Turkish Super Lig club, Trabzonspor, have confirmed they have begun negotiations to sign free agent Mo Salah. Salah has been without a club since leaving Liverpool at the end of last season. The Egypt international now appears to decide where he will play next. “Negotiations have begun regarding the transfer of professional footballer Mohamed Salah…
A woman was rescued on Tuesday after she reportedly jumped into the Lagos Lagoon from the Idumota section of the Carter Bridge in what was believed to be an attempt to take her own life. The incident, which happened on the afternoon of August 4, attracted the attention of commuters, pedestrians and boat operators in…
***Delta unveils $100m fund to attract investors ***Delta can rival Lagos as Nigeria’s growth engine -Okonjo Iweala By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor, Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko Akuopha ASABA—Vice President Kashim Shettima, yesterday, urged local and foreign investors to take advantage of Delta State’s enormous economic potential, declaring that healthy competition among states, driven by their…
•Some hardened criminals have been released —APC •Gov hasn’t pardoned anyone in 2 years —Adeleke By Shina Abubakar OSOGBO— THE Campaign Councils of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and that of Governor Ademola Adeleke in Osun State, were locked in war of words, yesterday, over protection and release of criminals. While the APC campaigb accused Governor Adeleke…
The Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has declined to respond to criticisms by the Presidency, insisting that Catholic Bishops have already delivered their message to the President and were only interested in whether it would influence governance. The latest remarks followed an exchange between the Presidency and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria,…
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE National Economic Council, NEC, has approved the refinancing of the $3.3 billion Project Gazelle Pre-Export Finance Facility through a new US$4.5 billion facility, named Project Gazelle 2. The approval allows NNPC Limited to refinance the outstanding balance of approximately $1.5 billion under the original 2023 facility, while unlocking an…
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,408 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,415 per dollar last weekend. Likewise, the naira appreciated to N1,365 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira fell to…
Fulham have confirmed the signing of Real Madrid duo Gonzalo Garcia and Cesar Palacios for a combined fee of £42.5m on Monday. Garcia has joined for £34m, signing a five-year deal at Craven Cottage, with a club option to extend by a further 12 months. The 22-year-old, who was the top scorer at the Club…
A Johannesburg-based Akwa Ibom indigene and longtime family friend of South African international footballer Ime Daniel Okon, Mr Francis Akpan, has disclosed that Okon has said it would be impossible for him to play for Nigeria. Akpan spoke with our correspondent in a telephone interview, explaining why representing Nigeria is no longer an option for…
…Arrests suspected drug dealer in Rivers, intercepts alleged bandits’ drug supplier in Zamfara By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine concealed in a local mortar and the false bottom of a backpack, allegedly prepared for shipment to China and Italy through a logistics…
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