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Tottenham forward and England international Harry Kane is the most expensive premier league player at the moment according to International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) According to CIES, Kane is the most valuable player in the league, worth an eye-watering £171million. Second in the list is Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling at £161m with Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah ranked third at £160m. Surprisingly Romelu Lukaku is considered the most expensive player to buy from Manchester United, worth more than David De Gea and Paul Pogba Meanwhile, coveted forward Eden Hazard is regarded as Chelsea’s most prized possession at £105m. Below is the comprehensive list of each Premier League club’s most valuable player. Kane interestingly left the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on crutches and in a protective boot following his side’s 1-0 win over Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final clash. Son Heung-min’s strike in the 78th minute gave Spurs a slend

The children of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, on Wednesday denied discussing any sort of settlement over his killing by Saudi agents. This followed a report that the family was considering accepting financial and material compensation for his death. “Currently the trial is taking place and no settlement has been discussed or is being discussed,” said the statement, published on Twitter by Khashoggi’s eldest son, Salah. The Washington Post, where Khashoggi was a columnist, reported last week that the children were given million-dollar houses and monthly five-figure payments as compensation. But it added however, that it was a separate deal from any potential “blood money” payment that could be negotiated after the murder trial under the Saudi justice system. While ruling out a “settlement,” the statement did not, however, explicitly deny receiving the compensation. “Acts of wisdom and generosity arise from high morals and humanity and are not an admission of

Security operatives have finally caught two kidnappers who abducted Fire Service boss in Lagos. The suspects Two members of the gang that kidnapped Lagos State Fire Service boss, Rasaki Musibau and six others have been arrested. They were arrested in an operation led by the Command’s tactical teams led by the Officer –in- Charge of anti- kidnapping unit, SP Bulus R Musa, according to a statement by Lagos State Police spokesman, Bala Elkana. Musibau was kidnapped on Saturday at Ejirin, along the Epe-Itoikin road, Ikorodu. The suspects were arrested on Wednesday around 5:30am. Elkana said: “Blessing Bayo ‘m’ 29yrs and Smart Alfred ‘m’ 32yrs all of Arogbo, Ondo State were arrested at Ibafun along Ikorodu- Ijebu Ode Express way, a boundary community with Ogun State and they all confessed to the commission of the crime. “Two single barrel guns were recovered from them. Investigation is ongoing, efforts are emplaced to arrest other fleeing members of the gang.” source:https

A chief Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has ordered the remand in prison custody of a 60-year-old widow, Priscilla Ikenga over the death of her alleged lover. Ikenga allegedly pushed the victim, Eziwhuo Ejuh an alleged drunk,  during an altercation and he fail to the ground on his forehead and died. A police document obtained from the court alleged that the deceased visited the suspect while drunk on February 23, 2019 and in the bid to resist him from gaining access into her house mistakenly pushed him. The incident the Police said happened in one of the communities in Emohua Local Government Area of the state. The two-count charge of murder preferred against him was not read to her; hence she did not take any plea. She had no legal representation in the sitting. The presiding Chief Magistrate, Sokari Andrew-Jaja said the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter and ordered that the original case file be duplicated and remitted to the office of Direc

Two persons were confirmed dead on Wednesday when a fight broke out at Fadeyi, Ikorodu road area of Lagos State among hoodlums popularly called ‘area boys’. The Nation gathered the two persons were a dispatch rider killed by a stray bullet when he rammed into the scene and an unidentified man from the hoodlums. Police officers, stationed at the area to maintain orderliness, confirmed the killing, adding they have deposited the corpses at the morgue. Although Fadeyi is noted for incessant cult clashes, residents of the area confirmed the fight was between two factions of “area boys” of two streets in Fadeyi. The fracas, according to eyewitnesses, broke out around 11am with sporadic shooting that left people scampering for their lives and the federal road closed down for hours. Residents, who spoke with our correspondent, were not certain of the cause of the clash between the two factions of the hoodlums. “The crisis is not a small matter. Immediately the shooting starte

The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered the men of the Police Special Forces and other Tactical Units currently deployed in Katsina State to deal decisively with armed bandits and other violent criminal elements currently terrorizing innocent citizens in the State.  IGP ADAMU The IGP gave the charge today, Wednesday, while addressing the Combined Teams of Police Operatives at the Katsina Police Command Headquarters in continuation of his operational tour of the North Central and North Western States. While admitting the obvious security challenges facing the nation at different fronts, the IGP insists that these security challenges are not insurmountable. He therefore assured that everything humanly and operationally possible is being done towards bringing a permanent end to incidences of armed banditry and other crimes in the country. Earlier, the IGP had paid a courtesy call on the Governor of the State, His Excellency, Governor Aminu Bello Masari, where

No fewer than 285 persons have been rendered homeless by rainstorm that destroyed at least 48 houses in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday evening, has become a source of concern to both the State and Local Governments. The residents of Toghomwol-Bungha community in Mangu were most hit. Most of the houses affected were either totally destroyed to the foundation level or had their roofs completely blown off, leaving no chance for the victims. “I have six children and our house has completely been destroyed by the rainstorm. I don’t have a place to stay now,” lamented one Mr Dabit, a victim of the storm. He said that he had no option but to look for a relationship to keep his family. Dabit called on the authorities to come to his aid because he had lost his home. Already, the State Deputy Governor, Prof. Sonni Tyoden had led a delegation of government officials and P-SEMA on Wednesday on a sympathy visit to Toghomwol-Bungha c