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The Chief Judge of Oyo State on Monday evening conducted the swearing-in ceremony of Adebayo Lawal as the new deputy governor of the state.

Mr Lawal assumed the office following the impeachment of Rauf Olaniyan by lawmakers of the State House of Assembly.

The inauguration ceremony, held at the Executive Chambers of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan, was sequel to his confirmation by the Assembly after his nomination by Governor Seyi Makinde, as replacement for Mr Olaniyan.

Mr Makinde, in his brief remarks, urged his deputy to put the interest of the state first and see his new assignment as a position of trust.

According to him, the new position is evidence that Mr Lawal excelled in his previous position.

“But, for us, as the saying goes that the reward of hard work is more work, that’s why we’re giving you more work.

The position of deputy governor is a position of trust, our masters are the good people of Oyo State.

“So, our responsibility is to continue to serve them to the best of our abilities to deliver good governance to them,” he said.

Mr Makinde directed Mr Lawal to continue to supervise the State Housing Corporation and Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OSROMA).

He added that the state Ministry of Justice should as well be under his supervision.

While addressing journalists, the new deputy governor pledged to build on his previous performance by supporting Mr Makinde in providing good governance to the people of Oyo State.

NAN reports that the inauguration ceremony was attended by the Speaker, Debo Ogundoyin; Chief of Staff to the Governor, Segun Ogunwuyi; Secretary to the State Government, Olubamiwo Adeosun; commissioners, some members of the state House of Assembly, among others.

Mr Lawal, 58, hails from Kisi in Irepo Local Government area of the state.

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Former Real Betis and Chelsea player, Charly Musonda has been declared missing after he negotiated to sign for Belgian club, Zulte Waregem, according to Marca.

player is reported to have mysteriously disappeared and no one knows his whereabouts.

After the negotiations, the player had requested a few days off to spend time with his family but has not been heard from since.

The Belgian winger was once one of Chelsea’s brightest youth academy talents.

joined Real Betis from Chelsea in the 2015-16 transfer window and played 24 La Liga games for the club in two seasons, scoring one goal and providing three assists.

then returned to Chelsea in the winter transfer window following his move to Real Betis.

Since his return to London, the winger has had loan spells at various clubs, including Celtic and Vitesse. He was also hit by a career threatening injury that kept him out of football for so long.

In recent days, before his move to the Belgian league was confirmed, Marca reports that Musonda disappeared and his whereabouts are still unknown, with nobody able to account for his disappearance.

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Chelsea owner, has entered the race to sign Manchester United flop, Memphis Depay.
Reports gathered that Barcelona are willing to offer right-back Sergino Dest and Depay in a swap deal for Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso.

While Chelsea allowed Antonio Rudiger to join Real Madrid for free this summer, Barcelona have already snapped up centre-back Andreas Christensen from Stamford Bridge.

Azpilicueta and Alonso are currently in the final year of their contracts. This is likely Thomas Tuchel’s last chance to get something in return for the pair.

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is keen on signing marquee players in his first summer in charge and has also been linked with possible moves for Raheem Sterling and United’s Cristiano Ronaldo.

The deal for Sterling is said to be almost completed, while talks with Ronaldo are still ongoing.

Depay, 28, endured a difficult time at Old Trafford from 2015 to 2017, scoring just two league goals.

Barcelona is edging closer to signing Chelsea’s left-back, Marcos Alonso.
According to Diario Sport, Contacts have intensified on Thursday to try and find a mutually beneficial deal with Barcelona keen to spend less than €10m on Alonso.

A deal has already been agreed with Alonso for the next three seasons and it’s understood the Spanish defender doesn’t want to report for duty to Chelsea’s pre-season camp, which begins next week.

Alonso is now all but set to become Barcelona’s third signing of the summer transfer window after Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen.

Meanwhile, Arsenal on Thursday confirmed that Henry Jeffcott gas signed his first professional contract with the club.

Arsenal disclosed this in a statement via its website.

The statement read in part, “Henry Jeffcott has signed his first professional contract with the club.

“The 18-year-old left-back joined our academy from Chelsea aged twelve, where he started as a midfielder.”

Speaking after signing the new deal, Henry told Arsenal media: “It feels absolutely surreal.

“I’ve been working for this for so many years and to sign today with my family just feels amazing.”

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Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has explained why Cristiano Ronaldo has not returned for pre-season training with the club.

Speaking on his FIVE YouTube Channel, Ferdinand insisted that a family member of Ronaldo is having health issues.

The 37-year-old is yet to show up at Carrington ahead of the new season, amid talk he has requested to leave United this summer.

But Ferdinand said: “I’ve been seeing people being a touch disrespectful. The way that people are questioning ‘he’s not here’ and the hysteria surrounding it. A member of his family is not well, so he’s not at training.

“This is the most consummate, most professional athlete that we’ve seen on these shores. The most professional athlete we’ve seen for over 15 years and people are questioning this guy’s professionalism and why he’s not at the training ground.

“Yeah he might want to leave, he might not be happy with certain things at the football club, but in terms of professionalism, this guy is training where he is – we’ve seen the pictures.

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