Aston Villa have confirmed the club-record signing of Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea and reached a verbal agreement to sign Paris Saint-Germain winger Ibrahim Mbaye. The combined deal means Villa have broken their transfer record twice this summer, surpassing the £59.5 million they agreed for Johan Manzambi earlier in the window. Jackson has joined Villa as…
Bradley Barcola is set to join Liverpool after the Premier League club reached an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain over the structure of the transfer, with the France international expected to sign a contract running until 2031. The 23-year-old had previously been valued at around £145 million by PSG, with negotiations initially complicated by the difference…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal Government has launched the Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Prize, an annual ₦365 million initiative designed to recognise and reward outstanding research, innovation and intellectual excellence among students and researchers across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced the opening of the prize in a post on X on…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Nigeria international and football administrator Segun Odegbami has warned that changing the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will not resolve the deep-rooted challenges facing Nigerian football. Odegbami made the remarks while reacting to the resignation of NFF President Ibrahim Gusau and the federation’s General Secretary, describing the development as…
Danny Welbeck scored his first goal for Chelsea as the Blues defeated third-tier Luton Town 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to advance to the third round of the League Cup. Chelsea entered the match on the back of a 3-2 victory over Fulham on Monday, with Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers impressing in their…
By Ayomide Otitoju Barcelona continued their perfect start to the La Liga season with a 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao on Thursday, with goals from Raphinha and Fermin Lopez securing the points for the Spanish champions. The victory came in Barcelona’s first league match of the season at the partially rebuilt Camp Nou, where new…
Norway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89, the Royal Palace announced on Friday, with his 53-year-old son, Crown Prince Haakon, succeeding him on the throne. “It is with deep sadness that we announce that His Majesty King Harald passed away today,” the palace said in a statement. It said the king…
By Ayomide Otitoju French energy giant TotalEnergies has completed its exit from the Arctic 2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Russia, following the transfer of its 10 per cent stake to NordLine, a subsidiary of Russian gas producer Novatek. The company confirmed on Thursday that the transfer had been completed, ending its direct ownership…
By Ayomide Otitoju BIGI and Fearless, in partnership with Soundcity OnTour, have transformed their ongoing campus tour into a growing student movement, combining music, entertainment, creativity and opportunities for emerging Nigerian artistes. With 15 campuses already visited and five more stops remaining, the tour has attracted growing interest from students and institutions eager to experience…
