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The UK is to pay for a new wing in one of Nigeria’s largest prisons to help expedite the transfer of offenders from British jails. Up to £700,000 will be spent on a 112-bed annex in Kiri Kiri prison in the country’s largest city Lagos. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said it would enable eligible Nigerian inmates serving time in the ...

ROMELU LUKAKU thinks Jose Mourinho sees him as ‘his sergeant on the pitch’. Lukaku joined Manchester United for £75m from Everton in the summer. The Belgium ace has repaid Mourinho’s faith with 24 goals so far this term. Lukaku has missed just one Premier League game all season and has been an ever-present in the Champions League. His goal against ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are a bigger club than Liverpool. That is according to former England manager Steve McClaren. The Premier League giants are set to clash this weekend in a match which will go a long way in determining the battle for the top four. Liverpool travel to United on the back of their Champions League progression, while Jose Mourinho’s men ...

THIS is the moment Manchester United ace Anthony Martial announced himself to the Premier League. Martial was a surprise deadline day arrival to Manchester United back in September 2015 and it didn’t take long for the Frenchman to make a name for himself at Old Trafford. United paid a whopping £36million for the then 19-year-old forward, the highest fee paid ...

Ghana international Kwadwo Asamoah prominently featured in the post-match talks as Juventus beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 on aggregate to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The Italians came into Wednesday’s fixture on the back of a 2-2 first leg home draw, and it had to take an overwhelming team effort to steal a 2-1 comeback victory at Wembley. With ...

Tottenham walked out at Wembley with sights set on the Champions League quarter-finals – but ended the night beaten by the greater experience and ruthlessness of old campaigners Juventus. Spurs controlled large portions of the last-16 tie but paid the price for switching off twice inside three minutes during the second leg to give last season’s beaten finalists the chance ...

Counter-terrorism officers are working to uncover the origin of the nerve agent used in the attempted murder of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in Salisbury. The pair were found unconscious and are critically ill in hospital, along with a policeman who went to their aid. A source told BBC News the chemical used on Sunday was likely ...

The top U.S. general for Africa told lawmakers on Tuesday that the military could face “significant” consequences should China take a key port in Djibouti, as Beijing becomes increasingly muscular in Africa in an effort to expand its influence. Last month, Djibouti ended its contract with Dubai’s DP World, one of the world’s biggest port operators, to run the Doraleh ...

The United States will give more than $533 million in humanitarian aid for victims of conflicts and drought in Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and the West and Central African countries bordering Lake Chad, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday. Tillerson made the announcement at a speech in Virginia before departing for a week-long trip to several African ...

Nigeria Customs earlier this month arrested man who attempted to travel with $375,000 cash to the United Arab Emirates. They have since handed the suspect over to the anti-graft body. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday confirmed that Customs had handed over one Adamu Rabiu Mohammed to them for investigations. Adamu was arrested at the Kaduna International ...