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Former Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti says he is happy to be back in management after he was appointed the new manager of Serie A side Napoli on a three-year deal. Ancelotti, 58, replaces Maurizio Sarri, who led the Italian club to a second-placed finish behind champions Juventus with 91 points. “I am really happy and honoured to manage a team with a unique city and incredible fans,” said Ancelotti. Meanwhile, Sarri, 59, has been linked with a move to replace Antonio Conte at Premier League club Chelsea. READ: Man Utd to complete Fred signing, Morata hold talks with Juventus Earlier…

A senior North Korean official has described US Vice-President Mike Pence remarks as “stupid”, putting further doubt about a planned meeting between the two countries’ leaders. Choe Son-hui said Pyongyang would not “beg” for dialogue and warned of a “nuclear showdown” if diplomacy failed. In recent days, both sides have said that the 12 June Trump-Kim summit could be delayed or even called off. Pyongyang has insisted it would not give up nuclear weapons unilaterally. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that it was the North that had to meet the conditions for the talks to go ahead. ‘Impudent’…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has commended Nigeria and Tunisia’s leading role in the fight against corruption in Africa. Guterres, made the commendation in his remarks at High-level Debate Marking the 15th Anniversary of Adoption of UN Convention Against Corruption in New York. The secretary-general pointed out that through Nigeria’s anti-money laundering efforts, stolen funds had been returned. Guterres said: “African countries have taken a leading role in moving this agenda forward in the last AU Summit. “And with measures as for example through anti-money laundering efforts in Nigeria and Tunisia, which have seen funds returned”. He said if governments were…

Manchester United are close to signing Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fred, 25, and hope to complete a deal for the Brazil international next week. (Manchester Evening News) United have opened talks with Tottenham for the signing of defender Toby Alderweireld, 29, but Spurs want £75m for Belgium international. (Mirror) Manchester City target Jorginho, 26, will hold talks with Napoli next week with the £52m-rated Brazilian setting his sights on a move to the Premier League. (Sun) City will have to pay £60m to sign Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez, 27, who they tried to sign in the January transfer window. (Guardian) Former…

Presidency and Nigerian military have described the report by Amnesty International which alleged rights abuses against troops fighting Boko Haram in North East as lacking credibility. The Presidency said the recent report released by the rights group alleging human rights violation by Nigerian security agencies is inherently battling with credibility, falling vehemently short of evidential narration. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said in Abuja on Thursday that the report is short on credibility because it does not contain factual leads that could have laid the foundation for investigative actions. He noted…

Nigeria’s Ministry of Finance has said the three tier of government, federal, state and local councils shared N701 billion as revenue in April Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse told newsmen that the amounts shared were the outcome of Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting. Giving a breakdown of the revenue accrued in April, the permanent secretary said mineral revenue increased by N50.7 billion, that is from N360.51 billion in March to N411.2 billion in April. He added that non-mineral revenue also increased by N81.25 billion, from N120 billion in March to N201.3 billion in April. He noted…

Canada’s largest city Toronto said on Wednesday it is activating an emergency contingency plan to shelter refugee claimants as it prepares for an influx of migrants this summer. A rare move that underscores the strain caused by the inflow of asylum seekers flowing in illegally from the United States. The city will house 800 asylum seekers in college dorms over the summer, the city said in a statement. But after August, it will need a new contingency plan and may house people in community centres instead, the statement added. More than 27,000 asylum seekers have illegally crossed the Canada-US border…

Human rights group, Amnesty International, (AI) have echoed the claims of retired army general, TY Danjuma that Nigeria’s military has committed crimes against humanity. In a report on Thursday AI said Nigeria’s military has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity including torture, rape and killing civilians during its fight against Islamist insurgency Boko Haram. Chronicle NG notes that AI’s report confirms claims which TY Danjuma made during a convocation ceremony at the Taraba State University. He accused the Armed Forces of Nigeria of colluding with militias and other criminal elements operating in Taraba, where he hails from. He also…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is worried that hundreds of innocent lives have been lost this year alone and vowed that the incessant killings must stop. He urged leaders to rise to the challenge of ending the senseless killings of Nigerians. The Vice President expressed his worries on Wednesday at a leadership and stakeholders’ meeting in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital as part of his assessment visit over the recent security challenges in the state. He recalled several killings resulting from farmers and herdsmen crisis in the region since 2006. He said the responsibility of finding solutions to the problems rest…

NFL teams will be fined if players kneel for the US national anthem under a new policy. The American football league said players who do not stand for the Star-Spangled Banner can stay in the locker room until it has been performed. The NFL also vowed to “impose appropriate discipline on league personnel who do not stand and show respect for the flag and the Anthem”.​ Players said the protests were against police brutality of African Americans. “It was unfortunate that on-field protests created a false perception among many that thousands of NFL players were unpatriotic,” said NFL Commissioner Roger…