Chelsea have agreed a £47 million deal to sign Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara, with the player set to sign a six-year contract subject to a medical. Monaco rejected an earlier £38.5 million (€45 million) bid from Chelsea on transfer deadline day before the clubs reached an agreement. Chelsea moved for Camara as they seek to…
Manchester City have completed the £65 million signing of Everton winger Iliman Ndiaye on a five-year contract. The deal is worth £60 million upfront, with a further £5 million available in bonuses. Ndiaye had also attracted interest from Tottenham. His move to City comes after Liverpool rejected an £80 million bid from the Premier League…
Manchester City have agreed to pay a joint-British record £125 million for Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez. The 25-year-old joined Chelsea from Benfica in 2023 for a then-British record £107 million. His move to City matches the £125 million Liverpool paid for Alexander Isak on transfer deadline day last summer. The clubs reached an agreement following…
Liverpool have completed the signing of 18-year-old goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans from Belgian club Genk in a deal that could be worth up to £30 million, including add-ons. Brughmans has signed a six-year contract with Liverpool but will remain at Genk on loan for the 2026-27 season before moving to Anfield ahead of the 2027-28 campaign….
By Ayomide Otitoju Presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, were absent on Monday as opposition parties and presidential candidates opened fresh negotiations in Abuja on the possibility of presenting a single candidate against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election….
Aston Villa have signed Senegal winger Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for a reported £47 million ($63 million), the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. Mbaye, 18, made 31 appearances in all competitions for PSG last season as the French side won the UEFA Champions League and Ligue 1 titles. The France-born winger also…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to return to the domestic debt market in September with a N700 billion Treasury Bills (T-bills) auction as part of ongoing efforts to manage liquidity in the financial system. The auction, being conducted on behalf of the Debt Management Office (DMO), will feature 91-day,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) should be treated as both an economic and cultural project, Nigeria’s Consul General in South Africa, Ambassador Ninikanwa Okey-Uche, has said. Okey-Uche made the remarks on Monday in Johannesburg, urging African countries to use film, music, literature, fashion and other creative industries to strengthen continental…
By Ayomide Otitoju MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas has urged African countries to leverage the continent’s vast mineral resources and growing consumer market to strengthen their position as global economic and political power shifts towards a more multipolar order. Jonas said Africa has a significant opportunity to increase its influence in the global economy because…
