Author: David Great

Mauricio Pochettino is set to sign a three-year deal to become Chelsea’s new head coach. (Telegraph) Pochettino’s arrival at Stamford Bridge is coming too late to save contract negotiations with England midfielder Mason Mount, 24. (Sun)  Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi is expecting Ecuadorian midfielder Moises Caicedo, 21, and Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, 24, to leave the club this summer. (Metro) Dutch striker Wout Weghorst will hold talks with Burnley manager Vincent Kompany once his loan spell ends at Manchester United. (Sun) Manchester United are back in the hunt for midfielder Adrien Rabiot as the 28-year-old Frenchman approaches the end of his contract at Juventus. (L’Equipe – in…

The flickering embers of Arsenal’s Premier League title dream were all but extinguished as they suffered a 3-0 home drubbing by Europe-chasing Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday. With relentless Manchester City winning at Everton in the earlier kickoff to move four points clear, long-time league leaders Arsenal knew only a victory would suffice. But they produced a laboured display against the crafty south coast club and were outplayed after the break as Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan scored for Roberto De Zerbi’s side, putting City on the brink of securing the title. The result also moved Brighton…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the World Bank President, David Malpass to use his “good offices to suspend any disbursement of the $800m loan to the Federal Government and to request the incoming administration to provide satisfactory explanations for the loan. SERAP urges Mr Malpass and the World Bank “to reopen the discussion on the reportedly approved $800m loan with the incoming administration to clarify the details on the rationale and use of the loan because the term of office of the government of President Muhammadu Buhari ends in May 2023.” The Federal Government in April announced…

Former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris St-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino has agreed terms to take over at Chelsea this summer. (Telegraph)  Pochettino wants Mason Mount to stay at Stamford Bridge, although the 24-year-old England midfielder only has one year left on his contract and has not been offered an extension. (Mail) Liverpool are ready to end the race for World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister with a £70m deal for the Brighton and Argentina midfielder. (Mirror) Chelsea are ready to bid £70m for Brighton and Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo this summer. (Fichajes – in Spanish) Manchester City and England defender Kyle Walker, 32, is ready to reject interest from abroad and see out the…

On Friday, May 12, some news blogs published a report that claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo received N651.2 million in hardship allowances. Findings by Chronicle NG reveals that the hardship allowance does not exist in the breakdown of the earnings of the president and vice-president. Checks revealed that the annual remuneration of the President and his deputy as indicated by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) is around N1,750,000 and N1,500,000 monthly. The duo have been earning 50 per cent of their salaries since they assumed office in 2015. A breakdown of their…

By Kingsley Obiegbu It has been reiterated globally that the immense contribution of women in the socio-economic advancement of the continent can’t be over-emphasized. This and many more are the reasons for the need to include women in administrative roles for sustainable development in the country. The nation’s National Assembly being in its 10th Assembly, is on the verge of electing notable lawmakers to direct its affairs for the roles of Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader, Deputy Majority leader, Chief Whip, and Deputy Chief Whip to mention a few, and recently the National Working Committee of the ruling party APC…

Federico Gatti scored with a header seven minutes into added time to earn Juventus a 1-1 home draw against Sevilla in their Europa League semi-final first leg on Thursday. Morocco striker Youssef En-Nesyri scored early in the first half with a tidy finish from close range and Sevilla could have extended their lead before the break. Toothless Juventus recorded their first shot on target in the 65th minute but were able to find the equaliser in the last play of the game when defender Gatti headed home from close range following a corner. The teams meet again at Sanchez Pizjuan…

Nigeria’s oil production fell below 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in April, its lowest level in seven months, data from the petroleum regulator showed on Thursday, after a strike at Exxon Mobil’s local units hit the country’s output. Oil output plummeted to 998,602 bpd after averaging 1.28 million bpd in the first three months of the year, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission’s latest numbers for April revealed. Nigeria, which can produce 2.2 million bpd of oil, has struggled to fulfill its OPEC quota of 1.8 million due to crude theft, vandalism of pipelines, and a lack of new…

Edwin Ugwu, 56, told an Ogba magistrate court in Lagos how his wife, Ebere, used to beat him up at the least provocation. The beleaguered husband said that the continual assault reached a climax lately when his wife beat him into a coma and he was transported to the hospital. The prosecution, DSP Kehinde Ajayi, told the court that the couple lived on Lambe Iluyomade Street, Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos State, and that they had a disagreement that turned into a violent altercation before the wife attacked her husband, resulting in his hospitalisation. Pregnant woman dies after pastor convinced…

The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) has established an Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) to train 500,000 government employees in digital literacy and skills. Dasuki Arabi, Director-General, BPSR, inaugurated the team on Wednesday in Abuja on behalf of Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). According to him, the training will help to address the rising digital literacy gap among public sector employees. He stated that digital literacy competency is essential for a 21st-century public service regime, and that all government employees should be familiar with digital service creation, security, and innovation. Arabi stated that the 500,000…