Author: David Great

Due to a back injury, Germany midfielder Jamal Musiala will miss his team’s next friendlies against Japan and France, the German FA said on Thursday. Musiala “would not be available for selection in the upcoming games against Japan and France due to back pain,” according to the statement, adding that “he did not travel to the team hotel today as planned.” Despite missing Bayern Munich’s previous two matches due to a thigh injury, Musiala was named to manager Hansi Flick’s 24-man squad for September’s friendly. Musiala was suffering from a back issue and “needed to pull out” of Saturday’s match…

Taiwo Awoniyi of the Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest has been nominated for the EPL Player of the Month award for August. Awoniyi has been in excellent form for Forest this season, contributing a goal in every game played. The 26-year-old has three goals and set up Anthony Elanga’s game-winning goal against Chelsea before the international break. Demerai Gray leaves Everton for Saudi club Al-Ettifaq Manchester City midfielder Rodri has also been nominated. He has two goals and one assist to help City preserve their four-game winning streak at the top of the table. The list also includes Jarod Bowen…

Demarai Gray has left Everton for Al-Ettifaq ahead of Thursday’s transfer deadline in the Saudi Pro League. The 27-year-old forward is the latest Premier League player to head to the Gulf nation, joining former Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson at the club managed by Steven Gerrard. Gray’s departure from Goodison Park for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £8 million ($10 million), comes after the deterioration of his relationship with Everton manager Sean Dyche. The winger aired his grievances on Instagram, saying it was “difficult to play for someone who doesn’t show you respect as a person”. Dyche responded by saying…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has stated that he will retire Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar to his village and buy livestock for him to grow. Shettima stated this to reporters shortly after the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s victory at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday. After expressing his happiness with the Tribunal’s decision and urging his opponents to work with him, one of the reporters questioned him if he was still planning to retire Atiku – one of his campaign promises. “We have moved beyond the phase of politics,” Shettima said. We are…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $1 billion of aid during a surprise visit Wednesday to Ukraine, which suffered a Russian strike that killed at least 17 people at a market. The attack, which President Volodymyr Zelensky described as deliberate and “heinous”, drew international condemnation from the West, including accusations of war crimes. Projectiles tore through the centre of Kostiantynivka — a town of nearly 70,000 people in the eastern Donetsk region — in one of the deadliest strikes in weeks. “They smashed everything, all the shop windows, everything was strewn around,” an eyewitness told AFP. “Thank God we…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) vowing to challenge the victory of President Bola Tinubu at the Supreme Court. Atiku noted that the PEPT failed to deliver justice, noting that, the tribunal only delivered a judgment which gave room for him to appeal. “Judgement has just been delivered but we have not received justice. Luckily, the Constitution has given us the right to go on appeal,” Atiku said through legal counsel led by Chris Uche, SAN. “This is the court of first instance. We…

Delta State Election Petition Tribunal has sacked Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, ordering a legislative election rerun in the next 90 days. The lawmaker representing the Delta South Senatorial District popularly known as JOT has called for calm, noting that he will defend his mandate. Thomas was challenged by the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Michael Diden who noted that he did not lawfully garner the highest number of votes in the National Assembly elections. In a petition labelled EPT/DT/SEN/ 01/2023, Diden and the PDP asked the tribunal to void INEC’s declaration of a candidate of Thomas. In delivering…

President Bola Tinubu hailed the Tribunal’s judgment on Wednesday with a feeling of responsibility and readiness to serve all Nigerians, regardless of political persuasions, beliefs, or tribal identities. The Presidential Election Petitions Court dismissed the petitions contesting Tinubu’s victory in the presidential election on February 25 in a 12-hour long judgment. Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the election, according to the court. In response to the ruling, President Tinubu urged his primary opponents, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), to back his administration. Labour Party rejects PEPT…

Nigeria government claims it has secured nearly $14 billion of pledges from Indian investors and seeks an economic cooperation pact with India. Jindal Steel and Power has committed to pump $3 billion into Nigeria’s steel sector and Indorama Corp plans to invest an additional $8 billion to expand its petrochemical facility in the West African country, Ajuri Ngelale, the spokesperson to President Bola Tinubu said in a statement. Skipperseil Limited’s founding chairman Jitender Sachdeva and India’s Bharti Enterprises each pledged $1.6 billion over four years to build power generation plants and $700 million in Nigeria, respectively, Ngelale said. Separately, Nigeria…

Former England and Chelsea defender John Terry, 42, is on the verge of joining Saudi side Al-Shabab FC to make his managerial breakthrough. (Sun) Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad are ready to lodge a £200m bid for Liverpool’s Egypt star Mohamed Salah, 31, but fear time is running out before Thursday’s transfer deadline. (Telegraph – subscription required) Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, 36, faces a playing exile until January with the France international having shown no inclination to go despite Spurs receiving offers for the player. (Guardian) Tottenham and England defender Eric Dier has held talks with chairman Daniel Levy after being frozen out by boss Ange Postecoglou. The 29-year-old has been…