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Schalke have confirmed that Leroy Sane is in Manchester as he closes in on a move to Manchester City. Schalke sporting director Christian Heidel told German newspaper WAZ that the deal for the 20- year-old is near completion and reported that the base fee for the transfer will be €48 million. Heidel, however, would not comment on those figures, although he admitted that negotiations with Manchester City had been tough. "Everything is decided with Manchester City. Now Manchester have to deal with the player. That should be finalised either today or tomorrow," Heidel said. "At the beginning our stand points were very different. Now we have achieved a result we can be more than happy with." Heidel had said at the weekend that Sane would travel with the German side to Austria to take part in their preseason training camp, unless a fee with City had been agreed. The club confirmed on Monday that the Germany international had not joined the squad in Austria and had instead flown to England. Schalke announced on their Twitter account: "Leroy Sane is currently in Manchester and will not be travelling with Schalke to the training camp." Leroy #Sané is currently in Manchester and will not be travelling with #Schalke to the training camp. # s04 pic.twitter.com/Jz0Mrlv5vO - FC Schalke 04 (@s04_en) August 1, 2016 Sky Sport in Germany has claimed Sane has already passed his medical. Sane, who was part of Germany's Euro 2016 squad, made 42 appearances in all competitions for Schalke last season, scoring nine goals and providing seven assists. He signed a new contract in July last year that tied him to the Royal Blues until 2019, but he is set to leave after informing the club of his desire to leave this summer. Heidel told Bild at the weekend: "Leroy once again told me about his intention to leave on Wednesday." Bild has said the deal will see City pay an initial €37 million with bonuses potentially taking the deal up to €55m. City have already signed Ilkay Gundogan from Borussia Dortmund, Nolito from Celta Vigo and Oleksandr Zinchenko from Russian club Ufa. Stefan Buczko contributed to this report.

Reports suggest that on Monday, August 1, the APC sent a letter to Abdulmumuni Jibrin, summoning him to appear before a disciplinary committee at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja not later than the afternoon of Tuesday, July 2. Premium Times reports that the ruling party said all attempts to reach Mr Jibrin (who has remained underground for almost two weeks) by telephone calls and text messages were unsuccessful, leaving the party with no choice than to write to him. In the letter, dated August 1, 2016, and signed by the party’s Deputy National Chairman for the Northern Zone, Lawal Shuaibu, the APC expressed cautioned Mr. Jibrin’s over his media campaign against the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, and other principal officers over allegation of budget fraud. “To say the least, it is absolutely unacceptable to resort to media war as a means of settling scores without recourse to and/or exhausting the party’s internal dispute resolution mechanism,” the party said. Jibrin was removed as chairman of the appropriation committee in controversial circumstances on July 20 on allegations of betrayal of trust. The lawmaker fought back, embarking on a vicious media campaign to have Dogara; his deputy, Yusuf Lasun; House Whip, Alhassan Doguwa and Minority Leader, Leo Ogor, removed from office. (Ogor is the only PDP member of the four.) Jibrin’s campaign had seen him release details about how the passage of the 2016 budget was handled by lawmakers in a way that portrayed them as fraudulent. On July 29, he disclosed that he had dispatched incriminating documents to the authorities, who immediately swung into action. By July 30, the State Security Service sealed the Appropriation Committee Secretariat in the White House Building of the National Assembly. On Monday afternoon, Jibrin posted on his Twitter page that he had visited the EFCC , the ICPC , the SSS and police headquarters to personally hand in petitions against Mr. Dogara and his colleagues. In the APC’s letter to Jibrin, the party said the Kano lawmaker’s action underscored a blatant disregard for party supremacy and its existing dispute resolution mechanism, adding that it would work to ensure that it instilled discipline on all members. “As a disciplined party, the constitution of our party has made adequate provisions on ways of resolving any issue among our members,” Mr Shuaibu said. “It behoves on the party to take all necessary steps in order to ensure that no member of the Family brings dishonour to the party.” The APC, therefore, reiterated its notice for Mr. Jibrin to appear before the party tomorrow, “urging” him to “be guided accordingly” as he digested the content of the letter. “You are, therefore, by this invitation, expected to appear before the undersigned at the APC National Secretariat on Tuesday, 2nd August, 2016, at 2 p.m. Kindly note that failure to and/or refusal to honour this invitation will amount to a decision you have made not to submit to the party.” Shortly after Jibrin announced his visits to law enforcement agencies’ offices where he deposited submitted petitions, Mr Ogor immediately welcomed the move. “It’s a welcome development,” Mr. Ogor told newsmen. “Now that he has pushed the matter to the EFCC, then Nigerians should exercise patience to see what the truth of the matter is.” Another lawmaker, Adams Jagaba, on Monday said Jibrin should desist from further defaming him and other lawmakers with the budget padding mess. Jagaba said the warning became necessary after he learnt that Mr. Jibrin had named him alongside others who he accused of attempting to fraudulently inflate the 2016 budget figures, saying he had been a long time proponent of selflessness in public service. Mr. Jagaba, chairman of House Committee on Interior, said he lived a “modest life,” unlike Mr. Jibrin who allegedly occupied “posh personal apartment at the highbrow Maitama District” of Abuja with “very expensive automobiles.” According to Jagaba, Jibrin’s car fleet included Toyota Land Cruiser SUVs and Range Rover vehicles, he noted that Jibrin moves around with a “very long convoy of expensive cars with host of security guards armed to the teeth.” Jagaba said his distaste for corruption dated back to his days as the chairman of teh House Committee on Anti-Corruption, saying he was amongst those who championed the course for a total rejection of bribes allegedly given to lawmakers by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, a tenet he said he had continued to uphold ever since. “Ordinarily, I would have ignored the said publication, but I am compelled to respond for posterity sake. Without sounding immodest, my anti-corruption crusade dates back to my first term between 1999 and 2003, when I exposed the plot of the Presidency which attempted to bribe Honourable Members for the purposes of effecting a leadership change in the House of Representatives.” “As Chairman, House Committee on Anti-Corruption then, I exhibited the money meant for that plot on the floor of the House at plenary. Again, in 2012, during the scandal that was referred to as “FAROUKGATE”, my name was mentioned. However, after thorough investigation by the Police and other relevant agencies, I was exonerated and given a clean bill of health,” Mr. Jagaba said. Jagaba said he had continued to maintain a 2013 Toyota RAV4 mid-size SUV, saying Mr. Jibrin is the one who allegedly had cause to be afraid of facing consequences of his action. “It amazes me, therefore, for Hon. Abdulmumini to petition the EFCC to investigate me for living above my means without giving any proof. As a third term member of the House of Representatives, I live in a rented three-bedroom apartment that has no Boys Quarters. Amongst the cars I drive, the most expensive one is a 2013 Toyota RAV4 2.2 litre engine. “I do not move around with a convoy of expensive cars. If as a third termer and at fifty-six (56) years of age this is a summary of my life-style as stated above, I have nothing to fear. Can this be said of Hon. Abdulmumini who is less than forty (40) years old and only a second termer? Certainly not,” Jagaba said. “Hon. Abdulmumini may claim that he has been into business for a long time. But the question remains, what type of business? Before his election in 2011, he was a lecturer. It is a known fact that he was arraigned by the EFCC in 2012 for some shady deals he got involved. “It is characters like him who should tremble in fear at the mention of the name of EFCC. I hope I should not have cause to pick up my pen on this issue again, as Hon. Abdulmumini may not find it palatable. My counsel to him, therefore, is: “Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones” . “Jibrin could not be reached for comment for this story. “Mr. Jibrin has repeatedly rejected calls for him to back down on his campaign, saying he “won’t retreat.”

