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Three suicide bombers were killed at Muna area of Maiduguri in Borno state as they attempt to infiltrate the town on Friday, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that four powerful explosions occurred between 9: 00 and 9: 30 pm, sending terrifying echoes to many parts of the town. NEMA’s Northeast Zonal Coordinator, Mr Bashir Garga, who confirmed the incident, said that the blast occurred outside the town. Garga disclosed that the suicide bombers detonated Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, strapped to their bodies behind the security trench at Muna Garage area in the…

The following of the English Premier League in Nigeria is massive and Arsenal the former club of Kanu Nwankwo enjoys a sizeable chunk of the fanbase. But what happens when The Gunners appear to be taking advantage of its fans? Arsenal’s deal with Tel Aviv-based company KonnecTo has caused some comment at a time when data harvesting and online security of private information are hot topics. Intelligence-based data collection and analysis platform KonnecTo, run by ex-Israeli military staff, are one of six start-up companies that the club are partnering as part of an initiative to gain a deeper understanding of…

Chelsea are determined to beat Manchester United and Barcelona to the signing of Tottenham’s 29-year-old Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld. (Mirror) Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola thinks the club face a fight to keep England forward Raheem Sterling, 23, out of the clutches of Spanish giants Real Madrid. (Sun) Guardiola is keeping Manchester City waiting over a new contract, saying his future cannot be allowed to overshadow his side’s bid to win both the Premier League and Champions League. (Manchester Evening News) The Spaniard admits he wondered if he could ever win the Premier League after City’s 4-0 defeat to Everton…

The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Uche Secondus, has challenged the Minister of Culture and Information, Lai Mohammed to be ready to proof in court that he collected N200m from the National Security Adviser (NSA). Secondus made the challenge in a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Ike Abonyi, on Friday in Abuja. He said he is challenging Mohammed to be ready to establish his allegations in court immediately. Secondus said that the agenda of the minister was to damage his reputation and distract him from serving PDP, adding that such agenda would fail woefully “For…

President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed rumours on social media claiming that he invited supermodel Naomi Campbell to inspect the Eko Atlantic City in Lagos. Buhari who was in Lagos on a two-day working visit was pictured along with Ms Campbell, former Lagos governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and incumbent governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. To clarify the situation, personal assistant to President Buhari on New Media, Bashir Ahmad tweeted. “For the sake of clarity, President @MBuhari didn’t invite Ms. Naomi Campbell to any event during his 2-day visit to Lagos State. READ: FG names Uche Secondus, Bolaji Anani, PDP leaders as treasury looters…

The Federal Government on Friday listed names of some members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who it alleged looted the national treasury when the party was in power. At a media briefing in Lagos, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said the PDP national chairman, Uche Secondus took N200 million from the office of then National Security Adviser (NSA) on February 19, 2015. The PDP had challenged the ruling party to name the looters under its watch if it actually knows any. “They said they did not loot the treasury. Well, I am sure they know that…

Former England and Chelsea midfielder Ray Wilkins is in a critical condition in a London hospital. St George’s Hospital told BBC Sport that the 61-year-old is a patient and “his family have asked for privacy”. His wife Jackie is quoted in the Daily Mirror as saying he had a cardiac arrest and the situation is “very bad”. Wilkins, who also played for Manchester United, AC Milan, Rangers and QPR, has been working as a pundit for Sky Sports and Talksport. Former Chelsea captain Frank Lampard wrote on Instagram: “All thoughts and strength with this man and his family tonight. An…

The US government is proposing to collect social media identities from nearly everyone who seeks US Visa, according to a State Department filing on Friday. The proposal, a broad expansion of the information gathered from applicants for US visas, if approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), would require most immigrant and non-immigrant visa applicants to list all social media identities they have used in the past five years. The information will be used to vet and identify them, according to the proposals, which would affect about 14.7 million people annually. The proposals support President Donald Trump’s promise…

…Urges FG To Cede National Stadium, Surulere, Arts Theatre To State Govt …President Visits Eko Atlantic City, Says Project’ll Boost Nigeria’s Economy Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday evening urged President Muhammadu Buhari to seriously consider the possibility of granting Lagos a Special Status to enable it sustain its position as the driver of the nation’s economic growth. Governor Ambode, who spoke at a state dinner in honour of President Buhari at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, as part of activities to commemorate his two-day official visit to the State, expressed concerns that 26 years after…

Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has declared that corruption during Goodluck Jonathan’s administration destroyed Nigeria’s economy. Osinbajo who spoke at the 10th Bola Tinubu colloquium at the Eko Hotels & Suites in Lagos stressed that the present administration will continue to refer to the corruption of the previous government. “Let me say that when we began this journey in 2014, and when I say ‘this journey’ I refer to our government, our party, the APC, was determined to change the dominant narrative about our country. “We were determined to ensure that the notion of a country rich in…