Day: 18 October 2017

Real Madrid plots ‘huge £150m move’ for Kane

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With Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane having made his admiration of the England international clear, the Telegraph writes that “his goal-scoring feats have clearly registered” with the club’s powers that be and suggests the door has been left open to a move. Although the publication stresses that Tottenham have “repeatedly made it clear” that Kane, under contract until 2022, is not for sale, the Mirror reports that that won’t deter Madrid next summer. It reports that the Liga champions are “plotting a huge £150 million move,” with Zidane’s comments suggesting Kane…

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Senate vows not to approve Aisha Ahmad, others

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A fresh round of crisis may erupt between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Senate following plans by the upper legislative chamber not to screen and approve president’s nominees until Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is sacked. The nominees are for the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The president forwarded their names two weeks ago. The Senate, it was reliably gathered, is taking the decision to indefinitely suspend the screening and confirmation of the MPC nominees until the…

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Photo: Rams eat Fayose’s Presidential Campaign poster in Ekiti

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Rams, in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, have opted for a rather curious meal: the presidential campaign poster of the Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose. And the posters they opted for were right there in front of Fayose’s campaign office in Ado-Ekiti. Fayose announced his presidential campaign bid on September 28, 2017 in Abuja. He is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. The party has, however, said its position remains that for the 2019 election, the position has been zoned to the North. Source: The Eagleonline

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