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Nike have received over 3,000,000 orders for Nigeria’s World Cup 2018 shirt despite the jersey not being officially on sale until next week. Demand for the country’s home and away kit increased following its unveiling at a launch in February. The kit isn’t available to buy for another six days but that hasn’t stopped fans wanting to place their order in advance. The Super Eagles’ new home and away kit is meant to pay homage to their USA 1994 campaign. The home shirt features a bright green-and-white zig-zag pattern spreading across the torso and the contrasting sleeves. Nigeria’s away shirt…

…says 6000 capacity hostel, Senate building, other projects on course …26 students graduate with first class It was an emotional laden moment filled with joy, excitement and sense of fulfillment when Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday granted scholarship and N5million cash reward to the overall best graduating student of Lagos State University (LASU), Ogunsanya Fuhad Adetoro. Adetoro, who is of the Faculty of Management Sciences, was announced as the best graduating student at the 22nd convocation ceremony held at the Auditorium Complex of the University in Ojo having scored CGPA 4.78. Responding to Adetoro’s request for scholarship…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently refer the allegations of mismanagement of $16 billion power projects between 1999 and 2007 to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, for further investigation, and if there is relevant and sufficient admissible evidence, for anyone suspected to be involved to face prosecution.” The organization also urged Buhari to “refer to the EFCC and ICPC not just allegations regarding the $16 billion power projects but also the alleged squandering of over N11 trillion meant to provide…

Unai Emery is now having his first news conference as Arsenal head coach alongside Arsenal chief executive, Ivan Gazidis. It was uncertain if Unai will choose to communicate with the press in Spanish or English but the former PSG manager chose the latter. ???? Here's our new head coach's opening statement in his press conference#WelcomeUnai pic.twitter.com/jLcnT4kPaG— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) May 23, 2018 Our new head coach is in place – you can watch our #WelcomeUnai press conference LIVEIt’s right here ???? https://t.co/ya46sSFaPJ pic.twitter.com/RiI3Prtqbi— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) May 23, 2018 ???? Here's Ivan Gazidis on what Unai Emery will bring to…

*Over 80,000 cooks engaged in 24 states Following the achievement of its target of 5.5 million pupils being fed free daily under the programme in 2017, the Buhari administration’s National Home-grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) now feeds 8,260,984 pupils in 45,394 public primary schools across 24 states. The 24 states currently benefitting from the school feeding programme are Anambra, Enugu, Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Ebonyi, Zamfara, Delta, Abia, Benue, Plateau, Bauchi, Taraba, Kaduna, Akwa-Ibom, Cross River, Imo, Jigawa, Niger, Kano, Katsina, Gombe, Ondo and Borno. Similarly, over 80,000 direct jobs have since been created from the School Feeding Programme; with 87,261…

A cholera outbreak has killed 12 people and may have infected at least 134 others in the northeast Nigerian state of Adamawa, a medical official said on Wednesday. “So far 12 people have died from the disease and there are many more cases”, said Ezra Sakawa, medical director of the general hospital for Mubi, the town where the disease has struck. “We have little manpower to deal with an outbreak of such magnitude,” Sakawa said, adding that nurses were on strike. Northeast Nigeria is ground zero for Nigeria’s nine-year war against Islamist insurgency Boko Haram and its offshoot, now Islamic…

Everton forward Wayne Rooney will travel to Washington this week to meet Major League Soccer side DC United ahead of a switch to the MLS. The 32-year-old has already agreed a deal in principle with the club, although he still has a year left on his contract at Goodison Park. The trip to the capital of the United States is understood to be a fact-finding mission. Rooney re-joined Everton in July 2017 having spent 13 seasons at Manchester United. BREAKING: Arsenal appoints Unai Emery as new manager He is the Red Devils’ record goalscorer and won five Premier League titles…

Arsenal have appointed Unai Emery as new manager after Frenchman Arsene Wenger departed the club at the end of the season. He joins the club after completing a two-year spell at Paris Saint-Germain, where he recently landed the treble of Ligue 1, Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. A new dawn. A new era. A new chapter.#WelcomeUnai pic.twitter.com/kGrE2gMLQl— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) May 23, 2018 Unai, 46, previously spent three seasons with Sevilla, leading them to an unprecedented three consecutive Europa League titles, establishing the club as a major force in the Spanish league. Announcing the appointment, chief…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is considering a move for 18-year-old Ajax and Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt. (Guardian) Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is considering taking a break from football if he is sacked by the club. (Telegraph) Meanwhile, Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri could end up at Chelsea, with the Italian Serie A side in talks with former Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti. (The Sun) New Rangers manager Steven Gerrard wants to sign 18-year-old Liverpool and Wales striker Ben Woodburn on loan. (Daily Express) Manchester United are willing to listen to offers for France forward Anthony Martial, 22, but are not…

The federal government of Canada is granting fewer refugee status to Nigerians who have crossed the border from the United States. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government seeks to dissuade, block and turn back thousands more, according to new data obtained by Reuters. Forty percent of border crossers whose claims were finalized between January and March 2018 were granted refugee status, down from 53 percent for all of 2017. There were no claims finalized in the first three months of 2017. Immigration and Refugee Board data shows that while only a small number of border-crosser claims have been processed, acceptance rates…