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Digital pay television service provider, GOtv, has said it will offer all new GOtv customers one free month on its latest family entertainment package, GOtv MAX. Starting Tuesday, 16 January, new customers who purchase the full GOtv kit at N5,900 will automatically be upgraded to GOtv MAX. Additionally, they can earn an extra month when they pay N3,800 for one more month on GOtv MAX, but only if they pay within 7 days of the original purchase. This “golden window” of 7 days will enable new customers experience premium entertainment on GOtv MAX, non-stop for three months. “We decided to…

Theo Walcott has completed his move to Everton, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal which keeps him at the club until the summer of 2021. Sky Sports News understands the fee for the forward is in the region of £20m, with the England international set to take the No 11 shirt vacated by Kevin Mirallas who has re-joined Olympiakos on loan. “I’m very ambitious and I’ve come here because I want the club to push to the next level,” said Walcott. “And with the players that have come in, I feel like the next level can be reached. I’m very excited to…

Niger Delta Avengers have threatened on Wednesday to attack off-shore oil facilities within days, raising fears of a repeat of a 2016 wave of violence that helped push Africa’s biggest economy into recession. The Avengers who were behind many of the 2016 attacks said they had planned the assaults after giving up on talks to give their impoverished southern region a greater share of the oil revenue it produced. “This round of attacks will be the most deadly and will be targeting the deep sea operations of the multinationals,” the group said in a statement in its website. It said…

One American and one Canadian have been abducted by kidnappers in Kaduna state, northeast Nigeria, a Police official has confirmed on Wednesday. The kidnappers killed two police officers in the process of capturing their victims. The American and Canadian were ambushed by unknown gunmen around Kagarko on their way from the city of Kaduna to the capital Abuja, Mukhtar Aliyu, a spokesman for the Kaduna state police, said by phone. READ: How we tracked, killed kidnap kingpin Don Wani – DSS “The two police escorts attached to them engaged the kidnappers in a fierce gun battle, which resulted in the…

don wani A senior official of the Department of State Security (DSS) on Wednesday revealed how Don Wani, kidnap kingpin was tracked to his hideout in Enugu. Wani allegedly masterminded the killings of 23 worshipers on New Year’s Day, in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers. The source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on condition of anonymity on Wednesday that the operation that led to his death was successful and averted further bloodshed in the state. The informant said the decision to swoop on Wani was taken after he ordered his men to carry out killings of…

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi, on Wednesday sought collaboration of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), for easy movement of personnel and electoral materials. Prof. Godswill Obioma, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ebonyi, who spoke at a meeting in Abakaliki with NURTW members, said the collaboration was necessary in order to ensure successful elections. Obioma, who described NURTW as critical stakeholder, said effective collaboration with the union was needed to ensure successful movement of men and materials. According to him, the meeting is convened to map out strategies and…

Steve Bannon, ex-chief strategist to US President Donald Trump, has refused to answer a broad range of questions at a committee hearing probing alleged links between the Trump campaign and Russia. Mr Bannon had been called to testify in front of the House Intelligence Committee about his time working for Mr Trump. He was questioned behind closed doors on Tuesday in a 10-hour meeting. A Democrat on the committee believes he was under a White House “gag order”. Representative Adam Schiff said that Mr Bannon’s lawyer had cited “executive privilege” – which allows the president to keep information from the…

Theo Walcott has passed a medical and agreed personal terms with Everton ahead of his proposed move from Arsenal. Walcott was seen entering Everton’s training ground, Finch Farm, on Tuesday afternoon, and has completed and passed a medical ahead of his transfer. Sky Sports News understands the fee for the winger is in the region of £20m with just the final details of the deal left to be finalised. Read Also Liverpool footballer Jon Flanagan sentenced for assault Last week, Everton boss Sam Allardyce confirmed the Toffees had entered into negotiations with Arsenal over the sale of Walcott, who has…

The Nigerian Army says it has recovered 63 bags of cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) from a notorious gang in a forest in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Capt. Ojo Adenegan, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Cantonment, Akure, disclosed this in a statement in Akure on Wednesday. Adenegan said 23 expended cartridges and nine unused ones were also recovered from the notorious Indian hemp gang. He said that the army carried out an operation in the forest, following a tip off on criminal activities of the gang in a hideout. Read Also Senate gives IGP…

Liverpool footballer Jon Flanagan has been sentenced to 40 hours of unpaid work and a community order for assaulting his girlfriend. The 25-year-old defender pleaded guilty to common assault by beating of Rachael Wall at an earlier hearing. Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard he kicked his partner in an attack in Duke Street in Liverpool city centre at around 03:20 GMT on 22 December. Flanagan has made more than 50 first-team appearances for the club. The 12-month community order will include 15 rehabilitation activity days, 40 hours of unpaid work, £85 costs and an £85 victim surcharge. READ: English Championship crowds…