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Ilkay Gundogan has two years remaining on his £90,000-a-week deal at the Etihad Stadium and appears happy to extend his stay under Pep Guardiola. The 27-year-old is also attracting interest from AC Milan and clubs in the Bundesliga. But, according to The Sun, he is keen to commit his long-term future and sign improved terms. They claim Gundogan ‘loves’ playing under Guardiola and is comfortable in Manchester. Gundogan was among the first of Guardiola’s new signings when he took over the managerial hotseat at City in 2016. Though his first season was disrupted by the recurrence of a serious knee injury, he played a key role in their record-breaking Premier League success last year. Gundogan helped them to a league and Carabao Cup double in 2018, making 48 appearances across the board and scoring six times.

Former Manchester City star, Robinho has revealed why he didn’t do well at the Etihad Stadium. According to Robinho, he did not perform well at City because he wasn’t surrounded by great players during his time with the Premier League champions. The ex-Brazilian international joined City from Real Madrid for £32.5 million in 2008. The 34-year-old was meant to be the man to kick start City’s new chapter but it never really worked out at the Etihad, with the last six months of his Citizens career spent on loan at Brazilian side, Santos. He, however, scored 14 goals in 41 league games for the Citizens before he moved to AC Milan for half of his City fee after 18 months in the Premier League and won a Serie A winner’s medal in his first season in Italy. “At Milan, I was surrounded by great players; it wasn’t the same at City,” Robinho told FourFourTwo. “From the day I arrived, I could see City’s project was destined to be a success and the club would grow – bu...

Chalouhi, a resident of 18, Wahab Ogunbambo Street, off Simeon Akinlonu Crescent, Victoria Island, was arrested following a tip off from worried residents of the area. He is being held at the NDLEA’s Nigerian Aviation Handling Company, NAHCO, Lagos Command, Ikeja. Chalouhi was arrested alongside Nigerian driver, suspected of being his accomplice. It was gathered that NDLEA agents trailed Chalouhi and his driver for some time before raiding his home at about 8a.m., where they allegedly found a 1kg of cocaine. A resident of Simeon Akinlonu Crescent, Mr. Samuel Olu, told reporters that he witnessed the arrest. Olu, who said he also works on Victoria Island, said the NDLEA combed several homes in the area and questioned the occupants before arresting Chalouhi. He said: “I was just walking on the street when I saw the NDLEA officials come in. I witnessed the event.” When they came, they invaded his house, not even his house alone; they went to other houses too....

Popular Nigerian singer, Davido’s planned performance at the United States of America on Saturday has been postponed indefinitely. Organizers of the Dreamville Festival, in which Davido was expected to perform in Raleign, North Carolina, U.S., postponed the show indefinitely due to “Hurricane Florence”. This is following a warning by the U.S. National Hurricane Centre to residents of a triple threat of Hurricane Florence in Carolina described as `a life-threatening storm surge’. The Hurricane is expected to hit Carolina on Thursday, and over 1.5 Million people have been evacuated since the announcement of its advancement. The indefinite postponement of the Festival was announced by the organisers on their Instagram handle @Dreamville. They added that monies would be refunded to those that bought tickets. “Due to safety concerns regarding dangerous weather, we are extremely saddened to announce today that the inaugural Dreamville Festival 2018 with Davido be...

Heavy rainfall, which resulted into flood in Asaba and its environs on Wednesday night, has swept six tricycles into the River Niger. DAILY POST reports that it has also sacked residents of Ifant Jesus, Phase 11, and DLA road in Asaba. Although, no death was reported, it was learnt that the entire Ifant Jesus, Phase 11, and DLA residents were thrown into disarray as their houses and properties were taken over by the flood. Thieves, in spite of the heavy down pour, defied the situation to take advantage of the affected residents’ predicament and robbed them at gun point. Mrs Patricia Mokego, one of the victims at Infant Jesus road, who spoke to our correspondent said “the flood took over my property, destroyed my things, everything I have in my house was destroyed, and I have no place to be sleeping for now, the flood was too much, I am appealing to the state government to come to my aid.” John Achei, a tricycle operator, and victim, who spoke to DAILY POST sa...

Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan will be buried in his native Ghana on Thursday after a state funeral attended by world leaders past and present, traditional rulers and global royalty. The ceremony at the Accra International Conference Centre, which starts at 8:30 am (0830 GMT), marks the end of three days of national mourning for the respected diplomat. Annan  led the UN from 1997 to 2006 and was the first from sub-Saharan Africa to do so. He died on August 18 aged 80 at his home in Switzerland after a short illness. The current head of the world body, Antonio Guterres, is expected to attend the funeral, which will be followed by a private burial at the capital’s military ceremony. The president of neighbouring Ivory Coast and the leaders of Liberia, Namibia, Ethiopia, Niger and Zimbabwe have also confirmed their attendance at Thursday’s obsequies, according to Ghana’s information minister. Former heads of state from Germany to Mauri...

