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Nigeria-eligible attacker Noah Ajayi scored a brace for Manchester United’s Under-18s in their final league game of the season against Stoke City on Saturday, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Ajayi has been a mainstay for the United youth team this campaign, and the clash against the Potters marked his 18th appearance of the season. ​Although Stoke City opened the scoring in the first half, Manchester United roared back with three second-half goals. The comeback was fueled by a JJ Gabriel strike, sandwiched between Ajayi’s clinical double. ​The 17-year-old’s goals ensured he ended the campaign on a high, tallying seven goals and one assist…

For decades, the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award has been one of English football’s quiet markers of greatness, a judgement not made by managers or players, but by journalists who watch the game week after week, season after season, noticing not just brilliance, but consistency, influence, and moments that shift entire campaigns. In the most recent era, the story of the award reads almost like a chronicle of Premier League dominance cycles. According to a post obtained from the Football Writers Association awards page on Saturday, these are the past winners in the last decade 10 N’Golo…

Bitcoin is trading below $80,000 as Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls news lands with a sharp miss. April job growth clocked just 62,000 against March’s 172,000. It’s a deteriorating labor market that has previously turbocharged Fed pivot expectations and sent risk assets higher. Something is off in the labor market:In February, US employers cut -448,000 jobs, the largest monthly decline since July 2020.Then, in March, US employers increased hiring by +655,000 MoM, the largest monthly increase on record, excluding the 2020 pandemic period.As a… pic.twitter.com/8m3x8qBWfp— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 7, 2026 However, the complication arrives immediately. The average hourly earnings…

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen netted a brace for Galatasaray as they roared to a 4-2 victory over Antalyaspor, clinching the Turkish Süper Lig title in emphatic fashion, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Osimhen and Galatasaray could have wrapped up the title during their trip to Samsunspor last week, but they faltered, succumbing to a disappointing 4-1 defeat. Following that loss, Osimhen vowed to deliver the trophy in front of the home fans at Rams Park when they welcomed Antalyaspor. ​However, the Nigerian’s promise seemed in jeopardy when the Cimbom conceded to Soner Dikmen just seconds before the break. Although Mario Lemina leveled…

The Founder of the Doctors On Call Health Support Initiative, Adejobi Adeloye, has announced plans to train 10,000 Nigerians in emergency response, telehealth coordination, and healthcare support services as part of a nationwide effort to strengthen emergency medical intervention and reduce preventable deaths. Adeloye disclosed this on Friday in Abuja during the unveiling of the “NovaDOC Integrated Emergency Response and Digital Health Ecosystem,” a new healthcare initiative designed to improve emergency response to road crashes, trauma cases, snakebites, and other medical emergencies across Nigeria. According to him, the training programme will equip participants with practical emergency response skills while also…

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has said the economic hardship and insecurity facing Nigerians are the direct result of wrong leadership choices and anti-people policies, stressing that the country needs a change of government. The leader of the group, Oladipo Olaitan, stated this on Saturday in Bauchi while delivering a goodwill message at the presidential primary election of the Social Democratic Party. Olaitan said Nigeria was currently at a crossroads, lamenting the worsening insecurity, unemployment, poverty and rising cost of living across the country. According to him, Nigerians can no longer sleep with their eyes closed due to persistent banditry,…

Former Super Eagles and West Bromwich Albion forward Peter Odemwingie has sent a strong warning to compatriot Victor Osimhen amid growing transfer speculation ahead of the summer window, Soccernet.ng reports. Galatasaray forward Osimhen has once again found himself at the centre of transfer headlines with uncertainty surrounding his future at the Turkish champions. Despite attracting interest from several top clubs when he wanted to leave Napoli in the summer of 2024, the Nigerian striker initially joined Galatasaray on loan, before the move was made permanent for a Turkish record €75 million last summer. Victor Osimhen vs Liverpool. Copyright: IMAGO The 27-year-old has since justified the club’s faith…

The Imole Campaign Council, leading the re-election bid of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Saturday demanded a probe into the killing of Kolade Eluyera, said to be the son of the Irewole Accord Party Women Leader. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed that a lifeless body was recovered in Ikire, noting that gunshot wounds were found on the deceased. “Investigation is on and the Commissioner of Police has deployed more men to the area. We are working with those who brought the corpse to get more information,” Ojelabi said. However, the spokesperson for the campaign council,…

Dogecoin’s three-week surge has run out of road. DOGE hit a local peak above $0.116 two days ago before reversing sharply, posting a -3.37% 24-hour decline and a -1% seven-day drop according to CoinGecko, and the key question now is whether this is a brief consolidation or the start of a steeper leg down and how does it affect Maxi Doge.The rally had carried DOGE roughly 29% from its mid-April low near $0.091, but analysts were already skeptical: no fundamental catalyst ever clearly explained the move. Trading volume surged 55.80% to over $3 billion in the last 24 hours, signaling…

Nigeria’s Falconets booked their place at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland after surviving a tense 2-1 defeat against Malawi in Lilongwe on Saturday, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian girls travelled to the Bingu National Stadium holding a 2-0 advantage from the first leg played in Ikenne last week, but they were pushed all the way by a fearless Malawi team chasing history. Malawi made the perfect start in front of their home supporters when Faith Chimzimu opened the scoring in the ninth minute. The early goal lifted the hosts and immediately put pressure on the Falconets, who…