Isco ready to quit Real Madrid and join Manchester City with Spaniard keen on Premier League switch-Mirror

Real Madrid star Isco is ready to move to Manchester City this summer.

Pep Guardiola is a long term admirer of the Spain midfielder and City were keen on signing him when Manuel Pellegrini was in charge.


Isco, 24, will now push to leave Madrid this summer with his contract due to expire in 2018 and is ready to move to another top club.

Spain playmaker Isco has become increasingly frustrated and has made it clear that he could be up for a new challenge.

‘5 killed’ as Hausa, Yoruba clash in Ile-Ife

At least five people have been killed in a clash between Yoruba and Hausa traders in the Sabo area of Ile-Ife in Osun state.

A resident of the ancient city told TheCable that the situation started on Tuesday, but escalated on Wednesday morning.

He said trouble started after a vehicle driven by a Yoruba man hit the wife of a Hausa trader. Some youths were said to have attacked the driver with machete.

Xenophobic attack: Nigeria Senate cancels protest visit to South Africa-Thecable

The senate has cancelled its planned visit to the South African parliament to protest against the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians.

Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, announced the decision of upper legislative during a plenary session on Wednesday.

He said the decision of the senate was informed by the need for the legislature to send a single delegation to South Africa.

The house of representatives had already nominated Femi Gbajabiamila, house leader, to lead five members of the lower legislative chamber to South Africa for the same reason.

ALLEGRI TO REJECT ARSENAL

Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri is set to reject the chance to become Arsenal manager and instead replace Luis Enrique at Barcelona, according to Mundo Deportivo.

DE GEA WANTS MADRID MOVE

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea wants to join Real Madrid this summer, according to OK Diario journalist, Eduardo Inda.
Speaking on Spanish television, Inda revealed De Gea is keen to leave Manchester and return to his homeland.

Chelsea working to renew Conte's contract after extraordinary first season

The Blues are in talks to reward their manager for a great start to his tenure in West London as his side remain favourites for the title

Antonio Conte is expected to come to an agreement with Chelsea over a new deal following links with Inter Milan and Barcelona, Goal understands.

Inter's Chinese owners were hoping that they could convince Conte to move back to Italy as it is well known that the Chelsea manager was missing his family, despite his impressive first season at Stamford Bridge.

IS gunmen in white lab coats kill 30 in Kabul hospital

Gunmen wearing white lab coats stormed a military hospital in Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

The attack on the 400-bed military facility, located near two civilian hospitals in Kabul's heavily-guarded diplomatic quarter, set off clashes with security forces that lasted several hours.

The brazen assault reflected the capability of militant groups in Afghanistan to stage large-scale and complex attacks in the heart of Kabul, underscoring the challenges the government continues to face to improve security for ordinary Afghans.

Gen. Dawlat Waziri, a Defense Ministry spokesman, said there were "more than 30 killed and more than 50 wounded" in the attack. Afghan forces battled the attackers floor by floor, he added. The ministry said the attackers were dressed like health workers.

HHS Secretary Tom Price dodges on whether new health care plan is guaranteed to cover all Americans

Dr. Tom Price, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, told ABC News this morning that it is "certainly the goal" for health care to be less expensive and to provide coverage for all, but he didn't guarantee that would be the case.

Of the GOP's proposed Obamacare replacement, Price said he and his colleagues are trying to "fix a system that isn't working."

The new health care bill, which was previewed by House Republicans this week, bears some similarities to the Obama-era Affordable Care Act (ACA): tax credits, protections for people with health problems and the ability of parents to keep young adults on their insurance. It has nevertheless drawn sharp criticism from Democrats, health care advocates, and even many conservatives, who would prefer to see a total repeal.

VIDEO: Ethiopian Airlines lands in Kaduna

A Boeing 787 plane belonging to Ethopian Airlines has landed at the Kaduna International Airport.

Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, witnessed the landing.

