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Tottenham are close to completing a £40 million deal for Leicester midfielder James Maddison. Maddison, 26, who has won three caps for England, helped the Foxes win the FA Cup in 2021. Tottenham sign Empoli’s goalie Guglielmo Vicario on 5-year deal  He has made 203 appearances in all competitions for Leicester since joining them in 2018 from Norwich for a fee of around £20 million. Maddison scored 10 Premier League goals last term but was unable to prevent the club from slipping to relegation. Newcastle have also previously attempted to sign the creative midfielder, but appear to have turned their…

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has summoned meetings of its National Caucus and the long-awaited National Executive Committee for July 10 and 11, respectively. We are eager to welcome Wike into our party – APC The meetings, which are expected to serve as avenues to resolve the lingering crisis rocking the party, may also be the deciding factor in determining the fate of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and the National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore, both of whom have been accused of flouting the party constitution. The crucial sessions of the two…

Burnley have signed goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux on a free transfer from third-tier side Leyton Orient on a three-year deal, the newly-promoted Premier League club said on Tuesday. Vigouroux, 29, has been Orient’s first-choice in the last three seasons and was a key part of their promotion as League Two champions with the fewest goals conceded (34) in the fourth tier. Premier League returns August 11 as Man City face Burnley, Chelsea host Liverpool “We are looking forward to Lawrence being part of what we are building here at Burnley,” manager Vincent Kompany said. “He has come through top academy systems…

French midfielder Adrien Rabiot has signed a one-year contract extension with Juventus. The 28-year-old was going to be out of contract this summer and had been linked with a move to Manchester United. Rabiot shuns Man Utd, Chelsea agree Caicedo terms He joined Juventus in the summer of 2019 after leaving Paris St-Germain and has made 177 appearances for the club, scoring 17 goals. He helped the Italian side win the Serie A title in 2019–20. Rabiot, who has also won the Coppa Italia and a Supercoppa during his time at Juventus, scored 11 goals for them last season and…

Manchester City have signed Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea for an initial fee of £25 million. The deal for the 29-year-old is also worth a possible £5 million in add-ons, and he has signed a four-year contract. Kovacic is City’s first signing of the summer after they won the Treble of Champions League, Premier League, and FA Cup titles last season. “This is a brilliant move for me, and I cannot wait to get started with City,” said Kovacic. His arrival follows the club’s announcement of Ilkay Gundogan’s free transfer to Barcelona, while City have had a £90 million…

Tottenham Hotspur have signed Italian goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario from Serie A side Empoli on a five-year contract. He is the second signing under new manager Ange Postecoglou, after Sweden midfielder Dejan Kulusevski turned his loan spell into a permanent move. Tottenham set to appoint Ange Postecoglou Vicario, 26, impressed in his two years at Empoli, earning his first international call-up last season. Tottenham’s captain and current number one, Hugo Lloris, has 12 months left on his contract. Vicario is described by the north London club as a “commanding goalkeeper with the ability to play out from the back”. He started…

A jet linked to Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin arrived in Belarus from Russia on Tuesday, believed to be carrying him to exile three days after he led an aborted mutiny against the Russian military. Russia’s RIA state news agency reported the authorities had dropped a criminal case against Prigozhin’s Wagner group following the aborted mutiny over the weekend, which challenged the military’s handling of the war in Ukraine. With Russian President Vladimir Putin attempting to reassert his authority in the aftermath of the mutiny, the Kremlin said Putin would later on Tuesday address members of Russian military units, the…

Afrobeats sensation Teni has teased a new single on social media. After a relatively quiet 2022, she returned in 2023 with a new single called ‘No Days Off, which is a blend of Jersey music and Afrobeats. The single reminded listeners of her superlative ability to stretch the boundaries of her talent. The award-winning sensation is set to release her second single of 2023, which she teased on her social media accounts. In the video, she was packing her hair while singing along to a single that appears to be another hybrid of Jersey and Amapiano. She recently returned to…

Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas says an enhanced living wage for workers is one way of strengthening the fight against corruption in the country. Abba reinstates Muhuyi Magaji as Kano’s anti-corruption boss A statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, indicates that the Speaker made the advocacy at a reception organised in his honour by the Nigerian High Commission in London. Describing the rule of law and the fight against corruption as necessary for meaningful progress in the country, Speaker Abbas said a review of Workers’ salaries would promote honesty and transparency…

The Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna, under Justice A.A. Isiaka, convicted and sentenced one Ajayi AbdulHafeez Ezekiel (aka Kelvin Robert), manager to popular TikTok musician Shalipopi, and three others to two years imprisonment each for impersonation and internet fraud. The offences are contrary to and punishable under Section 142(1) of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017. Court jails man for one year over Canadian impersonation The other convicts are Boaz Bondon Lally (aka Boaz Jefferson Herron), Shereef Idowu Usman (aka Marcus James), and Repang Isaac Kwasau (aka Luna Shop). They were arrested in a sting operation after intelligence linked…