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France manager, Didier Deschamps has named his 23-man squad for the Russia 2018 World Cup with some big names placed on standby. The squad was announced on Thursday evening via the France Twitter handle. The regular names like Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, Atletico Madrid forward, Antoine Griezmann, Real Madrid defender, Raphael Varane and Chelsea striker, Olivier Giroud make the squad. Barcelona centre-back, Samuel Umtiti, Manchester City left-back, Benjamin Mendy, who recently recovered from a long-term injury, and Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper, Hugo Lloris are also in the squad. However, Manchester United forward, Anthony Martial, Arsenal striker, Alexadre Lacazette and Paris…

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says he has ended his war of words with Chelsea manager Antonio Conte ahead of Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup final. Both Mourinho and Conte have been involved in a long-running feud which started last season. Both managers clashed after Chelsea’s 4-0 win over United at Stamford Bridge, and Mourinho later said that the Italian’s celebrations were “humiliating”. This season Conte said Mourinho was suffering from senile dementia, and the Manchester United boss responding by pointing to Conte’s match-fixing suspension at his former club Siena, which he was later acquitted of. But when asked lately about…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana and anti-corruption crusader, Mr. Eze Nwagwu, Thursday underrated the Special Investigation Presidential Panel for the Recovery of Federal Government Properties in the discharge of duties assigned to it by President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The duo, who spoke at the second forum of anti-corruption situation room discourse organised by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda, HEDA, in partnership with the Yar’ Adua Foundation and the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy, AFRICMIL, noted that the slow pace of recovery of properties from corrupt elements in the society was not only worrisome but surprising, considering the…

Final preparations are taking place on the eve of Saturday’s royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Ms Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland, will meet the Queen for the first time at Windsor Castle later, accompanied by her daughter and future son-in-law. Ms Ragland has already been introduced to some of the Windsors – including Prince Charles and Prince William. It remains unclear who will walk Ms Markle down the aisle of St George’s Chapel, as her father will not attend. Ms Markle, 36, released a statement on Thursday confirming her father would not attend her wedding to Prince Harry,…

The fun of trading a mobile telephone owned by his family friend for hard drug has earned Frederick, the son of Zambia’s second republic president, an eight-month imprisonment with hard labour for committing theft. It was gathered that Lusaka Magistrate Court, Wednesday, slammed the 34-year-old the sentence for stealing Brenda Chisha’s phone, Lusaka Times reports. Frederick Jacob Chiluba Jr, a retired ZAF officer who graduated in 2014, was convicted of stealing a Samsung S7 edge, valued at K8,500 from Chisha, on September 2, 2017 and traded it for drug in Chibolya. In her testimony, Chisha told magistrate Chabala that she…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has inaugurated State Congress Committees and Appeal Committees in the country to conduct congresses and entertain appeals this Saturday. A 5-member State Congress Committee is to conduct congress in the Federal Capital Territory FCT. Some state congress committee chairmen include Dr Pius Odubu (Adamawa); Gen. Abdulrahman Danbazzau (Taraba); Prince Austin Eweka (Kano); Sen. Domingo Obende (Niger); Sen. Jonathan Zwingina (Abia); Sen. Olugbenga Obadara (Delta); Sen. Uche Ekwunife (Lagos); Hon. Mathew Omegara (Ondo); Peter Obadan (Ogun); Abdullahi Gwarzo (Oyo), among others. Three-member committees were also inaugurated to entertain appeals that may arise from the state congresses.…

Two clergymen in Imo State have described Governor Rochas Okorocha’s government as “a serious case study of bad governance and maladministration in Nigeria of today.” The Anglican Bishops of Orlu and Okigwe South Dioceses, Rt. Rev. Geoffrey N. Chukwunenye and Rt. Rev. David O. C. Onuoha respectively, blew hot while delivering their presidential charges at their respective synods. The two clerics were in the same plane that the government has been a total nightmare for civil servants and pensioners, who are fast becoming inured to the anguish and pang occasioned by non-payment of salaries and allowances for months. “The added…

No fewer than 19 post-graduate students granted scholarships by the presidential amnesty programme have allegedly been abandoned by the federal government. The students, who are currently in their final year at the People’s Friendship University of Russia, alleged that Paul Boroh, sacked co-ordinator of the presidential amnesty programme, stopped sending funds to them in June 2016. President Muhammadu Buhari had sacked Boroh on March 13 and ordered anti-graft agencies to probe the amnesty programme, and replaced him with Prof. Charles Dokubo. Leader of the scholarship beneficiaries, Abilo Franz, said in a statement that a delegation of the students met with…

No fewer than 13 persons have been killed in fresh attacks in four villages in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State, and Ukemberagya community, Gaambe-Tiev council ward of Logo local government area of Benue State. While 10 were killed by bandits in Birnin Gwari communities on Tuesday, three others were slaughtered in Benue by herdsmen Thursday. In the Birnin Gwari incident, which came less than three days after Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, gave his men a three-week ultimatum to flush out bandits from the area, the bandits overran Mashigi, Dakwaro, Sabon gida, and another village killing at least ten people,…

Trouble is looming in Ovre-Eku community, Delta State, as detectives have arrested its chief for allegedly intruding and burying charm, together with live goat, hot drink and yam at the plantation of Presco Plc Nigeria in Orhiomwon local government area, Edo State. However, Chief Felix Okotie, spokesperson to the President-General of Ovre-Eku community, Chief Joseph Ukueku told Vanguard “The chief priest of Ovre Eku was arrested at the Eruotor Shrine in Ovre-Eku, Eku to the office of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 5, Benin City, Edo state, by Presco police Tuesday afternoon. He did nothing wrong.” Differing with…