Author: David Great

Bayern Munich will face third-division FC Saarbrucken while Borussia Dortmund host Hoffenheim in the second round of the German Cup after the draw was made on Sunday. In addition to Dortmund’s clash with Hoffenheim, first-division sides Stuttgart face Union Berlin and Wolfsburg take on holders RB Leipzig. The remaining 32 teams come primarily from the top two divisions of German football, although Saarbrucken, Victoria Cologne, FC Homburg, Unterhaching, Sandhausen and Arminia Bielefeld come from lower divisions. TikTok Video: Osimhen breaks silence, reaffirms commitment to Napoli The matches will take place on October 31st and November 1st. Bayern have by won…

Victor Osimhen has reaffirmed his devotion to Napoli, calling his adventure in the Italian city of Naples, Italy, as thrilling. On Napoli’s verified TikTok account, a video was posted blatantly ridiculing Osimhen for missing a penalty against Bologna. In the backdrop of the footage, a high-pitched voice yelled, “gimme penalty, please.” A later video made similarities between Osimhen and a coconut. While the club issued a statement saying the video was not meant to injure their prized player, several fans chastised Napoli for the development. Though the Nigerian had remained mum on the issue, he finally spoke up and promised…

The Delta State Police Command says five persons died with properties comprising eight buses, two tankers, five trailers, two cars, and one motorcycle burnt totally in an early Sunday blaze. The accident occurred on Sunday when a tanker carrying PMS was heading towards Benin along the Warri-Benin Road crashed, spilling its contents into a nearby marsh. According to the command’s spokesman, Bright Edafe, the spilled drew teenagers who began scooping the petroleum into jerry cans and other containers. While they were at it, an explosion happened and a fire enveloped the area, according to him. Tinubu reviews change of guards…

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has renamed the state’s International Passenger and Cargo Airport after late novelist Chinua Achebe in order to honour him for leaving an everlasting effect on the history of human civilization. Achebe, a native of Ogidi in the state’s Idemili North Local Government Area, died on March 21, 2013, at the age of 82, in Boston, Massachusetts. Soludo made the remarks on Sunday at the Independence Day celebration in Awka to commemorate Nigeria’s 63rd anniversary, praising Achebe as an example of Africa’s unsung hero. “Achebe, a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, gave the African literature an…

Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho was on target as Leicester city beat Blackburn 4-1 on Sunday to reclaim first place in the Championship. The Foxes made it eight wins from nine league games under Enzo Maresca in the first ever match between two former Premier League winners in the second division. Wout Faes gave the visitors an early lead, but Rovers’ top scorer Sammie Szmodics quickly equalised. Tottenham claim late win as Matip own goal sink nine-man Liverpool Jamie Vardy continued his run by scoring his fourth goal of the season just before halftime to restore Leicester’s lead. They sealed…

The Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to shelve their planned indefinite strike in  national interest. The senator made the appeal in an independence anniversary message made available by his Media and Public Affairs Directorate in Abuja. Bamidele congratulated Nigerians across all socio-economic and political strata on the 63rd anniversary Nigeria became an independent nation. Bamidele noted that the Federal Government and all its relevant agencies are working underground to come up with viable options in response to the demands of the organised labour. He said that…

The Lagos State Government has suspended the annual public parades held to commemorate Nigeria’s independence day. Gbenga Omotoso, the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, stated in a statement on Sunday that the government’s decision to cancel the parade is due to economic constraints. Other aspects of the anniversary celebration have also been halted, according to the government’s spokesman. Lagos announces total ban on street trading, hawking “There will be no elaborate celebration of the 63rd Independence Anniversary in Lagos. This is in line with the economic challenges of the times. The usual parades and other elements of the celebration…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the 36 state governors in the country over “their failure to account for the spending of the N72 billion palliative collected from the Federal Government, including details of the beneficiaries and the reliefs provided with the money.” The Federal Government recently disbursed N2 billion out of the N5 billion palliative package to each state of the federation and the federal capital territory (FCT), to address the impact of the removal of fuel subsidy. In the suit number FHC/L/CS/1943/2023 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Lagos, SERAP…

The Ogun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has pronounced All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Governor Dapo Abiodun as the legitimately elected winner of the March 18 election. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its gubernatorial candidate, Ladi Adebutu, were challenging Abiodun’s re-election on grounds of suspected corrupt practices and non-compliance with Electoral Act requirements. The petition also claimed that the governor did not receive enough votes to be declared the winner by INEC. The panel delivered its decision on Saturday after an 11-hour hearing, finding that the petitioner had failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt, and subsequently…

Tottenham Hotspur left it late to down nine-man Liverpool 2-1 and had an own goal by Joel Matip to thank for their stoppage-time win as the defender turned the ball home to leave Spurs second in the Premier League behind Manchester City on Saturday. Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool side had gamely battled to try to take home a point after Cody Gakpo cancelled out Son Heung-min’s opener with the visitors having Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota sent off in a feisty clash that was played at an electric pace. Spurs took the lead in the 36th minute through Son, 10 minutes…