Author: David Great

Skechers USA Inc said on Wednesday its executives escorted Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, out of a Los Angeles corporate office, after the rapper and fashion designer “showed up unannounced and uninvited”. The footwear maker “has no intention of working with West,” it said in a statement. Skechers’ comments come a day after sportswear brand Adidas AG ended its partnership with West, following a series of antisemitic comments from the celebrity. “We condemn his recent divisive remarks and do not tolerate antisemitism or any other form of hate speech,” Skechers said. Reuters was not immediately able to contact Ye’s…

Chelsea are looking at Inter Milan and Netherlands defender Denzel Dumfries, 26, as they try to add more depth to their right-back position, which has been weakened by an injury to 22-year-old England international Reece James. (90 Min) Napoli have been linked with Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, but the director Cristiano Giuntoli has ruled out signing the Portugal international. (DAZN via Talksport) Liverpool are the latest side to be linked with Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes but face competition from Chelsea and Real Madrid, unless Newcastle United can convince the 24-year-old to sign a new contract. (TNT Sports – in Portuguese) Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool want to sign Borussia Dortmund’s 19-year-old England midfielder…

Liverpool put their domestic woes behind them by reaching the Champions League knockout stage with a clinical second-half display against Ajax in Amsterdam. Needing a draw to reach the last 16, the Reds were fortunate not to be behind before Mohamed Salah clipped in with their only shot on target of the first half. Darwin Nunez, back in the starting line-up after injury, should have doubled the lead before half-time but the £64m summer signing struck a post with an open goal in front of him. However, the Uruguay forward quickly made amends by powering in a precise header from…

Nigeria’s bid to claim compensation from a British subsidiary of mining and trading group Glencore over bribes paid to officials at NNPC was denied by a London court on Wednesday. Lawyers representing the country told London’s Southwark Crown Court that Nigerian officials should be permitted to address the court on Nov. 2 and 3, when Glencore Energy is to be sentenced having pleaded guilty to seven counts of bribery in connection with oil operations in five African countries including Nigeria. But Judge Peter Fraser ruled that Nigeria does not have the right to be heard, as only the prosecution, in…

Inter Milan secured their place in the Champions League knockout stage and sent Barcelona into the Europa League with victory against Viktoria Plzen. Substitute Romelu Lukaku marked his return from injury with a late goal as the Italian team comfortably secured the win they needed to reach the last 16. Edin Dzeko scored twice after Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s opener. Inter’s final opponents Bayern Munich will secure top spot in Group C if they beat Barcelona later on Wednesday. Barcelona, who host Bayern at 20:00 BST, are guaranteed to finish third and compete in Europe’s second-tier competition for the second successive season.…

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday called on the Nigeria government to immediately set up a flood disaster fund similar to one created to fight the coronavirus pandemic, to help victims hit by the worst floods in a decade. Abubakar said this after a trip to Bayelsa state, one of the worst hit, that the floods were a reminder of the impact of climate change and urged the government to immediately launch a Flood Disaster Relief Fund. “It is a national emergency relief fund, similar in scope to what was initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Atiku…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has applauded the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to redesign and reissue higher denominations of the Nigerian currency, the naira. Speaking at a press briefing today, October 26, 2022, the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele announced that the apex bank had obtained the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari to resign and issue new N200, N500 and N1000 notes that shall come into circulation by the 15th of December, 2022. Responding to the development, the executive chairman of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa described the move by the apex bank as “a well-considered…

Says FG’s progressive agenda for sports yielding results Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says going by the recent performances of Nigerian athletes at international competitions, it is obvious that the progressive agenda of the federal government in the sports sector is yielding desired results. Prof. Osinbajo stated this Tuesday afternoon in Abuja at the flag-off ceremony for the movement of the ‘Torch of Unity’ for the 21st National Sports Festival scheduled to hold in Delta State in November 2022. The Vice President said, “we are still basking in the euphoria of the outstanding performance of Team Nigeria at the just concluded…

The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has announced a redesign of some naira notes. The apex bank boss who said this at a press conference in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Wednesday, noted that, only N200, N500, and, N1000. Emefiele said the naira note design will be available to citizens effective from December 2022. He urged Nigerians to take swap their old naira notes for new ones by taking it to the bank. Read below the remarks on Godwin Emefiele on Issuance of New Naira Banknotes We have called this gathering to inform relevant stakeholders and…

By Bamidele Johnson Whichever way his spunky and protracted challenge of the Atiku-Ayu complex ends, Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, would have tattooed himself on our consciousness. In these socially and economically depressing times, his media appearances every two market days are joy to the world; a prodigious social media content factory, at least in the meantime. It is, of course, silly to harbour the thought-however fleetingly-that the Atiku-Ayu arm of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with whom he is no mutual admiration society, is entertained by him or ever will be. The chances of the latter happening, whether…