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Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is the leader of IPOB A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed the bail applications filed by leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and three others with whom he is being prosecuted by the Federal Government for offences including treasonable felony and an act preparatory to act of terrorism. Justice Binta Nyako, ruling on the applications filed by the four defendants, held that they were not deserving as most of the charges preferred against were “ordinarily not bailable”. Earlier, Justice John Tsoho, who was handling the case before Kanu accused him of bias, had earlier refused to grant bail to the accused persons. The case was transferred to Justice Nyako on the account of Kanu’s allegation and all the accused were re-arraigned before the judge on November 8. The lawyers to the four accused persons subsequently argued their clients’ bail application on November 17. ‎Ruling on Thursday, Kustice Nyako held that she had no reason to ...

Mourinho and Klopp Manchester United will play Hull in the semi-finals of the EFL Cup, while Liverpool will take on Southampton. United, who beat West Ham 4-1 in the last eight, will play the first leg of their semi-final at Old Trafford. Southampton, comfortable winners over Arsenal on Wednesday, will host in-form Liverpool at St Mary’s before the return leg at Anfield. The two-legged semi-final ties will be played in the weeks commencing 9 and 23 January 2017.

Enzo celebrates his first senior goal for Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane’s son Enzo scored 18 minutes into his Real Madrid debut – with his first shot for the club. The 21-year-old midfielder was brought on by his father, the Madrid coach, at half-time in their Copa del Rey victory over Cultural Leonesa at the Bernabeu. Madrid won the tie 6-1, beating their third-tier opponents 13-2 on aggregate to reach the competition’s last 16. Advertisement Norwegian teenager Martin Odegaard, who signed as a 16-year-old in January 2015, also made his full debut. Former France midfielder Zidane senior, 44, played 227 matches for Real after joining from Juventus for a then-world record £45.8m in July 2001, famously scoring their winner in the 2002 Champions League final. Enzo, the eldest of Zidane’s four sons, made almost 50 appearances for Madrid’s reserve team before being given his senior debut.

OPEC After seven hours of deliberation, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed to reduce oil production by around 1.2 million barrels per day from January 1, 2017. However, Nigeria and Libya were exempted from the cut, while Indonesia suspended its membership after refusing to agree to the deal. Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry, Dr Mohammed Al-Sada, said this at a news conference at the end of the 171 meeting of the Conference of the OPEC on Wednesday in Vienna. The meeting started at about 9.30 a.m. and lasted till about 5.30 p.m. This is the first time since 2008 that an agreement of this nature was reached to reduce supply in spite of several attempts. “This agreement was reached following extensive consultations and understanding reached with key non-OPEC countries, including the Russian Federation that they contribute by a reduction of 600,000 barrel per day. “The duration of this agreement is six months, extended for another six months ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Manchester United eased into the EFL Cup semi-finals as they beat West Ham with manager Jose Mourinho watching from the Old Trafford stands. The Portuguese, given a one-match touchline ban before the match, stayed out of view as United reached the last four for the first time since 2013-14. Zlatan Ibrahimovic clipped in the opening goal inside two minutes before former United youngster Ashley Fletcher equalised as he pounced on David de Gea’s error. Martial re-established the home side’s lead shortly after half-time, drilling Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s pass low into the bottom corner. The France international stroked in Antonio Valencia’s low cross after a well-worked team move, with Ibrahimovic adding the gloss by tapping in with virtually the last kick of the game. Wherever United manager Mourinho was – likely to be inside his office – he will have been pleased with his side’s fluent attacking display, and even happy enough to bring substitute Bastian Schweinsteig...

Jordy Clasie scored his first goal for Southampton. Southampton progressed to the semi-finals of the EFL Cup for the first time since 1987 thanks to a convincing victory over a below-par and under-strength Arsenal. Goals from Jordy Clasie – his first for the club – and Ryan Bertrand secured victory for a Southampton side which inflicted a first defeat on the Gunners since the opening day of the season. Manager Arsene Wenger, who has never won this competition during his 20-year reign in north London, had made 10 changes to the Arsenal team which beat Bournemouth 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday and paid the price. In Aaron Ramsey, Alex Iwobi and Mohamed Elneny, the Gunners had Premier League regulars in their starting line-up but without Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott, Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil the Gunners lacked guile and bite. Southampton, who had only won once in their last 23 visits to Arsenal, deserved the victory and join Liverpool and Hull in the last four. A minute’...

Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji: loses Chief of staff The Court of Appeal, Lagos has set aside the ruling of a Federal High Court that cleared former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji and his aide, Oyebode Atoyebi, of money laundering charges. The appellate court in a unanimous judgment set aside the verdict of the trial judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba, holding that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had made out a prima facie case against the accused. In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Biobela Georgewill, the court also ordered that trial should start ‘de novo’ (afresh) before another judge other than Justice Buba, in the light of the far-reaching findings already made by him. Other members of the three-man panel include Justice Side Bage and Justice Ugochukwu Ogakwu. Justice Buba had on September 26, 2014, discharged Ikuforiji and Atoyebi of a 56-count charge of conspiracy and laundering the sum of N500...