Author: David Great

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said new signing Gabriel Jesus “creates chaos” after the Brazil forward scored in a 2-0 friendly win over Everton. The £45m signing continued his impressive pre-season form by firing home from a 33rd-minute corner at the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Jesus, who scored twice against Nuremberg this month, helped set up Bukayo Saka for Arsenal’s second. “He creates uncertainty and he’s always on your shoulder,” said Arteta. “He’s a real threat and this is what we need. He’s very versatile, but obviously the way we would like to develop him is in that [number nine]…

Sola Fasure, the media adviser to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has urged Nigerians to ignore an earlier post made on his Facebook page. In a terse statement, Fasure said the post which has now been deleted was not unauthorised by Aregbesola. “It has come to the attention of the media office of the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, that an unauthorized message was posted on his verified Twitter and Facebook Pages at about 8:00am on Sunday 17th July, 2022. “The unauthorized messages have now been deleted. Members of the public, especially the media, are advised to ignore,”…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated Senator Ademola Adeleke, the party’s governorship candidate in Osun state. He defeated the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC) governor, Adegboyega Oyetola by 28, 344 votes. He polled a total of 403,372 votes while the APC candidate got 374,921 votes. “Light has come to Osun. Congratulations, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, on a well-fought victory,” Atiku wrote on his Twitter page. #OsunDecides2022: Aregbesola reacts to Adeleke’s victory “Also, hearty congratulations to the PDP family and all stakeholders who came together to make this possible. “Most importantly, congratulations to the great people of…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “take responsibility and end impunity for vote-buying and undue influence in Nigeria’s elections by promptly ensuring the arrest and prosecution of suspected perpetrators of these criminal acts in the Osun State governorship election.” There are reports of a brazen pattern of vote-buying and electoral bribery in several polling units particularly by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the Osun Governorship election conducted on Saturday 16 July 2022. Vote trading was witnessed in several polling…

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola in a parable has reacted to Senator Ademola Adeleke of the PDP emerging winner of the Osun governorship election. Adeleke defeated Aregbesola’s successor and incumbent governor, Adegboyega Oyetola by winning in 17 of the 30 local government areas of the state. Adeleke polled a total of 403,372 votes while Oyetola got 374,921 votes. In what is an acknowledgement of the election, the Interior Minister used a Bible verse to congratulate the winner, noting that, God giveth it to whomsoever he will. On his Facebook page, he wrote, Osun Le Tente, “This matter is by the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has wished Vice President ‘Yemi Osinbajo speedy and full recovery, after the latter went through a surgical procedure on Saturday to treat recurrent pain caused by a fracture in his leg. The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, on Saturday in Abuja, expressed glory to God for a successful surgery, and prayed for “speedy and full recovery.” He commended the medical team at the Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, for “their competence, and a job well done.” Buhari assured the Vice-President of the prayers of Nigerians, and that of his family. Nigerians commend Osinbajo…

The Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) has declared Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the 2022 Osun governorship election. INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe said Adeleke won in 17 of the 30 local government areas to defeat his closest rival, incumbent Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The 17 local government areas won by PDP are; Boluwaduro, Osogbo, Ila, Atakumosa West, Ifelodun, Ilesa West, Odo-Otin, Obokun, Orolu, Olorunda, Ife North, Irepodun, Oriade, Ede South, Ejigbo, Ede North and Egbedore. While APC won Ilesa East, Ayedaade, Boripe, Ifedayo, Ife Central,…

Arsenal have agreed a £30m deal to sign Ukraine left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko, 25, from Manchester City, with personal terms still yet to be completed. (Fabrizio Romano) Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has again reiterated the German club’s stance on Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, by ruling out a move for the Manchester United and Portugal forward. (SPORT1 via Mail on Sunday)  Manchester City have no intention of selling Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva to Barcelona this summer, with manager Pep Guardiola still viewing the 27-year-old as an important part of his plans next season. (Sunday Mirror) Chelsea will make a move for Sevilla and France centre-back Jules Kounde, 23, after failing to agree a deal…

Senator Ademola Adeleke of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the Osun State governorship election. Incumbent Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), however, won in the remaining 13 LGAs. This comes as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collates the results of the governorship election conducted on Saturday. The collation exercise, which commenced in the early hours of Sunday, is ongoing at the INEC office in Osogbo, the state capital. Adeleke polled a total of 403,372 votes while Oyetola got 374,921 votes. INEC is expected to officially declare…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Osun state chapter has claimed victory in the ongoing governorship election, affirming that collated results from the polling units confirms PDP’s emerging victory at the poll. In a statement issued on Saturday evening, the caretaker chairman, Dr Akindele Adekunle declared that the party has secured majority as well as more than two third spread across the 30 local governments and area office. The PDP stressed that the victory of the party at the poll is a product of mass mobilisation and grand coalition of people of Osun state against bad governance and insensitive leadership. While…