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Arsenal are looking at the possibility of signing FC Porto midfielder Danilo Pereira this summer, according to a report in England. ESPN is reporting that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta wants to add more power and strength to the Gunners team in the middle of the park ahead of his first full season in charge. The same article states that the Gunners are interested in Danilo give FC Porto could be tempted to sell given the financial pressures on the Portuguese club. According to the same story, the 28-year-old has a contract release clause in the region of £55m but FC Porto could sell for as little as a third of that price to bolster their finances. The report goes on to add that Danilo is open to a move to the Premier League once FC Porto finish off their top-flight season, with the Primeira Liga title up for grabs. ESPN go on to add that Danilo is currently on a deal worth around £48,000 a week, which wouldn’t be an issue for the north London side given that their top earn

Dani Ceballos has failed to impress since football's post-lockdown return Making just his eighth Premier League start against Southampton, Emi Martinez produced a fine goalkeeping display to prove to Mikel Arteta that he is taking this opportunity seriously. The 27-year-old didn't have much to do over the course of the game but when he was called into action late on, his concentration levels were vital. His saves from Shane Long and claims from crosses kept Arsenal a goal up before Joe Willock's goal in the dying minutes. Considering Kieran Tierney was forced off with cramp against Southampton, using a three-man defence may stretch the squad, and him, too far. As a result, resting him for Norwich and bringing Sead Kolasinac to play left-back in a back four may be best. Although Cedric Soares is fighting to be in contention, using him at the Emirates against Norwich would seem to be a smoother introduction rather than against Sheffield United. Hector Bellerin wil

The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has added a runny nose or congestion, nausea, and diarrhoea to the growing list of Coronavirus symptoms. The new symptoms are likely to appear between two to 14 days after exposure to the virus. The CDC reports that anyone with the following symptoms may have COVID-19: Fever or chills A cough Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Fatigue Muscle or body aches Headache New loss of taste or smell Sore throat Congestion or runny nose Nausea or vomiting Diarrhoea "This list does not include all possible symptoms. CDC will continue to update this list as we learn more about COVID-19," the website states. The US federal department also warned: "Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness." This comes as almost 10million people have been infected by

A man was forced to keep paying child maintenance even after his ex-partner admitted that he was not the biological father of their 14-year-old daughter. The Hull resident, who wasn't named in order to protect the privacy of the child in the case, had already paid £38,000 of child maintenance to his ex over 14 years before his she revealed the truth to him. After her confession in October 2019, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) sent a letter to the man, confirming that he was not the biological father of the girl but they said the man still had to pay £2,000 arrears before the matter could be fully closed. They calculated a payment of £36.40 per month to pay off the arrears, despite acknowledging that he "is not the parent of this child". Speaking to Hull Live, the devastated man said: 'As someone who is currently paying for a child that the CMS have confirmed is not mine, I think it is very important to highlight how they get away with what is effe

The Presidency has reacted to speculation of President Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Ahmed Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), having a strained relationship following the dissolution of the party's national working committee.  Presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu in a statement released on Saturday June 27, described report of Buhari and Tinubu having a frosty relationship as "political vulturism". He also accused the opposition party of spearheading the rumour. The statement read; ”The very essence of the requests put to the Emergency National Executive Committee meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by President Muhammadu Buhari, which were unanimously approved aim to pull back the party, faced with an existential crisis from the brink of collapse, follow the constitution and take everyone along,” he said. ”While this action has been widely accepted with great relief by lovers of democracy and the rank and file of the membe

Ex-Lille and Nigeria goalkeeper has been named as new goalkeeper coach of French National 3 side Iris Club de Croix. The 37-year-old has been without a club since he left French top-flight outfit Lille in August 2018, and now he has been given the chance to commence his journey in management. In a statement released on Iris Club’s Facebook page, the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner will train goalkeepers from the team’s reserves to the U16 division. Enyeama began his professional career at Ibom stars in 1999 before teaming up with Enyimba where he helped the Aba based outfit win three Nigeria Professional League titles, two Caf Champions Leagues and one Caf Super Cup diadem. In 2015, he moved to Bnei Yehuda and in his debut season, he helped the Lions to reach the final of the Israeli State Cup as well as a fourth-place finish in the Israeli top-flight that earned them a place in the 2006 Uefa Cup [now Europa League]. After two seasons at the Bloomfield Stadium, he was s

Popular Businessman and Media Mogul, Seyi Tinubu, on Thursday, welcomed a bouncing baby boy with his beautiful wife, Layal, sources has learned. In a statement signed by his aide, Khadijah Ibrahim, Mother and child are both doing well in London, United Kingdom. “We are pleased to announce the birth of a son to Seyi & Layal Tinubu a few minutes ago in a London Hospital. “Mother and Child are safe and doing incredibly well with Seyi Tinubu present for the birth.” “The entire family will like to thank everyone for their prayers, support and well-wishes. This will be Layal & Seyi’s second child as they already have an adorable daughter, Noella, who was born in 2016.” “The family will make further announcements over the next few days.” the statement read. READ ALSO:  Man Kills Wife, Dumps Corpse In Well

