Author: David Great

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former military ruler Ibrahim Babangida, as Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture, following its recent restructuring. This announcement was made in a statement issued on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy. Babangida, 53, holds a degree in Business Administration and a Master’s in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Switzerland. “He also completed an Executive Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002,” the statement added. Buhari: Obasanjo, Babangida, Osinbajo, Governors, others mourn former president The…

Arsenal have completed the signing of England midfielder Noni Madueke from Chelsea for a reported fee of £48.5m. Madueke signed a five-year contract at Emirates Stadium, with his fee expected to rise over £50m with add-ons. The North London-born winger joined Chelsea from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in January 2023 for £30m and has since made 92 appearances in all competitions, scoring 20 goals and providing nine assists. The 23-year-old was part of Chelsea’s squad at the Club World Cup in the United States but left the camp before last Sunday’s 3-0 win against Paris St-Germain in the final to…

The Nigeria Police Force has successfully rescued 31 kidnap victims during two separate operations carried out in Taraba and Edo States. This was revealed in a statement released on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. “In a sustained effort against banditry and kidnapping, the Nigeria Police Force has again recorded significant breakthroughs in Taraba and Edo States, successfully rescuing 31 kidnapped victims in two separate coordinated operations,” Adejobi stated. In Edo State, the rescue operation took place on Friday, July 11, 2025, at about 7:20 pm. According to the statement, police operatives from the state command…

In a series of coordinated military operations across Nigeria, troops have rejected a bribe of ₦13.7 million from suspected terrorists in Plateau State, neutralised multiple bandits, and arrested criminal suspects, including two members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), according to the Defence Headquarters. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, announced the developments during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, covering operations conducted from July 9 to 16, 2025. Kangye revealed that troops of Operation Safe Haven, while responding to a distress call on the Jos–Sanga Road, intercepted a bullet-ridden vehicle occupied…

Arsenal are closing in on a deal to sign Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting, with the Gunners pencilling in a medical for the 27-year-old. (Football Transfers) Arsenal made a move for Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha, 30, earlier this summer but were unable to agree a deal with Bayern Munich. (Bild – in German) Arsenal have agreed a fee of around £200,000 with Salford City for 17-year-old English striker Will Wright in an effort to beat Liverpool to the signing. (Mail) Inter Milan have proposed a deal to take Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman on loan with a £34.6m obligation to…

Former Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has left Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah after one season, the club said on Thursday. “Thank you, Auba for every moment, every goal, every roar,” the club wrote on X. The Gabon international joined Al-Qadsiah from Marseille last year for €15 million, after they were promoted to the top-tier league for . In his only season at the Saudi Pro League club, Aubameyang, 36, scored 21 goals and made three assists in 36 matches in all competitions. The former Chelsea and Barcelona forward also helped Al-Qadsiah finish fourth in the league and reach the King’s…

Lionel Messi’s remarkable streak of scoring multiple goals in five consecutive MLS matches came to a halt on Wednesday night as Inter Miami suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat to FC Cincinnati. The 38-year-old Argentine forward had netted braces in five straight matches — a record-setting run in Major League Soccer — bringing his season tally to 16 goals. But at Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium, Messi and his teammates struggled to find their rhythm, managing just two shots on target throughout the game. “We were outplayed from the start,” Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano said. “It was hard to win individual…

Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Iyiola Omisore, has alleged that the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, is attempting to defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC, due to fears of losing his re-election bid. Speculations have been rife that Adeleke, who won the 2022 governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is exploring a move to the ruling APC ahead of the upcoming off-cycle governorship election scheduled for August 8, 2026. Despite consistently denying the defection rumours and pledging allegiance to the PDP, Adeleke’s moves are being closely watched amid ongoing internal crises within his party…

On Wednesday, Israel launched intense airstrikes in Syria’s capital, Damascus, hitting strategic military locations, including part of the defence ministry and an area near the presidential palace. The operation comes as Israel declares its resolve to shield the Druze minority in southern Syria, calling for the withdrawal of Syrian government forces. The strikes mark a dramatic escalation by Israel against the Islamist-led administration of interim Syrian President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, despite his recent diplomatic overtures toward the United States and developing security discussions with Israel. Describing the Syrian leadership as “barely disguised jihadists”, Israeli officials reiterated they would not allow hostile…

Farooq Kperogi, a Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media at Kennesaw State University, has claimed that the late former President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, were no longer married before his passing. In a post shared on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday, Kperogi alleged that Aisha had dropped Buhari’s surname and reverted to he0r maiden name, Halilu. He also suggested that she was unwilling to travel to the United Kingdom to care for the former president during his illness. Reacting to a series of quotes attributed to Aisha — in which she allegedly stated that Buhari had asked…