Eagles U-23 Tell Sports Minister Dalung To Stay Away They Don’t Want To See Him In Their Camp

The no-love-lost relationship between the U-23 Olympic team camp and the Minister of Sports and Youth Development has reached a boiling point and they have told him in clear terms, they don’t want to see him in their camp.

Dalung Sends Two U-23 Players, Three Officials Back To Nigeria

Sports minister Solomon Dalung has sent two players and three officials of the national U-23 team back to Nigeria from the ongoing 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.

See The Top Class Defender That Manchester United Are Close To Signing

Manchester United are confident of signing Jose Fonte amid Southampton unwillingly to sell, according to reports from The Mirror.

Jose Mourinho is said to be in the market for another centre-half, despite completing a transfer for Villarreal’s Eric Bailly in the summer, and is a fan of his countryman Fonte.

Rio #Olympics: Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare Through To 200m Semi Final

Nigerian sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, on Monday qualified for the 200 metres semi-final after clocking 22.71 secs.

Okagbare won heat 5 in the 200m 1st round to qualify alongside Cote d’Ivoire duo Marie-Josee Ta Lou and Murielle Ahoure.

SAD! Former Aston Villa Player Dalian Atkinson Dies After Being Shot By Police Taser

A former Aston Villa footballer, Dalian Atkinson has died after being shot with a police taser on Monday morning. Although he received medical treatment, the 48-year old died an hour and thirty minutes later. Police say they were responding to a call regarding the safety of an individual.

Marion Barry Jnr, son of former Washington D.C mayor, dies from drug overdose at 36

Marion Christopher Barry Jnr, son of a late Washington D.C. mayor, has died after a drug overdose. The only son of Marion Barry Snr, who served as mayor of Washington, D.C, from 1979 to 1990, was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on August 13th. Although no official cause of death has been announced, family members revealed to the Press that it was a fatal overdose of drugs.

Alleged budget padding: Chief Whip, Alhassan Ado Boguwa threatens to sue Abdulmumin Jibrin for slander

Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has threatened to sue sacked chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, for indicting him in the controversial budget padding scandal. In a statement he released, Doguwa said he will be suing Jibrin for slander. His statement reads in part;