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Arsenal Agree Deal To Sign Chelsea Winger, Noni Madueke

Arsenal Agree Deal To Sign Chelsea Winger, Noni Madueke

Arsenal have reportedly struck a deal worth over £50 million ($67.8m) to sign Chelsea winger Noni Madueke, with the England international set to sign a five-year contract at the Emirates. The 23-year-old former Tottenham academy graduate is expected to provide cover and competition for Bukayo Saka on the right flank in Mikel Arteta's setup for the upcoming season. Arsenal have reached a full agreement with Chelsea to sign Madueke for a fee of around £52 million, including add-ons, as per transfer guru Fabrizio Romano. The winger agreed on personal terms with the Gunners earlier this week and is set to undergo…
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Last Actions Of Late Olubadan, As Makinde, Rep Alabi, Akinjide, Others Pour Tributes

Last Actions Of Late Olubadan, As Makinde, Rep Alabi, Akinjide, Others Pour Tributes

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, was to address a world press conference in his palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan, at about 2:00 p.m today before he died. Recall that the traditional ruler had marked his 90th birthday on Saturday, July 5, with visits to homes of the needy, including Adeoyo Hospital and Oluyole Cheshire Home. All through the philanthropic visits, the monarch was represented by one of his sons, Prince Sunmbo Owolabi Olakulehin. The planned press conference was to mark his first coronation anniversary. He, however, reportedly died in his sleep in the early…
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Club World Cup: Bayern Maul Auckland 10-0, As PSG Hit Atletico 4-0

Club World Cup: Bayern Maul Auckland 10-0, As PSG Hit Atletico 4-0

Bayern Munich thrashed amateurs Auckland City 10-0 while PSG powered past 10-player Atletico Madrid in a convincing 4-0 victory at the Club World Cup. A mismatch was expected between Bayern, the Bundesliga giants, and the New Zealand league champions, but the gap was wider than many expected as Bayern racked up a record score in the history of the Club World Cup. Auckland were outclassed from the first whistle in the opening game of Group C with a Kingsley Coman double, Michael Olise and Sacha Boey putting Vincent Kompany's team 4-0 up inside 22 minutes. The goals kept on flowing…
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UPDATE 1: Israeli Attack On Tehran: Revolutionary Guards Commander, Top Nuclear Scientists Killed, Iran To Retaliate Imminently

UPDATE 1: Israeli Attack On Tehran: Revolutionary Guards Commander, Top Nuclear Scientists Killed, Iran To Retaliate Imminently

Israel’s strikes on Iran on Friday have likely killed members of Iran’s General Staff, including the Chief of Staff and several senior nuclear scientists, an Israeli defence official said. Barak Ravid from US publication Axios said that the Iranian military General Staff, including the Iranian Chief of Staff and senior nuclear scientists, were all targeted in the Israeli strikes. "There is increasing likelihood that they were all eliminated", the official said. Not long after, Iranian state media confirmed the death of Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein Salami in the Israeli strike. One other top Guard official, as well as two nuclear…
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EFCC Arrests Fake Journalist, To Arraign Him For Extortion

EFCC Arrests Fake Journalist, To Arraign Him For Extortion

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a fake Journalist, Ernesto Chukwudum Chukwukamma for alleged extortion, impersonation and obtaining N2,000,000.00 ( Two Million Naira)  under false pretence to influence the investigation of the sum of $4,500,000,000.00 (Four Billion, Five Hundred Million United States Dollars)alleged  Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF, Fraud.  Chukwukamma, 63,  was arrested for allegedly threatening the life of a petitioner and receiving financial inducement  from him to stop the investigation of $4,500,000,000.00 alleged  Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF, Fraud.   The suspect allegedly presented himself to the petitioner as a journalist attached to the EFCC.  He also allegedly informed…
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NIHOTOUR Zonal Coordinator Warns Hotels, Amusement Parks, Others To Operate Within Legal Bounds, Or…

NIHOTOUR Zonal Coordinator Warns Hotels, Amusement Parks, Others To Operate Within Legal Bounds, Or…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi North-Central Zonal Coordinator, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), a Federal Government body, Madam Grace Ibu, has called on owners of hotels, tourism sites, night clubs and amusement parks to operate within the provisions of the law. Speaking during the matriculation ceremony for fresh intakes of the institute's 2024/2025 session, the Coordinator disclosed that there is an enabling law in place --the NIHOTOUR Establishment Act 2022 --which empowers NIHOTOUR to carry out such regulatory function, as Federal Government's apex training and regulatory body for the sector. "Our mandate is to train personnel, classify and register…
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How To Crown An Impostor

How To Crown An Impostor

By AZU ISHIEKWENE Burkinabe leader Ibrahim Traore is acting like a rock star. It’s not entirely his fault. He’s receiving a lot of help from dozens of social media users, especially TikTokers, who are desperate to anoint him as the best thing to come out of Burkina Faso since Thomas Sankara. Traore must be enjoying it, because even though he is pretending, he knows he’s not Sankara. He is an opportunist, happy to capitalise on the current frustration in his country and the Sahel for his benefit.A recent report by The Africa Report summarised Traore’s fictional character. “In dozens of…
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Alleged N3.1b Fraud: Final Witness Testifies Against Suswam, Former Benue

Alleged N3.1b Fraud: Final Witness Testifies Against Suswam, Former Benue

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 presented the Ninth and last Prosecution Witness, PW9, Ape Sunday against the former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswan. The Commission is prosecuting Suswan alongside his then Commissioner of Finance, Omodachi Okolobia on amended 11-count charge, bordering on diversion of public funds to the tune of N3.1 billion (Three Billion, One Hundred Million) being part of the proceeds from the sale of the state government’s shares, held on its behalf by Benue Investment and Property Company Limited. During Wednesday proceedings, prosecuting counsel, A.O Atolagbe informed the court that the prosecution was presenting its ninth and the last of its witnesses, implying that it was closing its case with the testimony of the witness. The closing of its case with…
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Pictures of Nyesom Wike And Rivers State Administrator, Ibas, Surface Online

Pictures of Nyesom Wike And Rivers State Administrator, Ibas, Surface Online

Few hours after President Bola Tinubu imposed a state of emergency in Rivers State, sacked Governor Siminalayi Fubara and appointed Vice Admiral Ibas as Rivers State Administrator, pictures of the Naval officer and the Minister ov the FCT Nyesom Wike, has surfaced online. The pictures were likely taken when Wike was Rivers State Governor. As a general in the Nigerian Navy, Ibas undertook several duty tours across the country, especially in the riverine states. Wike has been a major player in the crisis that brought civil life to its knees. His main rival and one-time protégé Siminalayi Fubara is the…
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Trending Videos Of Kidnapping In Oyo, Old Cases -Police

Trending Videos Of Kidnapping In Oyo, Old Cases -Police

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State Police Command has debunked reports of videos of kidnapping in the state, describing the latest trending videos as rehash of those hoisted by a popular broadcaster, Origami Hamzat, in the past. The police, therefore, warned those sharing such videos to desist from causing panic in the state. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Mr. Adewale Osifeso, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), in a statement on Monday, March 17, said the Command was poised to defend the state, despite all odds. "The Oyo State Police Command wishes to address and clarify the…
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