Author: David Great

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said his side are due a turnaround in fortune after collapsing to a 4-3 defeat at FC Copenhagen that left the Red Devils close to exiting the Champions League. United led 2-0 inside half an hour in the Danish capital after Rasmus Hojlund struck twice against his former club. But a red card for Marcus Rashford after a VAR review on 42 minutes changed the course of the game. Copenhagen made the most of 13 added minutes at the end of the first half to level through Mohamed Elyounoussi and a Diogo Goncalves penalty.…

Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has nominated Tunji Disu as the next Commissioner of Police in Rivers State. The IGP also transferred Nwonyi Emeka from Rivers State to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. On Thursday morning, Force spokesperson Muyiwa Adejobi issued a statement announcing the redeployments. IGP Egbetokun also directed the appointment of 14 new Assistant Inspectors General of Police and 24 commissioners. Following a political crisis that shook the oil-rich South-South state last week, Emeka was redeployed from the Rivers State Police Command and Disu was posted to the Command. Following the impeachment process against Gov…

Oyo State government says it would work with Education Secretaries, and Heads of Sections in all local governments towards shutting down substandard primary schools. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Soliu Abdulwaheed Adelabu, in a meeting with basic education stakeholders on Wednesday said “mushroom” schools would not be allowed to operate in Oyo State. Speaking in Ibadan, he said the Ministry and OYOSUBEB will work closely with relevant stakeholders to tighten the noose on operators of mushroom Primary schools. He charged the Education Secretaries, and Heads of Sections in the 33 Local Government areas of the state to…

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the N2.176 trillion Supplementary Appropriation Act on Wednesday in Abuja to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture and address Nigeria’s critical infrastructure deficit, amongst other considerations. The President signed the Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2023, in his office at the State House in the presence of Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume; Majority Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele; the Chairmen of the Appropriation Committees in the Senate, Sen. Olamilekan Adeola, and the House of Representatives, Hon. Abubakar Bichi,…

Senator Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kogi state is the favourite to emerge winner in the November 11 election, a polling report has revealed. Polling agency, Falcon Alliance, revealed that 43.7 per cent of respondents noted that they will vote for Dino Melaye to succeed Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In Kogi, of the 2,613 respondents, 27.7 per cent said they would vote for Ahmed Usman-Ododo, the APC candidate, who has been described as a handpick of Bello. In contrast, the Social Democratic Party candidate, Murtala Ajaka got 14. 9 per cent…

Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced his resignation on Tuesday after he was embroiled in a corruption investigation into the awarding of energy-related contracts. “The duties of prime minister are not compatible with any suspicion of my integrity,” Costa told a press conference after briefly speaking with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa earlier on Tuesday. “In these circumstances, I have presented my resignation to the president of the Republic,” he added. Earlier Tuesday, Portuguese media reported that investigators had searched several ministries as well as Costa’s offices. Public prosecutors later said they had indicted Infrastructure Minister Joao Galamba and issued…

Mikel Arteta says he stands by his VAR outburst following Arsenal’s defeat at Newcastle, pledging to “talk loudly” until he believes the situation has improved. The Gunners lost 1-0 at St James’ Park on Saturday — their first Premier League defeat of the season — as Anthony Gordon scored a controversial winner for the hosts. The second-half goal was checked for three separate VAR offences but survived them all to ultimately earn Newcastle the three points. Defeat left Arsenal fourth in the table, three points behind leaders Manchester City. Speaking after the match, Arteta said it was a “disgrace” that…

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Jude Bellingham was doubtful for his team’s clash with Braga in the Champions League on Wednesday after the midfielder hurt his shoulder at the weekend. Madrid can reach the knockout stages with another victory at the Santiago Bernabeu after three straight wins, but may be without their top goalscorer, although he did complete part of the team’s training session on Tuesday. England international Bellingham, who has scored 13 goals in 14 matches across all competitions, suffered a shoulder problem in the 0-0 La Liga draw with Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, although he played the…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Japan on Tuesday for a meeting of G7 foreign ministers set to seek a common line on Gaza as calls mount for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Blinken made no public comment as he arrived for the two days of discussions in Tokyo following his latest whirlwind tour of the Middle East. The Israeli military has relentlessly bombarded Gaza since October 7, when Hamas militants launched an attack that left 1,400 dead in Israel, most of them civilians, according to Israeli authorities. According to the Hamas-run health ministry, the death toll…

Troops of Operation Safe Haven of the Nigerian Army have arrested a lawyer at Rimin Zayam village in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Abdullahi Abubakar, a lawyer, was arrested last Saturday in “connection with the killing of one Mobile Police personnel on 2 November 2023 at Kuba village in Bokkos LGA.” This was revealed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Nigerian Army’s X account. According to the tweet, the suspect also acknowledged to participating in kidnappings and other crimes with other gang members. “Based on his confessional statement, on 5 November 2023, troops conducted raid operations…