Marseille have signed Argentina forward Dario Benedetto from Boca Juniors on a four-year deal, the Ligue 1 outfit announced on Monday.

A coalition of right activists, on Monday, besieged the headquarters of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, in Abuja, to demand the immediate release of the convener of the RevolutionNow Protest, Omoyele Sowore, who was arrested over the weekend by operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS.

Spanish goalkeeper Adrian signed for Champions League holders Liverpool on a free transfer hours after Simon Mignolet left to return to his home country and sign for Belgian side Club Brugge.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it raided the residence of former Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari over allegations of economic and financial crimes.

A media project group, on Monday described as mischievous and politically motivated, the call by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) for the arrest and investigation of Sen. Godswill Akpabio.

Armed police and operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, on Monday, stopped members of #RevolutionNow group from protesting in Osogbo.

A pro-democracy group, Vanguard of Nigerians in Diaspora DVND has petitioned the International Criminal Court ICC over the continued wave of killings in the country, accusing the federal government of complicity and alleging that in the past four years, the government has not taken concrete steps to halt the trend.

Awka- A 35-year old labourer in Awka, Anambra State, narrowly escaped lynching by suspected herdsmen in one of the secondary schools in the state.

Fiorentina have signed Croatia midfielder Milan Badelj on a season-long loan from Lazio, the Stadio Artemio Franchi side announced on Monday.

ABUJA- THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has on Monday disclosed that it has concluded arrangements to flag off the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), with N100 million as counterpart funding for the programme as part of moves to alleviate the sufferings of women and children.

Makurdi- Benue state Police Command, Monday, drafted its personnel to strategic points in Makurdi and major towns of the state to forestall any breakdown of law and order in the state arising from the planned protest by members of #RevolutionNow.

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Minna has sentenced a 33-year-old Islamic teacher, Abubakar Abdullahi, to seven years imprisonment for having anal sex with 35 of his pupils.

LAGOS—THE Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to urgently address the current insecurity in the country.

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson says manager Jurgen Klopp’s judgement in the transfer market should not be questioned despite a lack of heavyweight signings in the transfer window.

LAGOS—THE Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency, LASSA, has commenced moves to identity and arrest, owner of a transparent outdoor display truck with half-naked ladies dancing in Lagos, at the weekend.