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France midfielder N’Golo Kante, 31, is pushing for a move to Barcelona when his Chelsea deal ends next summer and is in advanced talks over a pre-contract agreement. (Sport – in Spanish) Paris St-Germain will open talks with Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35, following his World Cup heroics, with his current deal expiring next summer. (RMC via Mail) Everton are close to agreeing a new contract with English winger Anthony Gordon, 21, to stave off interest from Chelsea. (Telegraph – subscription required) Bayern Munich are interested in signing Argentina and Aston Villa goalkeeper Emilano Martinez, 30. (MediaFoot – in French)…

Doyin Okupe, the director general of the Labour Party presidential campaign council has reacted following his two-year jail term for N702 million in money laundering. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a judgment, found Okupe guilty in 26 out of the 59 counts preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the money laundering offense. Justice Ojukwu ordered that the 26 counts, which attracted two-year jail terms each, would run concurrently. The judge, however, gave an option of N500, 000 in each of the counts, amounting to N13 million, which must be paid before 4:30 pm, (the close…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, convicted and sentenced Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to two years imprisonment. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a judgment, found Okupe guilty in 26 out of the 59 counts preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the money laundering offense. Justice Ojukwu ordered that the 26 counts, which attracted two-year jail terms each, would run concurrently. The judge, however, gave an option of N500, 000 in each of the counts, amounting to N13 million, which must be paid before 4:30 pm,…

…car, other prizes to be presented tomorrow Another set of winners have emerged in the ongoing Glo customer-reward promo, Festival of Joy. They emerged in a draw conducted by Globacom on Monday, December 19, 2022, in Ibadan, Oyo State. Gloworld, Challenge Ibadan outlet, hosted the event which was witnessed by the media and Glo subscribers. Some of them joined the exercise and assisted in picking the winning numbers in the electronic draw for the star prize, a brand new car and home appliances including power generators, sewing machines and rechargeable fans. The prizes, according to the telecoms company, would be…

Banks get guidelines to sell their 60% shares in DisCos to new investors VP receives RMAFC delegation, speaks at public presentation of “Musings of a Precant” in Lagos In a bid to provide succour and ensure the payment of the entitlements of ex-workers of aviation ground handling service provider – Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc (SAHCO), the National Council on Privatization (NCP), presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has approved the sum of N1.371 billion for the settlement of outstanding redundancy benefits owed the workers. This was one of the highlights of the 6th meeting of the Council last…

Making Sports Betting App is the same as making any other kind of software. In the end, you can’t just keep taking blind shots like a careless gambler. The mobile app development company you choose to work with will tell you all of this and probably a lot more. Before you even try to test the waters, you should take the time to learn about the current state of the market, the different types of sports betting apps, and the most important features to include. Find out more about each of the three in the next section. Easy Sign-In Process…

A federal high court in Abuja has convicted Doyin Okupe, the director general of the Labour Party presidential campaign for money laundering. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Okupe and his companies, Value Trust Investment Limited and Abrahams Telecoms Limited for N702 million in 2019. The anti-graft agency slammed a 59-count charge including money laundering and diversion of funds. Counsel to the Doyin Okupe, G.K Gadzama, SAN, led in evidence defence witness, Ehimare Edokwa Harold, an Assistant Manager at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Branch of Zenith Bank Nigeria limited, Lagos. He also presented evidences before Justice Ijeoma…

Eccentric Twitter owner and chief executive, Elon Musk, has put his position as head of the social media platform to a vote. Musk who was in Qatar for the World Cup final asked users to vote in a poll that will determine if he stays on as the head of Twitter which he acquired for $44 billion. “Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll,” he said in his tweet. Chronicle NG reports that at the time of filing this report 13, 434, 483 users had voted with 57 per cent…

Barely one week after the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, released the redesigned N1,000, N500, and, N200 naira notes into circulation, fake copies of the N1000 naira notes have been sighted. The discovery could counter the apex bank’s claim that the new notes were designed to stop counterfeiting. In an amateur video recorded by a mobile money agent, a customer performed a bank transaction through his wife’s Point of Sale (PoS) using the fake copy of the redesigned N1,000. The man in the video then pointed out the difference between the original and fake N1,000 notes. He explained that the…

Doyin Okupe, the director general of the Labour Party presidential campaign council has denied the rumour that he has joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Okupe who has led several campaign rallies for the Obi-Datti presidential bid described the news as a “wish”. Reacting via Twitter, Okupe said he would not relent until the evil pillars collapse completely, somewhat referring to the old order in Nigerian politics. Quoting the headline making the rounds, “After ‘chopping shishi’, Doyin Okupe (D-G of Peter Obi’s LP Presidential Campaign Organisation) returns home to PDP”, Okupe said, “another disinformation and lie from our detractors. “So…