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Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott had successful surgery on his injured ankle on Tuesday and he could return to action this season, the club said. Elliott, 18, was carried off on a stretcher during Sunday’s 3-0 win at Leeds after a challenge by defender Pascal Struijk, who was sent off. Liverpool said he suffered a “fracture dislocation” of his left ankle. “The operation was a success so his comeback starts now,” club doctor Jim Moxon said. “We won’t put pressure on him by setting a specific timeframe beyond being able to say with confidence we expect him to feature again later…

Enugu state Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has signed the anti-open grazing bill into law, at the state’s Government House. Enugu state joins the growing number of southern states who are set to criminalise open grazing in the region. The passage of the bill is in line with the decision of the 17 Southern Governors. The decision was made due to the incessant wanton attacks by armed Fulani Herdsmen on innocent civilians across the south. The bill signed by Governor Ugwuanyi, which is for a law prohibiting open grazing, regulating cattle ranching, and for connected purposes, was recently passed by the Enugu State…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says much of the global investment in clean energy will need to go into Africa. However, instead of prioritizing efforts to redirect global capital to our nations, efforts are currently underway to limit the development of gas projects in Africa, violating the principles of equity and justice enshrined in global agreements. He made this submission while speaking during a virtual conference themed: Climate, Conflict, and Demography in Africa jointly hosted by the International Crisis Group, the Royal African Society, and African Confidential publications earlier today. In the past, Prof. Osinbajo had at different forums, raised the…

114 inmates of Kabba Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kogi State who escaped after an attack by gunmen on the prison, have been recaptured by security operatives. The attack on Sunday led to the escape of 240 prisoners. The latest development was disclosed by the spokesman of the Correctional Service, Francis Enobore in a statement on Tuesday. The statement read: “Following the attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kabba in Kogi State on 12th September, 2021 and the swift intervention of the Controller General of Corrections, Haliru Nababa mni, a total of 114 escapees have been recaptured,” “The CG…

California Governor Gavin Newsom appears to have survived a rare state-wide vote to remove him with a clear majority, US media report. Republicans launched the election over his handling of the pandemic. The Democrat, currently in the third year of his four-year term, had faced a field of 46 candidates, and was expected to win by a large margin. Both President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris campaigned with Mr Newsom ahead of the contest. The BBC’s US partner CBS projects that the governor will prevail, with about two-thirds of voters backing him and more than 60% of the vote…

The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 arraigned one David Osigbe Irumekhai before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on one count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust. According to the EFCC, the defendant allegedly used the original title documents of a property kept in his custody for safe keeping to secure a loan of N2, 300, 000.00 (Two Million, Three Hundred Thousand Naira). The count read: “That you David Osigbe Irumekhai sometime in February, 2021 in Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this…

The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has revealed the identities of six Nigerians who were discovered to be direct financiers of the dreaded Islamic sect – Boko Haram. The UAE disclosed this on Monday in Resolution No 83 of 2021, which tags 38 individuals and 15 cooporate entities as financiers of the sect and its terrorist cause. The Nigerians listed include Abdurrahaman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad. The above mentioned individuals had been previously tried and sentenced in the Middle Eastern country. Other nationals in the blacklist…

Former Chelsea forward Alvaro Morata scored one goal and earned a penalty as Juventus launched their Champions League campaign by beating Malmo. Juve were under pressure early on in Sweden before Alex Sandro’s low header gave the Italians the lead. Two goals in the space of 86 seconds at the end of the first half then took the game away from Malmo. Paulo Dybala scored from the spot after Morata, 28, was fouled by Lasse Nielsen before Morata’s clever lob made it 3-0. Juventus lose at home to Empoli after Ronaldo-exit It was Morata’s 14th Champions League goal for Juventus,…

Chelsea opened their defence of the Champions League with a victory as Romelu Lukaku finally pierced Zenit St Petersburg’s stubborn resistance at Stamford Bridge. Lukaku, a £97.5m summer signing from Inter Milan, has already demonstrated his goal threat in the Premier League and was on the mark again with his first goal for Chelsea in the competition they won for the second time against Manchester City in June. Lukaku nets brace as Chelsea dominate Aston Villa Chelsea were made to work hard as Zenit dug in but manager Thomas Tuchel’s side stepped up the pace after the interval, Lukaku breaking…

Goals from Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski settled a battle of the big two in Champions League Group E as Bayern Munich claimed a dominant opening-game victory at Barcelona. The German champions controlled the game, with Muller scoring his seventh career goal against Barca courtesy of a first-half effort that found the net off Eric Garcia’s back. Lewandowski made sure of the win with a typical predatory finish, poking his 74th Champions League goal into an empty net after Jamal Musiala’s drive had cannoned back off the post. His 75th came late in the game, as he once again showed…