Author: David Great

Wolves are in talks with their former manager Nuno Espirito Santo about returning to Molineux. The club are conducting an extensive recruitment process after Spaniard Julen Lopetegui turned down the job. Portuguese coach Nuno was effectively sacked in 2021 after a difficult season where performances dipped following successive seventh-placed finishes. He remains popular with the fans despite a brief, unsuccessful spell at Tottenham. The 48-year-old was sacked by Spurs in November after just four months and 17 games in charge. In July he was named coach of Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad on a two-year contract. Broja on target as dominant…

Tottenham are interested in signing RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol. The 20-year-old Croatian, who was linked with Chelsea in the summer, last month extended his contract with Leipzig until 2027. (Football Insider) Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel would be interested in taking over as England manager if Gareth Southgate leaves after the World Cup in Qatar. Tuchel, 49, has rejected offers from two unnamed Premier League clubs since being sacked by Chelsea in September. (Telegraph – subscription required) Lazio president Claudio Lotito says Manchester United will not sign the Italian club’s Serbian midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 27, for less than £105m, adding: “every month the price goes up”. (Il Messaggero via Mail)  Paris St-Germain have…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action conditionally, a member of the union’s National Executive Committee said Friday morning. Chronicle NG reports that the eight-month ASUU strike commenced on 14 February, 2022. The union suspended its industrial action after a marathon meeting which began on Thursday night till the early morning of Friday. In a one-line post on its official Twitter account, the union wrote, “The Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended the strike,” the tweet read. ASUU did not however explain why it called off the strike although it had hinted that…

Francis Uzoho put up a five-star display for Omonia Nicosia but could not keep out a late Scott McTominay goal as Manchester United kept alive their hopes of qualifying as group winners in the Europa League. McTominay, introduced with less than 10 minutes remaining, fired in the winner after fellow substitute Jadon Sancho teed him up in the box. The result means United remain three points behind Group E leaders Real Sociedad, who beat Sheriff Tiraspol for their fourth win in as many matches in the competition. Erik ten Hag’s side dominated and had several huge chances to score but…

Turkey’s parliament on Thursday approved a tough pre-election law that could see reporters and social media users jailed for up to three years for spreading “fake news”. The new ‘fake news’ rules cement the government’s already-firm grip on the media eight months before a general election that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enters trailing in the polls. The Council of Europe said the measure’s vague definition of “disinformation” and accompanying threat of jail could have a “chilling effect and increased self-censorship, not least in view of the upcoming elections in June 2023”. The legislation — comprised of 40 amendments that each…

Bukayo Saka scored the only goal as Arsenal took a big step towards qualifying for the Europa League knockout stage with a slender win at Bodo/Glimt. The winner came after Saka combined with impressive midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga and his toe-poked effort hit a defender before ricocheting back off his chin and past the helpless goalkeeper. Bodo/Glimt came into the game with a 14-game winning streak at home in Europe and they were spurred on by a boisterous crowd, but they were guilty of missing a number of clear-cut opportunities. Amahl Pellegrino skewed wide when through on goal in the…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says it will enforce traffic laws on recalcitrant Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), bus drivers. General Manager of LASTMA, Bolaji Oreagba disclosed this today during a courtesy visit by management staff of LAMATA to its Headquarters at Oshodi, Lagos He stated that the enforcement of Traffic Laws on reckless BRT bus operators became imperative following a series of complaints from members of the public on the recalcitrant attitude of some of the drivers, particularly at major intersections across the metropolis. His words: “It would no longer be business as usual for…

Shell Nigerian subsidiary is investigating reports that an illegal oil tap ran for nine years on a pipeline it operates, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. Nigeria’s state-owned oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) said on Sunday that the theft point extended from the Trans Escravos pipeline and that the Afremo platform, operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), was the suspected exit point of the stolen crude. “We are also conducting an investigation to establish where the theft lines end and whether there have been any breaches of the unmanned platform’s security barriers (locks etc.)…

Manchester City have told a number of clubs, including Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, who have enquired about Netherlands defender Nathan Ake, 27, that they will not sell him in January. (90 Min) AC Milan are preparing to open talks about a new deal with Portugal forward Rafael Leao and hope to agree terms before the World Cup starts in November. Chelsea have been linked with the 23-year-old and are following the situation closely. (La Gazzetta dello Sport via Football Italia) AC Milan are interested in 26-year-old Chelsea and England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, whose contract runs until 2024. (Calciomercato – in Italian) Chelsea are close to a deal to appoint Southampton’s head of senior recruitment Joe…

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande says leadership at the highest level is about commitment to the common good. In a post on his Instagram page on Wednesday, Akande noted that people in high offices can be loyal to each other and among themselves for the bastardization of the common good. The post which was accompanied by the picture of Akande and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was also posted on his official Twitter and Facebook pages. “When a leader is entrusted with the destiny of a nation, what…