The Katsina police has arrested a 40-year-old man identified as Abdulrahaman Abdulkarim, for allegedly killing his 19-year-old wife Wasila Sara and dumping her corpse inside a well. The suspect who was paraded before newsmen on Thursday June 25, reportedly committed the offence at Madabu -Dabawa village in Dutsinma Local Government Area of the state. Katsina police command spokesperson, Gambo Isa said:- “On 14/06/2020 at about 02:00hrs, a distress call was received that one Abdulrahaman Abdulkarim, ‘m’, aged 40yrs of Madabu village, Dabawa, Dutsinma LGA of Katsina State killed his junior wife one Wasila Sada, ‘f’, aged 19years and dumped her dead body in a well. “Consequently, DPO Dutsinma led a team of detectives to the scene, recovered the body and took it to the General Hospital where it was confirmed dead by the attending physician after post mortem examination. “The suspect has been arrested and is assisting the police in their investigation. An investigation is ongoi

Sports scientist Dr. Rajpal Brar offers insight to the challenges Hector Bellerin and Rob Holding face when returning from their respective ACL injuries. Hector Bellerin and Rob Holding have had tough roads to recovery at Arsenal. In the midst of Arsenal's rotten luck with injuries post-lockdown, Mikel Arteta is overseeing the return of two potentially key players from injury nightmares of their own. Both Hector Bellerin and Rob Holding suffered anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the 2018/19 season. Both returned early in the 2019/20 campaign only to receive unwanted setbacks but now, with the Gunners' defensive corps running thin, the pair have been thrust back into action and with that, has come the expectation to perform. With Arsenal as a whole off the boil, neither have been immune to criticism. However, with the road to recovery, especially from ACL injuries, not a journey very well known to the public, a better understanding of the troubles each player ha

Arsenal youngster Nathan Tormey has announced his departure from the Emirates Stadium after turning down a new contract offer. The 20-year-old midfielder, who had been on the Gunners' books since a young age, was presented with the offer of a new three-year deal but he has made the decision to reject the offer and will now officially leave the Londoners when his deal expires on June 30. Arsenal, of course, had plans to oversee the winger's future, as he was showing bags of potential after an encouraging season at Under-23s level, but he has made the decision to leave the club. This season, Tormey had racked up 15 appearances in the Premier League 2, scoring four goals, as well as playing for the Gunners in the EFL Trophy against Northampton Town, Cambridge United and Peterborough United, showcasing just what he may be able to bring to the fore for the Gunners' first-team in the coming months. But Tormey's hopes of forcing his way into Mikel Arteta's firs

A Pro-democracy activist, Deji Adeyanju, has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to attend the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Executive Council, NEC, a meeting called by the embattled National Deputy Secretary of the party, Victor Giadom. Adeyanju said APC members loyal to Tinubu should be courageous enough to suspend Buhari if he attends the NEC meeting summoned by Giadom. In a tweet, the convener of Concerned Nigerians wrote: “I want the Tinubu faction of the APC led by Ajimobi to suspend president Buhari from the party if he goes ahead to attend Gaidom’s NEC. I want them to be courageous.” Recall that Giadom had called for a NEC meeting to resolve APC’s leadership crisis. Despite claims that Giadom lacked the powers to make such a decision, Buhari had signified interest to attend the meeting. Buhari had claimed that the law backs Giadom to replace Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman of the party. READ ALSO:  Rivers Imposes N10m Fine For Wed

The Rivers State Government has approved COVID-19 guidelines for marriages and weddings with N10million fine to be paid by violators. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Pastor Paulinus Nsirim, said the guidelines were approved by the state Executive Council in a meeting presided over by the state Governor, Nyesom Wike. He said prospective couples would be required to apply to the state governor through the Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation. He said such application must be accompanied with information of the venue of the ceremony, names, addresses and phones numbers of attendees to make contact tracing easy. He said henceforth, those seeking to bury their loved ones would also be expected to include names, addresses and phone numbers of those to attend such funerals in their applications. Nsirim said government would not grant approval to any application without names, addresses and phone numbers. He said marriages would not have more

The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, is facing one of his toughest times on the throne as his subjects have not only turned against him but also demanded his immediate dethronement over various infractions, SR reports. In a letter to the Osun State Government dated June 17, 2020, the Association of Iwoland Indigenes in Diaspora through their lawyer, Peter Adeosun, raised a number of allegations against the monarch, calling for his removal for gross abuse of office. They said Oba Akanbi’s character did not befit a person of his status and calibre as he always moved around with armed thugs, miscreants and hoodlums to harass, intimidate, molest and attack persons whom he perceives as enemies. “Your Excellency, it is our brief as evidenced by various correspondences made available to us by our clients that Oluwo Abdulrasheed Akanbi has been conducting himself in manners which are antithetical to that of a monarch in any clime and very unbecoming of a Yoruba Oba. “It i