England manager, Gareth Southgate has said they are doing everything possible to stop Ademola Lookman from switching allegiances to play for Nigeria. The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) are confident they can tempt the Everton winger, even though he is a regular for the Three Lions’ Under-21 side. London-born Lookman is eligible to play for the Super Eagles through his parents. But Southgate remains confident they can keep the 20-year-old, who had an impressive spell on loan at Germany’s RB Leipzig last season. “I know every country is quite aggressive in their recruiting and I know they have always had an interest in him, but he is playing and has been in our squads, the 20s, 21s. “So in terms of encouragement through game time, we are doing as much as we possibly can,” Southgate told the UK Mirror

Real Madrid will return for PSG star Neymar next summer, according to Le10Sport.  The 26-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to the Blancos, and the club has made contact with his father to explore a transfer in the summer of 2019.  A deal is by no means a certainty, however, with Madrid still required to find an agreement with both Neymar and PSG. Zinedine Zidane is keen to get back into coaching - but what will be the Real Madrid legend's next challenge? “I am definitely going to coach again soon,” he told Spanish television station RTVE. “It’s what I like doing and it’s what I’ve done my whole life.”  Manchester United, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain have all emerged for possibilities, while he may have to wait a while for a chance at the France job. Advertisements

A suspected fake officer of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, identified as Tijani Omeka, who poses as Corporal Tijani, has been arrested in Abuja. Omeka was reportedly arrested following a tip-off from one of those he defrauded. The suspect, who is a taxi driver, operates within Mararaba, Area 1 axis of Abuja and extorts money from his victims. The Deputy Commissioner in charge of Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department, DCP Salisu Gyadi-Gyadi while parading the suspect said Omeka was arrested after the police got a tip-off from some of those he had defrauded. “Omeka was arrested after the police got a tip-off from some of those he defrauded. We recovered from him one black face cap with the inscription SARS and a walkie-talkie,” DCP Gyadi added. Upon interrogation, Omeka said “I found the walkie-talkie from SARS premises on the floor and the cap belongs to one of the operatives. The policemen are my friends and they usually use my service when...

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Wednesday said many politicians become poor months after leaving office. He said this while commending President Muhammadu Buhari over his insistence on prudent spending. Amaechi in an interactive session with the media in Abuja, noted that the Buhari-led administration had achieved a lot in security, road, fight against corruption, agriculture and transportation. He said: “In terms of corruption; this economy was a rent economy. Public money was spent anyhow and it was an economy that was not worked hard for. “That is why you see politicians today very rich and one year after leaving government, they are poor. “They are like that because they don’t know how to manage the money. When Buhari came, he said we could not continue to spend anyhow. Buhari has not said people should not steal. “But when you steal, there is a consequence for stealing. I don’t want to say it has stopped completely but it has reduced....

• No going back on tomorrow’s lockdown, Biafra group vows • Army threatens to deal with ‘misguided elements’ • Police, youths clash in Anambra, two killed States in the southeast geopolitical zones will tomorrow experience a total, partial or no lockdown at all, depending on who gains the upper hand in a showdown between security agencies and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The secessionist group had ordered people in the region to observe a sit-at-home tomorrow in protest against an alleged suppression by the Federal Government. But the Army, Police, Air Force, Civil Defence Corps and operatives of the Department of State Services responded yesterday with a show of force and a pledge to deal with any member of the group who breaches the peace. In Umuahia, the Abia State capital, a heavily armed detachment took off from the Central Police Station (CPS) in a long motorcade and drove through Garki to Ossah Road-Michael Okpara Square. It proceeded to Abia Tower (Expres...

Ligue 1 champions, Paris Saints-Germain have identified £180million Atletico Madrid sensational left-footed forward, Antoine Griezmann as Neymar’s successor. Neymar have been heavily linked with a return to La Liga to join Real Madrid since he left Barcelona in 2017. According to Daily Star, PSG have accepted that the Brazilian international will join the los Blancos sooner or later. The report claimed that the Parisians, instead of wasting time in trying to change the 26-year-old’s mind, they have been working on finding his future replacement. The report also claimed that the player they have identified to step into Neymar’s boots is Atletico Madrid star, Antoine Griezmann, who is expected to cost over £180million. Griezmann almost joined Barcelona this summer before he changed his mind and signed a new deal at the Wanda Metropolitano. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone has admitted he would  rather sign Neymar ahead of Kylian Mbappe. “I...