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Some Nigerian migrants have been rescued off the coast of Brazil after they sailed five weeks on a boat, Brazilian authorities have confirmed. The two dozen migrants from West Africa were rescued off the coast of northern Brazil, officials from the state of Maranhão said on Sunday. A fishing boat came upon the drifting vessel with 27 people aboard, including migrants from Nigeria, Senegal Guinea, Sierra Leone and Cape Verde, along with two Brazilians, the state government said in a statement. Some of the migrants were suffering from dehydration. READ: 100 students from Idogbo Secondary School lost to traffickers Brazilian…

Manchester City are plotting a £100m deal for Chelsea’s Eden Hazard after Pep Guardiola made the Belgian forward, 27, his top transfer target. (Star) Italian club AC Milan have offered Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 30, a three-year contract with the Belgian available on a free transfer this summer. (Times – subscription required) Tottenham’s Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld, 29, is one of United’s summer transfer targets. (Mirror) West Ham are confident of appointing Manuel Pellegrini as their new manager this week – which would bolster their chances of signing midfielder Yaya Toure, 35, who has left Manchester City. (Telegraph) Antonio…

About 100 students of Idogbo Secondary School, Benin, South-south Nigeria were lost to human traffickers in the last four months, the state government says. At an advocacy programme in Benin, Edo state capital on Sunday Solomon Okoduwa, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Human trafficking and illegal migration said the trending was alarming. He noted that the figures were disclosed by some teachers in Idogbo Secondary School, who were concerned about how the institution has become harvest ground for traffickers. Okoduwa assured that government will not allow the evil to continue to thrive in the state. “
Government will…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has stated that for Nigeria to succeed and move forward, Nigerians must learn to imbibe the principles of creativity, innovation and hard work. Prof. Osinbajo stated this today when he attended the Sunday service at the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Abuja, with renowned US preacher, Bishop T.D. Jakes as guest minister. He further noted that character and integrity are also pillars for nation building. The Vice President said, “The reality is that true success is line by line, precept by precept, building block upon building block, hard work, innovation, character; that is the measure…

Spain forward Fernando Torres scored twice in his last game for Atletico Madrid but the 10-man hosts were held by Eibar. The former Liverpool and Chelsea striker, 34, was given a guard of honour by the visitors before the game. And after the match, his team-mates formed another guard of honour as the former Spain forward departed the pitch at the Wanda Metropolitano. Torres, who captained the side, won his first and only trophy with Atletico in Wednesday’s Europa League final win. Kike opened the scoring for Eibar before Torres levelled on 42 minutes, slotting in Angel Correa’s square pass.…

Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta ended his stellar career at Camp Nou with victory over Real Sociedad in his final game. The Spain midfielder, 34, is leaving the La Liga champions at the end of the season after winning 19 major titles in 16 years with the senior side. Fans formed a mosaic with the message ‘Forever Iniesta’ prior to the game. Iniesta was typically assured in possession but the tired hosts needed a stunning strike by Philippe Coutinho to end their season with a win. The former Liverpool midfielder cut in from the left and curled a powerful effort in…

…Inspects Dangote Industrial Jetty, Other Projects In Ibeju-Lekki, Epe, Ojota …Ongoing Projects In Lekki Free Trade Zone Largest Worldwide, Says Dangote Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday inspected the ongoing projects in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, saying the massive investments being jointly made in the axis by government and the private sector was targeted at making Lagos emerge as the next destination for business in Africa. Governor Ambode, who inspected the progress of work alongside cabinet members, billionaire businessmen, Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola, among other businessmen, said the investments and the infrastructural renewal in the Lekki-Epe…

Chelsea may need to sell forward Eden Hazard “to help fund other transfers”, says Steve Clarke, a former Chelsea assistant manager. Hazard, 27, was the match-winner as the Blues beat Manchester United 1-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday. However, a fifth-placed finish in the Premier League means no Champions League football next season and Clarke told BBC Radio 5 live’s Sportsweek the club must “rebuild” over the summer. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has also urged the board to invest in the squad. “We’ll see after the World Cup whether I am a Chelsea player for next year,”…

President Muhammadu Buhari will lead the 2018 edition of Democracy Solidarity Walk, the National Democracy Stakeholders Group (NSDG), a pro-democracy and non-profit organisation says. NSDG’ Convener, Mr Kletsaint Akor, who briefed newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, said that Buhari would lead the walk which would be held on May 29 at Eagles Square, Abuja. He said that the walk, organised by NSDG in collaboration with state and non-state partners, would also be led by governors in the 36 state capitals across Nigeria. According to Akor, the walk, which is the fourth edition with the theme “Walk for Credible, Free and…

Top opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members have been granting press interviews and addressing zonal political rallies talking about “CHANGING THE CHANGE” in next year’s general elections, without defining what exactly that means. As the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) gears up to celebrate the completion of three years of the Buhari government in the centre on May 29th, Nigerians need to be reminded of what the reversal of the achievements of this administration will amount to. The real meaning and cost of the “Changing the Change,” is that if they win the next election, they will not take us…