The Federal Ministry of Education has proposed that schools must create isolation spaces before reopening. This was contained in the ‘Guidelines for schools and learning facilities reopening after COVID-19 pandemic closure’, submitted to the National Assembly on Tuesday. The document noted that each school is “required to create temporary isolation spaces and fully-equipped clinics before reopening”. They have also been mandated to “establish a referral system, including protocols and procedures to take if learners, teachers, administrators, and other education personnel become unwell while in schools”. Apart from that, the Federal Government in the document mandated any state wishing to reopen schools to “hold adequate consultations with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the parents”. The guidelines also required proprietors to construct additional structures and employ more teachers to ensure that they accommodate their students by adhering to the two-metre sp

A Nigerian Law School student identified as, Mr. Chiemerie Dim, has died while jogging in Enugu state, leading to hundreds of tributes from colleagues on social media. According to reports, Mr. Chiemerie Dim graduated in the year 2019 from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka and a bona fide member of the Law Students Association. The award-winning student had a forte in Tax Law (one of the most complex fields of law) and had made numerous contributions in articles and legal pages on Contemporary issues in Tax Law. Taking to social media to mourn his demise, his friends revealed that the fitness builder died while jogging, with cardiac arrest being confirmed as the cause of his death. Michael Ugochukwu wrote on Facebook: “Let us pray !!!! We pray for the peaceful repose of the soul of our beloved brother who had cardiac arrest and left the mother earth yesterday while jugging in d morning. He is Chiemerie Dim a fresh Graduate of the blessed faculty of law unizik, currently

Tension is brewing at the Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State over the sack of over 100 workers yesterday. A source at the institution told The Nation that letters of disengagement were sent to the affected workers via email on Tuesday night. The source said the school claimed that the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 pandemic was the reason for the retrenchment. One of the affected workers, who pleaded anonymity, told our reporter that the university sent sack letters to over 100 members of staff on Tuesday night “and this is generating tension on the campus now.” He said: “Over 100 of us are affected and we may resort to violence because the reason for the sack was not genuine. The Vice Chancellor, Prof Joshua Ogunwole, recently bought a vehicle worth over N42 million despite the economic situation. So you can see that it is caused by wickedness and insensitivity.” University spokesman Toba Adaramola confirmed that the institution sacked some workers. “Technology can

Private university, Harvard dropped their report on medical science It was reported that 97 medical doctors graduated from Harvard University and 46 of them were Nigerians. This is so encouraging and as well as good news for everyone.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang should quit “average” Arsenal this summer, says Emmanuel Petit. Aubameyang became the most expensive signing in Arsenal’s history when he completed a £56 million ($70m) move to Emirates Stadium from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018. The 31-year-old has justified that transfer fee by scoring 61 goals in his first 99 appearances for the Gunners, while also earning a share of the Premier League’s Golden Boot last season. The Gunners legend told Paddy Power: “If I was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, I would leave Arsenal. There is some quality in this team but when you arrive at the club nowadays you want to do great things. But, come on guys, Arsenal is not the same any more. “It’s becoming an average club. I feel so sorry for the fans and all the people who love the club. I feel sorry for the former players that try to uphold the Arsenal reputation. “But I don’t feel sorry for the players – I think 75% of them at the club at the moment don’t deserve

The Akwa Ibom State Police commissioner, CP Imohimi Edgal had threatened to arrest and prosecute parents or guardians who engage their wards in street hawking. He said the decision was taken following the spike in reported cases of rape and defilement in the State noting that some of the minors were sexually violated by their so-called spiritual fathers or persons in authority in the course of hawking. In a press conference held at the command headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia on Wednesday, CP Edgal said the command would invoke the provision in section 30 (2C) of the Child’s Rights Act which prohibits the hiring of children for hawking and also prescribes a punishment upon conviction of up to 10 years in prison in section 30(3). “The Command warns that any parent or guardian whose child or ward is sent out to hawk will be arrested and prosecuted in line with the provision of section 30 (2C) of the Child’s Rights Act which prohibits the hiring of children for hawking and also pres

A lady by name Angela Nwosu has scared the hell out of netizens by insisting that she’s a witch whose powers are beyond measure. Making a post on social media, Angela said her own witchcraft is deep, adding that she is from the river and a servant of the Great Amadioha, the god of Thunder. She also went ahead to announce she has formed a “coven of witches” as she gave requirements to join the special cult. She also announced some witchcraft merchandise she sells that solves specific problems that everyday humans face. Apparently oblivious of the backlash she will receive, the young lady went on to say witchcraft is not anything bad contrary to widespread perception in Africa. See a screenshot of her Post below:-

The Independent National Electoral Commission has rejected the notice of governorship primary sent to it by the ruling All Progressives Congress. The electoral body hinged its decision on the fact that the notice was signed by only the party’s acting national secretary. It said that was contrary to the commission’s guidelines, which require that such notice should be jointly signed by the national chairman and national secretary of the political party. The commission conveyed its position to the APC in a letter dated June 22, 2020, and signed its Secretary, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony. The letter marked INEC/DEPIM/APC/522/T.3 with the title “Re: Notice of conduct of primaries” was addressed to the party’s national chairman. In rejecting the notice, INEC asked the APC to issue a fresh notice that will comply with its guidelines. The letter read, “Please refer to your letter with reference APC/NHDQ/INEC/19/020/013 which was received by the Commission on June 18, 2020. “T