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Barcelona Agree £65m Deal to Sign Rodri from Man City
Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign Spain captain Rodri from Manchester City for about £65m The 30-year-old, who won the Ballon d’Or in 2024, is set to sign a four-year deal
Forest’s Guard of Honour for Departing Awoniyi
Taiwo Awoniyi, who is set to join Coventry City, received a guard of honour from his teammates during Forest preseason match against Brest on Sunday. Awoniyi said goodbye to the
Manufacturers groan as rising credit, production costs threaten recovery
By Yinka Kolawole Nigeria have warned that the high cost of credit and rising production expenses remain major threats to the recovery of the manufacturing sector, despite a renewed improvement
Balogun, Ahmed Win 7th Efunkoya National U-15 Table Tennis Championships
The Indoor Hall of the National Stadium in Lagos buzzed with youthful energy as the 7th Adegboyega Efunkoya National U-15 Table Tennis Championships came to a thrilling close. Over the
Malawi Succumb to Cameroon’s Superior Firepower as Lionesses Win Historic WAFCON
Cameroon won the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) for the first time after a commanding 3-0 victory over Malawi in Sunday’s final at the Moulay El Hassan
Itsekiri global homecoming
A single stick breaks, but together we stand like a bundle of strength across the land By Peter Ogbobine Among the Itsekiri people, there is an enduring wisdom passed down from
India-Nigeria trade hits $9bn as firms deepen local production
By Yinka Kolawole India-Nigeria bilateral trade rose by 26 per cent to about $9 billion in 2025–26, from $7.13 billion recorded in 2024–25, as economic ties between both countries deepen beyond
ABSU: Running a university as a local village contraption, by Owei Lakemfa
Professor Nnamdi Chinwendu Nwaeze holds three degrees in economics, all with distinction. When, on August 11, 2026, lecturers of the Abia State University, ABSU, where he professes, went on strike, he
The N159 trn question: When borrowing becomes betrayal
By Moshood Oshunfurewa There is a certain tragedy in watching a nation articulate its own contradictions in public. On one hand, the Debt Management Office tells us Nigeria’s total public debt
30,356 FG retirees get N3.82bn backlog payment
By Victir Ahiuma-Young There is relief for 30,356 Federal Government retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme, DBS, as the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, has disbursedaa N3.82 billion in accrued
