By Sedara Oluwadara RB Leipzig have re-signed Chelsea forward Timo Werner on a permanent deal, two years after he left the club for the Premier League. Chelsea met the Germany international's £45m release clause in 2020 but will make a loss, with Werner returning in a deal thought to be about £25m.
United States tennis champion, Serena Williams, announced on Tuesday that ‘the countdown has begun’ to her retirement from the sport. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam winner, added that a time has come in her life for her to move in a different direction. The 40-year-old said in a post on
Akeredolu confirms arrest The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) had said that security forces have arrested the terrorists behind the attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Lucky Irabor, who made the disclosure Tuesday during a parley with media executives at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, said
Two months after a suspected terror attack on the Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, the assailants linked to the incident have been arrested. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Leo Irabor disclosed this on Tuesday during a parley with executives and editors of media organisations in Nigeria. General Irabor said the
Manchester United have reached an agreement with Juventus over the purchase of France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 27, for an initial £15m. (Guardian) United have also made contact regarding Real Betis' Argentina midfielder Guido Rodriguez, 28. (AS - in Spanish) Lazio's Serbia midfielder
By Sedara Oluwadara De Jong celebrated with team-mates after adding Barcelona's sixth goal against Pumas UNAM Frenkie de Jong "wants to stay" at Barcelona despite interest from Manchester United, says the club's president Joan Laporta. The Premier League side agreed a £63.5m deal for the Netherlands midfielder, 25, last month, but the move
By Sedara Oluwadara Clubs currently participating at the ongoing Federation Cup also known as FA/ Aiteo Cup have threatened to pull out after the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) sent Kwara United to Confederation of African Federation (CAF) as the country’s remaining representative at the 2022/23 Confederation Cup tournament. The remaining clubs at
The last is yet to be heard about the crisis rocking the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. It was gathered in Abuja, on Monday, that the discovery of a plot by a section of the party’s leadership to sack the National Chairman, Senator Iyiochia Ayu, was largely responsible for the postponement
ABUJA—A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed September 7 to hear a suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, from contesting in the 2023 elections. The plaintiffs, four APC chieftains, are asking the court to rule that Tinubu is ineligible to run for
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced the results for candidates who sat for the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination this year 2022. The acting head, Public Affairs of the examination body, Moyosola Adesina revealed this in a statement on Sunday. According to Adesina, a total of
