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England winger Jadon Sancho has had a medical as his £73m move to Manchester United from Borussia Dortmund edges closer. United agreed the fee for the 21-year-old on 1 July but the deal could not be concluded until after Euro 2020. Sancho was driven into United’s Carrington training complex on Tuesday and was later pictured leaving. United are expected to formally announce the former Manchester City youth player’s arrival later this week. Jadon Sancho along with Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka missed his penalty at Wembley on Sunday and all three players were targeted on social media after the game.…

Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings into security breaches at the Euro 2020 final at Wembley. Fans fought with stewards and police as they attempted to break through gates for Sunday’s showcase event. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAVJIIz3bNA] Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham apologised to legitimate fans and said the security team had “never seen anything like it”. England lost to Italy in the final following a penalty shootout after the match had ended 1-1 after extra time. They relate to disturbances caused during the national anthems, invasion of the pitch, the throwing of objects and the lighting of a firework by fans.…

The Imo State Government on Tuesday sealed off the premises of the Rochas Foundation College in Owerri. The College is owned by former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha. According to the state government, the College was sealed off to implement the recommendation on a white paper report by a Judicial Commission of Enquiry on Recovery of Lands and other related matters which alleged that Mr Okorocha had acquired the property illegally. Mr Okorocha, who is currently serving in the ninth Senate, was Governor of Imo State between 2011 and 2019. In February, he was arrested by police for allegedly breaking…

Imo West Senator, Rochas Okorocha, has debunked rumours of his defection from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Okorocha blamed the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma of false accusations. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemedo, the former Imo State governor stated that he would never dump APC over Uzodinma’s allegations. Okorocha stated that Uzodinma’s reports of his defection were falsified. He claimed that the reconciliation committee set up by APC was responsible for the report by Uzodinma. The governor also anchored his defection reports to his recent visit to APC’s National Secretariat…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the suspension of Rochas Okorocha, former governor of Imo State. According to a letter dated July 12, 2021 and signed by Governor Mai Mala Buni, Chairman of the Caretaker Committee, Okorocha was suspended due to alleged anti-party activities. He was accused of holding meeting with the opposition party both at federal and state levels. Okorocha was also accused of working against the Imo State APC. Okorocha denies giving IPOB N500m The letter reads in part, “The suspension follows after the recommendation by the Imo State Disciplinary Committee set up to investigate allegations of…

The Intelligence community in Nigeria claims to know the exact location of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho. On July 1, the Department of State Services (DSS) carried out a coordinated assault on the Soka residence of Igboho in Ibadan, the Oyo capital. Weapons found include assault rifles, bullets and machetes. The DSS also announced that its operatives seized charms and passports. Two of Igboho’s associates were killed and more than a dozen associates, including a woman, were arrested. According to Daily Post, a source close to the federal authorities said the government already identified his…

The Senate on Tuesday passed bills establishing three universities. They are: Federal University of Science and Technology Lau, Taraba State; Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Aboh, Delta State; and City University of Technology Auchi, Edo State. The passage of the bills followed the consideration of three separate reports by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND. Senator Sandy Onuh, in his presentations on behalf of the Chairman of the Committee, Ahmad Babba Kaita, said the Federal Univeristy of Agriculture and Technology, Aboh, in Delta State, would offer graduates knowledge in research to improve on Agricultural extension and general Agricultural…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, arraigned one Jamiu Jimmy Ajose on a three-count charge bordering on forgery, possession of forged documents and making false statements to an officer of the EFCC before Justice Chukwujekwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Ajose, in his quest to stand surety for a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosun, who is standing trial over an alleged case of fraud perpetrated while he was in office, tendered forged documents to a Court Registrar and made false statements to an EFCC operative. One…

The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to establish the Electoral Offences Commission and also okayed 20 years jail term for candidates caught snatching ballot materials. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Chairman of the Committee, Senator Kabiru Gaya (APC, Kano South), in his presentation, said the bill became imperative in view of INEC’s inability to prosecute electoral offenders in accordance with the provisions of a section 149 and 150(2) of the Electoral Act (as Amended). “By the foregoing statistics, it is unrealistic to expect…

VP commissions Navy’s maritime security architecture providing actionable intelligence Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria’s deployment of the state-of-the-art surveillance system, Falcon Eye for maritime security will save the country several billions of US dollars, while effectively degrading piracy and other crimes around the Gulf of Guinea. Osinbajo who represented the President today at the commissioning of the facility said the surveillance facility incorporates various sensors located along the nation’s enormous coastline. According to him, “it is estimated that Nigeria loses several billions of dollars annually to various forms of criminality particularly piracy and sea robbery.” Also, he added that…