Author: David Great

Chelsea are ready to sign Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 25, and Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 33, if Barcelona decide to sell them. (Sky Sports) Chelsea are close to agreeing a deal worth more than 80m euros (£67.6m) with Barcelona for De Jong.(Sport – in Spanish) The Blues are waiting on a decision from De Jong, who would prefer to move to Stamford Bridge rather than join Manchester United, while also continuing to pursue a deal for Leicester City’s French defender Wesley Fofana, 21. (Times – subscription required) Manchester United have not given up on signing De Jong and are confident he will move to Old Trafford once they resolve the…

The Federal Government says plans are underway to add 204 Mega Watts (MW) of electricity to boost power supply in Ekiti state. The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, said this in a a statement by General Manager, Public Affairs, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mrs Ndidi Mbah, on Wednesday, in Abuja. Abubakar said the Federal Government had begun the construction of a 132 kilovolts transmission line and a 2 by 60 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA) transmission substation and a switching station in the state to raise the capacity by 204 megawatts The minister, who was speaking at the groundbreaking…

Karim Benzema broke Raul’s record with his 324th goal for Real Madrid as they beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 to lift the UEFA Super Cup in Helsinki. Carlo Ancelotti’s side, who beat Liverpool to win the Champions League in May, took the lead when David Alaba tapped into an empty net, with Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp stranded following Casemiro’s header back across goal. First trophy as captain? First trophy as captain. ✅ ????©️ #SuperCup pic.twitter.com/4Kti2BWc0v — Real Madrid C.F. ???????????????? (@realmadriden) August 10, 2022 Benzema doubled the Spanish giants’ lead after the break with a first-time finish from Vinicius Jr’s cross…

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has stated that there was in mix up in the announcement of the arrest of Idris Ojo, pointing an accusing finger at the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor. The ondo state governor in a statement on Wednesday said that there was confusion in the public space because of the conflicting statements. “The attention of Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has been drawn to the announcement of Idris Ojo as one of the attackers of St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, arrested by the security agencies,” Richard Olatunde, his chief press secretary said…

Police in the US city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, say they have arrested their “primary suspect” in the killings of four Muslim men. Muhammad Syed, 51, was held on Monday and is charged with the murders of two of the men. Multiple firearms were recovered from his home, say police. Police say they are working with investigators to charge the Afghan with the other two deaths. The deaths took place over the past nine months. The last three killings happened in the past two weeks. Police chief Harold Medina announced the breakthrough on Tuesday, saying they had tracked down a…

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the recently conducted mop-up examination for 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). JAMB released the results in a statement by the board’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja on Wednesday. Benjamin said the board had emplaced a user-friendly and simplified process of checking UTME results in line with its desire to adhere to the ease of doing business protocol of the government. “To check the results of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Mop-Up Examination result conducted on August 6, all a…

The Tinubu Campaign Organisation (TCO) has cautioned supporters of the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, to stop spreading falsehood capable of misinforming Nigerians. Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Communications, Tinubu Campaign Organisation made the call in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, adding that such falsehood and disinformation would not win elections. Onanuga, who also asked Obi to caution his supporters urged them to allow the 2023 election circle be about issues that would advance the growth, progress and stability of the country. Onanuga admonished Obi to get his supporters to desist from spreading lies, malice and denigrating…

A director with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Alhaji Mohammadu Kudu Lawal has been shot dead by suspected unknown gunmen. It was gathered that Lawal was shot dead on his way to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday, August 7, 2022. The director was shot dead while another staff of the agency who was travelling with him sustained injuries as a result of the attack that happened in Saminaka village of Lapai Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger State. It was gathered that Lawal, an indigene of Lafiagi in Kwara State, ran into the unknown gunmen who…

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, says the masterminds of the June 5 massacre in Owo, Ondo State have been captured by security operatives. At least 40 worshippers were massacred at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, in an incident that jolted Nigeria and the global community. Speaking at a parley with media executives at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, Irabo said that the terrorists were captured at different locations across the country. He said that the suspects, majority of whom were arrested in various communities in Kogi, would be paraded before the public…

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has denied asking the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu to step down for the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi. Akufo-Addo in a series of tweets dispelled the rumours making the rounds that he asked Tinubu, a former Lagos governor to endorse Obi, a former Anambra governor over his failing health. The Ghanaian President described the rumour as “completely false and mischievous”, stressing that, he was not going to interfere in the internal affairs and politics of Nigeria. “My attention has been drawn to a disturbing post making the rounds on social…