, inclusiveness, and service to the Nigerian people.

Tanko further said that Obi will stick to it to serve only one term if required by a coalition agreement, noting that he’s a man of his word.

Former Senate President David Mark has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), bringing to an end his decades-long association with the party he helped found.

Mark, who played a key role in shaping the PDP since its inception, announced his resignation in a letter dated June 27.

The development follows his recent appointment as one of the interim leaders of the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC), a move that signals a shift in Nigeria’s evolving political landscape.

In his resignation letter addressed to the PDP leadership in Otukpo Ward 1, Benue State, Mark cited the party’s deep-seated leadership crisis and irreconcilable differences as the reasons behind his departure.

“The irreconcilable differences in the PDP have subjected the party to public ridicule and reduced it to a shadow of its former self,” he noted.

Reflecting on his loyalty and contributions to the PDP over the years, Mark said:

“I bring warm greetings to you and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Otukpo Ward 1, and by extension, to the entire Benue State and Nigeria. I write to formally inform you of my decision to resign my membership of the party with immediate effect.

“You may recall that over the years, I have remained firm and deeply committed to the ideals of the PDP. Even when nearly all stakeholders departed the party following our loss in the 2015 presidential election, I pledged to remain the last man standing.

“I have worked steadfastly to rebuild, reconcile, and reposition the party, efforts which, without sounding immodest, helped restore the PDP to national relevance and made it once again a party of choice for many Nigerians,” he said.

However, he lamented that recent internal conflicts have severely weakened the party.

“Recent events marked by deepening divisions, persistent leadership crisis, and irreconcilable differences have reduced the party to a shadow of its former self, subjecting it to public ridicule,” he added.

Mark said the decision to leave the PDP came after extensive consultations with family, political allies, and close associates. He declared his next political move:

“After wide consultations with my family, friends, and political associates, I have resolved to join the National Coalition of Political Opposition Movement in Nigeria, as part of the collective effort to rescue our nation and preserve our hard-earned democracy,” he stated.