Author: Faith Babatunde

Former Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera says returning to his boyhood club, Real Zaragoza, is a dream come true. The 37-year-old midfielder has rejoined Zaragoza on a free transfer from Boca Juniors. Herrera began his professional career at Zaragoza before moving to Athletic Club, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Boca Juniors. Despite enjoying a successful career, Herrera says returning home is one of the most meaningful moves of his career. “This is probably the last dream that I wanted to make come true,” Herrera told BBC Sport on Thursday. “To come back home, to the place where I grew up,…

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has proposed reserving some jobs exclusively for humans as artificial intelligence and robots become more capable. He also suggested taxing AI and robots to help manage the impact of automation on workers and the wider economy. Gates made the proposals in a more than 6,000-word essay titled “The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical.” He published the essay on his Gates Notes website on Wednesday. Gates said AI could fundamentally change how people work, earn money and organise society. Gates Calls for ‘Human Reserved’ Jobs Gates proposed creating a category…

Liam Delap has completed a club-record £50 million transfer from Chelsea to Nottingham Forest, signing a five-year contract with the City Ground club. The 23-year-old striker joins Forest after just one season at Stamford Bridge, where he scored only one Premier League goal. Delap will be hoping the move can revive his career and help him rediscover the form he displayed during his breakthrough Premier League campaign with Ipswich Town in the 2024-25 season. He scored 12 league goals for Ipswich that campaign despite playing for a side that won only four games before being relegated. His performances attracted Chelsea,…

The decision clears the way for the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland. All six European teams will take part in the tournament. England, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and hosts Poland are among the teams scheduled to compete. UEFA, however, still wants to find a candidate to challenge Infantino when he seeks re-election as FIFA president in March. “UEFA remains confident that a unity candidate can be found to stand against Infantino when he seeks re-election in March,” BBC Sport reported. A candidate needs 106 votes from FIFA’s 211 member associations to win the presidency. UEFA believes the election…

Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, has commenced an unannounced operational inspection of police divisions and formations across the state to assess officers’ readiness, discipline and working conditions. The exercise, which began on Wednesday, covered the Area Command, Metro, Ilorin, and 12 police divisional headquarters within the Ilorin metropolis. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. According to the statement, the inspection was aimed at enabling the commissioner to personally assess the professional disposition and commitment of officers, identify operational challenges and capability gaps, and obtain a first-hand understanding of…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspected drug dealer, Aliyu Suleman, and recovered 64 bottles of Methylene Chloride and 17 pieces of rubber solution. Suleman, 23, a resident of Tudun Salmanu, was arrested by operatives of the Vehicle Crime Response Unit during an intelligence-led operation at Bayan Gari in Bauchi metropolis at about 5pm on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. The command’s spokesperson, Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. According to Habib, the substances were recovered during a search of the suspect and have been seized and registered as exhibits. “The suspect was intercepted during…

The Federal Government has commissioned new power transmission projects across major Lagos substations as part of efforts to expand electricity capacity and support economic growth. The projects, inaugurated on Aug. 17 and 18 by the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, cover strategic locations including Apapa, Ijora, Lekki and Alausa. The projects include a 2×60MVA Gas Insulated Substation at Apapa, two 100MVA transformers at Ijora, a 100MVA transformer at Alausa and new transformer installations at the Lekki Transmission Substation. Together, the projects add 840MVA of transformer capacity to the Lagos transmission network, providing additional bulk power to Eko and Ikeja Electricity…

The Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum, Folorunso Aluko, has called on state governments and local government chairmen to embrace cooperative autonomy to drive development across Nigeria. Aluko made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during a national workshop organised by the Federal Character Commission in partnership with the PGF. Speaking on “Autonomy that Delivers: Responsibility, Accountability, and State-Local Government Partnership in Nigeria,” he described cooperative autonomy as independence that promotes cooperation and collaboration between state and local governments. He said citizens were more concerned about visible development and effective service delivery than which level of government provided them. According…

The National Boundary Commission has warned that African borders are facing a growing convergence of terrorism, banditry, smuggling and irregular migration. The NBC Director-General, Adamu Adaji, raised the concern at the 2026 International Conference of the African Borderlands Research Network in Lagos. The conference, held from Aug. 24 to 28, focused on “The Connected Borderlands, Socio-Cultural Integration, and the Centrality of Policy, Research, and Security.” Adaji called for stronger cooperation among governments, researchers, border communities and development partners to tackle emerging threats. He said borderlands were important spaces for trade, interaction and cooperation but could also become areas of conflict…

Although more than 90 per cent of Nigerian mothers breastfeed, only 29 per cent of infants are exclusively breastfed during their first six months, highlighting the challenges mothers face in sustaining the practice. According to the 2023–2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, only 36 per cent of babies are breastfed within one hour of birth. For some mothers, breastfeeding difficulties begin shortly after delivery. One mother, Ibrahim, said her baby struggled to latch during the first few days, leaving her exhausted and questioning her ability to provide adequate nourishment. With support from nurses and her husband, she eventually overcame the…