West Ham are set to complete the £30m signing of Brentford forward Said Benrahma before Friday’s transfer deadline. It is understood the Hammers have agreed to pay £25m up front, with another £5m in add-ons. The 25-year-old flew back from…
Liverpool and Manchester United forced to scrap Project Big Picture
Manchester United and Liverpool have been forced to scrap Project Big Picture after Premier League clubs rejected the proposal at an emergency meeting on Wednesday. The plan proposed a £250 million bailout for the EFL and a larger share of…
Maguire sent off as England lose to Denmark at Wembley
Harry Maguire’s miserable start to the season continued with a red card as England had two men sent off for the first time in their Nations League defeat by Denmark. Manchester United’s captain suffered a 31-minute nightmare, shown a yellow…
Iceland 1-2 Belgium: Romelu Lukaku scores twice in Nations League win
Romelu Lukaku scored twice as world number one side Belgium beat Iceland to move top of Nations League group A2. Inter Milan striker Lukaku got both goals in the first half, one a penalty, to take him to 55 goals…
Skate Canada International cancelled amid COVID-19 concerns
The second stage of the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix Series – Skate Canada International – has been cancelled amid rising Covid-19 cases in Ontario, where the event was set to take place. The tournament organizers said that it…
Registration closes for FG’s N75bn MSME survival fund today
Applications for the federal government’s N75 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) survival fund and support initiatives close today, October 15, 2020. The project, which is part of the N2.3 trillion of the Nigerian Economic Sustainability Plan, is a…
Obi commends Obaseki over plan to return of schools to church
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has commended Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on the news of the planned return of schools to the church. Reacting via his Twitter handle…
Ashinaga UK hosts webinar on making successful application to UK universities
Ashinaga UK, which supports high achieving low-income students from sub-Saharan Africa to study in the UK, will host a webinar on getting into such universities. To take place on Friday 16th October at 1 pm GMT, the webinar is entitled…
Living with effects of #EndSARS protests, Mompha’s metamorphoses, traffic robbers and a lot more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. #EndSARS protest stalls Evans trial (Nation) Officials of Kirikiri Maximum Security Correctional Centre on Wednesday failed…