Author: David Great

Manchester United have approached Bayern Munich about 26-year-old former Manchester City forward Leroy Sane. (Mirror) Liverpool are interested in submitting a bid for Germany international Sane. (Liverpool Echo) Chelsea have offered £59m, plus 31-year-old Spain defender Marcos Alonso, for 25-year-old Barcelona and Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong. (Sport – in Spanish)  An agreement has been reached on personal terms between Barcelona and Alonso. (90min) Manchester United could offer Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek, 25, in a swap deal for De Jong. (Express) United are eyeing Napoli and Spain midfielder Fabian Ruiz, 26, as an alternative to De Jong. (Goal) Everton manager Frank Lampard wants 26-year-old Rennes and Guinea striker Serhou Guirassy, who is available for £15m. (Sun) Bournemouth are set to sign…

Sadiya Usman, 16, committed suicide by hanging herself over alleged forced marriage in Garin Dauru village in Warawa Local Government Area, Kano state. Efforts to save her proved abortive as she was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. According to the Kano State Police Command spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Kiywawa, the police were informed of the incident on the first day of August. “The police on 01/08/2022 at about 3:00 received a phone call from the village Head of Garin Dauru town in Warawa local Government that a girl hanged herself in her room”. He said after receiving the report,…

Police in New Mexico and federal agencies were probing the murders of four Muslim men to determine if the killings, the latest of which happened on Friday evening, were linked while the state’s governor described them as “targeted killings.” Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina told reporters on Saturday that a “young man who is part of the Muslim community was murdered.” The victim’s name and the circumstances of the murder were not disclosed. In the previous three cases, the victims were ambushed and shot without warning, police said. Medina said the killing was possibly linked to the previous three murders.…

The Lagos State Police Command has recovered a Toyota Camry from fleeing suspected robbers at Ijora-Badia, Lagos. The spokesperson for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, revealed this on his Twitter handle on Saturday. He said that the police, who were on patrol on Friday, flagged down the car but the driver refused to stop. “Yesterday, at about 2:30 a.m., a black 2002 Toyota Camry V6 saloon car, with reg no JJJ 367 FJ, with about three occupants, was flagged down by officers of Ijora-Badia Division on routine patrol. “The driver sped off and turned into an adjoining street,” he said.…

Lagos State Police Command have arrested Ifeanyi Ezenagu, on allegation of robbing six women of their phones and other belongings following a blind date. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. He said the 34-year-old suspect, who robbed six women of their valuables, was arrested by the detectives of Surulere division. “The suspect robbed the women of their three iPhones 12, two iPhones 11 Pro Max, one iPhone XR, one Nokia phone, one wristwatch and one gold necklace, with a total value of N2,368,000. “He lured them to…

The Insight by Lateef Adewole In the next one week, it will be exactly six months since the ongoing strike by the university lecturers was declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This has affected most students in federal and state universities. In the last 23 years, this is the 16th strike called by ASUU. And in all, they have gone on strike for about 53 months. This is equivalent to 4 years and five months, a period enough to earn a degree, and still counting. These strikes are always based on disagreements between ASUU and the federal…

Huawei, a global information technology company, has helped hire no less than 280 Nigerians at a job fair years after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo urged the tech giant to go beyond training Nigerians but hiring them. Chronicle NG reports that Osinbajo during a virtual courtesy call from Huawei Nigeria, led by its new CEO, Trevor Liu, urged the tech company to hire Nigerian youths, who he said were some of the best tech experts in the world. On 26/11/2020, VP Osinbajo met with a delegation from Huawei Nigeria & stressed the need for job opportunities for young Nigerians in the…

Operation Whirl Stroke and Operation Safe Haven troops have apprehended seven terrorists and bandits as well as rescued two kidnapped victims in different operations across Nasarawa, Plateau and Kaduna states. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, in a statement on Friday, said the troops had continued to dominate and deny criminals freedom of action in their area of responsibility. Onyeuko said the troops had on July 29, conducted clearance operation at Tse-Ibor, Tse-Igbakyor, Akwana and Ayinbe Villages in Logo Local Government Area of Nasarawa State and made contact with terrorists. He said the troops engaged the terrorists with…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that government had recognised that some of the security challenges confronting Nigeria were imported by foreign elements. Buhari, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, stated this at the Graduation of Course 30 of the National Defence College (NDC) on Friday in Abuja. He said that the nation and indeed the African region had been facing difficult times such as terrorism in the North East, banditry and other criminal activities across the country. Buhari added that the military and other security agencies have been given directives to decisively…

Chelsea may have to break the £80m world record transfer fee for a defender – held by Harry Maguire – to sign French centre-back Wesley Fofana, 21, from Leicester City. (Telegraph) Tottenham are planning to complete a deal with Udinese for 19-year-old Italian defender Destiny Udogie next week. (Fabrizio Romano) Barcelona and Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 25, is prepared to remain with the Spanish club on a reduced salary despite interest from Chelsea and Manchester United. (Sport – in Spanish) Leeds are targeting a £22m deal for Paris St-Germain’s 20-year-old French forward Arnaud Kalimuendo. (Sun) Barcelona remain in talks…