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Chelsea are ready to offer several players, including England forward Tammy Abraham, 23, and Spain goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, 26, in a player-plus-cash offer for Tottenham’s 27-year-old England striker Harry Kane. (ESPN) Manchester City will open new contract talks with Raheem Sterling this summer despite the 26-year-old England forward losing his place in the side in recent weeks. (Telegraph – subscription required) Argentina striker Sergio Aguero, 32, has agreed a two-year deal to join Barcelona when his Manchester City contract expires at the end of the season. (Guardian) Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac, 27, is set to leave the club this summer,…

The acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, put the police commissioners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Plateau State on the alert over possible attacks by the terror sect. Although the police sought to down play the alert yesterday by saying they were prepared to deal with any threat to peace, the warning came on the heels of an attack on the Kwankwashe community in Suleja LGA of Niger State on Wednesday. One man was killed while 12 residents were abducted during the attack. Suleja LG shares a border with the FCT. Boko Haram using weapons stolen from…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has expressed deep sadness over the tragic death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers killed in an air crash on Friday while on official trip to Kaduna. Lawan describes the tragedy as a national disaster of immense proportion that has thrown the entire nation into mourning. “I extend my heartfelt condolences to the Chief of Defence Staff and the entire members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria over this tragedy. “This incident is saddening, coming at a time there is a fresh momentum in the nation’s war against…

The Insight by Lateef Adewole In the wake of the ban on open grazing by the 17 southern governors last week, in Asaba, Delta state, among other resolutions, like calling for restructuring, I have seen and watched many viral video clips involving cows and the menace they have become as a result of grazing openly. Many of the videos might have been shot a while ago but they seem to come handy in the defence of the decision of the southern governors. One video contains the invasion of a school and how cows entered the classrooms where students were learning.…

President Muhammadu Buhari is deeply saddened over the air crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers. In a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, President Buhari said their death will not be in vain. “The President condoles with families of the deceased, the military, and Nigerians in general, describing them as “heroes who paid the ultimate price for peace and security in the land.” “While praying that God receives the souls of the patriots, the President says the crash “is one mortal blow to our underbelly, at a time our armed…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says while passionate debates over the place and future of our country can often become tense, care should be taken for them not to polarize or become toxic. Prof. Osinbajo, SAN, stated this on Friday afternoon in Lagos where he keynoted an event honoring the transition of a number of media gurus in the country. Titled “An Afternoon of Tributes for Departed Media Leaders”, the event was organized by the Nigerian Press Organization (NPO) and the Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria (BON). According to the Vice President who praised the role of the media in Nigeria’s political…

A Nigerian military plane carrying the Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, and other top military personnel has reportedly crashed. Although the report of the incident is sketchy, information received indicates that there is no survivor in the crash. According to sources, the aircraft crashed at the Kaduna international airport at about 6 pm while it was raining heavily. The aircraft conveying the Chief of Army Staff, General Ibrahim Attahiru crashes in Kaduna. pic.twitter.com/AXHIlkBjtq — Chronicle NG (@chronicle_ng) May 21, 2021 The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed the plane crash at the Kaduna airport although it did not list the…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied reports that it requested subscribers to submit their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number to the Commission. In a statement Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, director, Public Affairs, the Commission at no time requested for the IMEI number of subscribers. The NCC urged Nigerians to disregard the news report that has been making the rounds on social media and online. “The attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission has been drawn to several media publications to the effect that the Commission will require Nigerians to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their phones to…

Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has ordered a fresh selection process for the ninth Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Lagos State University (LASU). Sanwo-Olu, acting on recommendations of the special visitation panel on the appointment of the VC, ordered the immediate dissolution of the LASU Governing Council and removal of the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council for flagrant violations of the extant laws and regulations of guiding the appointment of a VC. A statement Friday by the Commissioner for Information Gbenga Omotoso said Governor Sanwo-Olu also cancelled the second selection exercise for contravention of extant laws, breach of due…

VP joins Gen. Gowon, CAN President, others in Abuja to speak life to the nation Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says a new Nigeria is in the making, but it is currently covered by the clouds and travails which will certainly give way to a glorious and bright new morn of a new nation. He spoke this morning at the National Prayer Breakfast, which held at the NAF Conference Centre, Kado, Abuja. According to Prof. Osinbajo, “the new nation is birthing already. It is covered by a cloud, but the cloud will pass, and God Almighty will take all of the…