EmekaBlue:
street governor...d man knows how buhari is killing people with his nonsense govt

alatenuje! I suggested you can migrate to ekiti because of that.

PrettyCrystal:
good for them

Okay now.

PrettyCrystal:
good for them

alatenuje! I suggested you can migrate to ekiti because of that.

mosho2good:
Bubu do u see Wat ur change has now cause......

but you can see where the news was coming from. Not in Nigeria yet you're blaming the wrong person. Mumu!

being professional footballers could have been better for them.

DJHANDSOME:
And you believed the Deaf DAURA goat?

what a pity for a young senseless dude like you.

silibaba:
why am i finding it difficult to believe you.because the nigeria millitary i know cannot stand niger delta avenger one on one.

because they have ammunition than the Nigerian army? I can sense the extremity of your solipsism.

it's highly helpful. Kudos to the OP!

What of those that study Chemistry?

and what of those that are graduates in physical sciences like Chemistry and physics? which one can they apply for?

geodemainguy:
Funny you! But that's not the case.

Okay, Bro!

Heineken:
omg! Guy can't you read? Ten copies of your cv and one handwritten application.

the best reader in the world, welcome. I wonder the extremity of your myopic egocentricity.

They're still behaving like those in secondary school. Anyway, they're just a step ahead secondary school. SS 4 students!

TastyTuoyo:
Too bad!

Just one rotten and black YORUBA egg have render the whole basket of egg useless.

and your people do worse than that, you nincompoop!

Any available opportunity for a B.sc Chemistry graduate with a two year experience in teaching? Please, contact me.

and I'll use My hand to write ten applications to an organization? when will Nigeria "digitalise"?

not Jibrin again? it's now premium times. wonders shall never end.

Built2last:
monitoring spirit, you no see me oo.
after how many months? you just dey coment

do I have to see you before commenting?

Built2last:
You must be high on something...so because one scallywag typed some inconsequential gibberish here you believed and concluded that Tiwa is ungrateful...you could be less miserable you know.

what if all that the husband said is not true.

do you know how Tiwa will be feeling by now?

Have your cared to know how Tiwa is coping.

you have only heard one side and its lunacy to conclude

is she your sister? why taking it personal to that level?

[quote author=ademiD post=47949140]our God is awesome[/q heyah! sorry!

[quote author=ademiD post=47949140]our God is awesome[/qheyah! sorry!

oshinadekunle:
change cause our future bank manager to b a corn roaster. sai buhari

when you don't know how to read but how to comment. For something that happened in Ghana, you're blaming Nigerian govt and your fellow "Mumus" were clicking like.

nobody asks you that. You can go ahead.

the young man wanna bite what he can't chew... bigger bush meat!

whizzler:
Am sure even sick muslims will not say this about Christians. Grow up

sick Muslims? it's your entire family members that are sick, nincompoop!

SeverusSnape:
The man (Buhari) looks very lanky and sickly in Army uniform. https://cdn2.jaguda.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/66.jpg

^^ see, GEJ who was not even a military man looks more GALLANT

GEJ was the quintessential 'commander in chief'.

are they of the same age? that's a question for you to answer before any sentimental comment.

SeverusSnape:
The man (Buhari) looks very lanky and sickly in Army uniform. https://cdn2.jaguda.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/66.jpg

^^ see, GEJ who was not even a military man looks more GALLANT

GEJ was the quintessential 'commander in chief'.

are they of the same age? that's a question for you to answer before any sentimental comment.

in such a situation, the case is not ordinary. as far as the man is healthy, he'd have found his way out for him to be relevant. they've used dark magic to turn him to their house help. it's not done, irrespective of what they claimed he's done to them. Be careful, Bro. don't end your life in the man's shoe.

a pair of falling grapes...