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Valencia has increased its loan offer to a million euros, above the initial 500,000 euros, for the Super Eagles striker Sadiq Umar. They are also willing to cover all their salary. Sadiq is firm in returning to Valencia, which makes this preferred option. Sports World He informed about Sadiq’s strong desire to return to Valencia. Sadiq wants a return to …

Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), the strategic investment arm of the Ethiopian government, and Dangote Group has signed a comprehensive shareholder agreement on the construction of world -class urea fertilizer production complex in the African horn. Under the partnership structure, EIH will hold 40% of the Dangote Group equity shares will maintain 60% of transformative project ownership representing one of the …

The former Manchester United Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was fired from the Turkish Club Besiktas. The 52 -year -old took over the Istanbul Club in January and took them to a fourth place last season. But after the defeat by the Swiss team Lausanne in the play -offs of the League of the Conference Thursday he meant that the club …

The State Police Command of Ambra arrested five suspicious members of a violent armed and kidnapping robbery, including a former soldier who abandoned the Nigerian army. The command spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed it in a declaration on Thursday, noting that the suspicions were arrested following an operation led by intelligence from the quick response team to Awkuzu on Wednesday …

The Governor of the State of Bauchi, Bala Mohammed, said on Thursday that former President of Goodluck Jonathan and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, were being considered as candidates for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2027 elections. The governor spoke on the television program channel, Politics Today. He remembered that the former president was squeezed before …

Access Holdings PLC has appointed Mr. Innocent Ike as Director/CEO of the Substantive Group. Access Holdings announced this in the disclosure of the company dated August 27, 2025, signed by the Corporate Secretary, Sunday Ekwochi, and forwarded to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) on Thursday. The appointment of Ike as the Head of the Tier-1 Financial Institution will apply on …

The Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune interrupted the appointment of Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui. The president, Thursday 28 August 2025, also appointed the Minister of the SIFI GIRIB sector as head of government. Larbaoui, former diplomat, was appointed prime minister in 2023 by Tebboune. Sokoto to pursue 30 contractors for abandoned market projects No reason was given for the departure of …

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has raised the minimum wage for civil servants in the state of the N70,000 to the N90,000. This happened only 48 hours after the Governor of the IMO state, Hope Uzodinma, raised the minimum wage for workers in the state to the N104,000. Commissioner of State for Information and Orientation, Head of Ikeuwa …

Nigerian currency, Naira, declined against the US dollar in the parallel window on Thursday. Naira lost N2 against American Greenback to be traded on N1.547/$ 1, compared to N1.545/$ 1 recorded in the parallel market, which was popularly called the Black Market, on Wednesday. Local currency, however, obtained an N5 against British pounds to trade at N2.120/£ 1 compared to …

Habeeb “Peller” Hamzat, the twenty year old creator of Tiktok content, is safe after an alleged kidnapping accident in the state of Lagos, his management team, City Plug, confirmed. According to reports, Peller was kidnapped on Wednesday evening as he lived from his car. A viral video circulating online caught the young content creator who spoke to the alleged kidnappers, …