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Manchester United will not sell Paul Pogba in January and are fully prepared for the 28-year-old France midfielder to leave at the end of the season for free when his contract expires. (Telegraph, subscription required) Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers is a potential replacement for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United boss. (ESPN) Liverpool want Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 29, to agree a new contract before the January transfer window opens. (Football Insider) Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 36, wants to still be playing for Portugal in the 2026 World Cup. (Sun) Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti will allow Belgium forward Eden Hazard, 30, to leave the club if he wants…

Former Manchester United and Watford striker Odion Ighalo says he is not rushing to come out of international retirement, but confirmed talks are ‘ongoing’ about a Nigeria return. The 32-year-old quit the Super Eagles after finishing top scorer at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and previously resisted pressure from coach Gernot Rohr to reverse his decision. Both Rohr and Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick have publicly called for Ighalo to play in the country’s upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers. “Talks have been going on for a while now, and I respect the coach and the NFF president,” Ighalo,…

Ángel Di María showed his worth as he set up the first and scored the winner to give Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) a 2-1 win against the champions Lille in Ligue 1 after Lionel Messi limped off injured on Friday. In the absence of Kylian Mbappé, who was suffering from an infection, Di María shone throughout the game, providing captain Marquinhos with the equaliser after Jonathan David’s opener before finding the back of the net two minutes from time. After Messi left the pitch early in the second half with a muscle problem, the Argentine winger found his range to put…

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on October 28, 2021 secured the conviction and sentencing of one Chidiebere Chiwetaoke Solomon before Justice M.T.M Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna for issuance of dud cheque. Chidiebere’s trouble started when a petitioner alleged that, sometimes between the months of April and June 2019, he worked for the defendant as a movie director for which the defendant was to pay him the sum of Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Naira (N2, 300,000.00) in two installments for services rendered. But the defendant only paid One Million…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Command on Friday, October 29, 2021 arrested two self-claimed herbalists, Ajisafe Toheeb and Ogundayo Usman at Soka area of Ibadan over their alleged involvement in offences bordering on internet fraud. They were arrested alongside twenty-four others, four of whom claimed to be students of Lead City University. Twenty two of the suspects have been indicted by the investigation, which is still ongoing The suspects are Soyinka Emmanuel Oluwafemi, Olaoti Fawaz, Omoke Ogbonaya, Okhiria Alex, Olamilekan Ibrahim, Olagoke Olalekan, Adeniran Ibrahim Adesina, Olasupo Temitayo Ayomide, Adeniran Basit, Ogunsetan Gbolahan Oluwasegun,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has discredited reports that it raided the residence of a Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mary Odili, to execute a search. The anti-graft agency added that if the operation indeed occurred, it was not by the EFCC. The agency made this known in a statement, through its Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren. “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to claims in a section of the media that operatives of the Commission today, October 29, 2021 stormed the Maitama, Abuja home of a Judge of the Supreme…

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of two persons charged for offence of cheating by personation and internet-related fraud offences before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. The convicts are Idowu Aiyedogbon and Okunlola Michael Blessing. The duo, who were prosecuted on separate charges by the EFCC, pleaded guilty to the charge. Following their pleas, counsel to the EFCC, Andrew Akoja, called witnesses who are operatives of the Commission to establish the culpability of the defendants in the crime. He tendered several evidence including…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned media houses to cease from giving unnecessary attention and coverage to the activities of bandits, terrorists and secessionists who have wreaked havoc across the country. According to the secret police, terrorists’ activities thrive on media publicity. This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer, Department of State Services, Peter Afunanya, on Friday. “The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to draw public attention to the manner sections of the media have continued to sensationalise news relating to some of the security challenges in parts of the country. “It is observed that some…

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that he will not remain in power beyond his tenure. The President said this at a meeting in Mecca with a select group of Nigerians resident in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he just ended a visit. President Buhari also tacitly expressed support to efforts to increase the role of technology in the nation’s elections, arguing that the introduction of the card reader and electronic register was God’s answer to his prayers, having been cheated of his victory in three previous elections. He said: “I swore by the Holy Qur’an that I will serve…

-‘New gaming regulations to protect interest of operators, players’ – Agency boss Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday lifted the curtain on new brand identity for the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority, heralding a new business culture that fully protects stakers and licensed operators in the State’s gaming sector. The Governor officially changed Lagos State Lotteries Board to Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority as part of extensive reforms initiated by his administration to reposition the industry for greater efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction. The name and brand logo of the agency were unveiled at a ceremony held at the Lagos…