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Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement to sign RB Leipzig forward Xavi Simons in a deal worth £51.8 million. The 22-year-old Netherlands international has agreed personal terms with Spurs and is understood to have completed his medical in London ahead of finalising the transfer. Both clubs have an agreement in principle, with only minor details […]

Aisha Muhammed was in her third trimester when she developed convulsions and high blood pressure from eclampsia — a leading cause of maternal death. Her village clinic had no doctor, and the nearest medical help was 40 kilometres away, across some of the world’s most dangerous terrain. Muhammed eventually reached Maiduguri, where she delivered twins […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC Edo State chapter today threw into crisis as two warring factions claimed as the authentic executive members in the state. Addressing newsmen in his office at the state secretariat in Benin City, Interim Committee Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Edo State, Comrade Bernard Egwuaghide, insisted that he […]

Patrick Okedinachi Utomi is a globally-acclaimed thought-leader. His political and economic theories have helped businesses and economies make wise investment decisions that positively impacted their bottom lines. Utomi, a Political Economist, in this no-hold-barred exclusive interview with ZEBULON AGOMUO and JOSHUA BASSEY, took a critical look at the economy and the state of the nation. […]

… Promises school, hospital, mosque renovation Dikko Umar Radda, Governor of Katsina State has on Wednesday paid a condolence visit to Mantau Village in Malumfashi Local Government Area of the State where he sympathised with families of the recent bandits attack that claimed innocent lives during prayers in a mosque. The Governor, who cut short […]

One morning in June, an ocean surge swept through the village of Apakin, one of Lagos’ last indigenous coastal communities, washing away fishing boats, nets and graves. It was only the latest event in the settlement of roughly 3,000 people that is losing homes and livelihoods to rising seas. Despite pledges of support from Commonwealth […]

President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria now has more money and less corruption following the economic reforms his administration introduced over two years ago. Speaking to investors in Brazil on Tuesday, Tinubu said the measures — including the removal of fuel subsidies and the liberalisation of the foreign exchange market — had curbed currency […]

Afriland Properties Plc has successfully paid an interim dividend of 13 kobo per share, amounting to N178.6 million, to its shareholders for the half-year ended June 30, 2025. Speaking on the development, Emmanuel Nnorom, chairman of the Board, said, “The interim dividend underscores our Board’s confidence in Afriland’s strategy and financial resilience.” Also commenting, Azubike […]

More than 1.3 million Nigerians signed up for voter cards online during the first week of the new registration exercise, the country’s electoral commission announced on Monday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said 1,379,342 people completed online pre-registration between 18th and 25th August, when the exercise began. Lagos State recorded the highest number with […]

Nigeria is the world’s largest cassava producer, harvesting over 60 million metric tons annually. Yet the country captures just two percent of the $180 billion global cassava processing market. For decades, cassava has been treated as a subsistence crop, processed into traditional staples like garri and fufu. That perception is now shifting. A new wave […]