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Experienced tactician, Abdu Maikaba is set to be appointed as new head coach of the Flying Eagles, DAILY POST reports. Maikaba, who is one of the respected local coaches in Nigeria will replaced Aliyu Zubairu. Zubairu now in charge of Egypt’s second division club, Telecom SC guided the Flying Eagles to the second round of […] Maikaba set to take charge of Flying Eagles
BASF SE is raising prices on plastic-protecting chemicals, commonly used in the car and consumer goods industries, for a second time since the start of the Iran conflict in February.
The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high levels of acute read more Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – global report
Halimat Funmilayo Hassan Zarruq, a woman observing purdah, has declared her intention to contest the Kwara Central Senatorial seat on read more Zarruq, Kwara veiled woman, joins senatorial race ahead 2027 polls
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Real Zaragoza's Esteban Andrada faces a ban for punching Huesca's Jorge Pulido after being shown a red card.
Mark Dowding, chief investment officer for fixed income at RBC BlueBay Asset Management, says markets appear to be complacent about the economic fallout from the Iran war. "It has the echoes of what we saw in the run-up to Covid actually landing on our shores," Dowding tells Bloomberg Television. "It was only when it disrupted our lives that it really had a greater disruption in financial markets. And I do worry that something similar like that could be true here." (Source: Bloomberg)
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. will buy Orix Corp.’s banking unit for ¥370 billion ($2.3 billion), its largest acquisition in almost two decades, as Japan’s second-biggest brokerage deepens its foray into commercial lending.
The media personality’s statement comes days after his emotional podcast appearance sparked controversy and a legal response from his estranged wife. The post “For those my tears offended, I’m sorry” — Roby apologises after crying over failed marriage to Mayowa appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Acko Technology & Services Pvt., an Indian digital insurer backed by General Atlantic, has hired investment banks for a potential initial public offering that could raise as much as $350 million, according to people familiar with the matter.
The tragic death of two-year-old Winnie Akakue at Wisdom Gate International School, Campus 1, Eligbolo, on March 17, 2026, has sparked outrage and grief. Her parents are now demanding answers, insisting that justice must be served. DAILY POST reports that amid the storm, the family is accusing the police of biased investigation of the circumstances […] Pupil’s death in Rivers school sparks outrage, as family alleges ‘cover up’
The UAE's enquiry about a currency swap with the US is more about taking out an insurance policy rather than a sign of a fiscal crisis. That’s according to Hasnain Malik, Managing Director for Emerging Market Equity & Geopolitical Strategy at Tellimer who spoke to Bloomberg’s Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on the UAE’s potential lifeline in case the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for longer. (Source: Bloomberg)
