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By: Mofehintoluwa Koye-Ladele Not too long ago, Nigeria had thrown in her face the list of 77 of her citizens who had been arrested (some still at large) by the Federal Bureau of Investigations in the United States of America in connection with alleged Internet fraud. The list came after the appetiser — one of those doing the country proud as a young achiever below 30 already listed by Forbes as a “young achiever” was actually an alleged fraudster! Invictus Obi was merely a forerunner of the things to come as the country was afterwards slammed with a list…

What’s the story? Former Liverpool goalkeeper Adam Bogdan believes the Reds’ success under Jurgen Klopp will continue and has backed them to win the Premier League title this season. In case you didn’t know… Bogdan was one of former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers’ final signings at Anfield as he arrived at the start of the 2015-16 campaign. The shot-stopper, however, failed to prove himself worthy of a place in the team as Liverpool dropped down from second place to sixth in the Premier League table in just 12 months. The Hungary international dropped further down the pecking order after Klopp took charge of Liverpool in October…

Lionel Messi will get to decide his Barcelona future, regardless of when the star is contracted until. Messi, 32, re-signed with the LaLiga champions two years ago, extending his contract until 2021. But such extensions may not matter when it comes to arguably the world’s best player. TOP STORY – MESSI CAN LEAVE BARCELONA AT THE END OF ANY SEASON Messi can choose to leave Barcelona at the conclusion of any campaign regardless of his contract, according to El Pais. The Argentina superstar made his debut for the club in late 2004, and his future is seemingly in his own hands. It remains…

What’s the story? Former Manchester United player Roy Keane has reignited his feud with Sir Alex Ferguson, and the Irishman claimed that the former United boss did not have the club’s best interests at heart. In case you didn’t know.. The Keane-Ferguson feud began with the release of Sir Alex’s autobiography in 2013. In the autobiography, Ferguson has mentioned an excerpt of a MUTV interview that Keane participated in, where the latter criticised members of the Manchester United squad. Ferguson wrote, “It was unbelievable, He slaughtered everyone. Darren Fletcher got it, Alan Smith. Van der Sar. Roy was taking them all down. I told…

Manchester City goalkeeper, Ederson Moraes, has admitted that Liverpool’s Alisson Becker deserves The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award for the 2018-19 season. In case you didn’t know… The Brazilians were involved in an intense rivalry for the goalkeeping top prize in the Premier League last season. While Ederson secured 20 clean sheets in 38 Premier League games for Manchester City, Alisson won the Golden Glove award in the League after recording 21 clean sheets in 38 matches for Liverpool. Ederson won the Premier League, League Cup, and the FA Cup last season, whereas Alisson won the UEFA Champions League with Liverpool. Although both players…

Fulham have announced they will sign Michael Hector from Chelsea in January for an undisclosed fee. Defender Hector joined the Blues from Reading in 2015 but has never made a competitive appearance for the club. He spent last season on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, playing in 37 Championship games for the Owls. The Jamaica international has also had time on loan with Hull City and Eintracht Frankfurt but has committed his future to Fulham until 2022, with the club also holding the option to extend for a further 12 months. “It was an easy decision to make. My mum’s from…

Activist lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has called on the Federal Government to declare how much stolen funds it has recovered since 1999. He was joined in this call by the first woman SAN, Chief Folake Solanke at the 20th Mike Okonkwo Annual Lecture to celebrate the 74th birthday of the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Bishop Mike Okonkwo. Delivering the lecture titled: “The Danger of Unequal Criminal Justice System in Nigeria”, Falana, who was the guest lecturer, said the Federal Government, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had recovered over N1 trillion looted from the…

President Muhammadu Buhari is eager to see result of positive change in the health sector, the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has said. Ehanire said as Nigerians are demanding for result, so also is Buhari demanding results from those in charge of Health in the country. He spoke at the strategic stakeholders forum for Health Care Providers (HCPs) organised by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Abuja. The Minister said significant improvement is very important to the administration; hence there is no room for failure. “May I remind you, ladies and gentlemen, that significant improvement of the socio-economic…

A former Central Bank of Nigeria Deputy Governor and 2019 Presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party, Prof. Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu, in this interview on Arise Television, spoke about factors that have continued to obstruct the country’s growth. Hamid Ayodeji brings the excerpts: What is your agenda for the ministers that were recently sworn-in? My view is that poverty is the overriding reality in our country today. Our economy is the biggest problem we are facing which generates several other problems including security problems. President Buhari, while inaugurating his ministers did indicate his awareness of this problem. He talked a…

Former Super Eagles Coach Samson Siasia said on Thursday he had lodged an appeal against his life ban from the game by world football governing body, FIFA. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Siasia was banned for life from the game, following a match-fixing probe by FIFA. Siasia, who spoke to NAN in Abuja through his associate, Opukiri Jones-Ere, said his lawyers had submitted an appeal against the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). “Siasia has submitted his statement of appeal to CAS in Switzerland, asking the court to stop FIFA’s decision until his appeal…