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Presidency has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after the main opposition party attacked President Muhammadu Buhari and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu for corruption. In reaction to the PDP claims, Garba Shehu, President Buhari’s spokesman said the PDP lacks the moral ground to accuse anyone of corruption. “The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which has been struggling to clear its name from alleged deals with the underworld in Dubai and the United States has, to our surprise, found the voice to attack the anti-corruption war of the Muhammadu Buhari administration following the President’s endorsement of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the All Progressives Congress,…

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Saturday made a fresh case for the south to produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor in 2023. El-Rufai said on the Hausa Service of BBC that the country’s political arrangement requires a southerner to take over from Buhari. “The southern part of the country is supposed to produce the president come 2023. I don’t support a northerner to vie for the seat after President Muhammadu Buhari, based on Nigeria’s political arrangement,” he said. He added: “That is why I came out and said that after President Buhari has been in office for eight years,…

Arsenal will sell France striker Alexandre Lacazette, 29, to Atletico Madrid for £30m as soon as Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 31, agrees a new deal. (Star Sunday) Brighton have rejected a £22m bid from newly-promoted Leeds for 22-year-old English centre-back Ben White, who spent last season on loan at Elland Road. (Sky Sports) Liverpool are also interested in White, but Chelsea are prepared to outbid the Premier League champions and sell Germany centre-back Antonio Rudiger, 27, to raise funds. (Star Sunday) English defender Kyle Walker-Peters, 23, is on the brink of leaving Tottenham for £12m after agreeing personal terms with Southampton, where he spent the second half of last season on loan. (Sunday Mirror) Arsenal are stepping…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 453 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Saturday. The 453 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 46,140. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 407 patients from isolation centers across the country with six new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 71 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 15768. Nigeria announces 443 new coronavirus cases But it was the Federal Capital Territory that recorded…

A Canadian brewery has apologised for unwittingly naming one of its beers after a Maori word that is commonly used to mean pubic hair. Hell’s Basement Brewery in Alberta said it released its Huruhuru pale ale two years ago, thinking it meant “feather”. But Maori TV personality Te Hamua Nikora pointed out the common interpretation of the word in a Facebook video. The brewery’s founder said the product would now be rebranded. “We acknowledge that we did not consider the commonplace use of the term huruhuru as a reference to pubic hair, and that consultation with a Maori representative would…

Barcelona set up a Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich after overcoming Napoli on a night of high VAR drama at the Nou Camp. With the tie evenly poised at 1-1 after February’s first leg, Dries Mertens set the tone for an incident-packed first half, striking the post for the visitors after 90 seconds. But it was five-time European champions Barcelona who made the breakthrough when Clement Lenglet headed in Ivan Rakitic’s corner after 10 minutes. Lionel Messi doubled his side’s advantage in style as he wriggled past three defenders, before bending a shot between another two Napoli players and into…

Bayern Munich will meet Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals after Robert Lewandowski inspired them to a crushing 7-1 aggregate win over Chelsea. Having established a commanding 3-0 first leg lead at Stamford Bridge back in February, Bayern quickly made it 5-0 on aggregate when Lewandowski – from the penalty spot – and Ivan Perisic scored inside 25 minutes at the Allianz Arena. Chelsea pulled a goal back through Tammy Abraham after a rare mistake by keeper Manuel Neuer, but Bayern’s class shone through. Lewandowski in #CFCFCB: 1-0 Assist ???? 2-0 Assist ???? 3-0 Goal ⚽ Lewandowski in #FCBCFC: 1-0…

Juventus have appointed Andrea Pirlo as manager to replace the sacked Maurizio Sarri, a week after hiring the former midfielder as Under-23 boss. The Italian giants sacked Sarri after just one season despite winning Serie A following the club’s Champions League last-16 defeat by Lyon on Friday. Pirlo, 41, has signed a two-year deal until June 2022. The former Italy midfielder was only named the club’s Under-23 manager on 30 July. Juventus said the decision to promote him is “based on the belief that Pirlo has what it takes to lead from his debut on the bench, an expert and talented squad to pursue…

Senator Buruji Kashamu who represented Ogun East Senatorial District in the 8th Senate is dead. The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the 2019 polls passed on Saturday. He died after complications from battling COVID-19 at the First Cardiology Consultants in Lagos. In a tribute to the former senator, Ben Murray-Bruce wrote on Twitter. “I have just lost my good friend of forever to COVID-19. Until his death, Sen. Buruji Kashamu and I were inseparable. He died today at First Cardiology Consultants, in Lagos. May his gentle soul rest in peace. I pray his family and loved ones the fortitude…

Italian giants Juventus have sacked Maurizio Sarri as manager after just one season in charge of the Serie A club. Sarri guided Juventus to a ninth straight Serie A title but they were knocked out of the Champions League by Lyon at the last-16 stage. Juve won 2-1 in Turin on Friday but the French side progressed on away goals. Italian Sarri, 61, was appointed on a three-year contract last summer after one year at Premier League club Chelsea. Juventus lost three of their last four league matches to finish only one point clear of Inter Milan in the end. They were also…