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Manchester United is lining up an offer worth around £ 53 million to sign Eintracht Frankfurt striker Randal Kolo Muani. The Old Trafford side is in the market for a striker in the January transfer window following the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo which has left a gap in the attacking options for coach Erik ten Hag. Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix is one forward who has been linked with a loan move to Old Trafford, while Marcus Thuram is also a target. However, Muani who had a stellar outing for France at the World Cup with cameo performances is now reported…

Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has described the endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, by former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an “endorsement of failure.” Sowore stated this in a statement via his Facebook page on Monday. Recall that Obasanjo endorsed Obi for the 2023 presidential elections, in his New Year message on Sunday.  The endorsement sparked reactions across rival political camps, as the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC described it as a ‘worthless’ political move. The ruling party added that it would not affect the ambition of its presidential candidate,…

A committee in Tudun Wada Local Government Area in Kano State has revealed that it has discovered 130 hospitals and pharmacies run by quack doctors, some of which are Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination holders. The committee set up by the Local Government Chairman, Alhaji Tijjani Matata, also said it discovered during its investigation that one of the fake doctors is an electrical engineer who owned an eight-bed hospital that claimed to treat different illnesses. The Chairman of the committee, Alhaji Abubakar Karafe also told newsmen that one of the fake doctors infused HIV-positive blood in a woman that came…

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, said Nigeria will consider a request by the Burundian government to provide energy, especially in the form of fuel. According to a statement titled, ‘President Buhari assures Burundi of brotherly support’, signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari made the promise when he received the Minister of Finance, Budget, and Economic Planning of Burundi, Audace Niyonzima, at the State House, Abuja. According to Adesina, Buhari assured Niyonzima that Nigeria will support the Republic of Burundi in diverse ways as necessary, in the spirit…

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has taken a swipe at those accusing him and Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State of frustrating the micro-zoning of the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to South-East geopolitical zone.The governor said he had always believed and supported concerted effort towards ensuring that the presidency was zoned to the South. Wike spoke at Itu Bridge Head, in Itu community, Emohua local government area of Rivers State, venue of the flag-off of the Akpabu-Odido Road project on Monday. He said: “I was one of those who led the campaign that the party’s…

Taxpayers can now generate their Tax Clearance Certificate from the computer via the Taxpro Max platform of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).The process took effect on January 1. Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami, said the taxpayer can only generate their TCCs on the TaxPro Max platform when they do not owe any liabilities, among other conditions. He said: “This functionality is in line with the objectives of the Service to make the lives of taxpayers easier and ensure the ease of doing business in the country.“We have tuned the operations of our TaxPro Max solution to be able to deliver…

The governor said his confidence was because of the party’s achievements in peace, development and justice. Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau on Monday said he was confident that residents of the state and Nigerians would vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming 2023 general elections. MenuGov. Lalong confident Plateau residents will vote APC for justice, peaceThe governor said his confidence was because of the party’s achievements in peace, development and justice.NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA • JANUARY 2, 2023Simon LalongPlateau State Governor, Simon LalongGovernor Simon Lalong of Plateau on Monday said he was confident that residents of the…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has contacted and consoled the husband and family of Mrs Bolanle Raheem, the woman killed by a policeman on Christmas day… FILE PHOTO: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the phone Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has contacted and consoled the husband and family of Mrs Bolanle Raheem, the woman killed by a policeman on Christmas day in Lagos.Bolanle, who was pregnant, was fatally shot on December 25 by a police officer attached to the Ajiwe police division in the Ajah area of the state. The family of Bolanle, a Lagos-based lawyer, and Gbenga, the husband, have been…

Ajah Division has been in the news for extra judicial killings. Nigerian Police part of steps to curb incidences of killings by policemen in Lagos, three-quarters of the personnel serving at the Ajah Division have been redeployed to other areas across the state.Confirming the development, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Abiodun Alabi explained that the action is a routine movement and those affected are personnel who have spent over three years at the division.He added that those affected are deployed to go and deal with the challenges in other areas and get more experience particularly as the 2023 election…

The immediate past governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, said he had a divine revelation that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 polls, Senator Bola Tinubu, would be elected president. Oyetola also said God told him he would return as governor of Osun State, calling on members of the party to work for the victory of all candidates of the APC at the general election. Speaking at a prayer organized by the leadership of the APC to herald Oyetola’s return to the state since leaving office, held in Osogbo on Monday, the ex-governor also said he…