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Former Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo, who quit the Super Eagles after the Egypt 2019 African Cup of Nations, may make a surprise return to the team. Sources close to Super Eagles Manager, Gernot Rohr, said that Ighalo, who now plays in Saudi Arabia for Al Shabab, is among the players being considered for Nigeria’s last group matches against Liberia and Cape Verde. Officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Coach Rohr have not made secret of their desire to have the former Watford star back in the national team even when he insists he is done with international…

Manchester United travel to Tottenham on Saturday desperate to stay in touch with the Premier League’s top four as Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City threaten to break away from the pack. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is clinging to his job after United’s humiliating 5-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool last week. His side have taken just one point from the past 12 on offer. Leaders Chelsea, Liverpool and defending champions City all have winnable matches this weekend while Leicester and Arsenal go head to head in an intriguing battle between two sides who have found their form. Solskjaer on the…

The federal government has, again, debunked rumours of Boko Haram insurgents establishing Caliphate in some parts of Nigeria. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who was reacting to a recent publication by The Economist of London, noted that contrary to the report Boko Haram has no Caliphate anywhere in Nigeria. While admitting that Nigeria may still be facing security challenges, he noted the nation has made a lot of progress in tackling insecurity. According to him, prior to their dislodgement in 2015, insurgents did establish had their “so-called Caliphate in Bama, Borno State, where their hoisted their flag,…

The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has expressed readiness to strengthen collaboration with other development partners to provide the needed support for the advancement of women and girl-child education. Buhari said this on Thursday when she received members of the Nigerian Association of Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists (NAPPSA) from the U.S., who paid her a visit in Abuja. She said her foundation, through the collaborative effort of development partners, provided support to women, youths and other less privileged families, especially on medical outreaches, building maternity clinics and improved girl-child education. The first lady also told the visitors that the Aisha Buhari…

Antiguan authorities have confirmed that the Nigerian couples who are wanted for a multibillion Naira investment scam are citizens of the country. “Both Bamise Ajetunmobi and Elizabeth Ajetunmobi were granted citizenship in April 2021 having applied under the Citizenship by Investment Programme,” Antigua and Barbuda’s Citizenship by Investment Unit said in a statement. Nigerian couple Bamise and Elizabeth Ajetunmobi were accused of stealing N22 billion from investors. They were granted the citizenship of the island nation in April after “intense internal examination,” CIU said. They operated a company called Imagine Global, a micro-lending service to small and medium businesses, and…

The businessman who organised the 2019 flight that killed Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala was Thursday found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft. David Henderson, 67, was convicted by a majority verdict of 10 to two over the death of the 28-year-old forward by a jury at Cardiff Crown Court. The plane carrying Sala crashed into the English Channel on January 21, 2019, killing him and pilot David Ibbotson, 59. Sala had signed for Cardiff City, who were then in the Premier League, for a club-record £15 million (18 million euros, $20 million) from French side Nantes. It took…

The Inspector General of Police (IG), Usman Baba Alkali, has justified the massive deployment of security personnel for the November 6, 2021 governorship election in Anambra State. The IG, who spoke to newsmen Thursday at the State House, Abuja, said although the heavy security presence may discourage the turnout of voters, but was necessary to checkmate criminals who could disrupt the election process. Asked if the mass security deployment would not be counterproductive, Alkali said: “As for the massive deployment, yes, it has its advantage, and it has its disadvantage, and that is why knowing the fact that it has…

The Senate said yesterday that it had commenced investigation into the Nigerian Army’s utilisation of its 2019, 2020 and 2021 budgets. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, made the disclosure when he led committee members on oversight of the 6 Division Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt. Ndume said the investigation would enable the committee to properly make budgetary allocation for the army in 2022. According to him, the inspection of projects in barracks and interaction with the army hierarchy would enable the committee to make adjustments in the 2022 Appropriation Bill. “This will enable the committee to…

West Africa bloc ECOWAS on Thursday branded Mali’s recent expulsion of its representative as “extreme,” and said it would continue pushing for a transition to civilian rule in the Sahel state. Mali’s military rulers said on Monday that ECOWAS representative Hamidou Boly was “persona non grata” and gave him 72 hours to leave the country. Foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop told local television that Boly had engaged with groups that “undertake activities hostile to the transition”. The expulsion came at a time of growing pressure on Mali’s junta to stage elections — from both the 15-nation ECOWAS and the United Nations.…

•Promises to publish names of tertiary hospitals owing pharmaceutical companies over N30b for drug revolving fund The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has given reasons why Nigerians cannot feel the impact of Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) N100 billion intervention fund for the pharmaceutical sector until next year. President, PSN, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, in a chat with journalists in Lagos also said the Society will name and shame tertiary health institutions owing pharmaceutical companies over N30 billion for medicines supplied under the Drug Revolving Fund (DRF) scheme. Ohuabunwa, who is also a former Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group…