Author: David Great

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag says he still believes in Harry Maguire despite criticism of the defender. Maguire has been jeered by his some of his own fans on club and country duty this season and made mistakes in the build-up to two Germany goals in England’s 3-3 draw on Monday. “I back him because I believe in him,” said Ten Hag. “It’s about him. I’m sure he can do it. He’ll turn this around. I am really convinced of that.” Ten Hag has preferred Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane as his central defensive partnership, with playmaker Bruno Fernandes…

Japan’s Daikin Industries Ltd will begin assembling air conditioners in Nigeria as it renews a push into Africa that had been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a regional head said on Thursday. “We are very soon going to have a factory in Nigeria,” Kanwal Jeet Jawa, the head of Daikin’s operations in India and East Africa, told Reuters. Rather than building a plant, Daikin is using space in a facility provided by a local distributor in the West African nation, he said. In East African countries, including Tanzania and Kenya, Daikin is aiming to become the leading seller of air…

As the 2023 presidential election kicked off on 28 September, the leading candidates kicked off their campaign except for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress. The health of Tinubu has been reported over time and days before the campaign officially kicked off, he was reported to have traveled to London for medical care. Tinubu was also missing at the Presidential Peace Accord Signing. He was however represented by Kashim Shettima, his vice presidential candidate. This has sparked wild reactions across the country with many asking Where is Tinubu and wondering whether he will be fit for the rigours…

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, upheld the July 16 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s governorship primary election that produced the Osun governor-elect, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, as its candidate. The five-member panel, in a judgment delivered by Justice Amina Augie, held that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the suit after counsel for the appellant, Adebayo Adelodun, SAN, withdrew the earlier notice of appeal that was filed within time. Upon resumed hearing in the matter Adelodun, who appeared for the appellant and a PDP governorship aspirant, Dotun Babayemi, informed that he sought to withdraw the earlier notice of appeal to replace it…

Tottenham’s Italian manager Antonio Conte, 53, has dismissed reports linking with him with a return to Juventus as “disrespectful” and insists he is very happy at Spurs. (Evening Standard) Chelsea want to sign Inter Milan’s Dutch international wing-back Denzel Dumfries, 26. Inter would sell for around £44m. (Calciomercatoweb – in Italian) Real Madrid will attempt to sign Manchester City and Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo, 28, next summer and are also planning a move for City’s 22-year-old Norway striker Erling Haaland in 2024. (AS – in Spanish) Haaland’s father, former Nottingham Forest, Leeds and Manchester City midfielder Alfie, has suggested Haaland may only spend two to three seasons with Manchester City before moving to Spain. (Times…

World and Commonwealth 100 metres hurdles champion, Tobi Amusan of Nigeria, has been appointed a brand ambassador by total communications solutions provider, Globacom. The athlete was unveiled as the company’s ambassador at a ceremony attended by sports personalities, media and Glo officials on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at Mike Adenuga Towers, Victoria Island, Lagos. Tobi became the first Nigerian world champion in an athletic event when she won the gold medal in the100 metres hurdles event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. She set a new world record of 12.12 seconds in the semifinal, and followed this up with 12.06…

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has convicted and sentenced an internet fraudster, Gafar Olaitan Oyegoke, to one year in prison. The convict was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, on two-count charges bordering on possession of documents containing false pretence. One of the count reads: “That you, Gafar Olaitan Oyegoke, on or about 29th April, 2022 at Lagos, within the Ikeja jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with the intent to defraud, had in your possession a bundle of document containing…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan says he would not appeal the judgement delivered on Wednesday by the Federal High Court, Damaturu, in Yobe State with respect to the forthcoming Yobe North Senatorial District elections. Chronicle NG reports that the court and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recognise Bashir Machina as the rightful APC candidate for Yobe North. Lawan said in a statement that he personally signed and released on Thursday that he has accepted the judgement of the court which disqualified his candidature and participation in the elections. The statement titled: “Court Judgement on Yobe North Senatorial District Candidacy” reads: “Yesterday,…

The Province of Alberta has opened a new pathway for Nigerians seeking immigration to Canada with a new announcement on Thursday. The Province is described as home to thousands of faith communities from a diverse range of religious traditions, many of whom depend on clergy and other religious workers from abroad to support their liturgical, pastoral and spiritual needs. However, currently, there is no clear pathway for such workers to seek or obtain permanent residency in Alberta, meaning that many well-established religious workers who develop close ties to their communities have to leave the country after the expiry of their…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied a leaked letter signed by Abdullahi Adamu, the national chairman of APC to Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate. Chronicle NG reports that in the leaked draft, Adamu complained that the National Working Committee of the party was sidelined in the selection of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). Adamu noted that they were sidelined by Tinubu despite an earlier agreement with him as regards appointment into the PCC. Reacting to the leaked letter, Felix Morka, APC publicity secretary claimed that Adamu did not author the leaked letter. “Our attention has been drawn to a…