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EPL: Arsenal stun United at Old Trafford as Aina, Awoniyi start season on winning note

Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- Arsenal kicked off their Premier League campaign with a statement win, defeating Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday. Defender Ricardo Calafiori scored the only goal o... Read More


Alozie reignites WAFCON magic with late winner for Houston Dash

Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- Michelle Alozie, the Super Falcons star who stunned South Africa with a last-gasp strike in the 2024 WAFCON semifinal, brought that same magic to the NWSL on Sunday. The forward s... Read More


Ecobank's former chairman buys Nedbank's 21% stake for $100 million

Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- Alain Nkontchou, a former chairman of Lome-based Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, acquired the 21.2 per cent interest held by Nedbank in the group, ending South Africa's fourth ... Read More


Abdul Oroh and a durable coalition for hope in Nigeria, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- Abdul Oroh is an unlikely avatar of the Nigerian dream. An Afenmai from Ivbiaro in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State in the south-south of Nigeria, Abdul had the privile... Read More


Zenith Bank, Living Trust Mortgage Bank, Fidelity Bank top stock picks this week

Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- Nigerian stocks went bearish for the first time in weeks last week as profit-taking set in, especially in the insurance sector, where equities that had recorded an abrupt price boo... Read More


Assar edges Aruna again as Egyptian star extends supremacy in Malmo showdown

Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- Egypt's Omar Assar once again got the better of Nigeria's Quadri Aruna, claiming a 3-1 victory in the first round of the men's singles at the Europe Smash - Sweden 2025 on Sunday a... Read More


Nigeria deports 42 Chinese, Philippine nationals convicted of cyber fraud, Ponzi schemes

Nigeria, Aug. 17 -- The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has deported 42 Chinese and Philippine nationals convicted of cyber fraud and Ponzi scheme offences. The Federal High Court in Lagos had sen... Read More


INTERVIEW: Why Shooting Stars hired me - Coach Nurudeen Aweroro

Nigeria, Aug. 17 -- Ahead of the eagerly anticipated kickoff of the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan are already in battle mode, and their new... Read More


You be terrorist, I no be terrorist, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria, Aug. 17 -- When the weight of words spoken is weightier than whatever response it may attract, my people say Oro p'esi je. The English say such wordless period is an ineffable moment. In its ... Read More


DNA: "Bring him to Nigeria if I fathered him" - Cubana Chief Priest dares alleged babymama

Nigeria, Aug. 17 -- Two months ago, Nigerian nightlife figure, Pascal "Cubana Chief Priest" Okechukwu sought an interim injunction from a magistrate's court in Nairobi to restrain his alleged babymama... Read More