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West Ham in hunt as Chelsea eye loan for exciting striker Ike Ugbo
More than a dozen clubs, including West Ham, have asked Chelsea about taking striker Ike Ugbo on loan next season.
English Championship sets provisional June 20 restart date
England’s second tier Championship plans to resume play on June 20, more than three months after it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the English Football League (EFL) said on Sunday.
Nigel Martyn: Premier League chance the key to keeping Marcelo Bielsa at Leeds
Leeds United need to seal promotion from the Championship this season or else Marcelo Bielsa may not remain at Elland Road, according to Nigel Martyn.
Ahmed Musa makes worst players in Premier League history list
Commenting on Musa’s time at Leicester, fourfourtwo wrote: “In the glow of their Premier League-winning season, Leicester broke their transfer record to bring Musa to England for £16.6m from CSKA Moscow.
Super Eagles’ 2018 attire nominated among world all-time iconic football shirts
Nigeria’s home shirt at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has been nominated among the 20 all-time iconic football shirts by the BBC.
Kieran Tierney admits Arsenal injury absence has been ‘the toughest time of my life’
Kieran Tierney admits the injury struggles he has endured at Arsenal have been “the toughest time of my life”, with the Scot having taken in a forgettable debut campaign at the Emirates Stadium.
Everton first team go into isolation as player tests positive for coronavirus
A yet to be identified Everton player has contracted the coronavirus, becoming the second player, after Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi, to contract the deadly bug in the English Premier League.
Coronavirus: Arsenal players quarantined, game postponed
Arsenal’s game at Manchester City was postponed on Wednesday after players from the London club were put into quarantine, making it the first Premier League fixture to be called off because of the new coronavirus.
Arsenal issue statement after Olympiacos owner tests positive for coronavirus
Arsenal say that no-one at the club has shown any symptoms of COVID-19 after Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis revealed he has contracted the coronavirus.
Nottingham Forest owner contracts coronavirus
The Greek shipping magnate has been in charge at the City Ground since 2017 but will now be unable to attend matches for the foreseeable future with all victims of the virus having to self-isolate for at least two weeks.
Justin Fashanu deserved Hall of Fame induction – Amal Fashanu
Born of a Nigerian father and a mother from Guyana, Fashanu was Britain’s first £1m black footballer and won the BBC’s Goal of the Season award for his memorable volley against Liverpool in February 1980.
Justin Fashanu to be inducted into football Hall of Fame
Justin Fashanu, Britain's first and only out gay male professional footballer, is to be posthumously inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame later this week.
Chelsea confirm deal for 19-year-old defender
Chelsea have confirmed that 19-year-old defender Tariq Lamptey has left the club to join Brighton and Hove Albion on a permanent transfer.
West Ham eyeing up a move for Kyle Walker-Peters
Walker-Peters would be a good long term addition to David Moyes’s side. The Hammers have Zabaleta and Fredericks as their right back options currently and it is a position that needs improving immediately.
Frank Lampard reveals what Chelsea failed to do against Nottingham Forest
Chelsea won the tie with a comfortable scoreline of 2-0 but Lampard was not fully pleased with the Blues performance despite the victory.
Frank Lampard confirms Olivier Giroud could leave in January
The Frenchman has started just two games this season and is inside the final six months of his Chelsea contract, having joined the Blues from London rivals Arsenal in the 2018 January transfer window.
FA Cup: Chelsea coach names key players to miss Nottingham Forest clash
Chelsea’s assistant coach Jody Morris has confirmed that his side will be without some key players, Marco Alonso and Ruben Loftus-Cheek when they tackle Nottingham Forest in Sunday’s FA Cup third-round clash.
Chelsea exit not guaranteed for wantaway Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud’s departure from Chelsea in the January transfer window is not guaranteed, according to assistant manager Jody Morris.
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Tariff hike: Electricity consumer group says National Assembly intervention timely
A group, All Electricity Consumers Protection Forum, on Thursday commended the National Assembly for playing a pivotal role in halting the increment in tariffs by the electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos).
Four soldiers shot by police in Philippines
Philippine authorities are investigating the deaths of four soldiers shot by police in the country’s restive south, with the defence minister vowing Thursday to “get to the bottom” of the incident.
Zenith Bank tops in Nigeria by Tier-1 capital
The bank, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said that it climbed a whopping 29 spots from 425 in 2019 to 386 in the 2020 global ranking of banks.
Jurgen Klopp: I would never compare myself with Liverpool legends Kenny Dalglish, Bill Shankly
Jurgen Klopp says he would never compare himself with Liverpool legends Kenny Dalglish and Bill Shankly, despite winning the Premier League and Champions League.
Governor Makinde visits flooded areas, sympathises with victims
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, sympathised with the victims of flooding in Ibadan, saying the menace would be curtailed upon completion of the ongoing projects in the state in the next 18 months.
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Kwara suspends five SUBEB officials over alleged fraud
The officials are the Permanent Secretary of the parastatal Bayo Audu Onimago; Director of Finance and Supply of SUBEB, Husseni Ahmed; account officers Mujeeb Ibrahim and Oyerinde Fatai; and a staff of the Teaching Service Commission who doubled as the Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers Toyin Saliu.
UK coronavirus deaths rise to 43,906 as another 176 patients die
Another 176 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Tuesday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 43,906, the British Department of Health and Social Care said Wednesday.
Presidency: What President Buhari told APC NEC that led to sack of NWC
It was President Muhammadu Buhari’s call for the dissolution of the National Working Committee (NWC) that led to the sack of the NWC, the presidency has said.
Adams Oshiomhole bows out, accepts APC NEC decision
Immediate-past National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, said he has accepted the decision of the National Executive Committee NEC to dissolve the National Working Committee, NWC, which he chaired until Thursday.
LeBron James reacts to Liverpool winning the Premier League title
Liverpool won its first Premier League title, after 30 years of drought, and LeBron James, who is a part-owner of the club, surely celebrated this great achievement.