Leicester City retain an interest in Lille striker Victor Osimhen but fear he could be tempted by a move to Italy. Osimhen has attracted interest from Brendan Rodgers’ scouts as well as Chelsea, Manchester United and Everton this season. However, cash-conscious Lille are demanding around £60million for the 21-year-old Nigeria international while he also has strong interest from Italian sides Juventus and Inter Milan with the latter fearing they will lose Lautaro Martinez to Barcelona. Leicester want a versatile forward to compete with and ultimately succeed Jamie Vardy. Youngster Osimhen has had an impressive season for the French side with 18 goals and…
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The Oyo State government has expressed its readiness to see to the safe return of an indigene of the state, identified as Peace Ufuoma Busari, who was recently put up for sale on the internet in Lebanon, for the sum of $1000. A statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Diaspora, Mrs. Bolanle Sarumi-Aliyu, maintained that the state was liaising with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) headed by Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa to facilitate the lady’s safe return home. Sarumi-Aliyu, who stated that though the victim was yet to be located, called on citizens of Oyo…
By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Bureau Editor The advice of Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 Pandemics for Nigerians to adhere to Physical Distancing as part of the ways to curb the spread of the novel Coronavirus pandemic is being disregarded as some Muslim faithful in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja are still praying as a group.Prompt News can confirm that some faithful were seen clustered at an open place this Sunday afternoon praying at the Lokogoma area of FCT. Muslims praying at Lokogoma, FCT without observing physical distancing. Photo by: Harry Awurumibe Although the praying ground is located by…
The Borno State Government has quarantined 70 travellers for defying the lockdown order imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The state deputy governor, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Maiduguri on Sunday while monitoring compliance with the stay-at-home directive in Maiduguri. Kadafur, who is the Chairman of the State’s High Powered Response Team for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19, said the travellers were apprehended while attempting to sneak into the state capital on trucks conveying essential food stuffs. He said that the travellers would…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is desperately looking for more Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) extraction kits as it expands testing for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, said this on Sunday on his verified twitter handle. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the extraction kit is part of the recommended diagnostic protocols published by WHO. However, the kits are currently in high demand across the world but in short supply. Iheakweazu stated that the product it was looking for was a Total viral RNA extraction kits “preferably spin column…
Fear has enveloped residents of Kano metropolis as more people continue to succumb to a strange illness that has hit some parts of the city. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that scores of people, including elites and prominent sons of the state, have been lost to the yet-to-be identified disease, with Dala, Fagge, Tarauni, Nasarawa, Gwale and Kano Municipal worst hit. Among those already buried are academics, administrators, bankers, media practitioners and businessmen A source told NAN that one of the victims of the illness, Alhaji Aminu Yahaya, a former Commissioner of Education, died on Saturday night. “Aminu…
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi says he will not totally lockdown the state even as the cases of Coronavirus pandemic increased in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state is currently experiencing a dusk to dawn curfew ordered by the governor to check the spread of COVID-19. Umahi, who made the declaration on Sunday in Abakaliki, said he considered the economic peculiarities of the state in reaching the decision. “I considered the state’s poverty index as those agitating that I close all markets have to re-evaluate their suggestions. “We have not recorded any index case…
Arsenal will reopen London Colney training ground to their players next week for individual training, but the Premier League club will continue to observe social distancing rules amid the Coronavirus outbreak, they said on Saturday. Soccer in England was suspended indefinitely last month due to the virus and no clubs have been in training. “Players will be permitted access to the Colney grounds next week,” Arsenal said in a statement. “Access will be limited, carefully managed and social distancing will be maintained at all times. All Colney buildings remain closed. “Players will travel alone, do their individual workout and return…
Italy, the first European country to be hard-hit by the coronavirus, will allow some businesses to reopen this week while aiming to reopen manufacturing and construction from May 4, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, said. Conte gave the most detailed outline yet of plans to reopen the economy, in a newspaper interview published on Sunday, ahead of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, which he said would be released no later than early this week. Italy, hit hard by the virus weeks before other major Western countries, has been forced to serve as a model for how to fight it. It…
The Lagos State Government has commenced decontamination of animal markets in the state, saying it is committed to the promotion of advocacy in environmental health to protect humans and animals from harm. The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Gbolahan Lawal, made the announcement at the commencement of Decontamination of Livestock/Live Bird Markets, Abattoirs and other Animal Related Areas at the semi-mechanised abattoir in Ikorodu. Lawal in a statement on Sunday, said that environmental, human and animal health were inextricably linked, adding that any negative change to the environment would ultimately harm human beings and animals. He said the decontamination was…