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Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho has officially completed a surprise move to Turkish club Bursaspor, effectively ending his association with Celtic, Soccernet.ng reports. The move was a dramatic U-turn by the Nigeria international who signed a three-year contract that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2029. The former Manchester City player was on the verge of …

Transactions on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Friday closed on a positive note, appreciating by N849 billion as gains recorded in capitalized stocks had a positive impact on market performance. This resulted in the market capitalization of listed stocks growing by 0.54% to N157.056 trillion from N156.207 trillion recorded the previous day. The NGX All Share index …

….The former governor urges supporters to respect the solemn funeral ceremony …He says only God knows the next governor of Ogun Daud Olatunji A solemn funeral service for the late Mrs Sabainah Ibironke Opawole, mother-in-law of former Ogun State governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, briefly turned into a political arena on Friday as supporters of the main contenders in the 2027 …

*World record holder Tobi Amusan arrives in Aberdeen With six days to go before the start of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the National Sports Commission (NSC) has unveiled a comprehensive athlete welfare and incentive package for Team Nigeria, reaffirming the Federal Government’s commitment to athlete welfare, elite performance and the rewarding of sporting excellence. Approved under the leadership …

A forum of Yoruba lawyers, Egbe Amofin Oodua, has called for the postponement of the presidential elections of the Nigerian Bar Association, arguing that the association’s leadership has abandoned agreed electoral reforms that would ensure transparent and credible polling. The group warned that proceeding with the election without implementing the proposed reforms could undermine confidence in the NBA’s electoral process. …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Asset Coordination, 2026, to harmonize the regulation of virtual assets, strengthen cooperation among the nation’s financial, tax and capital markets agencies, protect citizens from fraud, and safeguard the integrity of the financial system while enabling responsible innovation. The President signed the Order pursuant to Section 5 of the Constitution …

A Moscow court has sentenced a 59-year-old Russian citizen to 13 years in prison for trying to smuggle aircraft spare parts into Ukraine. Russia’s federal security service, FSB, announced the ruling in a statement on Friday. According to the security agency, the man obtained aerial detections in Russia and attempted to take them out of the country. The FSB said …

Post views: 22 Chairman of the Rangers International Football Club Foundation, Coach Ebere Amaraizu, has congratulated Arinze Nwanonenyi Sylvester, an esteemed member of the Foundation team, on successfully completing his Master of Science in Project Management at the University of South Wales, United Kingdom* on 14 July 2026. In his congratulatory message, Coach Amaraizu …

The Governing Council of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, has approved the promotion and appointment of 24 senior academic staff members as part of efforts to improve staff motivation and strengthen academic excellence at the institution. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the approval was granted at the Board’s statutory meeting held on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. The promotions include 10 principal faculty, …

Energy Minister Joseph Tegbe has urged operators in the Nigerian electricity supply industry (NESI) to avoid actions capable of destabilizing the country’s decentralized electricity market, stressing that collaboration, not competition, must guide institutions operating in the sector. The minister was speaking on Tuesday in Abuja at a seminar on legal, policy and regulatory harmonization between federal and state institutions on …