Joel Obi looks set to join Spanish La Liga side Celta Vigo from Serie A's Torino for €5m fee

SUPER Eagles midfielder Joel Obi looks set to join La Liga outfit Celta Vigo after the Spanish side and his Italian club Torino appear to have agreed on a €5m transfer fee that could see him move over the next couple of weeks.

 

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Federal government to begin disbursing Abacha loot to 19 states as from July

FINANCE minister Kemi Adeosun has revealed that the federal government will begin disbursing the $322m Abacha loot through Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) to 302,000 poor households in 19 states as from July.

 

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Nigerian Governors Forum threatens to force Buhari to sack security chiefs over their failures

NIGERIA'S 36 state governors have threatened to pressurise President Muhammadu Buhari to relieve security chiefs of their duties if they cannot do their jobs and address the challenges currently afflicting the country.

 

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Boko Haram factions could reconcile as Abubakar Shekau is reportedly too ill to lead them

BOKO Haram's two factions look set to reconcile their difference and merge into a united terrorist group again after its much feared leader Sheikh Abubakar Shekau became weakened by ill health raising question marks about his ability to lead.

 

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Arsenal and Porto agree a season long loan spell for former Eaglets skipper Kelechi Nwakali

ENGLISH Premier league giants Arsenal have opened talks with Porto about the Portuguese side taking former Golden Eaglets captain Kelechi Nwakali on loan over the next season as part of a long term plan to get him playing for the Gunners.

 

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French club Lille look to sign William Ekong from Turkey after agreeing €3.5m deal

SUPER Eagles centreback William Troost-Ekong looks set to join French Ligue 1 side Lille from his Turkish club Bursaspor after the two clubsides agreed a transfer fee of €3.5m following his dazzling World Cup display.

 

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Plateau State chapter of APC Youths Online Forum ask Buhari to order arrest of Danladi Ciroma

MEMBERS of the Plateau State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Youths Online Forum have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order the arrest of Danladi Ciroma the chairman of the north central zone of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban).

 

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Peter Obi denies rumours Atiku has picked him as his running mate for next year's elections

FORMER Anambra State governor Peter Obi has dismissed claims that ex-vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has picked him as his running mate for next year's presidential elections saying that the rumours are mere speculation.

 

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Tyronne Ebuehi said to be unhappy with Rohr for not introducing him against Argentina

SUPER Eagles fullback Tyronne Ebuehi is apparently unhappy with team manager Gernot Rohr for restricting him to one match at the World Cup despite his red hot form which saw him dazzle whenever he took to the pitch.

 

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Nigeria in state of shock as nation reels from effect of Lagos tanker fire that burns 54 cars costing nine lives

NIGERIA remains in a state of shock after the country suffered from one of the worst automobile accidents in its history resulting in the death of about nine people as 54 cars burnt on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway following a tanker explosion.

 

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