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Man. United to unveil Sanchez Tuesday Manchester United could unveil Alexis Sanchez on Tuesday after a dramatic late-night breakthrough in his transfer saga on Friday according to Spanish Guillem Balague. Sanchez Sanchez was due to be in the Arsenal squad after Arsene Wenger named 19 players but...

Dortmund’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal have reportedly had a first offer of 50 million euros ($61.1 million) for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rejected by his German club Borussia Dortmund, according to Kicker magazine on Saturday. Aubameyang, last season’s top scorer in the...

Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick, as Manchester City defeated Newcastle United 3-1 in Saturday’s late kick-off, to go 12 points clear at the top of the table. City lost their 22-match unbeaten run last weekend at Liverpool and were keen to bounce back from the loss at the Etihad. … via...

FRANCIS COQUELIN has shut down rumours that there was bad blood in the Arsenal dressing room between Alexis Sanchez and his teams-mates. Reports had suggested that the Arsenal squad had become frustrated with the Chilean international and the speculation about him wanting to leave the Emirates...

Facebook has been trying to combat fake news and have approached the problem in different ways. One of the ways was to flag articles that were deemed fake and added a tag to let users know that the article could contain inaccurate information. Facebook later revised this by displaying suggested...

Dangote contracts Mammoet to provide heavy lifting & transport solutions for refinery Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group of Companies and Mr. Paul van Gelder, CEO of Mammoet Holding B.V. at the signing ceremony in Lagos During a signing ceremony in Lagos on Tuesday, January 16, the...

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has given reasons for paying ‘subsidy’ on petrol without appropriation from the National Assembly. The Managing Director of the Petroleum Products Marketing Company, PPMC, Umar Ajiya, said the NNPC Act is a law on its own which the corporation...

Arsenal v Crystal Palace @Emirates @4pm on Jan 20 Majority of Arsenal fans have grown thick skins as their beloved club continues to flounder. Former Liverpool forward, Stan Collymore, believes “History [and maybe nostalgia]” is the thing keeping Arsene Wenger at the Emirates – the...

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho has spoken on the speculated swap deal involving Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alexis Sanchez. The Portuguese said he was hopeful Sanchez was set to become a Manchester United player but insists the deal is “not done.” Mourinho also revealed that Mkhitaryan, who...

The Chilean forward’s £35 million move from Arsenal has not been completed in time for Sanchez to make his United bow at Turf Moor on Saturday Alexis Sanchez will not make his Manchester United debut at Burnley on Saturday after the club failed to register him with the Premier League before …...

Head coach of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr has given his backing to Super Eagles players to bring their wives and girlfriends to the World Cup. Super Eagles players have been given the go ahead to bring their companions to the World Cup.Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr revealed that … via...

CEO Urges U.S. to Avoid ‘Deconstructing Global Trade’ By and January 19, 2018, 1:23 PM EST As Nafta negotiations drag on, Coca-Cola Co. Chief Executive James Quincey is adding his voice to the chorus of leaders urging the U.S. to preserve free trade. Though the agreement can and should be …...

The home-based Super Eagles on Friday defeated their Libyan counterparts 1-0 in the ongoing African Nations Championship, keeping hopes of progressing to the next round alive. The Eagles got the winner in the 79th minute courtesy a Sunday Faleye’s goal. Nigeria temporarily move to the top of...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Michael Moritz admires the Chinese work ethic. Should he? The India Today Group No one, but no one works harder than the obsessives in Silicon Valley, right? They work on their buses. They work over...

Bitcoin is the entry point for those who are unaware of what cryptocurrency is but just heard of its growth and great earning potential for traders and investors. By the next stage, when a person is already familiar with the concept of cryptocurrency and is ready to open up … via Mobile...

If that Bitcoin investment company’s claims seem too good to be true, maybe they are. The U.S. government regulator in charge of futures markets, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced lawsuits against two different companies involved in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies...

Even though we’re more than a month away from the official unveiling of Samsung’s flagships, information about the Galaxy S9 and S9+ continue to emerge and raise the hype. The latest report related to the phone comes from South Korea and contains in-depth details about the Galaxy S9 and …...

Price of Some blue chips on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday rallied with GT Bank hitting all-time high of N54.71 per share. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bank topped the gainers’ chart with a gain of N2.60 to close higher at N54.71 per share. … via Vanguard...

Thomson Reuters Bitcoin is everywhere. The cryptocurrency is seemingly in the news every day as investors and businesses try to understand the future of this digital finance. But what is Bitcoin all about? Why is it suddenly on every financial news program? And what does it mean to you? Find …...

Nigeria, Angola and Russia are today earning more local currency from oil sale per barrel than at any point in history, even though even though crude prices are still languishing at less than half their peak level in dollar terms, set in 2008. Countries such … via BusinessDay : News you can...