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Rasmus Hojlund has joined Manchester United in a deal worth £72million as Erik ten Hag finally gets a striker over the line after a summer-long search for one The 20-year-old has signed a five-year contract with an option of a further 12 months. Hojlund follows Mason Mount and Andre Onana through the door at Old Trafford as United boss Erik …

Nollywood actress Ruth Kadiri has threatened to take legal action against Ghanaian television stations playing her films without permission. The actress, who has received considerable recognition for her parts in several Nollywood films, emphasized the significance of intellectual property rights in a post on social media. She argued that the unauthorized displays of her works not only violated her rights …

The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently address all the problems militating against stable electricity supply in the country. According to the party, improving the supply of electricity in both urban and rural areas would further reduce the hardship encountered due to the removal of fuel subsidies in the country. …

World number one Aryna Sabalenka progressed to the quarter-final of the China Open with a straight-set victory over Italy’s Jasmine Paolini. Belarusian Sabalenka, US Open runner-up last month, beat the world number 36 6-4 7-6 (7-4). The Australian Open winner will face 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the last eight. Meanwhile, US Open champion Coco Gauff saved four set points to …

Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, on Thursday, sentenced a security guard, Happiness Sunday, to triple life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his employer’s children. The Lagos State government arraigned the convict for defiling the victims aged 10 and eight years in the Magodo area of the state in 2020. He was arraigned on …

Fidelity Bank Plc has recorded a 204.4% growth in Profit Before Tax for the first half of 2023 to N76.3bn according to the bank’s recently issued financial result. A review of the results published on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) on Friday, 1 September 2023, showed a positive performance across all financial indices, Gross earnings for the period grew by …

Premier League club Manchester United have completed the signing of Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta for a reported £72m. The 20-year-old, who joined Atalanta in 2022 and scored 10 goals in 34 appearances last season, moves to Old Trafford on a five-year deal. “It is no secret I have been a fan of this great club since I was …

The House of Representatives on Thursday turned back representatives sent by the service chiefs to a meeting with the lawmakers. The Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, confirmed the development after he received the representatives sent by the chiefs at the plenary in Abuja. He commended the representatives for appearing in the chamber and urged them to convey the message …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has insisted that the certificate from the Chicago State University (CSU) presented by President Bola Tinubu for the 2023 elections was fake. He therefore called on his fellow major presidential contestants in that election, Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), to join him in …

Troops of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, on Thursday killed six suspected bandits in Birnin-Gwari local government area of Kaduna State. The Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations in the Division, Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya, confirmed said the development in a statement in Kaduna. He said over 40 pairs of police and military uniforms as well as nine motorcycles were recovered …