Ashley Young has been offered a one-year extension to his current contract at Manchester United, according to reports. The 34-year-old has played over 250 times for the Red Devils after joining in 2011 from Aston Villa for a reported fee of £15million. Young has won five trophies at Old Trafford since moving to Man Utd, […]

Police on Friday arraigned a 39-year-old businessman, Lukman Akindele, at the Ikeja Chief Magistrates Court for allegedly conspiring to defraud a man of N6 million. The defendant, who resides at No. 33, Budland Street, Ojodu, Lagos, was arraigned for conspiracy, stealing and fraud by the police. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The […]

Says, federating units should control domestic security By Dennis Agbo Ohanaeze Ndigbo has lauded Thursday’s launch of Operation Amotekun by the joint six states of South Western Nigeria. In its reaction to the Launch, President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Nnia Nwodo said that the launching of Operation Amotekun by South West is commendable, […]

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded of a 38-year-old man, Suleiman Baba, in a correctional centre, pending his sentencing on theft of motor spare parts. The Chief Magistrate, Mr K.O Ogundare, ordered the remand of Baba, following his plea of guilty to a two-count charge of breach of peace and stealing. Ogundare then, […]

As Sokoto State concur to pay the minimum wage of N30,000 to workers in the state, the state government has reiterated the need to embark on a wide-scale verification exercise to weed out ghost workers, child workers and bogus employment offers syndicates. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State disclosed this Thursday evening at the […]

Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal supporters not to expect “big things” in the January transfer window. Arsenal are unlikely to make any permanent signings this month after a hefty outlay in the summer. They broke their club transfer record to recruit Nicolas Pepe as well as completing moves for David Luiz, Gabriel Martinelli, Kieran Tierney, […]

A 37-year-old man, Chibueze Iduma has been remanded in a correctional facility by An Ebonyi State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abakaliki for allegedly killing his father. It was gathered that the suspect and his father, Mr. Emmanuel Iduma, had an altercation over a piece of cooked yam when the incident occurred. The accused was said […]

An unemployed man, Faniyi Ajibola, 27, who allegedly stole two bottles of Holy Communion wine, soaps and sachet of salt worth N46,000 from a Church in Mushin, Lagos, on Friday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. Ajibola, who resides in Mushin, Lagos, is charged with theft and breach of peace, but he pleaded not […]

Paulo Dybala, having been heavily linked with moves to Manchester United and Tottenham in the recent past, is set to be handed a lucrative new contract at Juventus. Sources close to the Serie A champions have revealed to Goal that fresh terms are in the pipeline at the Allianz Stadium. The highly-rated Argentina international will […]

For four days last December, XChange 100, a consortium of event promoters led by media mogul Tajuddeen Adepetu, locked down Eko Atlantic Energy City in Lagos.  The platform which serves as a venue for different events in the busy yuletide season had all-day lined-up events for the scheduled period of December 20-23. It was a daunting task that kept the organisers mostly on their toes.