Author: statereporter
Chelsea and Napoli are currently negotiating a swap deal which will see Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen move to the Premier League club way below his release clause worth €130 million. In exchange for Victor Osimhen, the current manager of Napoli, Antonio Conte, is reportedly interested in securing Lukaku’s services along with Chelsea’s midfielder Cesare Casadei and a significant cash sum totalling £39 million. It’s reported that Osimhen is eager to leave Napoli, while Lukaku is looking to end his unpalatable partnership with Chelsea in this summer transfer window. On the other hand, the newly appointed Chelsea manager,…
Two French Rafale jets collided midair on Wednesday in a rare accident involving the cutting-edge military aircraft, prompting a desperate search for two missing crew members. The collision occurred over the town of Colombey-les-Belles in northeastern France. The two supersonic jets were part of the French Air Force and had taken off from the Saint-Dizier air base. According to an air force spokesman in Paris, one of the pilots managed to eject following the crash and was later found safe, but an instructor and a student pilot on the second jet remain missing. France’s Defence Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, confirmed the…
A French court has authorized the seizure of three presidential jets linked to the Federal Government of Nigeria as part of a legal battle involving Zhongshan, a Chinese company. The company had a business dispute with the Ogun State government, which led to this significant legal action, sources familiar with the matter have told Premium Times. The three seized jets include a Dassault Falcon 7X at Le Bourget airport in Paris, a Boeing 737, and an Airbus 330 located at Basel-Mulhouse airport in Switzerland. All three aircraft are part of Nigeria’s presidential air fleet and are currently undergoing maintenance. Two…
The website domain name of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBANK) have become inaccessible in what Nigerians believed to be a suspected attack on the commercial bank by hackers. Checks by State reporters on Wednesday night shows that the GTBank website, gtbank.com, was no longer accessible. This issue arose just a day after the domain was renewed for another five years, extending its validity from August 13, 2024, through March 21, 2029, according to several online platforms that track domain information. No hacker group has claimed responsibility for the alleged hacker on the website. According to Peoples Gazette, the alleged attackers may…
The Senate has broken its silence on the claim by Senator Kawu Sumaila (NNPP, Kano South) that each serving senator receives N21 million monthly. In reaction to the claim, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu (APC Ekiti South), said the National Assembly receives only 1% of the federal budget. Sumaila had in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service said he receives N21 million as monthly take home in salaries and allowances. Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Shehu, had earlier said each senator receives a total of N1,063,860…
Chelsea have been handed a major boost in their pursuit to sign Victor Osimhen from Napoli after the Serie A side lowered their demands. According to The Times, Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna has held talks with Chelsea officials in London, where the two parties have been negotiating a deal. The report claimed that the Blues have been told a bid of £38.5m plus Romelu Lukaku and Cesare Casadei would be enough to persuade them to sell striker Osimhen this summer. Napoli are trying to sign Lukaku but cannot afford the £40m asking price. Instead, Antonio Conte’s side have proposed…
Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, has announced he will resign in September, marking the end of a tumultuous three-year term overshadowed by political scandals. In a press conference on Wednesday, Kishida declared he would not seek re-election as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), emphasising that “politics cannot function without public trust.” Kishida’s tenure has been marred by various controversies, including allegations of financial misconduct and ineffective responses to the challenges of rising living costs. His resignation opens the door for a new leader to tackle these pressing issues and restore confidence in the government. “I will now…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has scheduled a meeting for Friday, August 16, to select a successor to the outgoing Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Ariwoola is set to retire on August 22, when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70. According to a Supreme Court source, the NJC will forward the chosen name to President Bola Tinubu for consideration. The source revealed that the next most senior Justice, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, is likely to succeed Ariwoola, following the traditional hierarchy of the apex court. The Supreme Court has scheduled a valedictory session for August 22 to…
Arsenal are in talks with Real Sociedad over the signing of midfielder Mikel Merino. There is work still to do on the deal, but Merino is understood to be keen on the move. An agreement on personal terms is not expected to be a problem. Merino, 28, has a year left on his contract. He featured in all seven games for Spain at the Euros – scoring the winner in the quarter-final against Germany.
The Kano State government has said those who invaded the State High Court during the nationwide protest carted away some of the documents used in the corruption trial of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. Statereporters gathered that Kano government had dragged Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat, Umar, his Son, Umar Abdullahi, and five others to the court over 8 charges bothering on misappropriation, and diversion of funds during his eight-year tenure as governor. The court is among the properties vandalised and looted by hoodlums during the #EndBadGovernance protest. On Wednesday, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf visited the court to assess the damages. The…