Author: David Great

Chelsea are reportedly in talks with Atletico Madrid about permanently signing Portugal forward Joao Felix. Felix had a loan stint at Chelsea in 2023 and was a fan favourite. (Yahoo Sports) Chelsea will no longer pursue a move for Atletico Madrid forward Samu Omorodion after talks broke down following issues over the contract terms. The La Liga club had reportedly agreed a £34.5 million deal with the Premier League club. (New York Times) Stuttgart are in talks to sign Armando Broja on loan from Chelsea, with the 22-year-old Albania striker open to joining the German club. (Sky Sports Germany) AC Milan are keen on a…

Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement said an Israeli air strike on Sunday killed two fighters from the Iran-backed group, with the health ministry reporting another death from an attack days ago. Hezbollah has traded near-daily fire with Israel in support of its ally Hamas since the Palestinian militant group’s October 7 attack on Israel triggered war in Gaza. Tensions have skyrocketed since a strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs late last month killed Hezbollah’s top military commander, Fuad Shukr, just hours before the assassination, blamed on Israel, of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. An “Israeli strike that targeted the village of…

Gunmen suspected to be armed bandits, on Saturday, ambushed troops of the Nigerian Army in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing four soldiers in the process. The sole administrator of the council, Umar Balle, disclosed this on Sunday while speaking with journalists. Balle, who was among those ambushed by the bandits, escaped the assault by the whiskers. He said so far, four soldiers died, and seven others were wounded as a result of gunshots in addition to the burning of their vehicle. The injured security personnel were initially attended to at Gudu General Hospital before they were referred…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit drugs worth millions of naira during a recent nationwide intelligence-led operation. NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said 2.32kg of cocaine concealed in Ghanaian traditional fabric (Kente) en route to the United Kingdom was intercepted at a courier firm in Lagos on August 5. He said the agency also recovered 10.494kg of the same class of drug buried in heavy-duty pivot shafts en route to the U.S. at the same logistics company. “NDLEA sniffer dogs fished out the automobile spare parts containing the illicit drug.…

Globacom has unveiled a new offer, My-G Data Bundles, which gives subscribers the opportunity to access favourite music and entertainment apps online at unbeatable rates. “My-G Data Bundles are exciting and affordable packages which can be used to browse music and entertainment apps including WhatsApp, Tiktok, Snap Chat, BoomPlay, Audiomack, Instagram and GloTV”, adding that all Glo customers are eligible to enjoy the offering,” Globacom said in a statement released in Lagos on Sunday. Under My-G Data Bundles, subscribers who opt for the N100 plan, which is valid for one day, will receive 400MB and one-hour extra data. Those who…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate the spending of $1.5 billion World Bank loan obtained by the 36 states and Abuja for poverty reduction and social protection across the states.” SERAP said, “Suspected perpetrators of corruption and mismanagement should face prosecution as appropriate, if there is sufficient admissible evidence, and any proceeds of corruption should be fully recovered.” SERAP also urged him to “direct Mr Fagbemi and appropriate anti-corruption agencies…

Chelsea have told Napoli they must pay £36m to sign 31-year-old Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku. (Gianluca Di Marzio) Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna says 25-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, who has been linked with Chelsea and Paris St-Germain, has asked to leave. (90 Min) Chelsea are planning to sell or loan out at least six senior players to reduce their squad to a manageable level before the transfer window closes. (Telegraph – subscription) Manchester United are weighing up a £50m move for Brighton’s 19-year-old Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson amid concerns that Chelsea could try to sign him. (Daily Star on Sunday), external Manchester United could give English defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 26, a £5.6m pay-off to make up…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Frontliners, an intra-party pressure group, has called on PDP’s National Working Committee to disband the caretaker committee in Kogi. The group made the call in Abuja on Saturday through a statement jointly signed by its president, Hussein Mohammed, secretary, Moses Abidemi, and publicity secretary, Dan Okafor. The group leaders commended the NWC for rejecting attempts to replace the credible ward and local government congresses’ results with another slated for August 10 by the state caretaker committee. They said it was worrisome that, despite the firm opposition of 18 out of the 21 local government chairpersons…

The Lagos State Government has announced that the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line will from Monday, August 12, 2024, increase its number of trips from 54 to 72 per day. In a related development, the government announced a 25 per cent discount in fare for commuters travelling on the Blue Line train within the off-peak period set at 10am and 4pm daily. “However, the current schedule for Sunday operations remained unchanged,” a statement from the state Ministry of Information and Strategy made available to our correspondent on Saturday read. According to the statement, the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan…

The United States claimed a record-extending fifth Olympic gold medal in women’s football after Mallory Swanson earned them a 1-0 win over Brazil in the final at Parc des Princes on Saturday. Following a goalless first half, Swanson broke the deadlock 12 minutes after the break to earn the U.S. their first Olympic title since London 2012. Brazil were dangerous in the opening stages and came close to scoring when Gabi Portilho drew a great save from Alyssa Naeher shortly before half-time. Naeher did well again in injury time to claw away Adriana’s header from point-blank range. Brazil great Marta…