Author: David Great

Cristiano Ronaldo stepped off the bench to earn Manchester United a 2-1 victory at Everton in the Premier League on Sunday, taking his career goal tally to 700 in the process. Just as they did last weekend in their derby mauling at the hands of local rivals Manchester City, United found themselves behind early on at Goodison Park after Alex Iwobi curled a sublime strike into the net from 20 metres. The visitors, however, responded much better this time around and soon levelled things up as big-money signing Antony slotted home, the Brazilian becoming the first United player to score…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) youths in South-East and South-South regions jogging team who left Yenagoa en route Lagos to drum support for the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has arrived Ondo state. The youths, under the auspices of South-East/South-South Jogging for Tinubu Campaign Initiative, constituted a team of fitness enthusiasts to embark on the 6-day exercise. A statement issued on Sunday by Mr Samuel Adaga, Coordinator of the exercise, the 25-member team remained in high spirits and optimistic of completing the expedition safely. NAN reports that the jogging was inaugurated at Bayelsa Secretariat of APC by the State…

Russia’s Putin says Ukraine carried out Crimea bridge blast Russia says rail traffic across bridge running on schedule Bridge across Kerch Strait vital to supply Russian troops President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Sunday accused Ukraine of orchestrating the powerful blast that damaged a bridge linking Russia and Crimea, describing the explosion as an “act of terrorism”. “There is no doubt. This is an act of terrorism aimed at destroying critically important civilian infrastructure,” Putin said in a video on the Kremlin’s Telegram channel. “This was devised, carried out and ordered by the Ukrainian special services,” Putin said. He was…

Bukayo Saka’s penalty settled a thrilling encounter and put Arsenal back on top of the Premier League with a victory over Liverpool at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal got off to a perfect start when Gabriel Martinelli put them ahead after 58 seconds but Liverpool responded well and striker Darwin Nunez deservedly got them level when he slid home Luis Diaz’s cross after 34 minutes. Saka restored Arsenal’s lead in first-half added time after Martinelli broke clear on the counter-attack only for Liverpool to level once more eight minutes after the break when substitute Roberto Firmino, on for the injured Diaz, fired…

The Nigerian Faith-Based Community Organization based in the United States has urged Christian leaders and clerics, especially under the auspices of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) to stand firm in their stance against same faith ticket in the 2023 presidential election. Speaking from New Jersey on behalf of the Nigerian Faith-Based Community Organization, Bishop Samuel Ayeni, the President of the NFBCO noted that Nigeria is a country where religious pluralism is practiced. Bishop Ayeni explained that any individual or group that is unwilling to support religious inclusion in Nigeria should actually be rejected…

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has insisted he will not appeal the court judgment on the APC senatorial candidature for Yobe North Senatorial District. Chronicle NG reported that a Yobe High Court has ruled that Bashir Machina is the rightful candidate of the APC and not Lawan as claimed by the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu. “We have seen a report circulating online by the Sahara Reporters with regards to the APC candidature for the 2023 senatorial election in Yobe North,” Lawan said in a statement on Saturday. “The report claims that the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, made a u-turn on…

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of Chief Vincent Ogbulafor, former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who passed on Friday at 73. In a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Saturday in Abuja, Buhari commiserated with leaders and members of the PDP, the Olokoro Royal family in Umuahia, government and people of Abia over the loss of the former party chieftain. According to the president, the former national chairman will be remembered for his role in the nation’s democratic growth. He commended the zeal of the late Chief Ogbulafor in sustaining the unity and…

The Kogi State Government and the management of Dangote Cement Plc. are at loggerheads over the ownership of the Obajana Cement Plant. The temporary closure of the company by some youths recently has caused a stand-off between the state government and the company, located in Obajana, near Lokoja, capital of Kogi state. On Saturday, the state government alleged that the management of the company was plotting to disrupt public peace in the state. The state government in a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo in Lokoja, said that the government was in possession of evidence to…

Arsenal have suffered a major blow in their pursuit for Juventus star Manuel Locatelli, 24, after the Italian midfielder decided to stay in Turin. (Football London) Portuguese midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, is being offered an escape route out of Manchester United in the shape of a potential move to Inter Miami, the club owned by former team-mate David Beckham. (Star) Nice’s Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, 35, could be on the move again in the January transfer window, just six months after leaving Leicester. (L’Equipe via Leicester Mercury) Barcelona’s search for a right-back has led them to Manchester United’s Diogo Dalot, with the 23-year-old Portugal international’s contract at Old…

Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes scored twice to help his side to a 5-1 win over Brentford at St James’ Park on Saturday as they moved up to fifth in the Premier League, a year and a day after the Saudi Arabia-backed takeover of the club. Bryan Mbeumo had a 10th-minute goal for the visitors chalked off after a VAR review found Ivan Toney to be offside in the build-up, and 11 minutes later Guimaraes stooped to score with a superb header from Kieran Trippier’s cross in the 21st minute. Jacob Murphy added a second shortly afterwards as Brentford’s defence…