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Manchester United may not look for a new striker if they succeed in adding Borussia Dortmund’s Jordan Sancho to their squad, reports dailystar.co.uk. The Red Devils are believed to be keen on sealing a deal for Borussia Dortmund winger Sancho this summer after the 20-year-old registered another brilliant season in the Bundesliga. United are thought to be looking to improve their attack in general over the next few months, with a new striker also understood to be on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s wish list. But the Evening Standard suggests that the Norwegian might instead take a different approach to bolstering his…

The Verdict By Olusegun Adeniyi The death of an African American, George Floyd, at the hands of a white policeman in Minneapolis has sparked ten days of fierce demonstrations across the United States. It has also elicited global outrage, including a protest in Lagos on Monday. But in one of those conversations on social media, a lady wondered why most of our people are ever quick to jump into matters happening in the United States while ignoring worse situations within their own country. She cited the growing number of extrajudicial killings by our police which are largely ignored by the…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has proposed two different dates to resume the closing stages of both the 2019-20 African Champions League and Confederation Cup. A leaked document has revealed that CAF is targeting two scenarios, with the return to action either starting in late July/early August or in September. Both competitions should have been finished in May but the semi-final stages were postponed in Aprilas a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In the first scenario, the first legs of the semi-finals would take place between 31 July-2 August with the second legs the following weekend. The Confederation Cup…

Frequent trips to the bathroom could be normal and at times, this could be a sign that something is medically wrong. It is healthy to relieve your bladder, however, if it becomes too frequent, you might have to visit your doctor. Below are some medical reasons you are urinating frequently according to The Healthy. Urinary Tract Infection Frequent urination can be a symptom of many different problems from kidney disease to simply drinking too much fluid. However, when frequent urination is accompanied by fever, an urgent need to urinate, and pain or discomfort in the abdomen, you may have a urinary…

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Wednesday, dismissed the fraud charge brought against a former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Abdullahi Dikko, and two others by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). The dismissal was sequel to an oral application for the withdrawal of the charge by the ICPC’s lawyer, Mr E. A. Sogunle. Dikko was named in a fraud charge with former Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Finance, Administration and Technical Services, Garba Makarfi, and a lawyer, Umar Hussaini. They were accused…

…Summons Army, Police, EFCC on unaudited Accounts The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has queried the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over unremitted $3.3billion from the $21.3billion collected by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as foreign Tax in 2015. The office of the auditor general had forwarded query against the CBN to the committee over discrepancies in FIRS record of $21.3 billion as total sum of foreign Tax it collected in 2015 and domiciled in the Apex Bank and the CBN record of $18billion. Against the background of the query, the committee led by Senator Mathew Urhoghide ( PDP…

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019, there has been a spike of domestic and gender-based violence worldwide. Countries with higher GDPs such as Sweden or lower GDPs as Sudan, are not spared the raging havoc left in the wake of COVID-19 across states, cities, towns, and rural areas. Countries with lockdowns, partial or full, are recording spikes in domestic and gender-based violence. In response to this, the United Nations has raised alarm regarding the increase of reported cases directly attributed to forced proximity occasioned by lockdowns. Gender-based violence is violence directed against a person because of their gender. This makes it a human…

The brewing crisis of succession at the African Development Bank (AfDB) calls for serious concern. It has thus deservedly elicited a series of comments across the continent and even beyond. The bank, which is the outcome of Pan-African diplomacy in the earlier years of political independence from colonialism, was structured to be an engine of economic development on the continent, following from an agreement of August 1963 by the founding fathers, which came into effect in September 1964, leading to an inaugural Assembly in November 1964 in Lagos, Nigeria. According to Article 1 of the Agreement establishing the AfDB, its mandate…

Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr, has explained that he made sacrifices in his new contract with Nigeria in order to guide the country to a fourth Africa Cup of Nations triumph, reports AFP. Rohr, 66, has extended his stay in Nigeria till 2022 after he agreed to a pay cut in the local currency and reside in the country. Officials said the German-born coach will earn $49,000 a month, instead of the $55,000 stipulated in his previous contract, and he will live in Nigeria for at least 10 months a year. According to goal.com, Rohr said he has a free…

FIFA has called on leagues to use “common sense” when deciding whether to discipline footballers for displaying political messages after several players in the German Bundesliga called for justice for George Floyd during matches. “FIFA fully understands the depth of sentiment and concerns expressed by many footballers in light of the tragic circumstances of the George Floyd case,” world football’s governing body said in a statement on Tuesday. After scoring in his team’s win at Paderborn on Sunday, Borussia Dortmund’s English winger Jadon Sancho lifted his shirt to reveal the message “Justice for George Floyd” FIFA has called on leagues…