Author: David Great

Arsenal took a huge step towards securing Champions League football next season as they saw off an ill-disciplined Leeds United, with the 10-man visitors dropping into the Premier League relegation zone. It was a fourth successive win for Mikel Arteta’s side and one that puts them firmly in the driving seat for a top-four spot before Thursday’s north London derby at Tottenham. But Leeds’ early capitulation was entirely of their own making, with goalkeeper Illan Meslier gifting the hosts an opener before captain Luke Ayling was sent off for a needless lunge on Gabriel Martinelli. Eddie Nketiah pounced on Meslier’s…

Everton climbed out of the Premier League relegation places by holding on for a hard-fought victory over Leicester City at King Power Stadium. A stunning volley by Vitaliy Mykolenko and Mason Holgate’s header gave Frank Lampard’s side their third win in five games and ensured they remain in control of their destiny with four Premier League games to play. Mykolenko finished superbly from Alex Iwobi’s cross after six minutes but Patson Daka capitalised on Yerry Mina’s attempted header back to Jordan Pickford to draw Leicester level five minutes later. The unmarked Holgate was quickest to react after Kasper Schmeichel kept…

Chelsea won a historic third successive Women’s Super League title in dramatic fashion on the final day of the season with victory over Manchester United. Sam Kerr scored two stunning volleys in the second half as Chelsea came from behind in a six-goal thriller. ????#CHAMPIIIONS pic.twitter.com/xrDRZp3C6D — Chelsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW) May 8, 2022 The Blues, who win the league by a point over second-placed Arsenal, knew victory would give them the title. Manchester United led 2-1 at half-time before Kerr’s double and a Guro Reiten strike at Kingsmeadow. Arsenal won 2-0 at West Ham but had to settle for…

Vows to prosecute anyone found impersonating the agency officials Operatives of the Lagos Taskforce have arrested a suspected serial imposter and Okada thief who specializes in snatching motorcycles and impersonating officials of the agency with his camouflage trousers and wallet in order to dispossess unsuspecting Okada riders of their bikes and valuables in different parts of the state. The suspect, Elias Marcus, 33, a father of one was arrested midday while he was trying to carry out his usual act of impersonating a Lagos Taskforce official and stealing the bike off a rider. According to the victim, Yahaya Usman, 19,…

VP interacts with APC delegates in Anambra, Enugu Soludo to Vice President: You are leading well, acting excellently VP joins APC leaders, other 2023 aspirants in Lagos meeting Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says in addition to implementing socio-economic measures for the benefit of the Nigerian people and national development, the Buhari administration has taken important steps to re-engineer the country’s security architecture, and the fruits of that are imminent. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Friday in Awka, Anambra State while speaking with delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in continuation of his engagements with APC delegates and stakeholders across…

A new visa provision that allows applicants to relocate to the United Kingdom without a job offer or sponsorship will exempt graduates from Nigeria universities. To qualify for the HPI visa, applicants must be awarded a degree from an overseas university and the university has to be one of the top global universities as published in the global universities list by the UK Home Office. Chronicle NG reports that some of the requirements exempted graduates from Nigerian universities as no Nigerian university is ranked among the top universities in the world. The issuance of this new visa allows holders of…

Luhansk governor says Russia bombed school sheltering 90 Trapped Azovstal civilians evacuated Britain pledges $1.6 bln more military support and aid G7 leaders to talk with Zelenskiy in show of unity Russia’s bombing of a school in the eastern Ukrainian village of Bilohorivka killed two people and left 60 in the debris feared dead, the governor of the Luhansk region said on Sunday. Governor Serhiy Gaidai said Russian forces dropped a bomb on Saturday afternoon on the school where about 90 people were sheltering, causing a fire that engulfed the building. “The fire was extinguished after nearly four hours, then…

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has directed the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to immediately take measures for the amicable resolution of the internal differences arising from interested parties seeking nomination to contest election into the Kiru/Bebeji federal constituency. To this end, the party secretariat has complied and summoned a stakeholders meeting to discuss the situation in the constituency. A statement signed by the chairman of the state chapter of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas revealed that an invitation has been sent to all the aspiring candidates for the position. Support Groups DG, Abdulmumin Jibrin, dumps…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the court to “declare illegal, and incompatible with the oath of office, and public interest the recent pardon granted to former governors of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye, and Taraba State, Rev Jolly Nyame who are serving jail terms for corruption.” Mr Dariye and Mr Nyame were recently pardoned alongside 157 others convicted for various offences. The two men were investigated, prosecuted and convicted for stealing N1.16 billion and N1.6 billion respectively from their state treasuries, while they were in office between 1999 and 2007.…

Arsenal are closing in on a £40m deal for Leicester’s Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans but Real Madrid are ready to move for the 25-year-old if the Gunners fail to qualify for the Champions League. (Sun on Sunday) Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, has discussed his Manchester United future with former boss Sir Alex Ferguson in a series of private meetings. (Sunday Mirror) Tottenham Hotspur are set to sign West Brom and England keeper Sam Johnstone after Manchester United decided not to go ahead with a move. (Sunday Mirror) Tottenham have been given encouragement that Villarreal and Spain centre-back Pau Torres,…