Author: David Great

Saudi Arabia upset Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 with two brilliant second-half goals from Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari in their World Cup opener. Al-Shehri squeezed in a low shot in the 48th minute while Al-Dawsari curled in a scorching strike from the edge of the penalty area in the 53rd minute to leave Argentina, one of the tournament favourites, looking shell-shocked. On his fifth and final quest for the only major trophy to elude him, the 35-year-old Messi scored a 10th minute penalty in a dominant first half display where he and Lautaro Martinez also had three goals disallowed for…

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is close to agreeing a new contract through to the summer of 2025. (Sport – in Spanish) Liverpool will monitor Declan Rice’s performances for England at the World Cup before a possible summer bid for the 23-year-old West Ham United midfielder. (Football Insider) Chelsea are interested in signing Rice and Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham, 19, but could have to pay up to £280m to land the England midfielders in the summer. (Express)  Serie A sides Inter Milan and Juventus are battling to sign Chelsea’s  United States midfielder Christian Pulisic, 24. (Fichajes – in Spanish) Atletico Madrid will allow Joao Felix, 23, to leave the club on loan after receiving no…

Nigeria and Canada set to deepen bilateral relationship as VP, Freeland engages in Ottawa Dialogue on the adoption of gas as a transition fuel With a focus on improving trade, deepening ongoing educational collaboration, continuing dialogue on the global energy transition issues and climate change, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Canadian Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, have agreed on the need for deepening bilateral relations between Nigeria and Canada. This was the highlight of the meeting between both leaders in Ottawa, the capital of the North American country yesterday. During his interaction with top Canadian parliamentarians, including senators and cabinet…

Wales’ all-time top scorer and talisman Gareth Bale scored a late penalty as the Welsh rallied in the second half to secure a 1-1 draw with the United States in an enthralling World Cup Group B clash at a raucous Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Monday. It was the proverbial game of two halves as the US went into the break with a deserved 1-0 advantage handed to them following a superb finish by Timothy Weah, the son of former World Player of the Year and current Liberia president George. But a switch in tactics by Wales at the break…

Three-time World Cup finalists Netherlands returned to the biggest international stage after an eight-year absence, beating Senegal 2-0 on Monday in their Group A match with late goals from Cody Gakpo and substitute Davy Klaassen. The Dutch, who had failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, have now gone 16 games without defeat since coach Louis van Gaal took over for a third time, making him the most successful Dutch coach with 38 wins, surpassing Dick Advocaat. They also stretched an unbeaten record in their opening game at World Cups that dates back to 1938. Yet they looked to…

The third car winner in the Glo Festival of Joy customer loyalty reward promo last Monday in Benin, Edo State, took possession of his brand new Kia car. Other winners went home with power generators, sewing machines, and rechargeable fans. The proud brand new car owner, Enakpomu Harrison, an Account Officer in a real estate firm in Edo State, explained: “I saw the offer last week Monday and decided to give it a try and suddenly got a call later in the week and was told I had won the new car. I could not contain my excitement as this…

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mrs. Catriona Laing, has said that the number of Nigerians applying for visas to the UK has increased in recent times. Laing made the disclosure on Sunday in Abuja when she featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum. She noted, however, that the UK government was mindful of the situation and was in talks with the Nigerian government to avoid causing brain-drain, especially in the health sector. The high commissioner expressed her delight that the UK had become an attractive destination for Nigerians, especially students, adding that the UK was ready to…

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the lingering legal battle on the nomination of its governorship candidate in Ogun state. The apex Court ordered that the suit instituted by Mr. Jimi Lawal, a governorship aspirant, be remitted to the Federal High Court for a fresh trial. Justice Ibrahim Saulawa in a unanimous judgment of a five-member panel of Justices of the apex court ordered that the high court must speedily hear the case within time allowed by law. The Justices agreed with the Court of Appeal in Abuja that the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 21, 2022, secured the final forfeiture of the sum of N775,000,000.00, (Seven Hundred and Seventy-five Million Naira), and three properties located at No. 8 Ajay Crowther Street, Asokoro, Abuja; a Plot of land at Plot 1960 Cadastral Zone A05 Maitama District, FCT, Abuja; a Hotel which is under construction with generating set, located at Plot 621, Road 37, Gwarimpa, FCT, Abuja and a twin 4 bedroom duplex with guard quarters located at Plot 736, 7th Avenue Gwarimpa, FCT, Abuja, before Justice D.U. Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The…

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing has said that the recent travel advisory on the security situation in Nigeria was in line with the UK government’s security support to Nigeria, and Africa. Laing disclosed this when she appeared as a special guest on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum on Sunday in Abuja. Laing said that the initial threat that led to the issue of the advice warning British Citizens on the security threat in Abuja have been managed and the advise reverted. “The FCT and Abuja has been green all the time, until we were made aware…