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Super Eagles and Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi continued his outstanding individual performances for Foxes after setting a new Premier League record for the most tackle won. The Nigeria international finished the season with successful 129 tackles which make him the first player to top the Premier League tackle charts for three consecutive seasons. Interestingly, […]
Manchester City are closing in on a deal to sign Valencia winger Ferran Torres. Goal and SPOX reports that the 20-year-old, who is in the final 12 months of his contract at Mestalla, has agreed personal terms on a five-year deal at the Etihad Stadium. City and Valencia have not yet reached an agreement on […]
Qatar will seek to host the 2032 Olympic Games, it said on Monday, joining a crowded field and raising questions about scorching summer temperatures and underwhelming attendances at past events. India, Australia’s Queensland state, the Chinese city of Shanghai and a potential joint bid between South and North Korea are also being touted for the 2032 summer games. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is at a virtual meeting of the Extraordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government. The main agenda for this virtual meeting is the political situation in Mali. In attendance alongside the president is the Secretary-General of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, the National Security Adviser Mr. Monguno, the […]
The governors of the southeast have asked teachers in the country to undergo compulsory COVID-19 test. The Chairman of the Southeast Governors’ forum and Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, disclosed this at the Government House in Abakaliki, the state capital while briefing newsmen of the outcome of the virtual meeting of the forum on Sunday. […]
Cristiano Ronaldo is eyeing more records as Juventus head for Udinese on Thursday with a ninth consecutive Serie A title within their grasp. Ronaldo scored a double on Monday against Lazio to bring his tally to 51 Serie A goals since arriving in Turin in July 2018. The 35-year-old not only became the first player […]
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, urged the Executive arm of Government to work on the estimates for the 2021 budget to ensure its timely presentation to the National Assembly by the end of September this year. Lawan stated this in his remarks after referring President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2021 – 2023 Medium Term […]
The Senate has called on Nigeria’s service chiefs to step aside as the country continues to grapple with security challenges. Senators made the call during plenary on Tuesday in reaction to a motion by Senator Ali Ndume. Senator Ndume moved his motion on the back of the recent ambush of soldiers in Katsina and the […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has given the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, 48 hours to publish the names of lawmakers who were awarded contracts by Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as well as the details of the contracts. Should the minister fail to publish the names, […]
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has ordered Los Blancos directors to make another move for Manchester United ace Paul Pogba this summer. Zidane has identified the Red Devils midfielder as one of the players he needs to take Real Madrid to the next level and it is not hidden the French tactician is a huge […]
