Author: David Great

Manchester United are interested in signing England striker Tammy Abraham, 25, from Italian side Roma. (Caught Offside, via Manchester Evening News) Chelsea are ready to join the race to sign £100m-rated England international Jude Bellingham, 19, from Borussia Dortmund despite spending more than £600m in the past two transfer windows. (Telegraph – subscription required) The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, is expected to make a bid of more than £4bn for Manchester United by Friday’s deadline. (Guardian) Leicester have stepped up contract talks with midfielder James Maddison, 26, as the England international approaches the last 12 months of his current deal. (Telegraph – subscription required) Spain forward…

Eighteen political parties featuring in the 2023 general election in Delta have signed a peace accord toward ensuring a rancour free poll. Speaking at the ceremony, Rev. Monday Udoh-Tom, the Delta state Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) said the accord was to ensure peaceful conduct of the election. He said that INEC in collaboration with Civil Society Organisations and stakeholders deemed it necessary to sign the accord in order to ensure that the election was carried out in an atmosphere of peace. Udoh-Tom said that no meaningful development can thrive in an environment of war, violence,…

Kingsley Coman came back to haunt Paris St Germain again as he earned Bayern Munich a 1-0 win at the Parc des Princes in their Champions League last-16 first leg on Tuesday. Born in Paris and raised at PSG, Coman scored the only goal when Bayern beat the French side in the 2020 Champions League final and he was again the sole scorer as the German champions put one foot into the quarter-finals. PSG, who have now lost five games in all competitions in 2023, held firm in the opening half but were eventually subdued and failed to fight back…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has dissociated its Directorate of Diaspora Affairs from the viral video of brand wine being circulated on social media. The Campaign Council in a statement signed by the Director of Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga described the video as a mischievous campaign stunt created by opposition elements to misinform the public. It said the opposition elements are using every means to manipulate the public. Onanuga further noted that the Directorate of Diaspora Affairs of the APC PCC is a serious organ of the campaign council that is led by serious and accomplished…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday raised the alarm about the activities of an amorphous group of so-called Civil Society Organizations who have recently embarked on a campaign of street protests, calling for the removal of the chairman of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, the Commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said the activities of the group were aimed at discrediting the EFCC chairman and inciting the public against the Commission. He stated that, contrary to the claims of the group that they were motivated by the need to strengthen the fight against…

Molly Phee, US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, says her country has no preferred candidate in the Nigeria’s general election. Phee stated this when she visited the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in his office on Monday in Abuja. She expressed confidence that the general election would be hitch-free and successful. “Democracies are exciting experiment in human governance. It doesn’t matter whether you’re rich or poor, whether you live in a city or in the countryside, what your religion is, what your nationality is. “Every single vote counts and Nigerian should have confidence in…

Atletico Madrid could be willing to sell Portugal forward Joao Felix, 23, to Chelsea for 100m euros (£88.3m) in the summer. The La Liga club had been asking for between 130m-140m euros (£115m-£124m). (Relevo – in Spanish) Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic could be heading in the opposite direction to Felix, as Atletico Madrid consider a cut-price bid for the 24-year-old, who was signed by the Blues in 2019 for £57.6m. (Fichajes – in Spanish) Real Madrid are tracking Juventus’ Serbian forward Dusan Vlahovic, 23, and Tottenham’s Brazil World Cup star Richarlison, 25, as long-term replacements for former France international striker Karim Benzema, 35. (ESPN) Paris St-Germain are ready to put Brazil forward Neymar,…

Cody Gakpo scored his first goal for Liverpool as Juergen Klopp’s side halted a dismal run by beating struggling city rivals Everton 2-0 at Anfield in the Premier League on Monday. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring in the 36th minute of a typically fast-paced Merseyside derby, linking up with Darwin Nunez on the counter-attack just after Everton had missed a glorious double chance to take the lead. Netherlands forward Gakpo extended the hosts’ lead early in the second half to get his first goal in his seventh match for Liverpool since joining from PSV Eindhoven for a reported 37 million…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said that 240 polling centres will not be used in upcoming elections, as no one had chosen them due to insecurity in the surrounding areas. Separatist and gang violence is a major concern for Nigerians when they vote on Feb. 25 for new members of parliament and for a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari. When new voters register in Nigeria, they are allowed to choose a polling centre. Most people choose the nearest to where they live because movement is restricted by security agencies on election day. INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu told…

Czech Republic international Jakub Jankto announced on Monday that he is gay, saying he wants to live his life “in freedom”. Jankto, who plays for Sparta Prague on loan from LaLiga side Getafe, made his international debut in 2017. The 27-year-old, who has 45 caps, is the highest profile current male footballer to publicly come out as gay. “Like everybody else, I have my strengths. I have my weaknesses. I have a family. I have my friends,” Jankto said in a video posted to his social media. “I have a job which I have been doing it as best as…