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Spanish goalkeeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga has officially signed with Arsenal from Chelsea in a deal worth £5 million, marking the Gunners’ first major signing of the summer transfer window. The announcement ends weeks of speculation surrounding the shot-stopper’s future, following his return to Stamford Bridge after a loan spell at Real Madrid. Kepa, 30, expressed excitement…
Nigerian-born lawyer and politician, Owolabi Salis, has etched his name in history as the first Nigerian to travel into space, following a successful flight aboard Blue Origin’s NS-33 mission. The suborbital flight, operated by Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company, launched from West Texas on Sunday and marked a major milestone in both African and private spaceflight…
Holders of diplomatic and official passports from Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) may no longer need visas to travel to Nigeria. There are seven member of the OECS. These are: Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. This is courtesy of…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has asked the Federal Government to release the remaining two months’ withheld salaries of its members who participated in the 2022 strike. The union also decried the delay in salary payments to federal universities, often weeks after other federal workers have been paid. These were some of the…
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, formally announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, describing it as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us.” The President proposed creating a Joint Commission or Political Consultation Agreement as a mechanism for structured cooperation between Nigeria and the Organisation of…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has slashed the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol by 4.5 per cent to ₦840 per litre, from ₦880 per litre. Reacting to the development, other companies, including MENJ slashed its depot price by 2.27 per cent to ₦860 per litre from ₦880 per litre. Also, MAO…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reaffirmed Senator Samuel Anyanwu as its substantive National Secretary, effectively ending weeks of internal wrangling and speculation over the position. The decision was reached during the party’s 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Tuesday at the PDP National Secretariat in Abuja. The acting National Chairman of the…
Arsenal are expected to welcome Danish midfielder Christian Norgaard to London this week for a medical, as the club moves closer to finalising a £15 million deal with Brentford. The transfer, agreed last week, includes an initial £10 million payment with an additional £5 million in performance-related add-ons. Norgaard, a key figure in Brentford’s midfield…
Brazilian side Fluminense pulled off a stunning 2-0 victory over UEFA Champions League finalists Inter Milan to book a place in the quarter-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup. The high-stakes Round of 16 clash took place at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, where the South American champions delivered a disciplined and determined…
by Babalola Seyi Emmanuel In the bustling streets of Kano, tucked within the quiet alleys of Ibadan, and across the rural villages of Benue and Zamfara, the story of the Nigerian girl child is often the same: bright eyes dulled too soon by the weight of tradition, ambition dimmed by the burden of early marriage,…