Author: Vincent Osuwo

Manchester City Under-21 forward Cole Palmer has joined Chelsea in a deal worth an initial £40 million ($50 million). On Friday, Palmer agreed a seven-year contract with Chelsea, who have a club option of a further 12-month extension and could pay City an extra £2.5 million in add-on clauses. City were reportedly eager to keep Palmer, but a huge offer for the 21-year-old forward eventually persuaded them to cash in on a rising star who was keen for more regular first-team opportunities. The 21-year-old might make his Chelsea debut against Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Speaking on his…

The Chief Executive Officer of Real Madrid, Emilio Butragueno, has warned that Napoli are ‘a very dangerous opponent, especially because of Victor Osimhen. Los Blancos will meet the Scudetto winners in Group C of the UEFA Champions League group stage. Sporting Braga and Union Berlin are the other two teams in the group. Speaking to reporters after the UEFA Champions League draws on Saturday, Butragueno stated that “Napoli are a very dangerous opponent, so we need to be extremely wary because they have players of enormous talent. “Yes, (Osimhen and Kvicha Kvaratskhelia) are fantastic players, but they are Napoli players”.…

No fewer than 2,588 children have been sexually and emotionally abused in Lagos, between August 2022 to July 2023.  Ms. Titilayo Shitta-Bey, the Permanent Secretary and Solicitor-General of Lagos State, stated this on Thursday at a media briefing as part of activities to flag off the 2023 Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness Month, themed ‘Not in My Lagos.’ According to Shitta-Bey, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, at least 2,588 children were sexually and emotionally abused during various domestic violence incidents recorded in the state between August…

Harry Kane will be playing in England after his Bayern Munich team was drawn against Manchester United in the Champions League. The English international, who joined Bayern in an £85 million move from Tottenham this summer, will be locking horns against a side he’s very familiar with in the Champions League this season. Bayern Munich will also face Danish champions Copenhagen and Galatasaray in Group A. The Red Devils are well acquainted with the Turkish side too, with six past encounters, including a 3-3 draw in 1993. Scottish Premiership winners Celtic will face Dutch side Feyenoord, Atletico Madrid, and Lazio…

Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in the sprawling Fulton County election interference case. The former US president was supposed to be arraigned in person on Wednesday. However, Georgia law allows criminal defendants to waive their in-person appearance and enter a formal plea through court filings. Trump’s arraignment marks the fourth time he has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges since leaving office. In this lawsuit, the former US president is accused of racketeering in his purported efforts to sway Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results. Many of the former president’s co-defendants, including Sidney Powell and Trevian Kutti,…

Protesters took to the streets of Abuja to protest President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Asu Okang as a board member of the Niger Delta Development Commission. The protesters, in their hundreds, stormed the streets of Abuja to protest the appointment of a well-known member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Asu Okang, as the commissioner representing Cross River State on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission. The demonstration follows a similar one conducted in Calabar, the capital of Cross River, on Wednesday. Tinubu approved the appointment of a new board of directors and management team for the NDDC on…

Mustapha Mohammed, a husband, and his wife have been arrested by the Borno State Police Command for fatally stabbing a second wife in Maiduguri, the state capital. The arrested husband, Mustapha Mohammed, had accused his wife, Bintu Mustapha, of an alleged extramarital affair with her ex-boyfriend, according to a statement published on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Sani Kamilu Shatambaya. On the same day, the aforementioned wife was discovered stabbed with a knife and unconscious in a pool of blood in her chamber. He stated that after receiving the information, a team of police officers led by…

No fewer than 84 party members have been expelled by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for engaging in anti-party activities in Osun State. This was disclosed in a statement by the Osun State APC chairman, Sooko Lawal, on Wednesday. According to Lawal, the party’s decision followed allegations of misconduct levelled against the expelled members. Lawal noted that the state executive took the decision following a comprehensive assessment of evidence and recommendations. No one can suspend me from PDP – Wike He said “following complaints of anti-party activities, the State Executive Committee of the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives…

Real Madrid’s summer signing Jude Bellingham has made history by being named LaLiga Player of the Month. On Thursday, Spain’s top-flight LaLiga announced that the gifted 20-year-old had been named the top player in the division for the month of August. The England international completed a move to Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund in a huge £113 million move in June. With four goals and an assist in his first three games, Bellingham has started brilliantly for the Spanish giants. He netted in victories against Athletic Club and Almeria before scoring a late winner against Celta Vigo to help Carlo Ancelotti’s men get…

President Joe Biden’s administration has approved a military transfer to Taiwan under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program used for sovereign states. This was announced in a notification sent to the US Congress. The notification was sent to the congressional committees about the State Department’s intention to provide up to $80 million in FMF money in support of Taiwan, According to the notification, “FMF will be used to strengthen Taiwan’s self-defence capabilities through joint and combined defense capability and enhanced maritime domain awareness and maritime security capability.” Taiwan’s defense ministry expressed gratitude but declined to elaborate on the specifics of…