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The US Consulate General on Monday urged Nigerian citizens to apply for interview waiver (IW) popularly known as drop box. In an email to eligible Nigerians, the US Consulate told those who have already applied for face-to-face interview to embrace the drop box option. “You are being contacted because you are scheduled for a non-immigrant visa interview on a day between February 1 and October 2022, at the U.S. Consulate General, Lagos, Nigeria. Adding that, “If you meet the criteria on this https://ustraveldocs.com/ng/ng-niv-visarenew.asp, you may be eligible for an interview waiver (IW). US resumes drop box application in Nigeria “If…

Everton have completed the signing of midfielder Dele Alli from Tottenham Hotspur on a two-and-a-half-year contract until the end of June 2024. The England international, who played 269 times and scored 67 goals for Spurs after joining in February 2015, is new Everton manager Frank Lampard’s first permanent addition – following a loan move for Donny van de Beek from Manchester United on the final day of the January transfer window. Dele could potentially make his Everton debut in the Premier League fixture at Newcastle United next Tuesday. The 25-year-old, who is Cup-tied for the weekend meeting with Brentford, has…

Newcastle United have strengthened their defensive options with the transfer deadline-day signings of Dan Burn and Matt Targett. The Magpies have spent £13m to sign boyhood Newcastle supporter Burn, 29, from Brighton and Hove Albion on a two-and-a-half-year deal. “I’m delighted to bring Dan back to the North East,” said boss Eddie Howe. Left-back Targett, 26, joins the club on loan from Aston Villa until the end of the season. The Magpies also seemed to be closing in on France Under-20 striker Hugo Ekitike, 19, but the player had second thoughts on deadline day. Reims forward Ekitike was Newcastle’s preferred…

Tottenham have signed Juventus players Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur, while record signing Tanguy Ndombele has joined Lyon on loan. Uruguay midfielder Bentancur, 24, joins for an initial £15.9m – which could rise by £5m – on a deal until 2026. Sweden winger Kulusevski, 21, joins on an 18-month loan for an £8.3m fee with an option to buy for £29.2m. France midfielder Ndombele returns to Lyon for the rest of the season – three years after leaving to join Spurs. Spain winger Bryan Gil, 20 – who only joined last July – has joined Valencia on loan until the end of the season.…

Liverpool failed in their bid to sign Fulham’s talented teenage forward Fabio Carvalho before the window closed. The clubs agreed a fee in the region of £8m shortly before the deadline but the final details of the transfer could not be concluded in time. The deal included 19-year-old Carvalho being loaned back to Fulham. No deal sheets are used in the EFL and, with the loan back being non-negotiable for Fulham, Liverpool were frustrated in their attempts. The Portugal-born England youth international has scored eight goals in 23 games for Fulham since making his debut in September 2020. This month…

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has joined Barcelona after completing his medical, as the Spanish club agreed a free-transfer signing with Arsenal. The 32-year-old Gabon striker has not played for the Gunners since a disciplinary breach in December. He has scored 92 goals in 163 games since a £56m arrival from Borussia Dortmund in 2018. Barcelona feared the move was dead earlier on transfer deadline day even though Aubameyang had flown to Spain. He had also been linked with a switch to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr. Barcelona agree Aubameyang deal, Van de Beek to join Everton The former Arsenal captain will sign a one-and-a-half-year…

Rihanna and ASAP Rocky are expecting are expecting a baby, the couple announced via pictures. On Monday, the couple announced the happy news that Rihanna is pregnant with their first child, releasing a series of photos taken together in Harlem over the weekend. In the images, Rihanna’s baby bump peeks out from a long, partially-unbuttoned pink jacket, while the pair hold hands and the rapper plants a loving kiss on Rihanna’s forehead. In May, Rocky gushed about his new romance to GQ calling the singer the “love of my life.” When asked what it felt like to be in a…

Lawan says Senate’ll be rigid on increased revenues to reduce budget deficit, borrowings Senate President Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, said that revenue generating agencies of government are capable of generating and remitting N3 trillion naira annually to the coffers of the federal government if efforts are made to cut down on wasteful spendings. Lawan made this known in an address delivered to declare open an interactive session “on the need to improve internally generated revenue of the Federal Government of Nigeria and Revenue Projections of the Agencies as Contained In the Appropriation Act 2020.” The meeting was between the Senate…

Everton has announced the appointment of Frank Lampard as new manager on a two and half year deal. The former Derby County and Chelsea manager was picked after a rigorous interview to appoint a successor to Rafael Benitez. “Everton Football Club can confirm the appointment of Frank Lampard as the Club’s new manager,” a statement on the club’s website said. The former England midfielder has agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract – until June 2024 – and will take charge of the First Team for the FA Cup fourth-round tie against Brentford at Goodison Park on Saturday 5 February. The appointment of…

Toyin Akinosho, fellow of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE), geologist, publisher and past winner of the CNN African Journalist award has been named a 2022 recipient of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) awards. In a press statement signed by Gretchen Gillis, President-elect of the AAPG, Toyin Akinosho publisher of the authoritative Africa Oil and Gas Report was listed alongside Albert Dickas of Blacksburg, Virginia as winners of the “GEOSCIENCES IN THE MEDIA AWARD”. The statement reads “The AAPG Executive Committee has approved this year’s AAPG honors and award recipients, recognizing individuals for service to the profession,…