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Mathias Pogba has been charged and detained over an alleged plot to extort money from his brother Paul, the France and Juventus midfielder. Four other people have also been placed under formal investigation for extortion and criminal association, judicial sources told news agencies Reuters and Agence France-Presse. Mathias Pogba’s lawyer, Yassine Bouzrou, said his client is innocent. He told French broadcaster BFMTV: “We are going to challenge this decision.” Mathias Pogba, 32, has admitted he was behind a video that appeared online last month promising “revelations” about the 29-year-old Juventus midfielder. Mathias Pogba arrested over €13 million blackmail plot French…

Some Canadians have taken to Twitter to express their outrage at some of the policies of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling for his ouster but there are others who think he is the man for job. With thousands of tweets, some Canadians want Justin Trudeau out for not allowing them the freedom that they seek especially with COVID but there are others who believe that the policies are in place to protect all Canadians. Many of the #TrudeauMustGo canvassers are unvaccinated but want to travel around and out of the country. They also do not approve of ArriveCan, an app…

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez dominated Gennady Golovkin over 12 rounds to retain his undisputed super-middleweight titles. It was the third encounter in Las Vegas between the modern day greats with Alvarez claiming a second win following a controversial draw in the first bout. After sidestepping a fightback from Golovkin in the later rounds, all three judges were in agreement, scoring it 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 for Alvarez. “Thank you my friend, we gave the fans three great fights,” said the Mexican. They had a warm embrace after the fight, despite their rivalry turning sour in the four-year wait for the trilogy encounter,…

The Kano Police Command has arrested a Chinese national, Gheng Chu, over alleged murder of his ex-girlfriend, Ummukulthum Sani, at Janbulo area of Kano metropolis. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Abdullahi Haruna confirmed the arrest at a news conference on Saturday. He said that the command received a distress call on Friday evening at around 10:00 pm, adding the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lawal Abubakar dispatched a team to the scene. He said, “The 47- year-old Chinese visited the residence of his ex-girlfriend, Miss Ummukulthum Sani, 22, and they engaged in an argument before he…

Erling Haaland continued his impressive scoring run as Manchester City went back to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable win against 10-man Wolves at Molineux. The hosts had only touched the ball once before Jack Grealish put City in front after just 55 seconds. Haaland scored for the seventh consecutive game and took his tally to 14 in the past nine when he doubled the visitors’ advantage with a long-range effort after 16 minutes. A spirited Wolves continued to try and attack, even after Nathan Collins was sent off for a high first-half tackle on Grealish. However,…

Paris St-Germain want Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35, and Spain defender Sergio Ramos, 36, to renew their contracts. (AS – in Spanish) Manchester United want to sign Leicester City and Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans in the January transfer window. The 25-year-old is nearing the end of his contract at the King Power Stadium. (Fichajes via Leicester Mercury) Liverpool and Manchester United could battle it out to sign Flamengo’s 21-year-old Brazilian midfielder Joao Gomes in January with bids in excess of £30m. (Liverpool Echo) Arsenal are contemplating a move for Portuguese free agent Xeka, with the former Lille midfielder, 27, having…

Lovers of local dramas in Yoruba, Igbo, or Hausa will enjoy an amazing weekend as always with GOtv. The best part is all movies and dramas are subtitled in English so everyone can enjoy awesome local content depicting rich cultural heritage and traditions, captivating storylines, throwback costumes, epic storytelling, and more. Here are our top local dramas that promise to satisfy your voracious appetite for top-notch entertainment. Zainabu Abu Awual is terminally ill and has just six months to leave. Bowing to the pressure from his mum to get married, he meets and falls in love with Zainab at first…

Jacob Ramsey netted his first goal of the season to give Aston Villa a scrappy 1-0 home victory over Southampton in the Premier League on Friday and snap a run of four games without a win. With the cancellation of last week’s fixtures due to the death of Queen Elizabeth, the game was preceded by a minute’s silence, and fans applauded in the 70th minute and sang “God Save The Queen” in recognition of her 70-year reign. Desperate for a win after collecting four points from their first six games, Villa began to dominate possession as the first half progressed,…

The Commandant General of NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi has commended State Commandants for the timely reconstitution of new anti-vandal squad to wage war against vandals and oil thieves. Dr Audi said the dissolution and subsequent reconstitution of the Anti-vandal Unit Nationwide was necessary to reposition the Corps for effective implementation of its statutory mandate of safeguarding national assets especially petroleum pipelines and other oil installations. In a statement by Olusola Odumosu, director, public relations, the strategy is geared at putting a stop to all forms of sabotage in the oil sector through arrests and diligent prosecution of oil thieves,…

We will not see this kind of thing again, VP prays Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday paid a condolence visit to Senator Kabiru Gaya whose son, Sadiq died recently, saying the late young man, was like “a son” with whom he had a special relationship. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in Kano, where he met the Senator and other members of the Gaya family. Expressing sadness over the death of Sadiq, the Vice President said “this is a very, very sad visit. Sadiq was a young man. He was like a son to me. He has visited me a few…