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Newcastle United face competition from Manchester United and Tottenham in the race to sign England defender Kieran Trippier, 31, from Atletico Madrid. (90min) Arsenal are willing to listen to offers for Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 32, after he was stripped of the captaincy this month. (ESPN) Tottenham want to sign a right wing-back and a forward in January, and they are looking to offload both Irish defender Matt Doherty, 29, and England midfielder Dele Alli, 25. (The Athletic – subscription required) Tottenham, Newcastle, West Ham and Rangers are battling it out to sign West Brom and England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone,…

The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the virement of N276,757,232,395 billion to fund expenditures in the 2021 budget. The approval followed the consideration of a motion sponsored by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North). The motion was entitled: “2021 Appropriation Virement Proposal.” Abdullahi in his motion recalled that on Tuesday 21 December, 2021, the Senate President read a communication from the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria requesting for virement of the 2021 Appropriation Act to fund critical expenditure in the 2021 budget. “Notes also that pursuant to Section 3 of the Appropriation Act 2021,…

The special adviser on Political Matters to the President (Office of the Vice President) Senator Babafemi Ojudu has explained that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will declare his intentions on whether he is running or not for the 2023 Presidency. Ojudu was reacting to reports in the media that he said Prof. Osinbajo was going to run for the highest office. “My attention has been called to a quotation attributed to me that is trending. It was to the effect that Prof Yemi Osinbajo , the Vice President will run for the office of President in 2023,” Ojudu said in a…

Diogo Jota fired home the decisive penalty as Liverpool came back from two goals down to reach their first Carabao Cup semi-final since 2017 thanks to a thrilling shootout victory against Leicester at Anfield. Introduced as a half-time substitute with his side 3-1 down, Jota breathed life into the home side when he belted Takumi Minamino’s pass into the corner. Minamino then took the contest to penalties when he controlled James Milner’s cross and fired it past Kasper Schmeichel, who had already denied Jota an equaliser with a brilliant reaction save. The Japanese star, so often overlooked by manager Jurgen…

Arsenal will face Liverpool in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, while Chelsea will meet Tottenham. Chelsea’s meeting with Spurs is a repeat of the 2015 final, when the Blues won 2-0 at Wembley. Both semi-finals are scheduled to take place over two legs – with the first of each played in the week commencing 3 January 2022. The deciding legs will take place in the week commencing 10 January, with the final at Wembley on 27 February. Nketiah hat-trick sinks Sunderland in Carabao Cup Eight-time winners Liverpool came from 0-2 and 1-3 down to make it 3-3 before they…

Tottenham moved into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup as they edged West Ham in a thrilling quarter-final tie. The hosts went ahead when Steven Bergwijn linked up with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and fired home his first goal of the season after 29 minutes. But Tottenham’s lead only lasted three minutes before Eric Dier’s poor clearance led to Nikola Vlasic having a shot and the ball falling to Jarrod Bowen, who finished neatly after producing a superb turn to create space. However, Spurs retook the lead – and ultimately grabbed the winner – just two minutes later with Lucas Moura netting…

Chelsea reached their third major semi-final in 11 months under Thomas Tuchel after scoring two late goals to overcome west London neighbours Brentford in the Carabao Cup quarter-final. An own goal by Sweden defender Pontus Jansson put the Blues ahead before Jorginho’s penalty ensured his side reached their first semi-final in the competition for three years. With his selection plans disrupted by Covid-19 and injuries, Chelsea boss Tuchel gave debuts to three teenagers including 18-year-old Harvey Vale, who headed his side’s best chance of the first half straight at the keeper. But it was Brentford who carved out the better…

Says Senate must remain steadfast in stabilizing polity ahead of 2023 Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said that the National Assembly will on Thursday transmit the 2022 budget passed by both chambers to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent into law. Lawan gave the hint on Wednesday in his remarks moments before the chamber proceeded on recess. According to him, the timely assent of the 2022 budget would ensure the commencement of its implementation by January next year. He added that businesses operating in the country as well as the economy stand to be impacted positively by the timely passage of…

Manchester City have agreed to sell Spanish forward, Ferran Torres, to Barcelona for a fee believed to be £55 million. Talks between Barcelona and City have progressed this week and the 21-year-old will move to the Catalonian club when the transfer window opens in January. Barcelona have agreed to pay an initial fee of £46.7 million, and another £8.5 million in add-ons. It means that City have almost tripled their money on the Spain international, who joined them from Valencia for £21 million in August 2020. Rangnick to make Kamara first signing, Barcelona agree terms for Ferran Torres Torres is…

SuperSport will again be the number one destination for football fans on DStv and GOtv with the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon 2021 getting the new year off to a cracking start. All 52 matches will be broadcast live on DStv with several dedicated channels to ensure the widest, most entertaining broadcast of the 33rd edition of the event. Top analysts and presenters will be on hand to deliver world-class coverage, while the action on the pitch ought to be no less stellar with top players like Mo Salah (Egypt), Sadio Mane (Senegal), Naby Keita (Guinea), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang…