Manchester United close to agreeing personal terms on five-year deal with Sancho

Manchester United are close to agreeing personal terms in principle on a five-year contract with Jadon Sancho, as discussions continue at an advanced stage with Borussia Dortmund over the structure of the transfer fee.

Dortmund have not moved from their €120m (£108m) valuation of the England international, but seem to be open to accepting less money up front.

Ideally, the Bundesliga side would want an initial €100m (£90m) to fund a replacement for the 20-year-old - though it is very unlikely they would spend that amount of money on a new signing, hence the softening of the stance on Sancho's initial fee.

14-Year-Old Malaysian Boy Who Was Missing, Found In Crocrodile’s Stomach

A 14-year-old boy has been found dead inside a crocodile’s stomach after he was pulled from a riverbank and dragged underwater.

Teenager Ricky Ganya had been collecting snails with his family at a riverbank in Kuching, Malaysia on Friday when the crocodile leapt out of the water and towards him.

The 14-foot animal clamped its jaws around the boy’s foot and dragged him underwater, his aunt called for help and the emergency services arrived, but the boy was gone.

They used a chicken as bait to lure the croc back out of the water and it was trapped in a snare four days later.

Locals cut open the reptile’s stomach and found clothes belonging to Ricky as well as a number of human remains.

An officer from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Operations Center said: “At about 9:15am, the crocodile took the bait, a chicken, attached to a hook laid by a team at a spot about three miles away from where the boy was last seen.

“The crocodile was pulled onto the shore where its stomach was checked. “Sadly, there were human remains inside and these were identified as belonging to the missing teenager.”

The boy’s remains were taken home by the family for him to be given a funeral in their village.

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Police in Nigeria arrrest 38-year-old man for raping teen

Nigerian police have also arrested a 38-year-old man identified as Ifeanyi Nwaogu, for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl, Chisom Ohanyere.

According to the police spokesperson, on July 4, Nwaogu was arrested for defiling Chisom. Investigation by the police revealed that the victim was running an errand for her mom when the suspect saw her pretending as if he wanted to send her on an errand and then forcefully dragged her into the bush and allegedly had canal knowledge of her.

Ikeowku said investigation has reached an advanced stage and that the suspect will be charged to court soon.

Nigerian Pastor Arrested For Allegedly Raping His Co-Pastor’s 11-Year-Old Daughter

The Imo state police command has arrested one Pastor Joseph Anthony of the Living Faith Church in Njaba, a community in the state, for allegedly raping one Favour Chikanma, the 11-year-old daughter of his fellow pastor, one Pastor Chukwuma Okoronkwo. 

A statement from the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Orlando Ikeokwu, says that Anthony was arrested on July 13.

”Preliminary investigations revealed that the said Pastor Chukwuma Okoronkwo accommodated Pastor Joseph Anthony in their house and on the day of the incident, the said Pastor Joseph Anthony took advantage of the fact that he was at home alone with the victim and had canal knowledge of her.

Investigation is at advanced stage. He will be charged to court accordingly.” the statement read

Malawi Girl Guides Association to implement COVID 19 response programme in three districts

Malawi Girl Guides Association with funding from UNFPA has set aside over 21 million Kwacha to implement a COVID 19 response programme in three districts of Dedza, Mangochi and Salima.

Project Officer of MAGGA, Tamanda Mlumbe, told ZodiaK Online Monday they have trained over 400 mother groups to produce face masks that will be distributed to girls from 170 schools in the three districts.

According to Mlumbe, this is one way of protecting the girls who can not buy masks on their own.

MAGGA will also distribute over 500 masks to Senior Chief Kachindamoto for the chiefs in the area to be using when presiding over cases. 

Covid-19: Malawi registers 42 new cases

New 42 Covid-19 cases reported.

There also have been 101 new recoveries meaning 2,020 people have recovered so far.

Now, Malawi has 2,130 active cases.

The death toll remains at 123.

So far, 31,645 tests have been conducted. 

Over 500 Malawians arrives in the country through Mwanza border

More self-repatriated Malawians feeling the bite of a lockdown in South Africa are coming back home.

On Sunday, over 500 nationals arrived in the country through Mwanza border.

Spokesperson for the border, Inspector Pasqually Zulu, told Zodiak Online that eleven buses ferried the people back home while others were deported from Mozambique en route home.

“The latest cohort is the arrival of 11 buses with 471 returnees on board. 10 of the 11 buses arrived at Mwanza border in the wee hours of Sunday August 2, 2020 while the last bus which had a breakdown in Zimbabwe arrived at the same formation around 2:30pm.

“All key border agencies witnessed the process of disinfecting the buses by port healthy personnel while the trailers were sealed off by Malawi Revenue Authority officials,” he said.

Zulu added that “of the 11 buses, 4 buses have gone to Nalikule Teachers Training College (TTC) in Lilongwe, 3 buses to Machinga TTC while the last 4 buses to Domasi TTC in Zomba. They will be there for isolation in relation to COVID-19 preventive measures.”

He said the 55 deported Malawians were detained for weeks after violating immigration laws in Mozambique.

“Some were found in Maputo while the other group was found in Inhabane whilst in transit to Malawi. Some had passports but were not stamped while the other group had no any travel document.

“The group indicated that they have been in custody for weeks whilst waiting to be deported. Special appreciation was made to the Malawi High Commission in Maputo for the timely initiative in engaging authorities in Mozambique for a quick deportation,” he said.

The group was dominated by people from Machinga, Mangochi and Mzimba districts, according to Zulu.

“As Mwanza border, this is the second case of deportees registered this week only. Another group of 45 Malawian deportees arrived at the formation on Friday July 31, 2020.

“Of the deportees, 38 were arrested by security personnel on their way to South Africa from Malawi, while 7 were arrested whilst in transit from South Africa to Malawi,” he said.

Co-chairperson of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Dr. John Phuka, says all necessary COVID-19 preventive measures are being employed on the returnees.

Malawi Chess National Team Kicked Out of FIDE Online Olympiad

Malawi Chess National team has failed to advance to fifth round of the International Chess Federation Online Olympiad chess tournament having finished on position 7 out of 10 countries in pool C.

According to Chess Association of Malawi publicist Alfred Chinthere internet connectivity contributed to the team's poor performance as only 3 teams were expected to advance to the next round.

"Though we had problems with our internet connectivity, overall we had some individuals who performed better.

"FIDE Master Joseph Mwale had quite a good run but wasn't enough to guarantee us passage to Division 3.

"We shall sit down and look at our mistakes and problem electrify some of them so that we do better in our next online tournaments," said Chinthere.

This was the first Olympiad held online due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.

The clear favorites Nigeria and Lebanon along with the “revelation of the tournament” Mauritania progressed to Division 3 with a round to spare.

After loosing to Mauritania Lebanon might have had some problems but the team resolved all the issues in a key match with Nigeria.

Mauritania sensationally won the tournament in Pool C, Lebanon came second, Nigeria is only third. All three teams will be in the spotlight in Division 3.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Man City, Man U, Juventus transfer news

                            MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
⏩⏩Manchester United players have reported for training ahead of the restart of the Europa League next week. United players were given five days off following their final day Premier League win at Leicester and host LASK Linz in the round-of-16 second leg on Wednesday.

⏩⏩Manchester United are planning to use the same transfer tactics that landed Bruno Fernandes to agree a late deal to sign Jadon Sancho, according to reports. Fernandes was signed for an initial £47m, with an extra £21m set to be paid in add-ons. United are hoping to drive the price down for Sancho in the same way.

⏩⏩Manchester United are planning a move to sign Kasper Schmeichel after the staff held a meeting regarding the form of David De Gea.

                          LONDON EVENING STANDARD
⏩⏩The Evening Standard report that Chelsea's signing of Kai Havertz is closer than ever and all that is missing is Roman Abramovich's approval. The fee is thought to be 80m euros.

⏩⏩Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs said during an interview with the Webby and O'Neill YouTube channel that he wants the club to sign Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho and Aston Villa playmaker Jack Grealish this summer.

⏩⏩Arsenal have reportedly sent officials to Lisbon to finalise a deal for Sporting prodigy Joelson Fernandes. 

⏩⏩Saturday's FA Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea was the most watched match of the 2019-20 season, television viewing figures have revealed. The Wembley final, which Arsenal won 2-1, was watched by 8.2million people.

                              LIVERPOOL ECHO 
⏩⏩Liverpool have completed the signing of Polish teenager Mateusz Musialowski from SMS Lodz.

⏩⏩Liverpool have reportedly been dealt a blow in their pursuit of star Thiago Alcantara, with Paris-Saint Germain ready to match Bayern Munich's valuation.

⏩⏩Real Betis have informed Liverpool they must increase their offer for defender Aissa Mandi by £1.8million.

Chelsea are stepping up their efforts to sign Burnley's England keeper Nick Pope, 28, with the future of Spain's Kepa Arrizabalaga, 25, increasingly uncertain. (Star Sunday)

📛📛Crystal Palace are looking at Watford's Senegalese striker Ismaila Sarr, 22, and could make an offer of £40m with Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, 27, expected to leave Selhurst Park. (Sun on Sunday)

📛📛Manchester United are demanding Inter Milan pay £15m to sign Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 31, permanently. (Sunday Express)

📛📛AC Milan sporting director Paolo Maldini said that he sees former Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 38, as a part of the club for next season. (ESPN)

📛📛Paris St-Germain are preparing an offer for Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara and are ready to match Bayern Munich's asking price for the 29-year-old Liverpool transfer target. (Le10Sport)

📛📛Manchester City are keen on Barcelona's defender and midfielder Sergi Roberto, 28, with City's 19-year-old full-back Eric Garcia - his Spanish compatriot - heading in the opposite direction. (Sport)

📛📛Everton intend to try their luck with a £15m bid for Bournemouth's Norwegian striker Joshua King, 28. (Sun on Sunday)

📛📛However, Everton have not yet made a bid for Real Madrid left-back Sergio Reguilon despite reports of an £18m offer for the 23-year-old Spaniard. (Liverpool Echo)

📛📛Juventus are considering offering 26-year-old Italian winger Federico Bernardeschi to Manchester United as part of a deal to sign England defender Chris Smalling, 30, this summer. (Inside Futbol)

📛📛Juve also remain keen on Roma's 21-year-old Italy midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo. (Tuttosport)

📛📛Bournemouth plan to do everything possible to keep their 23-year-old Welsh playmaker David Brooks, with Tottenham, Everton and West Ham all interested in a deal. (Star Sunday)

📛📛Watford have held talks with Udinese's caretaker manager Luca Gotti, as they look to find a replacement for the sacked Nigel Pearson. (Sky Sports)

📛📛Real Madrid's Spanish forward Borja Mayoral, 23, who has been on loan at Levante, is nearing a move to Serie A side Lazio. (Marca) .

FIFA’s Head of Football Development Arsène Wenger discussed the injury that Kylian Mbappé sustained 10 days ago in the Coupe de France final vs St Étienne, “I am basically sure that Mbappé will play against Atalanta, Wenger said on sunday.” 

📝📝Representatives of Gabriel Magalhães met with Manchester united officials in England. There’s no offer on Lille’s table yet, according to mohamed bouhafsi.

📝📝Memphis Depay believes that this is the right time to leave Lyon, reports Michael Bell, a journalist for Football Oranje. Borussia Dortmund are considering the Dutchman as a potential replacement for Jadon Sancho, while Arsenal and AC Milan have also been linked.

                             SPANISH PAPERS
📝📝Arthur Melo’s lawyers to meet with Barcelona on Monday over player’s decision to remain in Brazil.

📝📝Off-the-field controversy continues at Camp Nou as Arthur Melo has refused to return to training with Barcelona, sparking president Josep Maria Bartomeu to hit out at the midfielder. The Brazilian is said to feel frustrated by his treatment since agreeing to leave the club this summer, but Bartomeu has promised to sanction the player for his behaviour.

📝📝Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti has revealed he plans to stay at the Nou Camp this summer and fight for his place in the team, according to reports.

📝📝Barcelona would be willing to sell Ivan Rakitic for just 10 million euros, according to Mundo Deportivo. The 32-year-old's contract comes to an end in 2021. "I would love to come back to Sevilla," Rakitic told Mundo Deportivo last April.

📝📝Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has admitted to Sport that the club cannot afford to sign Neymar. "In this situation, it is not feasible [to sign Neymar]," he said. "Neither do PSG want to sell him. It's normal because he's one of the best players in the world."

📝📝According to Mundo Deportivo, Jorge Mendes is negotiating a contract renewal with Barcelona for Nelson Semedo and it is thought he will continue at the Camp Nou until 2025.

📝📝Atletico Madrid chief executive Miguel Angel Gilhis  Marin had a meeting with Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis a few days ago, Napoli player that has been linked with Atletico is Arkadiusz Milik, who has one year left on his contract and may be allowed to depart the Stadio San Paolo after the signing of Victor Osimhen.

📝📝This summer is not the first time that Juventus midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been linked with Barcelona, and he has once again been suggested as a possible addition at Camp Nou.

📝📝Celta Vigo have made an enquiry to Real Madrid about taking Takefusa Kubo on loan for the 2020/21 season.

📝📝Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has revealed he turned down the chance to sign Real Madrid’s Luka Jovic, prior to buying Lille’s Victor Osimhen.

📝📝Barcelona pair Ousmane Dembele and Antoine Griezmann have returned to light training ahead of this week’s Champions League tie with Napoli.

📝📝Barcelona are listening to offers for forward Ousmane Dembele this summer in order to raise funds for reinvestment, report Diario Sport.

📝📝Incoming Barcelona midfielder Miralem Pjanic has hinted he wants to sign off with a Champions League win at Juventus, before joining Quique Setien’s side.

📝📝Real Madrid’s Eder Militao is confident he can play a key role as Sergio Ramos’ replacement in their crunch Champions League clash with Manchester City.

📝📝Barcelona want to sell Neto this summer, but Sport reveal that because of the 26 million euro fee paid for the goalkeeper last summer, coupled with his lack of game time, clubs are staying clear. The Catalans' plan is to have Inaki Pena as Marc-Andre ter Stegen's back-up next season.

Cash Madam denied bail

The Lilongwe Magistrate court has denied bail to MERA officials and business lady Dorothy Shonga Nkhoma. The court believes the 3 may interfere with witnesses if released on bail.

Pensioner accidentally burns down 673 hectares of protected Brazilian rainforest after setting his own car on fire

A pensioner's car insurance scam backfired, causing a disastrous blaze burning huge swathes of land, when his car exploded in a protected rainforest in Brazil.

Heli Barroso Martins, 66, burned down 673 hectares of vegetation in the the Araras Biological Reserve, in Petrópolis in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro.

The fire, which destroyed the equivalent of 1,257 football fields of environmentally protected land, was caused by a staged car-jacking that backfired.


The pensioner claimed that while he was driving home on July 27 on a remote road in the region, he was mugged at gunpoint by two men on a motorbike.


He said the gunmen set fire to his vehicle after they were unable to start the car due to ignition problems.

Martins said he was afraid of being killed and ran into the forest before calling friends for help.

UDF Publicity Secretary Ken Ndanga committed to the High Court for trial

UDF Publicity Secretary Ken Ndanga has been committed to the High Court for trial. Ndanga faces the charge of murder of 3 members of the same family who died following a petrol bomb attack of a UTM office by unknown arsonists. More at

Man Nearly Died After Reading A Sex WhatsApp Conversation Between His Son And His Wife {See Photos}

A married man who caught his wife cheating with his son (her stepson) nearly died after reading their WhatsApp conversation on his wife’s phone.

According to their conversation, it seems his son and his wife planned together to extort money from him by marrying him.

The lady asked her stepson when they were going to get intimate again which suggests that it’s being going on for a long time.

See screenshot of their Chat below.

Tumpale Mwenifumbo Dumps AFORD

Former legislature for Karonga central constituency Tumpale Mwenifumbo has ceased from being a member of Alliance for Democracy (AFORD).

Mwenifumbo made the announcement yesterday during a media briefing in the capital Lilongwe.

According to the former AFORD vice president, the reason behind his resignations is personal.

However, Mwenifumbo said he still remains a Tonse Alliance member which is being headed by state president and vice president Lazarus Chakwera and Saulos Chilima.

Meanwhile he has not announced his next political move.

Woman poison her two children over "Hardship"

A woman had allegedly poisoned her two little children in Ghana.

Information gathered indicates that the woman has been arrested and assisting police with investigation.

The children about 3-year-old boy and about a year-old girl were allegedly poisoned by their mother in her room over claim of hardship.

Confirming the arrest, ACP Paul Kissi Frimpong, Crime Officer of the Tema Regional Police Command said that his outfit had information about a woman killing her children.

Immediately personnel were dispatched to the scene and found the woman in her mother’s house.

According to him, a search led to the room of the woman where two little children were found liveless on bed.

He indicated that some drugs have been found in the room and police has taken custody of them to ascertain the nature of medicines.

However, information gathered indicates that the woman has been threatening that she will one day poison the children because their father had abandoned them and she was struggling to cater for them.

Chisale to appear again in court on Wednesday

Chisale's lawyer Chancy Gondwe told Nation Online this morning that his client is scheduled to appear before court for bail on Wednesday this week on the murder charge of ACB official Issa Njauju.

Chisale who has spent at least three weeks in the cooler will have to spend two more nights there before hearing for his bail application commences.

Chisale was first arrested for fraud and money laundering on July 14 2020 before he was rearrested for the new charge on July 17 2020.

TV presenter suffers horrific facial injuries after being viciously beaten by a stranger who tried to rape her

A television presenter was left black and blue after being attacked by a stranger on the train while he tried to rape her in front of her 6-year-old son in Ukraine.

The TV host Anastasia Lugova, 28, was assaulted by Vitaliy Rudzko, 45, during her train journey from Mariupol to the capital city of Kyiv, on Friday.

The woman and her 6-year-old son Zakhar were sleeping in their compartment when Rudzko, wearing only his underwear, broke in at around three in the morning.

Anastasia told local media: 'I woke up after he grabbed me by the neck and started punching me in the face.


'I started screaming and calling for help but no one came.'

'He then said: ''Be a good girl or it will be worse'', and started undressing me.

According to Anastasia, the noise woke up her son, who saw the horrific episode and cried.

When Rudzko turned to the boy with an obvious intent to hit him, the mother did everything she could to protect her child.

BBNaija: Kiddwaya, Erica caught having sex

Big Brother Naija 2020 ‘Lockdown’ housemates, Kiddwaya and Erica were on Sunday night caught having sex.

The two housemates who have interest in each other were caught having sex after Sunday night eviction.

Erica in the viral video was seen under a duvet with Kiddwaya. This has attracted criticisms online.

This is not the first time housemates will be caught having sex.

Recall that Ka3na and Praise were caught having sex days ago.

The 18 housemates would on Monday evening play the head of house task which will decide the housemate that will be immune from this week’s eviction.

Click to Watch: https://twitter.com/i/status/1290147796817870850

Italy prepares to open new bridge two years after tragic collapse killed 43

Renzo Piano peers up at his creation - an elegant sweep of steel and concrete spanning more than a kilometre.

"When you finish a job there is always a mix of feelings," the 82-year-old world-renowned architect muses. "Satisfaction but also a bit of sadness too, because it's no longer your building - it belongs to everybody."

We speak beneath the hull of his soaring new bridge crossing the Polcevera river in Genoa, his design echoing a giant ship. It is being readied for its inauguration almost two years since its predecessor collapsed, killing 43 people: one of the worst infrastructure disasters in modern Italian history.

"I feel pride on one side but at the same time this bridge is born of tragedy. And this will never be forgotten."

On 14 August 2018, a heavy storm engulfed Genoa. The Morandi bridge, crossing the Polcevera river in the centre of the city, was busy as ever, forming a vital section of the highway system connecting France and Italy.

Named after its engineer, Riccardo Morandi, the iconic bridge was a feat of Italian architecture when it opened in 1967. It used an innovative technique to encase steel supports in concrete and became a landmark for the port city.

At 11:36 in the morning on that fateful day, a steel-enforced concrete cable stay broke and collapsed, taking a supporting tower and a 210m (690ft) section of the bridge with it. Vehicles cascaded to the ground. Apartment blocks beneath were crushed.

Renzo Piano, a native of Genoa whose designs include The Shard in London and Paris's Pompidou Centre, was working in Switzerland at the time.

Cash Madam 2 others Bail Ruling Today In Lilongwe

Magistrate Court in Lilongwe is today expected to give its ruling on a bail application by the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) CEO Collins Magalasi and two others.

Magalasi appeared in court on Wednesday, last week, together with his co-accused namely MERA spokesperson Patrick Maulidi and business lady Dorothy Shonga.

During the appearance, the state asked the court to retain the trio in custody as investigations into their case were still ongoing.

Recently, MERA came in the spotlight for the alleged purchasing of a mobile fuel testing vehicle for K704 million.

Previously, the tests were being referred to the Malawi Bureau of Standards.