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The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC is giving hope to people who thought they have none in Nigeria, to the extent that some think its a miracle. Ask Njidda Maidugu and he will tell you as he breaks into a broad smile and wobbles on his artificial leg with the support of crutches as a nurse walks alongside, helping him to keep his balance. Maidugu, 35, never thought he would walk on two legs again after he lost his right limb in a Boko Haram suicide bomb attack at a checkpoint in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, in 2016. “It…

Jose Mourinho has approved a deal to take France international forward Anthony Martial, 22, from Manchester United to Juventus this summer. (Tuttosport, via Daily Express) Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits he would be interested in Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele, who joined the Catalan giants in a £135m deal last summer, if the 20-year-old became available. (Sun) Leicester want Huddersfield boss David Wagner to take over at the club, with current manager Claude Puel expected to leave at the end of the month. (Times – subscription required) The agent of Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic insists Manchester United do not have an agreement…

Winning the English Premier League is harder to achieve than winning the La Liga in Spain and Bundesliga in Germany, says Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. City were presented with the Premier League trophy after Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Huddersfield at Etihad Stadium. This is Guardiola’s first league title since joining City in the summer of 2016, having previously won three with both Barcelona and Bayern Munich. “Here, it is more difficult,” said the Spaniard. “In England, it’s special because it’s so tough.” He told BBC Radio 5 live that was the case due to the “huge contenders and the…

More than 3,000 Nigerian migrants who failed to reach Europe, have been flown home by the International Organization for Migration. Many sold everything to make the trip and aren’t sure how to face their families, writes Colin Freeman. Evans William tells me he sold everything but the kitchen sink to fund his dream of getting to Europe. And I mean everything – his bed, his fridge, his TV, his spare clothes and his mobile phone. After borrowing yet more cash, he finally had enough to pay a smuggling gang to take him from Nigeria across the Sahara to Libya. In…

Police have confirmed that at least 45 people were killed in an attack on Gwaska village in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria. Commissioner for Police, Austin Iwar told Reuters on Sunday that it was not sure what the motive of the latest attack was. President Muhammadu Buhari won Nigeria’s 2015 elections partly on promises to bring security to Africa’s largest economy and most populous nation, but has struggled to fulfil those pledges. He is now seeking a second term in February 2019. His critics and opponents question his track record tackling the multitude of conflicts that plague Nigeria, from Boko Haram…

Laolu Akande, spokesman to Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has explained why the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government is different from the previous government. “First of all, let us state the facts that are important to Nigerians. In a time when we have a very sharp decline in National income, this government has been able to do much more for the Nigerian people compared to when oil prices were above $100 and yet so little was done,” he said. “We have set out a Social Investment Programme, that currently is providing, under one of the clusters, the National…

Gareth Bale hit a sublime equaliser for Real Madrid against champions Barcelona, who survived playing with 10 men for 45 minutes to move to within three games of going the entire La Liga season undefeated. Sergi Roberto was shown a straight red card with the score 1-1 at the end of the first half of an ill-tempered El Clasico after he appeared to slap Real defender Marcelo. Roberto had earlier provided the cross for an unmarked Luis Suarez to fire the hosts into the lead before Cristiano Ronaldo bundled the equaliser after Karim Benzema’s downward header. Lionel Messi put the…

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned that the United States will face “historic regret” if Donald Trump scraps the nuclear agreement with Tehran. Mr Rouhani’s comments come as the US president decides whether to pull out of the deal by a 12 May deadline. Mr Trump has strongly criticised the agreement, calling it “insane”. The 2015 deal – between Iran, the US, China, Russia, Germany, France and the UK – lifted sanctions on Iran in return for curbs on its nuclear programme. France, the UK and Germany have been trying persuade the US president that the current deal is the…

US President Donald Trump has outraged French opinion by suggesting the 2015 attacks on Paris could have been stopped by giving people guns. He mimicked gunmen summoning and shooting victims one by one, saying “Boom! Come over here!” and using his hand to imitate a gun being fired. In reality, the attackers sprayed many of their 130 victims with semi-automatic fire and set off bomb belts. Trump offers NRA audience a dramatic retelling of Bataclan massacre:"They took their time and gunned them down one by one. Boom. Come over here. Boom. Come over here. Boom" pic.twitter.com/2UpCqrLlxZ— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) May…

GOtv subscribers will, on Sunday, have the opportunity of watching the world’s biggest club football rivalry when La Liga champions, Barcelona, host their rivals and UEFA Champions League finalists, Real Madrid, in the famed El Clasico at the Camp Nou. The game, which is the 176th meeting between both teams, will be broadcast live on SuperSport Select 4 (channel 34) at 7.30pm to GOtv MAX subscribers. The game will also see arguably two of football’s biggest talents, Barca’s Lionel Messi and Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, going head to head. Barcelona legend and captain, Andres Iniesta, will also be aiming to bow…