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Former Super Eagles defender Sam Sodje has questioned Akor Adams’ decision to leave Sevilla for newly promoted Serie A club Venezia, Soccernet.ng reports. Adams completed a €16 million move from Sevilla to Venezia in July, with the deal potentially rising to €23 million with add-ons. The transfer raised eyebrows, particularly because Adams was coming off his most productive season in Spain, having ended the season as Sevilla’s leading goalscorer in the league. The 26-year-old scored 10 goals and provided three assists in 32 La Liga appearances during the 2025/26 campaign, playing an important role as Sevilla secured their top-flight survival.…

Ayoola Babalola The death toll from last week’s devastating flash floods in Nepal has risen to 1,222, with 4,875 people still missing as rescuers continue to search through debris and isolated communities a week after the disaster. According to The Hindu, citing Nepal Police and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, bodies have been recovered across eight districts, with Chitawan recording the highest number at 348, followed by Nawalparasi East with 218 and Nawalparasi West with 208. Nuwakot has recorded 155 deaths, while 127 bodies have been recovered in Rasuwa, 69 in Gorkha, 60 in Dhading and 38…

Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Mar 2024 About Author Ahmed Barakat is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated:  September 3, 2026 Bitunix, the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchange, has announced it is among the first exchanges in the industry to bring Isolated Margin into Multi-Asset Margin mode, a move that lets futures traders manage risk pair by pair while still pooling their eligible assets under one framework.The upgrade, live now on Web and available on the…

Olympic long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall has described herself as “lucky and blessed to be alive” after being involved in a serious car crash while travelling to training. The 27-year-old American was involved in a “very scary” head-on collision last week, leaving her with what she described as a severe concussion. Davis-Woodhall said she was fortunate to escape the accident without major injuries, although both vehicles involved were written off after the collision. “Luckily I walked away without any major injuries,” Davis-Woodhall wrote on social media on Thursday “At this point I’m working with my team and doctors to get…

Manchester City have failed to reach an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain for Nigeria midfielder Jennifer Echegini after the French club rejected several offers for the 25-year-old, Soccernet.ng reports. BBC Sport reports that PSG consider Echegini an important player and do not want to sell her, despite the fact that she has one year left on her contract. City are trying to strengthen their squad before Thursday’s Women’s Super League transfer deadline, which comes just before the new season starts this weekend.City’s interest has added urgency because Vivianne Miedema will miss the start of the season with a knee injury. The…

The campaign organisation of the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, has explained why a student of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, was seen sitting on his lap in a viral video. The campaign said the student and other students from the institution’s Department of Banking and Finance had visited Alli at his campaign office in Mokola, Ibadan, to invite him to their programme and interview him. In a statement issued on Wednesday and uploaded on its website, the campaign team said the students arrived at a time when the available seats were insufficient for everyone, prompting…

By Efecha Gold Residents of Delta State may soon no longer have to travel to neighbouring states for specialised psychiatric treatment or wait for disease samples to be analysed outside the state. This followed the state government’s ongoing construction of its first neuropsychiatric facility and a specialised public health laboratory, both expected to be completed by March 2027. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Joseph Onojaeme, disclosed this in an interview with journalists, saying the projects were designed to address major gaps identified in the state’s healthcare system. Onojaeme said the government conducted a needs assessment shortly after Governor Sheriff Oborevwori…

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Nigeria wakes to major concerns over mounting subnational debt as 12 governors approach the end of their tenures, while INEC raises the alarm over AI-powered disinformation ahead of the 2027 elections. Federal workers are demanding a N300,000 minimum wage amid rising living costs, the House of Representatives is probing a suspected fake government agency linked to dozens of bank accounts and an alleged N400m transaction, while FCT Minister Nyesom Wike says a Tinubu defeat in 2027 could make him a political target of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. Below are the details of these trending stories and others: States owe…

The Nigeria Democratic Congress has disowned 10 candidates published by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 2027 Anambra State House of Assembly elections, insisting that it neither nominated the persons nor submitted their Form EC9E documents. The party also demanded an immediate electronic audit of INEC’s nomination portal to determine how the names and credentials of the candidates allegedly found their way into the commission’s system. The NDC Director of New Media and Strategic Communications, Theophilus Agada, disclosed the party’s position in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. He said, “The 10 names published by INEC neither emerged…