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Manchester City is ready to make an opening bid Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez. The Argentina international has been identified by manager Enzo Maresca as a priority target to strengthen City’s midfield following a series of high-profile exits. Chelsea they are aware of the city’s interest and set an unofficial deadline for the deal to be completed early this summer with …

Four people were reportedly killed before security forces consisting of police and military carried out bandits who had kidnapped several victims and rustled animals around Maikujera Village, Rabah Local Government Area of ​​Sokoto State. Agents of the state Police Command, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, rescued 32 kidnap victims and foiled the bandits’ operation. A statement from the Command’s …

Former England winger Raheem Sterling has been charged with dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide by unauthorized inhalation following a motorway crash in May, Hampshire Police said on Wednesday. “Raheem Sterling, 31, from Berkshire, has been charged with the following offences: dangerous driving, possession of nitrous oxide by unlawful inhalation, failing to provide a specimen,” a spokesperson for Hampshire …

A coalition of over 28 civil society organizations in the Niger Delta region says it plans to initiate demonstrations and submit a petition calling for an investigation into the controversial rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery during the tenure of former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari. The group said they …

Nigeria’s Financial Intelligence Unit says it has discovered a new method used by terrorists to collect and distribute funds for their operations in and around Nigeria. Disclosures contained in the NFIU 2025 Annual Report stated that terrorist financiers opened bank accounts in women’s names to avoid suspicion. Another method adopted is the use of telephone numbers for mobile banking or …

Feyenoord will not allow away fans to attend their next two away games after fans set off fireworks that injured seven people and blocked their Dutch league match at Cambuur Leeuwarden on Sunday. Feyenoord will exclude their fans from the away sections of NEC Nijmegen and PEC Zwolle next month. “The club management decided to do this following the much …

Tobi Amusan, Kayinsola Ajayi and Nathaniel Ezekiel will lead the Nigerian contingent to the maiden edition of the World Athletics Ultimate Championships, scheduled to be held at the National Athletics Center in Budapest, Hungary this September. The three-day championship will feature Olympic champions, world champions, Diamond League winners and the best players of the 2026 season in a new global …

Nigeria’s senior men’s volleyball team claimed a thrilling victory over arch-rival Ghana in a dramatic five-set West African derby at the 2026 African Senior Nations Volleyball Championship in Kenya. The Nigerians fought an intense contest before finally triumphing 3-2, winning 25-21, 21-25, 25-11, 11-25, 18-16 in a thrilling final set. Nigeria started strongly to take the first set 25-21, but …

The Guild of Online Business Publishers (GOCOP) has expressed sadness over the death of its former president, Dotun Oladipo, publisher of The Eagle Online. This is contained in a statement by GOCOP Publicity Secretary, Kemi Yesufu, released in Lagos on Wednesday. The statement said Oladipo died on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the age of 56. He said Oladipo’s death was …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and its partners have signed an agreement on the proposed Bonga Southwest/Aparo project, which is expected to attract investment of up to $21 billion. The project, located on Oil Mining Lease 118, is expected to be one of the largest new deepwater developments in Nigeria, with estimated peak production of approximately 175,000 barrels …