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Newly-promoted Nigeria Premier Football League club Sporting Lagos are set to complete the signing of Haruna Hadi from Remo Stars, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Hadi’s future has been the subject of a lot of talk since the end of the 2025/26 NPFL campaign, due to Remo Stars’ relegation from the top-flight. ​The 25-year-old midfielder had been linked to Shooting Stars who finished third last season. The Oluyole Warriors are looking to bolster their squad due to their involvement in the CAF Confederations Cup. Haruna Hadi for Remo Stars. Photo by Adeniyi Muyiwa Copyright: ImagoxAdeniyixMuyiwax ​However, according to NPFL expert Mike The Pundit,…

Afrobeats star Davido has revealed how a last-minute casting change led to a makeup artist becoming the lead female character in the music video for his hit song, Aye. Speaking during an interview with Capital Xtra which started trending on Wednesday, the singer explained that the woman originally selected to play the video’s main love interest was forced to withdraw shortly before filming due to contractual obligations with a beauty pageant. “The girl that was meant to be the main girl, she was in some pageant thing. So we were about to shoot and the manager said they called from…

Nigeria-eligible defender Idris Fabiyi is among 15 promising youngsters who have signed their first-year scholarship contracts with Manchester United, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Under Premier League regulations, all players under the age of 17 must begin the season on a scholarship contract before becoming eligible to sign professional terms upon turning 17. ​In an official statement released on Wednesday, Manchester United confirmed that Fabiyi was among the 15 players selected for these deals. Manchester United scholarship class of 2026. (Photo credit: Man Utd IG) The group hass several notable names, including Kai Rooney, son of club legend Wayne Rooney, and Jacey Carrick,…

The Federal Government has commenced the nationwide rollout of integrated rehabilitation services across Primary Health Care centres. The reform is aimed at bringing physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, audiology and other rehabilitation services closer to millions of Nigerians. The initiative, launched on at the Doya Primary Health Care Centre in Bauchi State, is expected to expand access to rehabilitation for persons living with disabilities, older persons, survivors of trauma, people with non-communicable diseases and others requiring long-term functional support according to a statement by the Federal Ministry of Health and Medical Rehabilitation and Therapists Board on Wednesday. Speaking at the…

The SEC has formally placed three crypto rulemaking items on its 2026 regulatory agenda, according to the Agency Rule List, covering the offer and sale of crypto assets, broker-dealer financial responsibility rules, and Exchange Act amendments for crypto trading on alternative venues. The moves signal a Commission that is building a structured exemptive regime in parallel with Congress, rather than waiting for legislation to force its hand.Source: SECThat distinction matters. The CLARITY Act remains unsigned as of early July. The SEC’s decision to queue its own rulemakings now, compresses the timeline for market participants who assumed the regulatory overhaul would…

By Emmanuel Ande Women have topped the number of the Continuous Voters Registration exercise going on in Adamawa State, organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The local governments’ registration documents made available to The PUNCH by the Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner, Alhaji Mohammed Nura, showed that women, as of July 2nd, 2026, registered a total of 22,527, while men registration number stand at 20,853, bringing the total to 43,380 last week 2nd July 2026. The REC, who was the Yobe state chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists in 1994, told The PUNCH exclusively that the CVR exercise was organised…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is gradually drawing to a close after nearly a month of top-level football, Soccernet.ng reports. ​The tournament has reached the quarter-final stage, with only eight teams remaining: Morocco, France, Spain, Belgium, England, Norway, Argentina, and Switzerland. Having navigated five rounds of games, all eight nations will definitely be hopeful of lifting the trophy after the final on July 19 at the New Jersey Stadium. France forward Kylian Mbappe walks out with teammates in 2026 World Cup. Copyright:ImagoxScottxRausenbergerx ​Unfortunately, the Super Eagles failed to qualify. But Morocco remains the only team flying Africa’s flag high in…

The Senate on Wednesday approved the 2026 budget proposal of the Nigerian Customs Service, endorsing a revenue target of N11.074tn and an expenditure estimate of N1.295tn for the 2026 fiscal year. The approval followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs during plenary. Presenting the report, the committee chairman, Senator Isah Jibrin, said the panel examined the agency’s 2025 budget performance before considering its 2026 estimates. According to him, the Customs Service exceeded its 2025 revenue target of N6.5tn by generating about N7.2tn, representing a performance of 110.53 per cent. He,…

Nigerian defender Ibrahim Buhari has officially completed a move to Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Wien, Soccernet.ng reports. Buhari’s transfer ends his time in Swedish football as it has now been confirmed that he has agreed a free transfer from IF Elfsborg. The 24-year-old centre-back has signed a three-year contract that will keep him at the Vienna-based club until June 30, 2029. Austria Wien confirmed that Buhari will wear the number three shirt and immediately join the first-team squad as preparations continue for the new Austrian Bundesliga season. The transfer is another important step in Buhari’s European career after spending almost…

The African Democratic Congress has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s directive for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council scandal, insisting that only an independent judicial panel can conduct a credible probe. The party made its position known in a statement issued on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi. According to the ADC, while it welcomed the President’s decision to order an investigation, assigning the probe to the ICPC, an agency under the Executive, could undermine public confidence in the process. “We insist, however, that only an independent judicial…