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Chelsea signs 13-year-old South African Camden Schaper for record R17 million fee
IOL
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July 3, 2025
Sensational football talent Camden Schaper has signed for Chelsea in a deal that has seen the youngster become the most expensive signing ever for a 13-year-old. The deal, according to The Sun UK, is said to be worth R17 million. The club has not...
Nigerian Private Sector Output Climbs In Q1, 2025- Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria
Oriental News Nigeria
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July 1, 2025
Yemisi Izuora Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria, reports that the Nigerian private sector remained in growth territory as the first half of 2025 drew to a close, and business confidence improved markedly in June. That said, rates of expansion in output,...
StockTake: Many Peaks to expand West African gold play
Stockhead
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July 3, 2025
Stockhead’s Tylah Tully looks at the latest from Many Peaks Minerals (ASX:MPK), who have signed a binding deal to earn up to 80% in a private company which holds an exploration permit application immediately south of the company’s Ferké gold...
Judge Orders Foreign Aid Agency Resurrected After African Company Sues
Daily Wire
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July 2, 2025
A Washington, D.C., judge on Tuesday said President Donald Trump did not have the authority to name the leader of a small, USAID-like agency after an African company sued, citing the hardship of having to lay off its workers. Judge Richard J. Leon...
Nigeria’s domestic dollar bond gulps N611.7bn in one month
The Sun Nigeria
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July 1, 2025
From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja The federal government spent a whopping N611.71 billion in March 2025 to service its first-ever dollar-denominated bond issued within the local market, reflecting the growing strain of foreign exchange-linked debt on the...
IMF sees Nigeria’s data gaps as obstacles to economic oversight
Business Day
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July 2, 2025
…Rebased GDP Report Out Soon – Resident Rep The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised concerns over critical data deficiencies in Nigeria, noting that fragmented and delayed statistics are hampering effective economic oversight. In its 2025...
Nigerian Forward Joins Lens On Permanent Transfer
Complete Sports
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July 1, 2025
Jeremy Agbonifo has completed a permanent transfer to Ligue 1 club, RC Lens, Completes ports.com reports. Agbonifo spent the second half season on loan at Lens from Swedish club, BK Häcken. Lens triggered the purchase option inserted in the deal...
Sony Music Group acquires record label Lusafrica and publisher Africa Nostra
Music Business Worldwide
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July 2, 2025
Sony Music France and Sony Music Publishing France have acquired Lusafrica and Africa Nostra, a long-established label and publishing house dedicated to promoting Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) and African artists worldwide. Founded by José Da...
Kesley Ezekwo: Funding, Feeding Were My Greatest Headaches in My Student Days
This Day
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July 5, 2025
You will think him taciturn until he starts talking. He never raises his voice but is as stubborn as a mule on any issue he wants to delve into out of his usual conviction. Kesley Kenechukwu Ezekwo feels his calling is to fight injustice and that,...
Can a new global tool make varsity rankings more honest?
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. For years, global university rankings have sparked debate among academics, with critics warning that such systems often reward quantity over quality, visibility over value. Now, a new global metric—the Research Integrity Risk Index...
Nigerian Idol Season 10 Sponsored by Bigi Enters Final Stretch with Top 4 Finalists
Lagos Post Online
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July 1, 2025
The excitement is reaching a fever pitch as Nigerian Idol Season 10 draws closer to its grand finale, proudly refreshed by Bigi, Nigeria’s leading range of bold and refreshing world-class quality soft drinks. With just two weeks left to crown the...
Algerian Court Upholds Sansal’s Five-Year Prison Sentence
Morocco World News
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July 1, 2025
Rabat –An Algerian court upheld today the five-year prison sentence against historian and novelist Boualem Sansal.This comes as Sansal has lost an appeal to be released on compassionate grounds. Police arrested Sansal in November 2024, after he...
7 Books to Read When You Want to Escape to the Mediterranean
BookTrib
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July 2, 2025
My favorite travels during my life have always taken me to the Mediterranean, from the three months I spent in Greece when I was a student, to the writing courses I taught several summers in Tuscany. We can’t all jump on a jet plane when we need a...
Delineation: Nigeria faces economic crisis as Itsekirs plot total shutdown of oil, gas facilities over moves by INEC to release " compromised final report "
Fresh Angle
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Strong indications have emerged that fresh economic crisis may hit Nigeria from Friday July 4, if nothing urgent is done to avert plot by Itsekiri Nation to totally shutdown critical oil and gas facilities in the Warri Federal Constituency, parts...
Debt drowning: the new forum in Seville offers borrowers a chance to rebalance the books
The European Times
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July 2, 2025
THE Borrower forum is praised as an important step in efforts to reform the architecture of international debt, supported by the UN and emerge as a key element of Seville agreement Result document. “It is not only the conversation-it is...
African, Global Leaders Demand Immediate Release Of Tanzanian Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu
Sahara Reporters
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A powerful coalition of African opposition leaders, activists, and international human rights figures has issued a passionate call for the immediate and unconditional release of Tundu Lissu, Chairman of Tanzania’s main opposition party, CHADEMA....
Ethiopia: Laeke Getachew sues Meedo Records in Intellectual...
Music in Africa
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July 1, 2025
The legal action centres on allegations of systemic neglect and ownership disputes over Getachew’s work. The lawsuit, filed earlier in June, claims Meedo Records failed to fulfil key contractual obligations, including providing talent development,...
Tunde Ayeye: Integrity, Hard Work, Discipline, Delayed Gratification Keys to My Succes
This Day
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July 5, 2025
In a society where instant success is often glorified, the founder and Executive Chairman, International Facilities Services Group, Dr. Tunde Ayeye, stands out as a refreshing voice of principle and patience. A medical doctor turned entrepreneur,...
Sony Music France & Sony Music Publishing France acquire Lusafrica/Africa Nostra label and publisher
MusicWeek
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Sony Music France and Sony Music Publishing France have acquired Lusafrica and Africa Nostra, a long-established label and publishing house dedicated to promoting Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) and African artists around the world. Founded in...
African American trailblazers Dr. Carl Grant and Dr. Richard Harris to be featured at Fitchburg Senior Center’s Lunch & Learn on Wednesday
Madison365 - Wisconsin
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July 1, 2025
The Fitchburg Senior Center’s Lunch & Learn series grew out of a desire for people to learn about some interesting people doing interesting things in the Madison area. Now in its third year, the program is organized by longtime Fitchburg resident...