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Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior will fly to Portugal today to discuss personal terms with FC Porto, after the Gunners accepted a bid of 20 million euros and 3.75 million more in installments for the Poland international defender. The former Spezia centre-back has fallen down the pecking order at the Emirates and manager Mikel Arteta has given the all clear for the defender’s departure.
Bayer Leverkusen and Arsenal have agreed a fee for defender Piero Hincapie, for a total andamp;pound;37.5 million, andamp;pound;30 million of which will be paid immediately, andamp;pound;2.5 million performance-based and the final andamp;pound;5 million in installments. Arsenal appear to have won the race for Hincapie from right under the noses of their rivals Tottenham once more, with the Ecuadorian defender to fly to England for talks on Wednesday.
Newcastle yesterday slumped to a 3-2 defeat to Liverpool in the Premier League in what was a hostile environment for the visiting league champions, as the ongoing Alexander Isak transfer saga continues to roll on.andnbsp;What is known is that the club’s chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan has to fly in to Newcastle today to discuss a possible departure for Isak.
The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, in partnership with the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) and the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS), launched the second edition of its Federal Civil Service Directors’ Training Programme. This landmark event brought together senior government officials, private sector leaders, and development partners in Abuja, yesterday. […]
Cross River State Anti-Illegal Mining Task Force has arrested 10 suspected illegal miners in Yakurr local government area. The chairman of the Task Force, Prince Paul Effiong, disclosed this during an interactive session with LEADERSHIP yesterday in Calabar. The suspects are said to be non-indigenes of the state but found involved in illegal mining around […]
House of Representatives member representing Eket/Onna/Esit Eket/Ibeno federal constituency of Akwa Ibom State, Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, has expressed concern over the health situations of his constituents, especially women, children and the aged under the prevailing socio-economic challenges. Consequently, through his constituency projects intervention scheme, he has provided succour to over 4,000 patients affected by varying […]
Legal practitioners have criticised the Rivers State Waste Management Agency’s (RIWAMA) decisions regarding the reintroduced monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the state. The chairman of the RIWAMA board, Dr. Samuel Nwanosike, announced last Friday that vehicular and human movements will be restricted from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. during the exercise, which will be held […]
Anti-kidnapping operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have busted a kidnapping ring and arrested two suspects in connection with a recent foiled kidnapping attempt in the Eket local government area of Akwa Ibom State. Besides, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives declared that seven suspected cyber criminals have been rounded up […]
The member representing Ikwo/Ezza South federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Chinedu Oga, has condemned the inhumane treatment of a commercial bus driver by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Ogah, who is the House Committee on Reformatory Institutions chairman, said the viral video circulated on social media showed a bus […]
Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended the chairman of the Edo State Forestry Commission, Hon. Valentine Asuen, from the party, citing acts of indiscipline and conduct considered detrimental to its unity. Asuen was the Edo South senatorial candidate in the 2024 general election and a former youth leader of the […]
