Author: David Great

Nigeria striker Kelechi Iheanacho, 27, is close to joining Sevilla following the expiry of his contract with Leicester City. (Sky Germany) Iheanacho joined newly promoted Leicester City from Manchester City in 2017. (Chronicle NG) Paris St-Germain are still working to sign Athletic Bilbao and Spain winger Nico Williams, 22. (RMC – in French) Aston Villa are aiming to bring in Barcelona and Brazil forward Raphinha, 27, this summer (Football Insider) Liverpool and Tottenham have joined Arsenal in the race to sign Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 26, from Sporting Lisbon. (Football Insider) The mooted deal between Aston Villa and Atletico Madrid is not done yet for Portugal forward Joao Felix, 24, with no formal proposal sent to the Spanish club. (Fabrizio Romano) Villa want Atletico to lower their…

Italian oil giant Eni, on Wednesday, announced that it had obtained approval from the Nigerian government to proceed with the proposed sale of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to Oando, run by Wale Tinubu, President Bola Tinubu’s nephew. “Eni has received formal consent from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for the sale of Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited to Oando Plc,” the oil company said in a statement. The Italian oil company said the sale would enable Agip focus on its onshore oil operations. The announcement followed an exclusive report by an online news platform (not Chronicle NG),…

Fenerbahce have signed Morocco forward Youssef En Nesyri from Sevilla, the Turkish club said on Thursday. En-Nesyri has signed a five-year contract, and media reported Fenerbahce paid a fee of 20 million euros, surpassing their previous highest transfer fee paid, 15 million euros to Olympique de Marseille for Cengiz Under. The Moroccan forward has spent his playing career in Spain, joining Sevilla from Leganes in 2020 and scored 51 goals in 143 LaLiga games and helping them win two Europa League titles. En Nesyri has scored 20 goals in 73 games for Morocco and has played in four African Cup…

The Kano State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Thursday disclosed that it secured the conviction of 22 drug dealers in the state in July 2024. The Commander of the agency, Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, confirming the conviction to newsmen on Thursday, described the feat as a major victory in its fight against illicit drug trafficking and abuse. Idris-Ahmad said, “Out of the 22 drug dealers convicted, one Abubakar Mu’azu’s arrest resulted in an altercation during which he stabbed an NDLEA officer.” “Mu’azu was charged to court and sentenced to three years in a correctional centre, while the…

A Lagos High Court has awarded N75 million damages against an old generation bank, over a breach of the non-disclosure and non-circumvention agreement it had with Comfort Stevens Nigeria Limited and its Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Dr. John Nwankwo. The court said N50 million was for damages, while N25 million serves as the cost of the action by the claimants. The claimants are Comfort Stevens Nigeria Limited and Dr. Nwankwo. The presiding judge, Justice Olumuyiwa Martins held that the defendant’s conduct in circumventing the Confidentiality Deed dated September 16, 2019, and the Non-Disclosure and Non-Circumvention Agreement dated October 3, 2019,…

Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu told US lawmakers “our enemies are your enemies” in a landmark speech to Congress intended to rally support for the war in Gaza, but marked by protests inside and outside the Capitol. “When we fight Iran, we’re fighting the most radical and murderous enemy of the United States of America,” Mr Netanyahu said. “Our fight is your fight, and our victory will be your victory,” he added. The Israeli leader received a raucous reception from mostly Republican politicians as he delivered a speech to a joint session of Congress, his fourth. But growing political divisions over…

New Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said Wednesday that he did not expect “any problems at all” when Argentina’s Enzo Fernandez rejoins the squad ahead of the start of the Premier League season. Fernandez has been embroiled in a racism row after he posted a video on social media of him and his Argentina teammates singing a derogatory chant about the France national team as they celebrated their Copa America triumph earlier in July. The song targets France’s star striker Kylian Mbappe, among others, and includes racist and homophobic insults. The 23-year-old issued an apology after the video but both FIFA…

The Lagos State Taskforce captained by the Chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele continued in its assignment of enforcing sanity in different hotspots known for crimes and illegal activities around the state. In a statement by Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, the spokesman of the Taskforce, the raid covered multiple black spots in Ikoyi and environs in a late night operation on Monday. “Owing to the feedback machinery of see something, say something put in place by the Agency and the directive and support of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Adegoke Fayoade, major blackspots at Mosley Street, Glover Road and Lateef Jakande Avenue…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz described US Vice President Kamala Harris as a “competent and experienced” politician with a strong chance of winning the US election, but he did not endorse her over Republican Donald Trump. Scholz had been particularly outspoken in his support of US President Joe Biden before the latter withdrew his reelection bid last weekend and backed Harris as the Democratic Party’s nominee to confront Trump in the November election. Many German politicians fear Trump could impose higher tariffs on imports if he returned to office, and they have raised questions about US support for the NATO military…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has stated that the new minimum wage will cover all workers in both the public and private sectors, including domestic employees like maids. The Senate, on Tuesday, passed the 2024 National Minimum Wage Amendment Act Bill after President Bola Tinubu had transmitted the new wage bill to both chambers of the National Assembly, seeking expeditious support from the lawmakers for its passage. The bill was speedily passed by both chambers of the National Assembly just after it was transmitted by the president. Speaking during the plenary, the Senate President said, “If you are a tailor and…