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Kai Havertz’s hat-trick in Chelsea’s Carabao Cup thrashing of Barnsley will be the “first of many great nights” for him, says Blues boss Frank Lampard. It was the 21-year-old Germany international’s first goals for the club after arriving from Bayer Leverkusen for £71m earlier this month. Tammy Abraham put the Blues ahead and had a role in all of Havertz’s goals. .@KaiHavertz29’s first goal for the Blues! ???? (That @TammyAbraham dummy too… ????) pic.twitter.com/XIBpQ5hzSI — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 24, 2020 Ross Barkley and Olivier Giroud were also on target as the hosts eased into the fourth round at Stamford…

Brazil left-back Alex Telles, 27, wants to leave Porto for Manchester United, who are trying to drive down the £36.6m asking price. (Telegraph – subscription required) Liverpool are looking to use forward Sadio Mane to persuade fellow Senegal international Kalidou Koulibaly to join from Napoli, despite Manchester City and Paris St-Germain being interested in the 29-year-old defender. (Le Parisien, via Sun) PSG are interested in taking Chelsea’s Germany defender Antonio Rudiger, 27, on a season-long loan. (Mail) Roma are expected to make a second bid for Manchester United’s 30-year-old England centre-back Chris Smalling, who the Serie A side had on loan last season. (Guardian) Atletico Madrid are aiming to sign Arsenal’s Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira, 23. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish) West Ham are…

The Nigerian High Commission in Canada said it will resume in-person immigration and consular services on Thursday, 24 September. It shut its doors in mid August because of shortage of passports and the unruly behaviour of some Nigerians. The embassy announced its reopening on its website. It however outlines some guidelines that visa and passport applicants must comply with to access its services. One of the guidelines requires applicants to apply online and request for interview appointment through email. “Everyone coming to the chancery has to come in with face masks/covering and sanitise their hands. Americans, go home: Tension at…

Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has finally spoken after the victory of his political adversary, Godwin Obaseki, in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State. He stated that he was not affected by the party’s defeat. He noted that “in life, you win some and you lose some” “I want to thank everybody. I am sure a lot of people think comrade is down but I am not down. When God says you are not down, you are not down and I am not down. .@A_Oshiomhole speaks on #EdoDecides in style. Shortly after…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 111 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Wednesday. The 111 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 57,724. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 149 patients from isolation centers across the country with two new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 31 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 19086. Nigeria announces 176 new coronavirus cases Gombe state reported 18 new cases, Kaduna state also…

At least 25 persons have died following a heavy flood caused by torrential rainfall in 15 Local Government Areas in Bauchi State this year. About 20 persons have also been injured so far. Deputy Governor Senator Baba Tela made the disclosures while receiving officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) at the State Government House in Bauchi, the capital. He said about N950 million is needed to replace the loss of properties, which include 2200 hectares of land and over 3500 houses affected. He said: ”I will like to mention that through NEMA we have received various types of…

The suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu on Wednesday said he has never received bribe all his life. He was testifying before the Justice Ayo Salami panel probing allegations of corruption against him. The suspended EFCC boss said anyone who claim he had ever given him bribe should come forward before the panel to testify against him. Salami panel rejects Magu’s video request He was responding to allegations that he allowed a suspect Hima Aboubakar, a Nigerien National to escape from justice. The suspended EFCC boss had opened his defense on Monday to…

It was a sad Wednesday in Kogi State as a tanker fire burnt to death 23 people, including school children, polytechnic students and others. The tragedy occurred in the early hours of Wednesday at Felele area of Lokoja, Kogi State. Seven school children were said to be among the 23 victims, while the rest were 10 adult male and six female. Among the victims were also five students and staff of the Kogi State Polytechnic located few metres away from the scene of the incident. Idris Ali, State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said the victims…

The trial of former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, alongside his personal assistant, Sampson Okpetu, and two companies: Samtee Essentials Limited and Pasco Investment Limited continued on Wednesday, September 22, 2020, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the presentation of the second prosecution witness (PW2), Remigius Ugwu, a compliance officer with Zenith Bank. Led in evidence by prosecution counsel, Farouk Abdallah, the PW2, revealed how funds were moved from Turaki’s Zenith Bank account to different bank accounts. According to him, on January 19, 2015, N359, 104,000.00, (Three Hundred and…

A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Abubakar Girei says he sees Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as a potential presidential material, stressing that, the North will support the South West to produce the next President in the 2023 general election. He also advised northern interest groups to keep off the race because it is a done deal for the South West. In an interview with select journalists, the former lawmaker said since South West helped in bringing President Muhammadu Buhari, a northerner, to power in 2015, “it is going to be payback time as Northerners would help in…