The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned one Victor Williams before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a bank cheque belonging to his former employer, Alhaji Adekunle Moshood. Williams was accused of also forging Moshood’s signature on the cheque and withdrawing over N2m from the account. Williams was arraigned before Magistrate P. E. Nwaka on three counts of stealing and forgery on Thursday, April 20. The police prosecutor, Thomas Nurudeen, told the court that the offence contravened and is punishable under Sections 411 and 287(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State. The charge read in part, “That you, Victor Williams, in February 2023 did unlawfully withdraw N500, 000 from the account of your ex-employer, Adekunle Moshood, in the Magodo area of the state over the counter and had subsequently transferred N2m into your account without the consent of the original owner of the account and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.” The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges read to him in English. Following his plea, Nwaka granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500,000 with two responsible sureties in like sum. He then adjourned the case till May 9, 2023, for mention.

Manchester United are reportedly ready to make Harry Kane one of the club’s highest-paid earners by offering him a staggering £300,000-a-week deal to move to the club

United have began to pursue a deal for the England captain, with manager Erik ten Hag seriously considering bringing in a new striker in the summer.

The club have also offered to raise Marcus Rashford’s salary to the same figure as they look to tie the superstar winger down to a new long-term deal, according to The Sun.

Rashford will enter the final year of his existing contract at the end of the season and United are desperate to keep him at the club.

The additional funds will reportedly be gathered by David de Gea’s new contract which will see him drop his weekly wage and lose his status as the squad’s biggest earner.

De Gea’s proposed new deal will supposedly see his salary slashed from its current £375,000-a-week sum to a new offer of £200,000-a-week.

According to the report, this will free up more money for Kane should he decide to move to United, along with increasing Rashford’s wage as the club look to reward him for his best year yet.

Kane has bagged 26 goals across three tournaments with Spurs, but 24 of those have come in the Premier League compared to Rashford’s 15.

It is reported that Kane will see his existing Spurs deal increased by £100,000 at the 13-time English top-flight champions and Rashford’s similarly raised from £200,000 to over quarter-of-a-million.