Author: David Great

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC says there is no trace of animal-to-human transmission of anthrax in the country. The head of a health division of the NCDC, Dr. Nasir Ahmed says the organization is vigilant and monitoring the situation in Suleja where the first case was directed. The federal government under one health intensifies awareness campaign particularly in Suleja Emirate of Niger state on the symptoms of Anthrax and how to avoid it. Emir of Suleja, Muhammadu Auwal Ibrahim has also mobilized the district head to report any case of Animal morality in their domain and avoid consuming…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over “the failure to delete the patently unlawful provisions in the Central Bank of Nigeria (Customer Due Diligence) Regulations directing banks to obtain information on customers’ social media handles for the purpose of identification.” The CBN had last month issued a circular mandating banks and other financial institutions to implement and comply with the mandatory provisions on customers’ social media handles in the CBN Regulations.” In the suit number FHC/L/CS/1410/2023 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Lagos, SERAP is seeking:…

Britain will seek to confiscate £101.5 million (N101,324,242,600.00) from James Ibori, a disgraced former Nigerian governor who abused his office to get rich and laundered millions in Britain and elsewhere, under a court order issued in London on Friday. Ibori, who is in Nigeria, said he would appeal against the confiscation order, one of the largest imposed on an individual in recent British legal history. “The next steps will be to take my fight for justice to the highest courts in the UK,” he said in a statement. The former governor of oil-producing Delta State from 1999 to 2007 was…

Chelsea and Saudi club Al-Hilal have begun the process of trying to sign 24-year-old France forward Kylian Mbappe, who has not travelled with Paris St-Germain on their pre-season tour of Asia. (RMC Sport – in French) Al-Hilal have made Mbappe the same offer they made to Lionel Messi – 400m euros a year (£346.3m) until 2026, although he has an agreement in principle to join Real Madrid as a free agent next summer. (Nicolo Schira) Mbappe is prepared to sit out an entire season and leave PSG on a free transfer next summer after the French champions put him up for sale on Friday. (Sky Sports) Harry Kane’s wife has been…

Bayern Munich are planning a third bid for Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane and are confident of signing the 29-year-old. (Times – subscription required) Meanwhile, the German champions Bayern are interested in Liverpool’s Brazil midfielder Fabinho, 29, if his proposed move to Al-Ittihad does not go through. (Sky Germany – in German) However, England defender Kyle Walker, 33, is keen to talk to Bayern Munich as he considers an exit from Manchester City this summer. (Sky Sports) Atalanta are unwilling to budge from their £86m valuation for Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund, 20, who is a top target for Manchester United. (Mail) Paris St-Germain are also interested in Hojlund and have started discussions. (L’Equipe – in French)…

President Bola Tinubu has approved a bogus Infrastructure Support Fund (ISF) to cushion the effects of galloping inflation and fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria. The Nigerian government disclosed the new measure at its monthly meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Abuja. Chronicle NG notes that the federal government did not announce how much the Infrastructure Support Fund will be, how much each State will receive, and when the Infrastructure Support Fund will be disbursed. Tinubu on May 29 announced that the fuel subsidy regime was over sending petrol prices from N195 per…

England striker Harry Kane, 29, will not sign a new deal with Tottenham and could be open to joining German giants Bayern Munich. (Times – subscription required) Kane will consider leaving Tottenham if the club decides to accept a transfer fee, but won’t force a move this summer. (ESPN) Netherlands winger Arnaut Danjuma, 26, is set to join Everton on loan from Villarreal. (Sky Sports) Aston Villa have agreed a deal with Bayer Leverkusen for 24-year-old France winger Moussa Diaby. (Birmingham Live) Tottenham have identified Aston Villa’s Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 25, and Chelsea’s England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 23, as potential replacements for Denmark’s Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 27, who is in talks over joining Atletico Madrid. (Mail) West Ham are close to…

Nigeria goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie helped secure a valuable 0-0 draw against Canada in their Women’s World Cup opener on Friday in a result that blew the group wide open. Nnadozie saved a 50th-minute penalty at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, denying Christine Sinclair from the spot with a leap low to her left as the Canada skipper missed out on becoming the first player to score in six World Cups. The teams were left with a point each, trailing Group B leaders Australia by two following the co-hosts’ 1-0 win over Ireland on Thursday. Both sides had their chances but Sinclair, who…

Chelsea are working on an improved offer of £80m plus add-ons for Brighton’s 21-year-old Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo. (Mail) Chelsea are also considering bringing Marc Guehi back to the club, two years after selling the England defender, 23, to Crystal Palace. (Guardian) Crystal Palace have put a £60m valuation on Guehi, who still has three years remaining on his contract. (Mail) Manchester City have targeted Barcelona’s Brazil winger Raphinha, 26, as a replacement for their Al-Ahli-bound Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez, 32. (Foot Mercato – in French) Newcastle are on the brink of selling French winger Allan Saint-Maximin, 26, to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli for about £30m. (Telegraph – subscription required) Al-Nassr have improved their proposal for Bayer Leverkusen’s Moussa…

Three drug barons, Paul Onyili , aka Ozo, Sunny Okehuka, and Nzewi Okenwa have been convicted by a Lagos Federal High Court, for unlawful production of methamphetamine. The trio was arraigned on two different charges and was convicted of unlawful production and possession of 6.24 kilograms of the banned substance. In a charge marked FHC/L/C/536c/2023, the duo of Ozo and Okehuka were convicted of one charge of forming and operating an illegal clandestine laboratory, which they used for the production of methamphetamine. In a second charge marked FHC/L/527c/2023, the convict in the first charge Okehuka was again convicted alongside one…