Author: David Great

Manchester City’s Premier League title bid has suffered a blow after Norway striker Erling Haaland was ruled out of Thursday’s crucial clash at Brighton. Haaland missed City’s 1-0 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday due to a muscle injury sustained in the Champions League quarter-final exit against Real Madrid last week. City’s leading scorer, who has 20 Premier League goals this season, is yet to recover and will not make the trip to the Amex Stadium as the champions look to close the gap on leaders Arsenal. City boss Pep Guardiola insisted Haaland’s injury…

Tevez Former Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez has been hospitalised due to chest pain, Club Atletico Independiente, the Argentine club he now coaches, said on Tuesday. Tevez, who earned 76 caps for Argentina and played as a striker for Boca Juniors, West Ham, Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus, took charge of Independiente in August 2023. The Buenos Aires-based club Independiente said the Argentine had been hospitalised at the Trinidad Hospital in San Isidro after complaining of chest pain. “They (the hospital) carried out the corresponding studies and they were satisfactory,” said in a statement. “Carlos Tevez will be hospitalized…

The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has disclosed that the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello declined all invitations extended to him, instead, he told the anti-graft agency to meet him in his village. Olukoyede also noted that he made personal attempts to get Yahaya Bello to respond to investigations regarding his alleged involvement in money laundering to the tune of N80,246,470,089.88 (Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty-Six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand and Eighty-Nine Naira, Eighty Eight Kobo). Olukoyede stated this about the investigation of Yahaya Bello in Abuja on Tuesday,…

Arsenal demolished their London rivals Chelsea 5-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday to stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League. Leandro Trossard gave the Gunners an early lead in the fourth minute of the game as Arsenal took a stronghold of the game. Chelsea had chances that fell to Nicolas Jackson but the Senegalese forward failed to convert. In the second half, the Gunners scored four more goals to put the game to bed with Ben White and Kai Havertz both scoring twice for Mikel Arteta’s side. The win was a powerful statement by Arsenal who…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has narrated how immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello withdrew sum $720,000 from the state’s coffers to pay his child’s school fees. The revelation was made after the agency declared the former governor wanted over allegations of diverting N80.4bn belonging to the State government. Olukoyede during an interview with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday said Yahaya Bello wired the money to a Bureau de Change operator to pay for his child’s school fees in advance. He said, “A sitting governor, because he knows he is going,…

Former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, CON, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party, a party he says he has been associated with since its inception in 1998. Ihedioha, who ascribed himself as one of the founding members of the PDP, cited the party’s inability to carry out internal reforms and provide credible opposition as the reasons behind his decision. In a statement on Tuesday titled “Resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party,” Ihedioha reflected on his long-standing commitment to the party’s development and transformation. “Since 1998, I have contributed my quota to the development and transformation of…

Former director-general of the Labour Party presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe has said the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, never believed in the ideologies of the party. Okupe stated this while answering questions in an interview on Arise Television’s flagship programme, The Morning Show. The Labour Part, according to Okupe was just a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the presidential election. Okupe who resigned his membership of the Labour Party in January, on the grounds of ideological differences said his membership of the party ended the moment Obi lost the election. “The LP for us — for Peter Obi and I…

Inter Milan secured their 20th Serie A title on Monday in the sweetest of ways possible – with a hard-fought 2-1 win in the Milan derby. Inter knew going into Monday’s clash with city rivals AC Milan that three points would give them an unassailable lead at the top of the Serie A standings with five games to spare. Federico Dimarco’s out-swinging corner was flicked on by Benjamin Pavard at the front post, with the ball falling perfectly into the path of an unmarked Acerbi who headed home from inside the six-yard box gave Inter the lead in the 18th…

Manchester United have kept their season alive by reaching the FA Cup final for a second straight year but their chaotic display against Coventry leaves manager Erik ten Hag (54) under intense pressure. United were cruising at 3-0 up against the Championship side with 20 minutes to go at Wembley on Sunday before their staggering collapse. The Premier League club had VAR to thank for escaping a humiliating 4-3 defeat in the final moments of extra time. Victor Torp’s “winner” sent scores of United fans scurrying for the exits before they realised the goal had been ruled out for a…

Operatives of the Investigation and Enforcement Directorate of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered the illegal activities of a fake cosmetics producer at the Balogun Trade Fair Gate, Trade Fair Complex, Lagos State. This was disclosed on the agency’s X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday. NAFDAC, in the statement said the fake cosmetics producer, Mr Pius Effiong Eyoh is the owner of Pasco Global Limited. It said Eyoh was apprehended for manufacturing, packaging, distributing, and selling a range of substandard and counterfeit cosmetic products. “These included items like skin balance, perfect knuckle, organic…