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US tennis star Venus Williams has been involved in a car crash that led to the death of a 78-year-old man. A spokesman for Palm Beach Gardens police in Florida confirmed to the BBC they were investigating a fatal crash involving the Grand Slam champion. A man was taken to hospital after the accident on 9 June and died two weeks later from his injuries, he said. Police believe she was at fault but her lawyer says it was an accident. She has not been cited or charged. The man who died, Jerome Barson, was travelling with his wife who…

The Metallurgical Stakeholders Forum has called on the Federal Government to cancel reconcession of the National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO) to Global Infrastructure Holding Ltd. (GIHL), an India company. The stakeholders made the call at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. The stakeholders comprised the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Nigerian Metallurgical Society, African Iron and Steel Association, Host Community, and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), among others. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NIOMCO, which is capable of generating billions of naira annually, is located at Itakpe, Kogi State. Alhaji Sanusi Mohammed, the Executive Secretary-General, African…

Liverpool are ready to bid for RB Leipzig’s £70m-rated Guinea midfielder Naby Keita, 22.(Mirror) The Reds will not prioritise Keita over Arsenal and England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 23, and hope to acquire both players. (Liverpool Echo) Real Madrid could sign Chelsea’s Belgium forward Eden Hazard, 26, and Monaco and France striker Kylian Mbappe, 18, this summer. (Diario Madrista, via Express) Everton will complete the signing of Malaga striker Sandro, 21, next week. The Toffees have met the Spaniard’s release clause and he has passed a medical but the La Liga club are refusing to sign release papers until his deal…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday called on the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to agree on common currency to boost the regional trade. Obasanjo made call at the ongoing 24th Annual General Meeting of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Kigali. He spoke on the theme “Can Regional Economic Communities Work for Africa: Lessons from a Founding Father”. He said that the issue of common currency was getting delayed because the regional leaders had put forward “ECO” as a name for the currency but wondered why it had not been adopted. According to him,…

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has begged fans to support manager Arsene Wenger and says the club are looking to sign “top-quality” players. Wenger, 67, signed a new two-year deal with the club in May, despite protests from some supporters, and says Arsenal can win the Premier League next year. Arsenal won the FA Cup but failed to make the Champions League for the first time in Wenger’s reign last season. “I want the atmosphere to be united,” Gazidis said at a fans’ event. Bournemouth sign Chelsea’s Nathan Ake for record fee “It has been a struggle because we haven’t…

Bournemouth have signed defender Nathan Ake for a club record fee from Premier League champions Chelsea. The Netherlands international, 22, had a spell on loan with the Cherries last season and scored three goals in 12 games before being recalled. ? We've completed the signing of ?? international @NathanAke for a club record fee from @ChelseaFC!➡ https://t.co/Z9BJmioJmB#afcb ? pic.twitter.com/PBIkaw1Gmi— AFC Bournemouth ? (@afcbournemouth) June 30, 2017 The fee, reported to be £20m, breaks Bournemouth’s previous record – the £15m paid to Liverpool for winger Jordon Ibe in July 2016. Ake has signed a long-term deal and is the Cherries’ third…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says plans to grow the nation’s crude oil reserves to 40 billion barrels by the year 2020 have received a major boost. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, said this in Abuja on Thursday in a statement by Mr Ndu Ughamadu, the Corporation’s Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division. Baru, at a tripartite signing of agreements, said this target would be realised between the NNPC/FIRST Exploration & Production Joint Venture (JV) and Schlumberger for the development of the Anyalu and Madu fields in the Niger Delta under Oil Mining Licence,…

The naira on Thursday appreciated against the dollar at the parallel market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Nigerian currency rebounded barely 24 hours after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) injected 195 million dollars into the foreign exchange market. The naira closed at N366 to the dollar at the end of trading on Thursday afternoon at the parallel market, three points stronger than N370 it closed on Wednesday. The pound sterling and the euro traded at N465 and N410 respectively. Ohanaeze Ndigbo cautions IPOB At the Bureau De Change window, the Naira closed at N363 to the…

The apex Igbo cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo, has cautioned the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) movement not to arrogate to themselves the supreme leadership of Igbo land. The President-General of the organisation, Chief John Nwodo, gave the warning in Awka on Thursday while addressing members of the Anambra House of Assembly. The warning was sequel to a call by IPOB, a political organisation led by Nnamdi Kanu, a UK-based activist, urging Anambra people to boycott the Governorship Election slated for November. Top EFCC investigator, Austin Okwor shot Nwodo said Kanu’s call was not only provocative and misleading but also unproductive…

Arsenal Ladies have signed Bayern Munich and Scotland winger Lisa Evans. Evans, 25, signed for German side Bayern in July 2015 from Bundesliga rivals Turbine Potsdam, who she joined from Glasgow City in 2012. The former St Johnstone trainee has won 48 caps for Scotland, scoring 12 goals, and is part of their Euro 2017 squad. Confed Cup: Germany bash impressive Mexico in semifinal “She has played at the top level for many years now and she joins us from a strong side,” manager Pedro Martinez Losa told the club website. Evans won the women’s Bundesliga with Bayern in her…