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The Chelsea star has committed to the Three Lions, but can the Super Eagles take comfort in the Lille wonderkid? Against the Czech Republic last week, Tammy Abraham came on as a substitute to make his competitive debut for England, killing any talk that he could one day represent Nigeria. While the Super Eagles have lost out on one exciting striker, they have recently unearthed another in LOSC Lille youngster Victor Osimhen, who has enjoyed an excellent start to life in Ligue 1 after moving to France in the summer. Osimhen’s emergence should help reassure Nigeria fans that, even though they’ve lost Abraham, they still have a magnificent new option to lead the line for a decade to come. The recent Champions League showdown between Lille and Chelsea represented an ideal opportunity for Super Eagles fans to assess the one who got away and the player who represents Nigeria’s best goal threat post-Odion Ig...

Minutes on the pitch have been at a premium for the World Cup winner but he says he will not leave before his current deal runs down Mesut Ozil has moved to quash rumours that he will leave  Arsenal  during a period of uncertainty, insisting that the Emirates is his "home" and that he will honour his contract that runs through until the summer of 2021. Ozil, one of the highest profile signings the Gunners have made in recent history, has  found playing time hard to come by under new boss Unai Emery , with the World Cup winner used sparingly despite being the club's top earner. Emery made waves recently when telling the press that  Ozil had not been selected for his squad due to other players being "more deserving"  of making the grade. Such talk led to rumours that the club would be taking steps to offload the playmaker and free up a significant portion of funds in order to make new signings, but the 31-year-old made it plain that he has no in...

A truck loaded with petrol exploded close to the Ochanja market in Onitsha, Anambra State Yesterday  October 16th. A mother and a child lost their lives in the inferno while shops with goods worth millions of Naira were destroyed. The fire service is at the scene of the incident working to put out the fire.

The relatively peaceful and tranquil atmosphere of the Presidential Villa is being threatened by internal conflicts amongst its occupants, OLALEKAN ADETAYO reports The Presidential Villa, Abuja serves as the office and residence of both the President and Vice President of Nigeria. These two top government officials live in the ‘Aso Rock Villa,’ as it is popularly known, with their families, aides and security agents assigned to the villa. While some of the aides live in various buildings within the complex, others and their respective families live with the President and Vice President in their official residences. The President’s official residence is tucked inside a compound between his office and the office of the First Lady. The location makes the residence accessible from the President’s office, the First Lady’s office and through the main gate to the villa. As visitors scale through the security check at the gate and enter the premises, they will be facing the Pres...