Author: David Great

Antonio Rudiger has completed his move to Real Madrid from Chelsea on a free transfer, signing a four-year deal. The Germany international, 29, has joined the new Spanish and European champions after rejecting Chelsea attempts to extend his contract. Rudiger moved to Chelsea for an initial fee of £29m from Roma in 2017. He made 203 appearances and scored 12 goals for the Blues, winning the FA Cup, Champions League, Europa League, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup. ???? #WelcomeRüdiger ???? pic.twitter.com/z7w28u6T6i — Real Madrid C.F. ???????????????? (@realmadriden) June 2, 2022 Chelsea described Rudiger as “as one of the…

In 2020, Hollywood actor Johnny Depp lost a UK libel lawsuit against the Sun newspaper. But on Wednesday, he won a similar lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard in a US courtroom. At the start of his recent trial, many legal experts suggested that Johnny Depp had a weaker chance of winning than he did in the UK, because the US has very strong free speech protections. The fact that the jury found that Ms Heard was guilty of defamation with an article in which she claimed she was a victim of domestic abuse means they didn’t believe her testimony.…

The Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA) has banned the use of analogue billboards within the state capital, Kaduna. The Director-General, KASUPDA, Umaru Dikko, made the announcement while presenting a digital installation contract document with a private firm, Afivent Digital Services Limited, on Thursday in Kaduna. He said that KASUPDA would no longer give approval for the installation of regular analogue billboard within the capital city. ”By this development, the regular manual billboard will no longer be allowed within the Kaduna city centre. Ikorodu Bois appear on Times Square billboards in New York ”Approvals for such billboards will…

Craig Napier has become the first Scottish referee to come out publicly as gay. The category one official follows footballers Josh Cavallo and Jake Daniels in coming out. Napier said he was inspired by the players’ decision and believes it is time “to see the climate change” within the sport. “It’s something that I never thought I’d be sitting here doing,” Napier told the Scottish FA. “It’s something I’ve obviously lived with for a long time. It’s been a difficult journey to get to this point. It’s really important that people like me are willing to sit here and do…

By Bamidele Johnson Back when he was lucid, the late Majek Fashek sang-to no public disapproval-“Religion na politics”. I do not remember the theme or lyrics of the song well enough to be certain if it also contains a claim that both are eminently capable of scrambling the heads and minds of people involved in either or both. No matter. I am of the view that they do. Big time. First example: Bashorun Dele Momodu, an out-and-out celebrity and doyen of celebrity journalism, spent the last few months thumping his not inconsiderable chest at more grizzled rivals for the Peoples…

Liverpool’s Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 29, would prefer to join a Premier League rival next summer if no new deal to stay at the Reds is agreed. (The Athletic – subscription required) Senegal forward Sadio Mane, 30, wants to leave Liverpool this summer, with Bayern Munich serious contenders for his signature. (Fabrizio Romano, Twitter) Chelsea have opened talks with Sevilla about signing £50m-rated France defender Jules Kounde, 23, who helped the Spanish club win the Europa League in 2020. (Sport – in Spanish) Newcastle are in discussions over a move for Reims’ 19-year-old French striker Hugo Ekitike in a £25m-plus deal. (Daily Mail’s Craig Hope, Twitter) After announcing the exits of…

The Federal Government has evacuated and repatriated another 166 stranded Nigerans from Libya who were victims of human trafficking. Mr Kabiru Musa, Charge d’ Affairs of the Nigerian Mission in Libya said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. Musa said that the 166 evacuees departed Mitiga International Airport, Tripoli and were expected to arrive in Nigeria via the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. He said that the voluntary evacuation was carried out by the Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration and the support of the…

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested one Nweke Chadikaobi over alleged maltreatment of a 10-year old girl, Oluebibe Emmanuel in Abuja. The Public Relations Officer of the FCT Command, DSP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. She said the 10-year old victim was a relative of Chadikaobi and was living with him at Range View Estate in Dawaki area of Abuja. Adeh said the arrest of the suspect followed a video making the rounds on the cruel and maltreatment meted against the minor. According to her, frowning at the inhumane treatment, the Police…

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has dislodged some bandits, destroyed their hideouts and rescued four kidnap victims in Kuje area of the territory. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, DSP Josephine Adeh, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. She said operatives invaded Dadu hills via Chukwuku village in Kuje Area Council of FCT following receipt of intelligence about the movement of suspected bandits holding some persons hostage in the area. Adeh said the operation, carried out by the command in partnership with Destiny Hunters commenced at about 06:00hrs on May…

Enugu Police Command says it has arrested 26 suspects involved in offences of conspiracy, unlawful possession of firearms, ammunition and cult activities within two days in the state. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement on Wednesday said the command recovered one English-made Berretta pistol with one live round of .9mm calibre ammunition, four locally-made pistols with live cartridges and others. Ndukwe said that on May 29 at about 11p.m., a combined team of police operatives from Operation Restore Peace and Enugu Metro Area Command, while on routine stop and search duty along Abakaliki Road,…