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Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has named team captain Mikel Obi, forward Odion Ighalo and Israel–based marksman Anthony Nwakaeme as squad members ahead of the battle against Cameroon. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Rohr, on Tuesday, released his list of players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying duels with Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions. According to reports on the NFF’s website, Germany-based defender Leon Balogun returns after missing the World Cup qualifier against Algeria and the Africa Cup qualifier against South Africa. Chelsea of England’s wing back, Victor Moses, is also back after sitting out the duel…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday pegged the minimum cut-off mark for admissions into universities at 120. The decision was taken in collaboration with Vice Chancellors, Rectors and Provosts of higher institutions in the country at a combined policy meeting on admissions into universities, polytechnics and other higher institutions in Nigeria, in Abuja, on Tuesday. The stakeholders also adopted 100 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into polytechnics. They agreed that admission into first choice universities should close on October 15 while December 15, 2017 was set as the closing date for second choice admission by…

Barcelona are suing former player Neymar for 8.5m euros (£7.8m) over his world record move to Paris St-Germain. The Brazil international made the 222m euro (£200m) move to the French club in August after buying out his contract. Barcelona now want him to return a renewal bonus he was paid when he signed a new five-year deal just nine months before forcing through the move. “The club demands the player return the already paid sum as he has not completed his contract,” it said. As well as the 8.5m euro bonus, the club wants “an additional 10% because of delayed…

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has been appointed the Chairperson, Board of Governors of ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID). The announcement was made on Tuesday in Abuja at the end of the 15th Ordinary Session of the board of governors of the bank.She succeeds Hassoumi Massoudou from Republic of Niger. Earlier, Adeosun had urged other finance ministers to speak about radical economic transformation, which would no doubt, take the sub-region to improved living standard for all citizens. She advised them to prioritise industrialisation, especially through labour intensive manufacturing to promote job creation. “In addition, conscious emphasis…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s final route of appeal against his five-match ban for pushing a referee after being sent off in the Spanish Super Cup was rejected by Spain’s administrative sports court (TAD) on Tuesday. “TAD has rejected the appeal presented by Real Madrid against the five-match ban,” a TAD spokesperson confirmed to AFP. Ronaldo blasted his treatment by the Spanish football federation as “persecution” after he was controversially shown a second yellow card for diving after coming off the bench to score as Real won the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup 3-1. The Portugal captain was handed a one-match…

A Nigerian court confiscated four large housing complexes worth $7 million from a former oil minister accused of corruption on Tuesday as fraud investigators continue to claw back her fortune. Lagos high court judge Abdulaziz Anka ordered former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke to hand over the developments located across Nigeria that were found to have been purchased with suspect cash. Nigeria’s anti-graft Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) argued in court that Alison-Madueke, along with her cousin Donald Chidi Amamgbo, had made the purchases through front companies. During a search of Amamgbo’s property, investigators also found documents indicating that he…

of A 23-year-old Arabic teacher, Ibrahim Idris, was on Tuesday arraigned at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling three teenage girls. The girls allegedly abused by the accused, who resides at 2, Kelani St., Adealu Bus stop, Dopemu, a suburb of Lagos, are said to be of the same parents. The accused is being tried for defilement. The Prosecutor, Inspector Clifford Ogu, told the court that the offence was committed from between May and August, 2017, at the residence of the accused. READ: Buhari meets security chiefs, plots new security strategy Ogu said that the three sisters, whose…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with members of the National Security Council in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, which started around 11:15 a.m., was still ongoing as of the time of filing this report. READ: Barcelona attack: Surviving suspects face judge It is being attended by all the service chiefs, National Security Adviser, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno and Director-General, Department of State Security, Alhaji Lawal Daura. The Service Chiefs at the meeting were the Chief of Defence, General Gabriel Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur…

Four men accused of belonging to the cell behind the attacks in and around Barcelona are appearing at the high court in Madrid. They are being questioned by a judge deciding what charges to press over the vehicle attacks that left 15 people dead and more than 100 injured. Eight other members of the alleged cell are dead – two were killed in an explosion, six were shot by police. The last suspect was killed in a vineyard west of Barcelona on Monday. The surviving suspects were moved, under high security, from Barcelona to Madrid for Tuesday’s hearing. Investigating judge…

Ex-Premier League players Carlos Tevez, Dirk Kuyt and Gabriel Heinze have been named by hackers Fancy Bears as three of the footballers cleared to use banned medicines at the 2010 World Cup. The trio were among 25 players given Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) during the tournament in South Africa. In its latest leaked documents, the Russian hacking group also claims 160 players failed drugs tests in 2015. Four of the failed tests were registered by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD). Three players tested positive for cocaine, and one for ecstasy. READ: Samir Nasri joins Turkish side Antalyaspor This is the first time…