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Paul Pogba wants out of Manchester United this summer, and is “very keen” to push through a move to Real Madrid. The French star has been a subject of controversy this season, with the club ultimately backing him over sacked manager Jose Mourinho, but sources say he is now desperate to leave. For Pogba’s part, some close to the player say that one of his primary concerns is United’s inability to challenge for the league, and how that does not look likely in the near future. One of the reasons he initially went back in the summer of 2016 was…

Andy Ruiz Jr has now reportedly agreed terms to jump in and fight Anthony Joshua on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Mexican-American heavyweight will replace Jarrell Miller, who was ruled out of the bout after failing three drugs tests. FOX Sports’ Mike Coppinger first claimed that a deal had been agreed between the pair, with Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn later confirming the story to FightHype. “It’s not done yet. Terms have been agreed, I mean there’s things that have to be ironed out within a contract, but he’s the frontrunner. “I like Andy Ruiz, I…

The Federal Government has issued operational licence to 20 private polytechnics, four Colleges of Health Science and technologies and 32 Innovation Enterprises Institutions. This brings the number of private polytechnics to 56, 152 Innovation Enterprise Institutions and 84 Vocational Enterprise Institutions in the country. Speaking during the event Tuesday, Arc Sonny Echono, the permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, stated that President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration accorded priority position to education and Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to help turn the petrol-economy to a knowledge-based economy. “There is no gain saying the fact that the state of technical and vocational…

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and ex- Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio have embraced olive branch, an action seen as a positive move to strenghen the All Progressives Congress, APC, foothold in the Nigerian South-South Region. Festus Keyamo, the Director, Strategic Communications, APC Presidential Campaign Council, who stated this in a statement Tuesday, said the reconciliation of the two frontline politicians will strengthen the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). It is learnt that the two former governors of Rivers and Akwa Ibom states were arch-rivals in the past few years, a development that affected the fortunes of the APC…

James Akpan Udoedeghe, who was appointed the minister by the late President Umaru Yar’Adua on July 26, 2007, had won election as Senator for Uyo Senatorial District during a return of democracy under General Sani Abacha in 1997, but the election was truncated by a coup. He won election as a Senator under Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and represented Akwa Ibom North East from 1999 to 2003 in the Nigerian Senate, where he served as a member in such committees as Industry, Labour, Finance & Appropriation, Internal Affairs, Information, Privatization (chairman) and Government Affairs. The politician-turned pastor performed his first…

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has hearkened to public outcry by declining assent to the bill seeking life pensions for the state out-gone lawmakers. The bill sponsored by the Leader of the House, Peter Akpe from Sagbama 1 State Constituency was passed into law by the Assemblymen last week. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, in a statement in Yenagoa on Monday, said Governor Dickson conveyed the decision to decline assent to the bill in a letter to the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Konbowei Benson. The Governor had earlier held a consultations meeting…

The Federal Government’s 2020 target for 40 billion crude oil reserves may be a forlorn because 211 oil blocks in seven basins in Nigeria are stagnant. Though the Federal government has set a 2020 target to raise its crude oil reserves to 40 billion barrels, the 211 oil blocks have not been allocated to oil companies for exploration and production. New Telegraph learnt that 2008 was the last time oil licensing rounds took place. Petroleum industry experts had unanimously declared that the target could not be achieved with no oil bid rounds less than eight months before the deadline. A…

Sheffield United were promoted to the Premier League as Leeds United drew with Aston Villa in a hugely controversial game at Elland Road. The Blades are five points clear of their Yorkshire rivals with one game of the Championship season remaining. United could win the title if they win at Stoke City and Norwich lose at Villa on the final day. Promotion means the Bramall Lane side will play in the top flight for the first time since 2007. “It’s one of the greatest days of my life, 100%,” an emotional manager Chris Wilder told BBC Radio Sheffield. “To see…

The universe belongs to Marvel. “Avengers: Endgame” shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.2 billion globally, reaching a new pinnacle in the blockbuster era that the comic-book studio has come to dominate. The “Avengers” finale far exceeded even its own gargantuan expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday. The movie had been forecast to open between $260 million and $300 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters, but moviegoers turned out in such droves that “Endgame” blew past the previous record of $257.7 million, set last year by “Avengers: Infinity War”…

The Young Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have won the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Tanzania after defeating the Syli Cadets of Guinea 5-3 on penalties. The encounter played on Sunday at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, moved into penalties following a goalless outcome in regulation time. The Guineans had defeated Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets 10-9 on penalties in the semifinals, while Cameroon defeated Angola. Guinea’s Mohamed Youssouf Sacko had missed the fourth kick of Syli Cadets, while Cameroon buried its last kick to give the Young Lions their second Under-17 trophy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…