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Arsenal legend, Paul Merson, has feared the Gunners may have missed a trick by letting Chelsea sign 24-year-old forward Pedro Neto this summer. Merson believes the Portuguese is an ‘incredible signing and a top draw’. Neto was a long-term transfer target for Arsenal. However, Chelsea quickly went ahead to sign him from Wolves last week as there was no great deal of competition from Mikel Arteta’s men. “If Chelsea can keep him [Neto] fit, I think it is an incredible signing,” Merson told Sky Sports. “If you can get Neto on the pitch, he’s top draw. I think Arsenal missed…

The spiritual head of the INRI evangelical church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against giving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar its 2027 presidential ticket. Primate Ayodele warned that PDP would die if Atiku emerged as its 2027 presidential candidate. In a video shared on his X handle, Primate Ayodele said: “PDP, if you want to fail, give Atiku your presidency. You will see that you will fail. It is going to be a cheap victory for APC. “Atiku is not the answer for the PDP in 2027. He is not the answer. If you try…

Anambra State commissioner for youth development, Hon Patrick Aghamba who was kidnapped last Friday, alongside his wife has been reportedly released. Aghamba and his wife were taken by gunmen on Friday while traveling in a commercial vehicle to Abuja for the wedding of the daughter of the governor of the state, Prof Chukwuma Soludo. His aide who travelled alongside him, ABK Offiah was killed by the gunmen. Details of the release are not clear yet, but sources said they were released on Saturday night. Uche Nworah, a facebook user posted on his page: “Great news. Kidnapped Anambra Youth Commissioner Aghamba…

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), on Sunday, said some retirees are still receiving N500 as a monthly pension in the country. Alhassan Musa, the Secretary of the union in Kaduna State, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), described the condition of the returnees as “pathetic”. He said that most of the affected retirees were in precarious conditions, adding that, “they sacrificed their lives and services for the nation. “The worst affected are pensioners in most of the Southern and oil producing states in spite of getting fat allocations from the federation account. “The condition of…

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has warned his players that they will neither win the Premier League title nor finish in top four if they are not motivated this season. City have won the last four titles in the English top flight. This season, Guardiola’s men are seeking to lift their seventh in eight years. But Guardiola has said they need to be up for it. Speaking ahead of Sunday’s clash at Chelsea, he said: “Our job is to make sure we do the proper things, because when you do that you win and you live better. “The other way,…

Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has said he does not have motivation to win the Premier League title right now. Guardiola is aiming to win his seventh title in eight years, having won the last four in a row. However, the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss is not looking far ahead. For him, the immediate attention is on their league opener against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. “When we arrive in the last month and we are close to winning another Premier League, then that will be the motivation. “But now? For me the motivation to win another Premier League…

The Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended a 62-year-old man identified as Tahir Ahmed on suspicion of possessing counterfeit currency. A statement issued on Tuesday by the spokesman of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, stated that the suspect was found with a total of N238,000 in suspected fake currency on August 8, 2024, while en route to Bauchi. Wakil explained that a concerned citizen from Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State had boarded the same commercial Vectra vehicle with the suspect from Sabon Garin Narabi, Toro LGA, heading to Bauchi. He said during the journey, at Tilden…

Football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has provided the latest update on Chelsea’s move for Napoli’s Victor Osimhen. Romano spoke while dismissing reports that the Blues have left the race to sign the Nigeria international this summer. Osimhen is keen to leave Napoli before the summer transfer window closes. The former Lille striker has been linked with Chelsea, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain. However, in a tweet on Tuesday night, Romano wrote: “Chelsea have never left the race for Victor Osimhen, despite reports this month. “Interest has always been and remains there, but Osimhen’s still only open to leaving only on permanent…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Federal Government has said progress is being made with the economy and the exchange rate is stabilising. Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, said this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of Council of State meeting, on Tuesday. 2. The Federal Government has told those seeking regime change to wait till the next election in 2027. Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals, said this on Tuesday while addressing State House correspondents. He claimed that the just concluded EndBadGovernance protest was to unseat…

The Nigerian banks’ Non-Performing Loans NPLs (Bad Loans) fell to 3.9 percent in June 2024 compared with 4.8 percent in April 2024. Members of the Central Bank of Nigeria Monetary Committee disclosed this in their personal statements at July’s 296th MPC meeting recently released by CBN. Bala Bello, a member of MPC, said that the decline in NPL showed improvement in industry risk management practices and implementation of regulatory policies to manage bad loans such as its Global Standing Instruction and GSI policy. Another member of MPC, Bandele Amoo, noted that the nation’s banking industry is relatively stable and sound…