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Nigerian winger Sani Suleman has joined RB Leipzig on a five-year deal from Slovak top-flight side AS Trenčín, with the Bundesliga club moving decisively to secure one of Europe’s most sought-after teenage attackers, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. RB Leipzig confirmed the signing on their official website on Tuesday evening, describing Suleman as a young attacking option for the club’s future. The 19-year-old has completed his transfer from AS Trenčín, signing a contract that runs until 30 June 2031 and will take the number 18 shirt. In the club’s words: “RB Leipzig have secured another young attacking option for the future,…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Chinese trade myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.China has reported a record full-year trade surplus of $1.2tn for 2025, as exports soared despite US President Donald Trump’s trade war.Exports in goods grew 6.6 per cent in dollar terms in December on a year earlier, according to official data released on Wednesday by the customs administration. That was more than double the average forecast from a Bloomberg poll of analysts of 3.1 per cent and greater than November’s growth rate of 5.9 per cent. China’s imports rose 5.7 per cent…

Recent US regulatory action seeking to restrict prediction markets hasn’t slowed activity in the first weeks of 2026, with trading volumes hitting a record $701.7 million on Monday.Prediction market Kalshi accounted for two-thirds of total trading volume at $465.9 million, while competitors Polymarket and Opinion tallied $100 million worth of trades, Dune Analytics data from Gate Research shows.The $701.7 million tally beat the previous record of $666.6 million set the day before, with Kalshi leading trading volumes by a similar margin. Daily trading volume on prediction markets since September 2024. Source: Dune AnalyticsPrediction markets have become one of crypto’s hottest use…

Brooks Nader is the ultimate It Girl. Nader, 28, shared a glimpse of her curves with her fans while showing off her bikini style. In the pic, she went braless underneath a teeny tiny crop top featuring cherries printed on her chest, as well as “California cherries sweet and wild” written on the number. In one pic, Nader lifted her top just high enough for fans to look at her underboob. The Love Thy Nader star styled her drool-worthy look with gold hoop earrings and oversized round shades finished with an off-white rim. She let her honey blonde hair flow…

At its peak, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) described itself as the largest party in Africa and boasted that it would rule Nigeria, Africa’s largest democracy, for 60 years. However, the year 2025 appears to be the year the party unravelled into what it may never recover from. The PDP, Nigeria’s former ruling party, faced an internal crisis in 2025 that nearly pushed it to the brink of collapse, or ‘convulsion point,’ as described by party spokesperson Ini Ememobong, in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES. Although it has remained the country’s main opposition since losing power in 2015, the scale…

So, who says Nigerian women cannot become governors — and ultimately president? Certainly not history. Certainly not logic. And certainly not competence. What stands in the way is not capacity, but courage: the courage of parties to institutionalise inclusion, the courage of men to relinquish monopolies of power, and the courage of women to insist on space without apology. The question is no longer whether Nigerian women are interested in power. The more honest question is whether Nigeria’s political architecture is genuinely prepared for women to exercise power without apology, patronage, or pity. The renewed campaign for increased women’s seats…

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has directed its members to continue their ongoing industrial action, despite a federal government directive enforcing the ‘no work, no pay’ policy. According to a memo obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, the decision followed an emergency virtual meeting of the union’s national leadership held on Monday, 12 January, after the expiration of a 72-hour extension of the strike. The memo, signed by the National Secretary, Martin Egbanubi, said a majority of JOHESU’s affiliate unions voted to sustain the strike, rejecting what it described as attempts to intimidate workers into submission. Backstory On 8 January, the…

In a bid to make climate action a core part of his Renewed Hope Agenda and position Nigeria as an active player in the global climate economy, President Bola Tinubu has approved over $3.8 billion worth of investment in the carbon market. Specifically, the president endorsed the Carbon Market Framework for Nigeria with a view to unlocking billions of dollars in green investments. The Carbon Market Framework operates under the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), an agency established by the Climate Change Act of 2021 and domiciled in the Presidency, with the President as Chairman of the Council and…

Pastor Isaac Oyedepo, founder of the Isaac Oyedepo Evangelistic Ministries has announced that his ministry will begin holding Sunday services in Abuja and, in line with God’s instruction, will not collect offerings. Church Times on Tuesday reported that he made this known in an online message it monitored. In the video, which was posted on Sunday, January 11, Oyedepo emphasised that the ministry’s primary focus is discipleship and equipping people to follow Jesus, rather than traditional financial practices. Addressing the financial aspect of the ministry, Oyedepo clarified that “God gave him specific instructions not to collect offerings.” While he maintained…

Two people were killed and several others abducted in Bargaja village, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, following a bandit attack on Monday. The spokesperson for the Sokoto State Police Command, DSP Ahmed Rufai, told PUNCH Metro on Tuesday that the attack was suspected to have been carried out by gunmen allegedly loyal to bandit leader Bello Turji. He said a detailed account of the incident would be provided once the Divisional Police Officer in the area submits a field report. “Two were killed, and some people were kidnapped, but we don’t yet have the exact number. We will…