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Ipswich Town have signed forward Jack Clarke from Championship side Sunderland on a five-year contract, the newly promoted Premier League club announced late on Saturday. Financial details of the transfer were not disclosed by either club, but English media reported that Ipswich paid Sunderland 15 million pounds ($19.8 million) for the 23-year-old. Jack Clarke has scored 28 goals in 114 appearances for Sunderland. He was initially loaned from Tottenham Hotspur and made a permanent move to Sunderland in 2022. Clarke is Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna’s 10th signing in the close-season. “Kieran McKenna really sells the club and the journey it’s…

Harry Kane can finally end his trophy drought as Vincent Kompany has changed the mood at Bayern Munich, says Germany legend Lothar Matthaus. England captain Kane scored 36 Bundesliga goals in his first season at Bayern but his team finished a disappointing third, 18 points behind champions Bayer Leverkusen. Thomas Tuchel departed at the end of the 2023-24 season with a year left on his contract and Kompany has since taken charge after leaving Burnley, who were relegated from the Premier League. Kompany’s first league game in charge is on Sunday when Bayern go to Wolfsburg (14:30 BST), with Harry…

The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed  Abubakar, on Saturday tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu. Abubakar submitted his letter of resignation to the president on Saturday, NTA reported. Abubakar, who was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018, said Tinubu accepted his resignation after a routine briefing at the presidential villa. Abubakar, cited personal reasons for his resignation but emphasized his continued commitment to Nigeria’s security. He expressed gratitude to President Tinubu for the opportunity to serve and for the confidence placed in him. As of the time of filing this report, the reason…

Arsenal survived their latest severe examination from bogey side Aston Villa to emerge with a statement victory after a thunderous encounter at Villa Park. In a tale of two goalkeepers, David Raya produced a miraculous second-half save from Ollie Watkins with the scoreline goalless before opposite number Emi Martinez blundered to allow Thomas Partey’s shot to squirm through his hands to gift the Gunners a vital two-goal cushion. Arsenal were hanging on after Watkins missed a golden chance in the first half to put Villa ahead but the pivotal moment came after the break when Raya somehow recovered his ground…

Alex Iwobi’s 70th-minute winner gave Fulham victory over Leicester in their first Premier League home game of the season. The Nigeria winger fired through the legs of goalkeeper Mads Hermansen to restore Fulham’s lead after Wout Faes had levelled for the Foxes before the break. The Cottagers, who were dominant throughout, opened the scoring when club record signing Emile Smith Rowe slotted in. Smith Rowe joined Fulham in a £34m deal from Arsenal earlier this month after falling out of favour with Gunners boss Mikel Arteta – making just 13 Premier League appearances last season. But he hit the ground…

Son Heung-min scored twice as Tottenham comfortably brushed aside a lacklustre Everton side to notch up their first Premier League win of the season. Tottenham peppered the Everton goal straight from kick-off and their early intensity was quickly rewarded. A stylish move on the edge of the box culminated in Dejan Kulusevski cutting inside to tee up Yves Bissouma, whose crisp shot struck the underside of the crossbar on its way into the net. Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was punished for dawdling on the ball shortly afterwards when Son stole it off the England number one and slotted into a…

Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Manchester City, Man City showed Ipswich just how tough life in the Premier League can be with a comfortable victory at Etihad Stadium. The Tractor Boys are back in the top flight for the first time in 22 years and they had a dream start at the defending champions as Sammie Szmodics scored on his full debut, squeezing a shot through the legs of Ederson after seven minutes. But the joy was very short-lived as Man City hit back with three goals in four minutes. First, Haaland equalised with a well-taken penalty, given following…

The Lagos State government has arrested six individuals for open urination. In a crackdown on public indecency, the defaulters were caught urinating on the rail track in front of the Nigeria Army Shopping Complex, Arena, Oshodi. This was made known in a statement shared by the Minister of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in a terse post on X.com on Saturday. He wrote, “6 defaulters were earlier today arrested for open urination on rail track in front of Nigeria Army Shopping Complex, Arena, Oshodi.” The arrests were made as part of the Lagos State Government’s ongoing efforts to enforce…

The Nigeria Police Force nabbed a woman, Hauwa Sani, for concealing 124 rounds of anti-craft ammunition in a gallon of palm oil, alongside a two-year-old child in the state. The Nasarawa command’s Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel revealed this in a statement posted on X.com on Saturday. According to the statement, the state police operatives arrested the suspect with a cash sum of N78,500 and a mobile phone while trying to smuggle the ammunition to Katsina state where the suspect is reportedly from. The statement reads, “On 23/8/2024 at about 1710hrs, based on credible information, Police operatives attached to Keffi…

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the release of 20 medical students and others kidnapped in Benue State. A statement signed by Muyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer on Saturday, said the victims who were held in the Ntunkon forest, Ado Local Government Area of Benue state, were rescued on Friday by the office of the National Security Adviser without payment of ransom. A confirmed source told Channels TV that three choppers were used for the operation, with few suspects arrested and others neutralised. The medical students and their accompanying doctors were kidnapped on Thursday the 15th of August while…