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Welbeck hits brace in Brighton’s 3-1 win over Chelsea
Brighton came from behind to beat an ill-disciplined Chelsea side who had a player sent off for the second successive Saturday. Substitutes Danny Welbeck and Maxim De Cuyper scored during 11 minutes of added time as the visitors capitalised on Trevoh Chalobah’s 53rd-minute red card. The Blues looked comfortable in the first half when Enzo Fernández headed in Reece James’…
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Fernandes penalty miss costs United as Brentford seal 3-1 win
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes squandered a second-half penalty as Rúben Amorim’s side slipped to a 3-1 defeat at Brentford. Igor Thiago struck twice inside the opening 20 minutes, punishing slack United defending to hand the hosts a commanding lead. United responded when Benjamin Šeško converted his first goal since completing a £74m summer move from RB Leipzig. The visitors…
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WAFU-B U17 Championship: Golden Eaglets to confront Black Starlets in semi-final
The Golden Eaglets and the Baby Stallions of Burkina Faso settled for a goalless draw in their last Group B game played at Stade Lycée Scientifique on Saturday evening. Nigeria piled pressure on the Burkinabes from the first blast of the referee’s whistle, but their opponents were resolute in defence, relying on occasional counterattacks that were equally thwarted by the…
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Makinde rewards Falconets with $15,000 after 4-0 win over Rwanda
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Oluseyi Makinde, on Saturday rewarded Nigeria’s U-20 girls, the Falconets, with the sum of $15,000 after the two-time World Cup runners-up defeated their Rwandan counterparts 4-0 in a 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying match at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan. Goals by Precious Oscar, Tumininu Adeshina, Janet Akekoromowei, and Alaba Olabiyi sealed a 5-0…
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Oyo govt expresses willingness to stage Super Eagles’ matches
By Tosin Omojola – The Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has expressed his administration’s willingness to host Super Eagles’ matches at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan. Governor Makinde made this known while formally declaring open the 81st Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), held on Saturday in Ibadan. While commending the leadership of the…
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Nigerian Army commences 90th recruitment, Osun SSG urges indigenes to apply
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Nigerian Army has commenced recruitment for its 90th Regular Recruits Intake (RRI) for trades and non-trades men and women, with the Osun State Government calling on indigenes to seize the opportunity. In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon. Teslim Igbalaye, the online application portal will be open from September…
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Indians multiply abroad, and Nigerians just migrate, by Chioma Ahaghotu
When you see Indians dominating corporate America or Asians building enclaves in every major U.S. city, it didn’t happen by accident. It’s the result of systems they put in place generations ago to multiply opportunities and insulate their people. Indians, for example, learned early that education was a migration strategy. Families would pool money to send one child abroad on…
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FG, Niger Foods set to expand sugarcane production, cut $1bn import bill
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal Government has entered discussions with Niger Foods Security Systems and Logistics Company Ltd on plans to expand large-scale sugarcane production in Nigeria as part of efforts to reduce the country’s heavy reliance on sugar imports. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, CON, met with the company’s delegation led by its…
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Oyebamiji felicitates Ooni, Ife indigenes at 2025 Olojo Festival
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), has congratulated the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, and the sons and daughters of Ile-Ife on the celebration of the 2025 Olojo Festival. Oyebamiji, who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of…
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Ibadan– For President Tinubu, a homecoming and a resound of history, by Sunday Dare
On Friday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu turned his gaze south-westward to the sprawling city of Ibadan. Over two years since his assumption of office, this is the President’s first berth in Ibadan, the political and spiritual capital of the Yoruba nation. Just as Kaduna spoke to his national reach barely a week ago, Ibadan speaks to his South West base.…
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