According to officials of the Kaduna state government, the pilot of the aircraft certified the airport landing system to be “A1 excellent”.

Flights would be diverted to Kaduna as a result of the closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, over repairs of its runway.

Abuja airport would be closed for six weeks, and many foreign airlines have rejected the facility in Kaduna.

Below is a video of the first flight in Kaduna:

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[CELEBRITY BIO] Oge Okoye’s Exuberant Lifestyle

Oge Okoye is a talented and versatile Nollywood actress who is one of the few actresses that loves to keep her life away from the eyes of the public.

Early Life

Oge, who was born on the 16th November 1980 in London to the Late Mazi Okoye and Lolo Okoye  is a native of Nnewi in Anambra State. She attended Holy Rosary College, Enugu and later graduated from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka with a degree in Theatre Arts.

Career

Oge Okoye’s first shot at the home video was in the commercially successful comedy ‘One Dollar’ starring Patience Ozokwo and Victor Osuagwu. Though she played a supporting role, she drew attention to herself with her smooth interpretation and showed a lot of promise. After that outing in ‘One Dollar’, producers sought and engaged her and today, she has featured in over 50 movies with a dozen others at various stages of post production.

ANALYSIS: President Buhari’s true state of health and the (mis)management of information

While running for president in 2007, former President Umar Yar’Adua looked clearly weak. But former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who tapped Mr. Yar’Adua to succeed him, said he threw his support behind the late president because he understood he was medically fit to govern Nigeria.

Mr. Obasanjo said he became confident of Mr. Yar’Adua’s ability to govern Nigeria after he pored through his health records and sought the opinion of medical experts.

Mr. Obasanjo said he believed Mr. Yar’Adua “had a clean bill” of health report when he tapped him as his replacement in 2007.

But during the campaign, Mr. Yar’Adua gave Nigerians a hint of his health crisis when he suddenly dashed out to Germany, fuelling rumours of his death.

WikiLeaks docs allege CIA can hack smartphones, expose Frankfurt listening post

WikiLeaks released Tuesday what the whistleblower group claimed were thousands of secret CIA files showing how U.S. spies hack smartphones, as well as exposing a major secret listening post in Germany.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment, and the CIA in a statement would not say whether the files are real.

"We do not comment on the authenticity or content of purported intelligence documents," said CIA spokesperson Jonathan Liu.

However, several current and former intelligence officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told ABC News the documents appear to be authentic, and, in fact, likely have origins at the National Security Agency where most national security hacking of overseas targets occurs.

Theo Walcott: Arsenal players must take heat off manager Arsene Wenger

Theo Walcott has told the London Evening Standard it is up to Arsenal's players to take the pressure off manager Arsene Wenger.

Arsenal lost 5-1 at home to Bayern Munich on Tuesday to go out of the Champions League 10-2 on aggregate, increasing calls for Wenger to step down at the end of the season.

The result added to the turmoil surrounding the club after Saturday's loss at Liverpool, when Wenger dropped Alexis Sanchez after an alleged training ground row.

Walcott said: "The players are like everybody else -- we don't really know what's going on. We just want to try to focus on the football.

[PHOTOS] 171 Nigerians Arrive Lagos Airport From Libya

Nigerians illegally residing in Libya or using that country as transit have been voluntarily returning home with the latest on Tuesday of 171 persons.

They arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja in Lagos with close supervision of the relevant agencies.

The plane, which conveyed them from the North African country, landed around 4:15pm.

Frank Lampard names Steven Gerrard as best midfielder he faced

Frank Lampard says Liverpool counterpart Steven Gerrard was the toughest midfielder he faced during his 20-year Premier League career.

The pair faced each other on numerous occasions when Liverpool and Chelsea squared off both on the domestic and European stages, and they played together in the England national team for 14 years.

Gerrard, who now works as a coach at Liverpool's academy, announced his retirement from football in November, with Lampard deciding to hang up his boots last month.