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News » Premier League news » Liverpool newsSeptember 8, 2026 10:12 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Liverpool transfer targets Konde to sign for Man Utd Manchester United are poised to sign highly-rated Liverpool midfielder Isaac Konde, according to reputed journalist Fabrizio Romano. The Red Devils have sought to land emerging talents over the past 18 months, and they have now reached an agreement to sign Konde.The youngster was offered the option of signing a professional deal with the Reds at 17, but has opted to continue his career at United.The Red Devils will reportedly pay a compensation fee of around £1m plus several add-ons to…

By Arinze Nwafor The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said it has destroyed regulated products worth over N1.5tn in a single coordinated operation across Lagos and the South-East between February and March 2025, as part of a wider crackdown that has seen it destroy or seize more than N1.54tn worth of fake and substandard goods nationwide since 2023. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, speaking on Monday in Lagos, said that NAFDAC noted the recent public outcry over fake and substandard regulated products in the country. In a passionate address, Adeyeye called counterfeiters “merchants of…

Image Source: Make a Gif In our newsroom, we always say, “there’s tech in everything.” We should probably update that thesis to “there’s an AI use case for everything; you just haven’t figured it out.” An African government using tech and AI for marriage records wasn’t on our bingo card for 2026, but bet against Ghana at your own detriment. What happened? Ghana has launched Marrify, a digital platform that lets people search and verify registered marriage and divorce records. It can also verify marriage officers, licensed venues, churches, pastors, and imams, while an AI assistant provides contextual information on…

Muslim and Christian leaders in Southern Kaduna have called for peace, restraint and mutual understanding following reactions to recent remarks by the Minister of Defence, Gen Christopher Musa (retd.), against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The religious leaders, under the platforms of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam and the Christian Association of Nigeria, appealed during a joint peace meeting in Kafanchan, Kaduna State. The development comes as El-Rufai demanded N10bn in compensation and a public apology from Musa over alleged defamatory statements made during a Channels Television programme. The demand was contained in a letter before action dated Monday, September…

Goldman Sachs has warned that crude oil prices could surge to as high as $120 per barrel if attacks on vessels in the Middle East intensify and further disrupt shipments from one of the world’s most important energy-producing regions. Daan Struyven, co-head of global commodities research at Goldman Sachs, said recent attacks involving vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz have increased the risk that shipping disruptions could broaden and become more severe. The warning comes as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran push crude prices higher and reduce tanker movements through the Strait of Hormuz, a…

ABUJA — About N355.87 billion disbursed by the Nigeria Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, could face recovery challenges when repayments begin unless the Federal Government urgently strengthens the scheme’s repayment architecture, a higher education policy think tank has warned. The iRead To Live Initiative, in a policy brief released on Monday, urged the government to integrate NELFUND with income data from the Nigeria Revenue Service to track beneficiaries and recover loans, particularly from self-employed graduates and other borrowers outside the formal payroll system. The warning came in the group’s latest policy brief titled “Can NELFUND Sustain Itself? Financing Nigeria’s Student Loan…

Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho continued his remarkable start to life at Bursaspor after scoring twice to inspire the Turkish club to a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Manisa at the Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium on Monday evening. The Nigerian international has wasted little time making his mark since joining Bursaspor during the summer transfer window, and his latest brace ensured the Green Crocodiles returned home with all three points. Manisa took the lead in the 20th minute through Cheikne Sylla, putting the hosts in front and leaving Bursaspor with work to do. Iheanacho, however, restored parity just seven minutes later…

News » Premier League news » Leeds United newsSeptember 7, 2026 20:54 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin Sancho set for PL free transfer? Former Manchester United and Chelsea winger Jadon Sancho is attracting interest from two Premier League clubs, according to teamTalk. The England international is currently a free agent after his release from the Red Devils in July, but he could decide his future pretty soon.Sancho was hoping to rejoin Borussia Dortmund on a Bosman deal last month, but the German giants opted to sign Ethan Nwaneri on loan from Arsenal instead.It is now revealed that the Manchester City graduate has been offered…

For the 40-year-old climate researcher, who grew up in the hills of eastern Nepal and now studies mountain hazards at the United Nations University in Bonn, Germany, the subject was both professional and deeply personal.He has watched the risks facing the region change within his own lifetime.“When I was kid, it was not like that,” he told me. “Or when my parents were kids or my grandparents, that was not the major challenge [they faced].” © UNU-EHS/Austin Gonzales Dipesh Chapagain, on the campus of United Nations University in Bonn, Germany. . A glacier fails, a mountain collapsesThen, on Wednesday morning…

Botswana has a phone in almost every hand, but millions of adults remain outside the formal banking system The country has mobile penetration of about 166%, equivalent to roughly 4.2 million connections for a population of 2.5 million. Yet an estimated 38% of adults remain unbanked.  Turning that connectivity into an account people can actually use to receive, store, and spend money is where Mukuru, a digital financial services and remittance company, believes its new Companion Card comes in. Launched in Botswana in August, the Visa-branded card is linked directly to the Mukuru Wallet, allowing customers to spend their wallet…