Author: David Great

Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku has already agreed to take a pay cut and sign a three-year contract with the Serie A club Napoli. (Ben Jacobs) Chelsea are in talks over Lukaku, 31, permanently joining Napoli, while 25-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen could move in the opposite direction on loan. (Athletic – subscription required) Last season Lukaku made it clear that he would not return to Chelsea and tried to force a move away from the Premier League club. (Metro) Lukaku will link up with former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte who was appointed coach of Napoli this summer. (Chronicle NG) Chelsea have agreed a…

The son of the former Sinaloa drug cartel leader El Chapo pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a raft of charges linked to one of the world’s biggest illicit narcotics operations, prosecutors said. Joaquin Guzman Lopez was arrested in a scheme allegedly orchestrated by Washington without the involvement of Mexico, in which he was detained in Texas on Thursday. The judge in the case denied bail and remanded him in custody, ordering a case management hearing for September 30, the assistant US Attorney’s office said in a statement to AFP. Many of the details of the arrest operation, in which co-founder…

Immediate past Whip of the Senate and senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has rejected a new office allocated to him by the Senate Services Committee. Ndume, according to parliamentary practices, is expected to move to another office following his sack as the Whip of the Senate. According to sources in the National Assembly, the Borno senator was asked to vacate his current office and move to the third floor to allow for the new Whip Senator Tahiir Mongonu to take over the office. Responding to his allocation to a new office on the third floor,…

Argentina avoided a third consecutive group stage exit at the Olympic football tournament by defeating Ukraine 2-0 at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon, reaching the quarter-finals for the first time since 2008. Heading into matchday three, Group B was wide open, with all four teams tied on three points each. Argentina, leading on goal difference, dominated the early play, though converting their dominance into scoring opportunities proved challenging. Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez was a constant threat in the first half, with his best chance being a curler from the edge of the area that went wide. The first half,…

Ibrahim Adel’s double helped Egypt pull off a stunning 2-1 victory over Spain in Nantes, propelling Rogerio Micale’s team to the quarter-finals as Group C winners. Egypt, already assured of a knockout stage spot after wins against the Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan, faced a Spain squad that featured ten changes. Spain had an early chance to lead, but Jon Pacheco’s header went wide after seven minutes. Marc Pubill then hit the post, missing another opportunity to score. Egypt, needing only a draw to advance, aimed to counter-attack and nearly scored in the 23rd minute when Ahmed Kouka’s long-range shot was…

The National Emergency Management Agency has said the 2024 Annual Flood Outlook identifies Yobe as one of 31 states with a high- risk of flooding. The Director General NEMA, Hajiya Zubaida Umar, mentioned this at the inauguration of 2024 Effective Waste Management and Flood Mitigation Sensitisation Campaign on Tuesday in Damaturu, Yobe. Umar, represented by NEMA’s Deputy Director Finance and Account, Mr Aminu Ringim, added that the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency had forecast that eight local government areas in the state were at risk of flooding. She listed the local government areas as Bade, Jakusko, Yunusari, Gulani, Geidam, Potiskum, Borsari…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced its readiness to implement the federal government’s suspension of import duties and taxes on essential food items in a bid to address widespread hunger in the country. Comptroller-General Bashir Adeniyi made this announcement in a video shared on the Customs’ official X handle on Monday. This news comes just days before the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest, set to commence on August 1. Mr. Adeniyi emphasized that the suspension of these duties and taxes aims to make food items more affordable for Nigerians, acknowledging the significant economic challenges the country is currently facing. He said,…

Former Ekiti Governor and ally of President Bola Tinubu, Ayodele Fayose, has expressed concerns about the practice of northerners marrying multiple wives and having many children, describing it as a significant issue for Nigeria and a burden on the government. In an interview on Channels TV on Monday night, Fayose discussed the challenges facing the government in alleviating the sufferings of millions of Nigerians under President Tinubu’s administration. He pointed to the practice of polygamy and high birth rates in Northern Nigeria as factors exacerbating the country’s population crisis. The former governor shared his observations on the matter, highlighting how…

The Federal Government on Monday said it has started to distribute an additional 10 trucks of 50kg rice to each state to be sold at designated centres at N40,000. This is as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, has insisted that there is no need for the protest as most of the demands put forward by the organizers are being addressed. Already, ahead of the August 1 national protest, President Bola Tinubu has said that he is protesting on behalf of the youth by addressing most of their grievances. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting, the…

Vice President Kamala Harris has received endorsements from border town mayors in swing-state Arizona on Monday, hoping to mitigate Republican criticism of her handling of illegal border crossings. Harris’ campaign stated that she was supported by the mayors of Bisbee, Nogales, Somerton, and San Luis, as well as Yuma County Supervisors Martin Porchas and Tony Reyes. With less than 100 days until Election Day, Harris is getting her campaign started and refining her pitch to voters, a week after being unexpectedly promoted to the top of the Democratic presidential ticket. Republicans are attempting to turn the border into a political…