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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that he wants to become ‘king’ in 2023, noting that, there are no rules that stops the kingmaker from becoming king. Tinubu who declared his intentions to run for Presidency on Monday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja noted that he has always nursed the ambition of leading the country. Speaking to State House correspondents after his meeting with the President, he explained that he will embark on consultations across Nigeria. “I have never seen where it is written in…

Chelsea’s 28-year-old German defender Antonio Rudiger, out of contract in the summer and yet to sign a new deal with the European champions, is said to prefer a move to Real Madrid over Paris St-Germain if he was to leave Stamford Bridge. (Football London) Rudiger has received salary proposals from both Real and PSG, with the French club said to have offered a net annual sum of 7m euros, which is higher than what the Spanish side have tabled. (Footmercato – in French) Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 34, has pledged his commitment to Manchester United for the rest of the…

A US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig. David Bennett is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour procedure in Baltimore, doctors say. The transplant was considered the last hope of saving Mr Bennett’s life, though it is not yet clear what his long-term chances of survival are. “It was either die or do this transplant,” Mr Bennet, 57, explained, a day before the surgery. “I know it’s a shot in the dark, but it’s my last choice.” Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center were…

Sadio Mane penalty seven minutes into added time enabled lacklustre Senegal to beat Zimbabwe 1-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations Group B opener. Defeat was harsh on Zimbabwe, who made one of the tournament favourites look distinctly ordinary in Bafoussam. In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Kelvin Madzongwe was adjudged to have handled as he turned his back on a strike from Pape Gueye. Liverpool forward Mane rifled home to give Senegal the perfect start. Featuring a side shorn of several players, including captain Kalidou Koulibaly and Edouard Mendy, because of Covid, the Senegalese had earlier missed a…

Manchester United booked an FA Cup fourth-round meeting with Middlesbrough as Scott McTominay’s eighth-minute header proved enough to beat Aston Villa at Old Trafford. McTominay was allowed to run unchallenged to the edge of the Villa six-yard box, where he met Fred’s perfectly weighted cross to steer the ball past Emiliano Martinez. The goal condemned Villa boss Steven Gerrard to an unhappy return to Manchester, where he was baited by the home supporters because of his allegiance to Liverpool. However, the result was incredibly harsh on Gerrard and his team. Twice in a matter of minutes early in the second…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have re-arrested a suspected internet fraudster, Ismailia Mustapha, aka Mompha for laundering funds obtained through unlawful activities and retention of alleged proceeds of crime. Mompha was arrested on Monday, January 10, 2022. The suspect is currently standing trial alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited on an amended twenty two-count charge bordering on cyber fraud and money laundering to the tune of N32.9bn (Thirty-two Billion Nine Hundred Thousand Naira) brought against him by the EFCC. It will be recalled that Mompha had earlier been arrested on October 18, 2019 at Nnamdi Azikiwe International…

The trial of a former Director, Legal Services of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Grace Taiga, for alleged fraud in the case involving Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID) before Justice O.A Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja continued today, January 10, 2022 with the EFCC presenting its fourth prosecution witness. At the commencement of hearing, the prosecution presented a thirteen-count amended charge which was read to the defendant. Count 12 of the charge reads, “That you GRACE TAIGA (former Director of Legal Services in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources) on or about the 30th of…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday called for synergy in resolving boundary disputes across Nigeria. Prof. Osinbajo who is the chairman of the National Boundary Commission stated this in a meeting with deputy governors regarding boundary issues at the old Aso Villa Banquet Hall. The Vice President explained that the handling of border disputes requires a good knowledge of the issues, and in my view, sincerity of purpose and sensitivity. “Your Excellencies, I thank you very much for taking the time to be here for this event and especially also to welcome you all to this meeting, perhaps the first…

Justice S.O. Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, January 10, 2022, adjourned till March 14, 2022 for adoption of written addresses in the case involving one Alogba Afeez Olaoluwa. Olaoluwa, who is being prosecuted by the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on internet fraud and possession of fraudulent documents on March 23, 2020 to which he pleaded “not guilty”. The charge reads: “That you, Alogba Afeez Olaoluwa, sometime in 2016 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, knowingly had in your possession…

The national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has confirmed he will run for president in 2023. Tinubu made the disclosure after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, noting that, he has told the President of his presidential ambition. He disclosed this to State House correspondents on Monday after meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, contesting the presidency is a life-long ambition. He said he has the capacity to turn things around in the country. PHOTOS: Osinbajo, Tinubu, Lawan, others attend Fatima Adamu’s wedding “I’ve informed…