The Bendel Insurance Post
Market10 Aug 2026
Elmer Arunta has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Bendel Insurance they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Julius Emiloju Junior signs for Rivers United while still at Bendel Insurance
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Julius Emiloju Junior has agreed terms with Rivers United for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Oke Kayode in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Bendel Insurance this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Bendel Insurance training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Emmanuel Nwokeji is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bendel Insurance promote Ndidi Onyekuru from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ndidi Onyekuru has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Joseph Omeruo joins the Bendel Insurance first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joseph Omeruo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bendel Insurance promote Isaac Umar from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Isaac Umar has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Match8 Aug 2026
Rivers United take the points off Bendel Insurance
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Bamidele Adeniyi signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Bamidele Adeniyi and Bendel Insurance agree another 2 years.
In brief
- The dugout David Nwakali answers for it
- Player ratings Emmanuel Nwokeji beats them one at a time
- The dugout No hiding place for Bamidele Adeniyi