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Neymar has completed his world-record transfer to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona for £200m. Barcelona confirmed payment for Neymar’s 222m euros buyout clause had been received earlier on Thursday, despite the transfer hitting a stumbling block when La Liga refused to accept the release clause. Neymar has now signed a five-year contract at the Parc des Princes, where he will face the media on Friday and be formally presented as a PSG player when the club begin their Ligue 1 campaign at home to Amiens on Saturday. “I am extremely happy to join Paris Saint-Germain,” said Neymar. “Since I arrived in…

No fewer than 40 suspected homosexuals were on Thursday arraigned at the Ebute-Metta Magistrate Court and the Yaba Magistrate Court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The suspects arraigned by the Lagos State Government included 28 adults and 12 minors for allegedly engaging in homosexuality contrary to the laws of the land. The minors were arraigned before Ebute-Metta Magistrate Court, while the adults were arraigned before Yaba Magistrate Court. The defendants, who are all male, were arraigned separately on a one-count charge. They were all arrested last Saturday by men of the Lagos State Police Command in Owode Onirin area of the…

The police have dismissed four police officers for their alleged roles in the theft of items from a house belonging to former President Goodluck Jonathan. The Federal Capital Territory’s Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo, approved the dismissal of the four policemen for burgling the Gwarimpa residence of the former president. The affected officers, all sergeants, are: Musa Musa, F/No. 436691; John Nanpak, F/No. 235422; Ogah Audu, F/No.261898 and Gabriel Ugah, F/No. 425210. A statement by the spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, Anjuguri Manzah, on Thursday said the officers were guarding the residence of the former president when they suddenly…

Barcelona have confirmed payment for Neymar’s £198m buyout clause has been received. Neymar’s world-record transfer from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain had hit a stumbling block after La Liga refused to accept the release clause for the striker, but the Spanish giants have now confirmed Neymar is no longer contracted to the club. A Barcelona statement read: “On Thursday afternoon Neymar’s legal representatives visited in person the club’s offices and made the payment of 222 million euros in the player’s name with regards to the unilateral termination of the contract that united both parties. “As such, the club will pass on…

…State’ll Procure Surveillance Aircraft, Gun Boats To Tackle Kidnapping On Waterways- Ambode …IGP Visits Gov, Says Lagos Has Set Pace In Security Matters Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday requested for two additional Police Area Commands, saying that it would go a long way in tackling the nefarious activities of criminally minded persons once and for all. Governor Ambode, who made the request when the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Idris Ibrahim paid him a courtesy visit at the Lagos House in Ikeja, said the additional Area Commands, if granted, would be set up in Ikorodu and Badagry,…

Alexis Sanchez will stay at Arsenal for this season and will “respect” that decision, says manager Arsene Wenger. The 28-year-old forward, who is a reported target for Manchester City and Paris St-Germain, is entering the final year of his deal at Emirates Stadium. He was granted an extended summer break after playing for Chile in the Confederations Cup but only returned to training on Tuesday after illness. “The only thing I can tell you is he is focused,” said Wenger. “My decision is clear – he will stay and he will respect that.” READ: FFP: La Liga rejects Neymar payment…

President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has assured that the National Assembly will conclude the amendment to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Act before end of 2017. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the Senate had already passed the Bill amending the Act, and that the House of Representatives would do same on resumption from recess. Saraki said that the national assembly wanted to give INEC over one year to prepare of the 2019 elections, based on the amended INEC Act, to avoid hitches experienced in the last general elections. READ: NNPC signs…

Nigeria’s state oil company NNPC said on Thursday it had signed financing agreements with Chevron and Shell worth at least $780 million to boost crude production and reserves. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said a joint venture agreement with Chevron Nigeria Limited would see the development of proven and probable reserves of 211 million barrels at the joint Sonam project. READ: I am APC member ‘body and spirit’ – Saraki “The project is expected to begin to bear fruits in (the) next three and six months,” NNPC said in a statement, adding it was targeting production of 39,000 barrels…

President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said contrary to insinuations, he was a full member of All Progressives Congress (APC) and remains there “body and spirit”. Saraki said at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja that the speculations were part of mischievous activities against him and urged the public the discountenance them. He said that those spreading such information were doing so as propaganda for main opposition party the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Saraki, however, blamed the development on inactivity in the APC, saying that the party’s leadership had failed to focus it properly. He, therefore,…

La Liga has rejected an attempt by lawyers for Barcelona forward Neymar to pay his buyout clause of 222m euros (£198m). The Brazil international, 25, is set to sign for Paris St-Germain for a world record fee, after telling Barcelona he wanted to leave on Wednesday. Spanish media say La Liga officials believe PSG are violating Uefa’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. But PSG do not think the issue will delay Neymar’s transfer. A senior source at the Ligue 1 club told BBC Sport’s Richard Conway that La Liga was acting unlawfully, and that they are taking steps to resolve…