Former Liverpool striker, Emile Heskey has backed the club to win the Premier League title this season. Heskey believes that the Reds will win the Premier League as long as they can keep their first eleven for the majority of the campaign. Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City are all tipped as genuine challengers…
The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières otherwise called Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has expressed shock over the killing of one of its staff, Mohammed Hassan by armed persons in Zamfara State northwest Nigeria. A statement by MSF on Wednesday said Mohammad Hassan, a 37-year-old nurse, employed by MSF in Shinkafi, Zamfara State in…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, says it will be providing funds for research for drug development in the country, as part of efforts to reach its mandate. Four public agencies including the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, NIPRD and the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan among others are expected to participate…
Commuters were on Wednesday stranded as the Ogun State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) as well as residents of Sango Ota took to the street to protest the poor condition of roads in the area. The protesters gave the Federal and Ogun State governments a 21-day ultimatum to fix the Lagos-Abeokuta highway. They…
Yakubu Shehu Abdullahi, a member of the House of Representatives, has denied claims by the Bauchi State Government that construction work on his building is illegal. Officials of the state government had in the earlier hours of 1st October demolished the building located at No. 7 Buba Yero Road, Old GRA, Bauchi, and later claimed…
The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege has accused the Minority leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe of misleading Nigerians on the recently passed Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Speaking through the order of urgent national interest, Omo-Agege explained that the Senate Minority leader granted an interview on Channels Television where he accused the Senate of adopting the APC…
The older brother of the late Aisha Jumai Alhassan a.k.a. Mama Taraba, Senator Abdulazeez Abubakar Ibrahim is dead. Ibrahim died five months after Alhassan, a former Minister in the Buhari administration, passed. The 67-year-old died on Tuesday night at the Federal Medical Center in Jalingo during an illness. Ibrahim was elected in 1999 and again…
Paris Saint-Germain has warned that they will no longer tolerate Real Madrid’s lack of respect for them and their player, Kylian Mbappe. PSG sporting director, Leonardo Araújo, said this, pointing to several comments made by Real Madrid over their desire to sign Mbappe. “This is another example of the lack of respect for PSG and…
Manchester United legend, Roy Keane, has given his verdict on Chelsea and Liverpool’s Premier League title chances this season. Keane believes Chelsea and Liverpool “will do well” to beat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City to the Premier League title this term. He, however, said that Man City are the team to beat this season ahead of…
Former Liverpool defender, Glen Johnson, has picked Luis Suarez as the club’s best player of the Premier League era ahead of Mohamed Salah. Johnson believes Salah is ‘right up there’ with Suarez, who currently plays for Atletico Madrid, but the Egyptian international is not number one. Salah became the fastest Liverpool player ever to score…
Former Manchester United striker, Dwight Yorke has warned Anthony Martial that he must ‘buckle down’ to save his career at the club. Yorke believes Martial needs to prove his ‘immense talent’ in order to find his way back into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first team at Old Trafford. Martial was handed his first Premier League start…
Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, has visited London for the first time in three years to see his family. A spokesman for the Russian billionaire confirmed this to the PA News Agency. Abramovich entered the UK as an Israeli citizen, therefore not needing a visa to travel. It is understood that Abramovich could visit Chelsea while…
Lionel Messi now wears the colours of Paris Saint-Germain. The 34-year-old left Barcelona as a free agent this summer after over two decades at the club. In another month, Messi is expected to win his record-extending seventh Ballon d’Or. The Argentina captain is the only player to have won the award six times. His eternal…
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, is now under more pressure at the club, following criticism from legendary boss, Sir Alex Ferguson, over the use of Cristiano Ronaldo. Ferguson was caught on camera questioning Solskjaer’s decision to leave Ronaldo on the bench for their 1-1 draw with Everton last weekend. When Ferguson, who still refers…
Union Berlin striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, has attributed his recent national team call-up to hard work and dedication. Awoniyi has netted five times in seven appearances in the 2021/2022 campaign. The 24-year-old was initially not in coach Gernot Rohr’s plan for the double-header against the Central African Republic in the 2022 World Cup qualifying series. But…
Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has revealed the boxer is sulking following his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk last month at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The British heavyweight lost for only the second time in his career, with Usyk winning via a unanimous points decision. Hearn, speaking to talkSPORT, said Joshua was still “frustrated, disappointed and…
Former Chelsea right-back, Tino Livramento, has revealed his feelings after his departure from Stamford Bridge in the summer. Livramento left Chelsea for Southampton in the summer transfer window. The 18-year-old failed to make first-team football under Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, at the West London club. Speaking to the Mirror, Livramento said: “Regrets? It would have…
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has urged the National Assembly to commence impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari. The spokesperson, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere made the call on Wednesday at a press conference. He alleged that the President had abused his office, grossly misconducted himself and failed to protect the lives and property of…
Sam Onuigbo, member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency of Abia State at the House of Representatives has said that the Federal Emergency Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has moved materials to the bad sections of Umuahia-Ikwuano-Ikot Ekpene road to commence palliative works. This followed a protest by students of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU),…
Dr Ibrahim Liman, the Comptroller General of the Federal Fire Service of Nigeria has said the service would withdraw from any State where his men or equipment are attacked during the course of discharging their duties. Liman made this known in Akure during a courtesy visit to the office of the Governor of Ondo State,…
