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Erling Braut Haaland has extended his amazing streak of phenomenal goalscoring form with another hat-trick as Norway dominated Gibraltar in the ongoing World Cup qualifiers. Kristian Thorstvedt opened the scoring and then provided the assist for Haaland to make it 2-0. The Norwegians are now second only to Netherlands in Group G due to goal difference alone, as they have the same number of points. Haaland then got his second before Reece Styche’s lob made it 3-1. Madrid target Haaland, Mbappe, Pogba for next summer, Juventus rejects Cavani Alexander Sorloth pounced on a loose ball to restore Norway’s three-goal lead…

Memphis Depay scored his first international hat-trick for Netherlands as the Dutch dominated Turkey in their World Cup qualifier to lead Group G. The Flying Dutchmen asserted their dominance from the first minute when Davy Klaassen found the back of the net. Depay slotted home his first in the 16th minute. The Barcelona forward struck a panenka from the spot for his second and nodded home his third to make it 4-0. Guus Til and Donyell Malen scored to make it six and secure the Netherlands’ fourth win of the campaign. Depay, 27, joins Johan Cruyff and Abe Lenstra as…

England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 18, has hinted at a possible move to Liverpool with Reds boss Jurgen Klopp set to raid his former club Borussia Dortmund. (Star) Liverpool have also been told to sign 27-year-old Genk and Nigeria striker Paul Onuachu by the Belgian club’s sporting director. (Mirror) The Reds are also in a three-club-battle with Bayern Munich and Barcelona to sign Red Bull Salzburg and Germany wonderkid Karim Adeyemi, 19, who has scored six goals in six league games this season. (Bild, via Mirror) Real Madrid are reportedly willing to offer Paris St-Germain and France forward Kylian Mbappe, 22, a deal worth 30m euros per year if he joins Los Blancos on a free transfer next summer. (Fichajes…

Two male children of the Deputy Provost of Isah Kaita College of Education, Dutsinma, have been reportedly abducted by bandits in Katsina state. An eyewitness who spoke with Channels TV said that the assailants, who were about four in number, invaded the premises around 11:30pm on Monday night. According to the source, the gunmen who wielded sophisticated weapons headed straight for the residence of the Deputy Provost, tied up the gateman and went ahead to kidnap the children of the college’s Deputy Provost along with his younger sister’s son. The victims were identified as Usman, Aminu, and Abdullahi respectively. The…

The embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has sued the Federal Government of Nigeria to an Abia State High Court, demanding N5bn as damages over the violation of his human rights. The IPOB leader in an 8-point suit, is seeking an immediate end to his trial currently in motion at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Respondents in the suit include the Federal Government, the Nigeria Army, the Department of State Service (DSS). He prayed the court to order the respondents to pay the N5bn damages for the physical, mental, emotional and psychological trauma he…

Evicted Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemate, Tega Dominic says she is not mentally okay and regrets her actions with Boma while she was in the house. She asked for forgiveness from her husband, fellow women and loved ones. The ex-housemate said this in a video posted on her Instagram, urging Nigerians to pray for her and her family. The mother of one expressed gratitude for all the support she has received and said she takes full responsibility for her actions. https://www.instagram.com/p/CTh0E6Jogq0/ “I want to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported and encouraged me despite everything that…

A male lecturer of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife has been dismissed after he was found guily of sexually harassing a female student. The latest development was disclosed on Tuesday by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarenwaju. The lecturer, Dr. Adebayo Mosobalaje of the Department of English Language, Faculty of Arts, was sacked by the university’s governing council at its last sitting on Monday, September 6. The statement by the university’s PRO read: “Having exhaustively deliberated on the report of the Joint Committee of Council and Senate, which investigated the case of sexual harassment against Dr Mosobalaje, the University…

By Femi Oluwarotimi I have been reading so much on the debate on Value Added Tax and who should collect VAT, the federal government or the state governments. I have read many arguments for and against the subject matter and as I did research on the history of restructuring, resource control and fiscal policies in Nigeria, I stumbled on a 2018 article written by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. In the article which was a response to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Prof. Osinbajo explained how as Attorney General of Lagos he pushed for resource control and state governments collecting VAT.…

England striker Jesse Lingard has rejected a new contract offer from Manchester United. Reports say that Lingard is concerned about how much playing time he is likely to get this season, especially with the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo. Lingard, who scored twice in Sunday’s World Cup win against Andorra, had an impressive spell during a loan at West Ham last season. The England international scored nine goals in sixteen appearances for the Hammers. The 28-year-old’s current United deal runs out at the end of the season. Lingard did have offers to move in the summer, with West Ham especially keen…

Nigeria has emerged victorious once again as the Super Eagles came from behind to beat Cape Verde in their second World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday evening in Mindelo. The Eagles who had already bagged a 2-0 win over Liberia on Friday, were shocked when Dylan Tavares scored in the 20th minute to give the Blue Sharks an early lead. However, Gernot Rohr’s men were rejuvenated when Victor Osimhen took advantage of a defensive blunder to score against the hosts before half-time. As the match headed for a draw, Cape Verdean midfielder, Kenny Santos scored an own-goal in the 76th…