Tottenham are preparing to table an opening offer of £40m for Leicester playmaker James Maddison – but the Foxes want £60m for their 26-year-old England star. (Telegraph – subscription required) Napoli’s reported rejection of Paris St-Germain’s 100m euro (£86m) move for 24-year-old Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen could spark an auction – with Liverpool, Manchester United and Newcastle poised to launch bids. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian) Bayern Munich could be at the front of the queue for 29-year-old Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane, who is said to be keen on the move to Germany. (Sky Sport Germany) Newcastle…
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Manchester United will listen to offers for up to 13 players this summer in the hope of raising as much as £100 million for new signings. Mail Sport can reveal what United will demand for stars like Jadon Sancho, Harry Maguire and Anthony Martial to give manager Erik ten Hag more spending power in the transfer market. Ten Hag’s budget has been cut to around £120m due to Financial Fair Play restrictions as he looks to sign a midfielder, a striker and a goalkeeper. It is one of the reasons why United are refusing to bow to Chelsea’s £65m demand…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari, says the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would have lost the February 25 presidential election if he had removed petroleum subsidy before the election. In a series of tweet on Monday by former presidential aide, Garba Sheu, Buhari said in the view of many-including those in the security circles- only a new administration with a goodwill that fills a warehouse could attempt removal of petrol subsidy. He said, “The Buhari administration in its last days could not have gone the whole way because the APC had an election to win. And that would have been the…
The federal government through the Ministry Transportation on Monday, says that the Wachakal airstrip, Nguru in Yobe State, is now 85 percent completed. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Emmanuel Meribole, disclosed this during a test flight conducted on the airstrip by the officials of the ministry recently. The Director of Aerodrome Development, Clement Awogbami, who represented the Meribole said despite inflations that caught up with the project which led to its review, coupled with challenges of limited resources, the federal government started the project about a year ago and, a significant progress has been recorded. He attributed the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of one Victory Dennis aka Lakeisha for impersonating a female Canadian, Lakeisha Andre, on Facebook. The anti-graft agency in a statement issued Monday said its Kaduna Zonal Command detained Dennis at a NightClub in Barnawa, Kaduna State, following intelligence on his alleged online fraud-related activities. Dennis was convicted before Justice A.A.Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court. The agency noted that further investigations revealed how he impersonated and represented himself as a perfumer on the social media sites WhatsApp and Facebook. The charges read: “That you, Victory Dennis (aka…
Troops of 5 Battalion operating under 16 Brigade, Nigerian Army, on Sunday captured an armoury located in a Camp at Azuzuama Community in Ijaw South Local Government Area of Bayelsa State from suspected militants and illegal oil bunkerers. The Director Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement issued Monday said during the operation, the highly motivated troops subdued the suspected militants with superior firepower, compelling them to abandon their camp in disarray. He said: “The well-conducted raid operation led to the recovery of 5 AK 47 Rifles, 2 Rocket Propelled Grenade Bombs, 4 Rocket Grenade Bomb Chargers, seven…
Honda Motor Company Ltd. and Honda Manufacturing (Nigeria) Limited have obtained an interim injunction against the use of its motorcycle design in Nigeria. In a lawsuit filed through their lawyers, Stren & Blan Partners (instructed by IPvocate Africa), against Sonlink Industry Western Africa Co., Ltd on 14th April 2023 at the Federal High Court, Lagos alleging design infringement of its motorcycle, The Court heard and granted Honda’s Application on 3rd May 2023 as follows: The court granted that the plaintiffs sue the Defendant on behalf and as representing all members of the class of persons defined as engaged or taking…
The Police Command in Kaduna State says its operatives have busted a rail line vandalism operation, impounded a conveyance truck and recovered some exhibits. This was contained in a statement issued Monday by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Muhammad Jalige. Jalige said that following credible intelligence, personnel of the command on June 22 at about 22:30 hours, busted a gang of rail line vandals. He noted, “An unspecified number of unknown persons came to Sanzwan in Zonkwa, Zango Kataf Local Government Area, in an articulated vehicle (DAF) with reg no DAL 172 YL and vandalised about 600 pieces…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says its operatives have arrested a fake Senator, Ifechukwu Makwe for alleged €5.7 million internet fraud. The anti-graft agency in a statement issued Monday said Makwe was arrested at the Guzape area of Abuja following credible intelligence about his internet- related fraud activities. The agency said upon arrest, it was discovered that the suspect, bearing many aliases —Fahad Makwe, Senator Tompolo, Tom Makwe, Dr. Bran), defrauded a Spaniard of €5.7 million. It said: “Makwe allegedly claimed to be a US Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI agent and diplomatic solicitor, and succeeded in defrauding…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), says it intercepts two imported consignments of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, with a combined weight of 5,344.1 kilograms along the Epe-Lekki corridor and at the Alfa beach, Lekki area of Lagos state. Its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday said based on credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives laid ambush for a white truck conveying 50 jumbo bags of the illicit substance weighing 2, 434.1kg along the Epe-Lekki expressway in the early hours of Monday 19th June. He added that the truck driver however jumped out of…