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The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, yesterday denied receiving the sum of N2 billion from recovered stolen funds. Malami in a statement challenged those alleging that his office received the said sum to come forward with whatever evidence they have to prove their allegations. In the statement issued by the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Dr. Umar Gwandu, the minister recalled that Nigeria, prior to the repatriation of all the recovered assets signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with…

Suspected herdsmen Thursday night attacked Shikaan Mbagena Kpav community in Katsina Ala Local Government Area of Benue State killing no fewer than 36 residents, including students of the College of Education in Katsina Ala. According to a Benue state government source, the attackers stormed the community Thursday night and carried out the killings. The source said he got information from a resident that suspected herdsmen attacked the community and perpetrated the killings. The source salif 36 bodies had been recovered. Meanwhile the Benue Police Command has said it’s yet to be informed about the incident. The State Police Public Relations…

Aba State Movement leans on Ohanaeze for state creation The former President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo yesterday drew the attention of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review to the age-long demand for the creation of Adada State in the South-east. The Aba State Movement has also disclosed that it would lean on Ohanaeze Committee on State Creation on its request for the creation of Aba State. This is coming as the Rivers State governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike has also called for the creation of additional state in the South-east geopolitical zone, stressing that there is…

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are 90 minutes away from the trophy they so desperately crave but a Chelsea side transformed in recent months stand in their way in Saturday’s all-English Champions League final in Porto, the Portuguese city which was named as a last-minute host. It is the third final of Europe’s elite club competition to be played between two Premier League sides, and the second in just three seasons, and so this is a match-up that underlines the strength of the cash-rich English game. And these are the two clubs whose own transformations in the last two decades under…

Tottenham have made contact with former manager Mauricio Pochettino — currently boss of Paris Saint-Germain — about a return to the club, according to widespread reports in the British press on Friday. The 49-year-old left Spurs in November 2019 after five years in charge and was replaced by Jose Mourinho, who was sacked last month. Media reports say it is understood the London club have spoken to the Argentine, who replaced Thomas Tuchel at PSG in January, regarding the potential prospect of a second spell in charge in London. PSG missed out on the Ligue 1 title for only the…

A statement by the former Senate president’s media aide Abdulqadir Abdulganiy said the Kwara State Government was only interested in soiling the image of the Saraki, who himself was a former governor of the state. “First, for the information of discerning members of the public, neither Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki who left the Office of Governor of Kwara State ten years ago nor Alhaji Abdulfatai Ahmed, the immediate last Governor got an invite to appear before any investigative and fact-finding panel set up by the Abdulrazaq administration,” Abdulganiy said. “Thus, it is clear that the so-called investigation being conducted is…

Manchester City and Chelsea’s head into Saturday’s Champions League final as English football superpowers, but 35 years ago both clubs had endured such hard times that reaching the much-maligned Full Members’ Cup final was cause for celebration. While City’s showdown with Chelsea in Porto is a high-stakes clash, their first-ever meeting in a final came in a competition that was shunned by the elite and no longer exists. At the start of the 1985/86 season, the beautiful game was an ugly mess in England as rampaging hooligans clashed in decaying stadiums and attendances fell. Just months earlier, 39 people died…

Nike said Thursday it parted ways with Neymar last year after the superstar Brazil attacker “refused to cooperate in a good faith investigation” as the company probed an employee’s claim that he sexually assaulted her. The apparel giant said in a statement that its investigation into the alleged 2016 incident — which was reported to the company in 2018 — was inconclusive. “No single set of facts emerged that would enable us to speak substantively on the matter,” the company said. In a Wall Street Journal article reporting the assault allegation, a spokeswoman for Neymar said the player denies the…

Zinedine Zidane has resigned as Real Madrid coach, the club confirmed, saying it’s ‘time to respect his decision,’ reports Reuters. The Frenchman’s second spell in charge was far less fruitful than his first, failing to win any trophy. Having lost to Chelsea in the Champions League semifinals, and to Atlético Madrid in the final stretch of the race for the Spanish league championship, it was the first time in 11 seasons Real Madrid came up empty. It was a far cry from Zidane’s first three seasons at Real when he guided the club to a hat-trick of Champions League crowns,…

Bernardo Silva says Pep Guardiola’s “amazing” wealth of experience played the key role in Manchester City’s run to their first Champions League final. City face Chelsea in Saturday’s final in Porto after years of Champions League heartache. City boss Guardiola won the Champions League as a player with Barcelona and guided the Spanish club to a pair of triumphs as their manager in 2009 and 2011. It wasn’t easy for Guardiola to replicate that success and he failed to win the Champions League during his three-year spell at Bayern Munich before a run of painful defeats in the knockout stages…