Tottenham have completed the signing of Richarlison from Everton, with the Brazil international forward trading one Premier League ever-present for another. It appeared at one stage as though the 25-year-old would be heading to north London as a new addition ...
Read More »Sanwo-Olu approves increase in BRT fare
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved a flat rate increase for all Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Standard routes. With the increase, a bus ride from Ikorodu – TBS will now cost N600 from N500 while Berger ...
Read More »Lukaku completes €8m Inter loan move
Inter have confirmed the loan signing of striker Romelu Lukaku as the Belgian returns to Serie A after just one disappointing season with Chelsea. The San Siro club will pay the Blues an €8 million (£6.8m/$8.4m) loan fee, with the potential ...
Read More »Bayern Munich Completes Mane Signing From Liverpool In A €41m Deal
Sadio Mane has departed Liverpool and joined Bayern Munich in a €41 million (£35m/$43m) move. The 30-year-old informed the Reds of his desire to leave after their Champions League final defeat against Real Madrid in May, and with Mane having just one ...
Read More »Firstbank Secure Afreximbank Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation
African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the disbursement of a US$150 million finance facility to First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider. The funding was provided under Afreximbank’s Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility ...
Read More »Sadio Mane Set To Complete €41m Bayern Move
Sadio Mane is set to join Bayern Munich after the German champions reached a €41 million (£35m/$43m agreement with Liverpool – with sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic confirming the forward is on his way to the Bundesliga champions. Liverpool will ...
Read More »Why Is The Growth Of Instagram Services Increasing?
Social media has become a major part of today’s generation. One of the largest social media apps today is Instagram. Instagram is a very influential app that has changed the definition of social media as a whole. One of the ...
Read More »FirstBank – Reaping the Benefits of a Solid Legacy
FirstBank delighted investors with a pleasant surprise when it announced stellar results confirming that its turnaround strategy pinned on the pillars of innovation, resilience and digging deep is working. Its profit after tax spiked 108% to N32.4billion on the ...
Read More »Tottenham sign Inter winger Perisic on free transfer
Tottenham have completed the signing of Inter winger Ivan Perisic on a free transfer. The Croatia international will officially join the north London club after the expiration of his contract at San Siro on June 30. Perisic, 33, has ...
Read More »Twitter Investor Sues Elon Musk And Platform Over Takeover Bid
A Twitter investor is suing Elon Musk and the social media platform over the handling of the billionaire’s $44bn bid for the company. The case alleges he violated California corporate laws in a number of ways. It accuses the Tesla ...
Read More »Chelsea takeover: Todd Boehly’s £4.25bn bid approved by government as Roman Abramovich era set to end
The sale of Chelsea to a consortium led by American billionaire Todd Boehly has been approved by the UK government and the Premier League as Roman Abramovich’s 19 years running the west London club moves closer to its end. ...
Read More »Firstbank Rewards Customers In Its Firstmobile Cash-out Promo
In collaboration with Interswitch, FirstBank has launched a promo to reward users of the FirstMobile app, its industry-leading mobile banking application. The promo tagged FirstMobile Cash-out Promo will run for 3 months. The promo, which started on Monday, 21st March ...
Read More »Huge Blunder By eBay Seller After Air-Fryer Listing Includes N*de Selfie In Images
A blundering eBay seller listed an air-fryer for sale – but included a n*de selfie in the images by mistake. The seller listed four snaps of their Ninja Foodi MAX Multi-Cooker for auction on eBay earlier this week. However, ...
Read More »Elon Musk Says He Might Not Go Ahead With Twitter Purchase Again If Spam Issue Isn’t Solved
Billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday that his purchase of Twitter would not go ahead unless he was assured that fewer than five percent of accounts on the platform were fake. “Yesterday, Twitter’s CEO publicly refused to show proof of <5%,” ...
Read More »Dollar Hits N600 At Parallel Market, Forex Supply Shrinks
The dollar exchanged at N600 on Monday at the parallel market, heightening fears of a further devaluation of the nation’s currency. The rate at the Importers and Exporters Window was, however, N415.75 on Monday, widening the exchange rate spread to ...
Read More »After 32 Years, McDonald’s Sets To Leave Russia Over Ukraine Invasion
After more than three decades in Russia, McDonald’s has put its Russia business up for sale as it works to leave the country completely. The move is a significant departure for a brand whose growth across the world became the ...
Read More »Twitter Deal Temporarily On Hold – Elon Musk Reveals
Billionaire, Elon Musk, on Friday said his $44 billion deal for micro-blogging and social media platform, Twitter, is temporarily on hold. Musk disclosed this in a tweet via his Twitter handle, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts. “Twitter ...
Read More »Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe Painting Sells For Record-Breaking £157.8m At Auction
Andy Warhol’s 1964 silk-screen portrait of Marilyn Monroe has been auctioned for a record-breaking $195m (£157.8m). The painting, Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, is one of the many paintings in the series Warhol made of Monroe after she died of a ...
Read More »Rihanna Announces Fenty Skin and Fenty Beauty Launch in Africa
Rihanna is tipping the global scale by launching her namesake beauty and skincare brands, Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin in Africa. “I’ve been waiting for this moment!! @fentybeauty & @fentyskin are finally dropping in AFRICA!!!,” the mom-to-be recently announced ...
Read More »Man City Officially Confirm Haaland Transfer
Manchester City has confirmed a deal has been reached with Borussia Dortmund to sign Erling Haaland this summer. The Premier League champions confirmed this in a tweet from their official handle. It read: “Manchester City can confirm that we have ...
Read More »Chelsea Officially Confirm Todd Boehly As Club’s New Owner
Chelsea, on Saturday morning, officially confirmed Todd Boehly as the club’s new owner. In a statement via their website, the Premier League giants confirmed that terms have been agreed for the new ownership group, led by Todd Boehly, to acquire ...
Read More »Elon Musk Says Twitter Might Charge Slight Fee For Commercial, Government Users
Elon Musk Wednesday said that Twitter may charge a slight fee for commercial and government users, indicating at what Twitter will be like after he purchased the microblogging site last month. The Tesla CEO, however, clarified that for “casual users”, ...
Read More »FIRSTBANK Wins Best Bank In Nigeria And Best Bank In Digital Transformation Nigeria 2022
Nigeria’s premier banking institution and leading financial services inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has won two awards: Best Bank in Nigeria 2022 and Best Banking Digital Transformation Nigeria at the International Investor Awards 2022, a print and online ...
Read More »Elon Musk Buys Twitter For $44bn
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter Inc. for $44 billion, using one of the biggest leveraged buyout deals in history to take private a 16-year-old social networking platform that has become a hub of public discourse and a ...
Read More »Twitter Kicks Off Deal Negotiations With Elon Musk
Twitter Inc has kicked off deal negotiations with Elon Musk after he wooed many of the social media company’s shareholders with financing details on his $43bn acquisition offer, Reuters has reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The ...
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