Author: David Great

Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto has joined Arsenal on a season-long loan deal, the Premier League club announced on Friday after England keeper Aaron Ramsdale sealed a permanent move to Southampton. Brazil’s Neto, who previously played for Juventus, Valencia and Barcelona, has made 61 Premier League appearances for Bournemouth since joining the club in 2022. “I’m realising a dream in my life, a dream come true, and I’m really, really happy,” Neto said. “I had two dreams as a kid to play for a football team. It was my team in Brazil, where I grew up and became a professional footballer, and…

The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has condemned the practice of “arrest by proxy,” describing it as unacceptable and an act of wickedness. Arrest by proxy is said to refer to a situation where a person is arrested on behalf of another individual, often without the arrested person being involved in the alleged crime. Responding to a question about the legality of arrest by proxy on X.com on Friday, Adejobi wrote, “Arrest by proxy is unprofessional, illegal, and unacceptable. Re-echoe it. “You can’t arrest the mother in place of her son for an offence she…

The Kaduna State Police Command has dismantled a syndicate involved in Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card swap fraud, recovering 54 ATM cards from various banks and a Point of Sale (POS) machine. According to a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, on Friday, the suspects were arrested on 27 August 2024, at approximately 11:00 PM, following a well-coordinated operation based on credible intelligence. Hassan said the suspects, identified as Umar Yau, Abdullahi Bukar, and Hussaini Sulaiman, were known to loiter around ATMs, pretending to assist individuals unfamiliar with operating the machines, and then deceitfully swapping the victims’…

Nigerian students from Kano, Borno, and Benue states are the top three applicants of the student loan scheme, data from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund has revealed. NELFUND, in a data chart posted via its official X handle, @nelfnigeria on Friday, highlighted the number of applicants per state of origin. According to the data chart, students originally from Kano State topped the list of applicants with 17,122 applicants; Borno followed suit with 13,798 applicants while Benue had 11,754 applicants. The three states were the only states with over 11, 000 applicants. The implementation of the student loan scheme is President…

Nonye Ayeni, executive director and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says Nigeria recorded total receipts of $2.7bn from non-oil exports in the first half of 2024. Ayeni made the disclosure in Abuja on Wednesday August 28, 2024 while addressing the media at the council’s presentation of its progress report on the non-oil sector performance for the first half of 2024. The figure, she noted, represented a 6.26 percent increase compared to the $2.53 billion earned in the same period in 2023. Nonye Ayeni attributed the growth to “the successful transition of government in May 2023…

Arsenal’s new signing Mikel Merino (28) has been ruled out for several weeks with a shoulder injury that will force the Spain midfielder to wait for his debut. Gunners boss Mikel Arteta revealed Merino suffered the injury setback in his first training session with the club when teammate Gabriel Magalhaes accidentally fell on him. Merino only joined Arsenal from Real Sociedad earlier this week and was in contention to make his first appearance in Saturday’s Premier League clash with Brighton. Instead, Merino, who came off the bench to help Spain win the Euro 2024 final against England, will spend his…

Arsenal are weighing up moves for Chelsea’s 29-year-old English forward Raheem Sterling or Bayern Munich’s French winger Kingsley Coman, 28, having been approached about both in the final two days of the transfer window. (Independent) Sterling has been linked with a move away from Chelsea after new manager Enzo Maresca left him out of the first team. Manchester United are favourite to sign the former Liverpool and Manchester City winger. (Chronicle NG) Newcastle are set to walk away from their long-running pursuit of England defender Marc Guehi, 24, after growing tired of negotiating with Crystal Palace. (Sky Sports) England and Brentford striker Ivan Toney, 28, is facing the prospect of being…

Real Madrid were forced to come from behind to salvage a point against a spirited Las Palmas, who fully deserved their 1-1 draw with the LaLiga champions after taking an early lead through Alberto Moleiro. Yet to score a league goal since his blockbuster free transfer to La Liga this summer, the pressure was beginning to mount on Oli McBurnie, but he showed his worth as a creative force for Las Palmas inside five minutes. Sprinting to meet an optimistic through ball, the Scotsman turned back and laid off Moleiro, who shifted it past Aurelien Tchouameni and slotted into the…

Ajax said on Thursday they had signed Dutch international and former Manchester United striker Wout Weghorst on a two-year contract from Championship outfit Burnley. Weghorst has won 39 caps for the Netherlands, scoring 12 goals, notably a winner in the 83rd minute of their opening Euro 2024 match against Poland. Oranje coach Ronald Koeman has used Weghorst as a “super sub”, the striker famously hitting a dramatic 101st-minute equaliser in stoppage time against Argentina in the World Cup quarter-final. Ajax technical director Alex Kroes said Weghorst would provide an “absolute top sporting experience.” “He is a high-scoring striker who is…

Sampdoria have sacked Andrea Pirlo as manager after over one year at the club, the Serie B club said on Thursday. The Serie B side started the season with one draw and two losses, leaving them second-bottom on the table. Pirlo, who won the World Cup as a player with Italy in 2006, had one year as Juventus coach in 2020-21 after briefly coaching their under-23 team. Pirlo was appointed as manager in June 2023 and although they had their moments, the side has not been consistent. Sampdoria finished second in the second tier last season and their poor start…