Author: David Great

Chelsea Football Club can confirm that terms have been agreed for a new ownership group, led by Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter and Hansjoerg Wyss, to acquire the Club. According to a statement on the Chelsea website the Todd Boehly consortium will continue to invest in both the men’s and women’s team as well as the Chelsea Foundation. “Of the total investment being made, £2.5bn will be applied to purchase the shares in the Club and such proceeds will be deposited into a frozen UK bank account with the intention to donate 100% to charitable causes as confirmed by…

Continues consultations today in Anambra and Enugu States The presidential bid of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has received wide commendations from stakeholders and traditional rulers in Cross River and Bayelsa States, following his visits yesterday. The Vice President also restated that having served for seven years as VP, among other stints in public service, he has acquired sufficient knowledge, information and experience to be able to hit the ground running from day one if, by the grace of God, he is elected as president of Nigeria. Prof. Osinbajo made this assertion yesterday during his meeting with delegates of the All…

In a show of respect for APC Elders in the Southwest, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has joined the meeting called by both Chief Bisi Akande and Aremo Olusegun Osoba winning praise from elders at the ongoing meeting. Osinbajo who has been meeting APC delegates across the States was seen today both in Anambra and Enugu States where he held no less than five engagements including a courtesy call with Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo, meetings with the APC delegates and stop over at some of the party offices in the States. Osinbajo then apparently rushed back to catch the meeting…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu both attended a meeting organised by APC Southwest leaders like Chief Bisi Akande and Chief Segun Osoba. At the meeting in Marina, Lagos state, governors from the South west also graced the meeting. They include host, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Governor Rotimi Akeredolu; Governor Gboyega Oyetola and Governor Kayode Fayemi who is also contesting for the office of the President in 2023. Southwest leaders meet Osinbajo, Tinubu, others in Lagos Also present at the meeting is the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, National Secretary of the…

A socio-political group in Edo, Owan and Akoko-Edo Alliance, says it will mobilise N120 million in support of the presidential aspiration of former Governor of Edo, Adams Oshiomhole. The group’s decision is contained in a statement issued in Benin on Friday, by its Chairman and Secretary, Sunny Ifijen and Omeiza Ogumah respectively. The group said it voluntarily decided to support the former governor because of his capacity and the fact that he would make a difference in the polity and governance of the country. According to the alliance, it never supported Oshiomhole’s senatorial ambition because it wanted him to contest…

President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu must defend himself in court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president said this while responding to appeals for the release of detained IPOB leader. NAN reports that South East traditional, religious and political leaders made the appeal during a town hall meeting with Buhari in Abakaliki, on Friday. The meeting was the last official engagement of the president who was on a two-day working visit to Ebonyi. “I have listened carefully to the various appeals from the elders…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday tasked its officials to adhere strictly to its guidelines as the 2022 exercise begins for over 1.7 million candidates nationwide. The board gave the directive in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar in Abuja. It stated that biometric verification would be the only mode for admittance of candidates into the examination centre. The board said strict adherence to this directive was required by all involved. JAMB had reiterated that all candidates would be checked into the examination hall, using the Biometric Verification Machine (BVM) which would also serve…

No fewer than 1.7 million candidates are set to take part in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide scheduled to run from May 6 to May 16. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) stated that the examination would be conducted for 1,761,338 candidates that successfully registered for the examination in 755 registered computer based centres. The Head Media JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said in Abuja, that the board had put in place all measures to ensure smooth conduct of the examination. Fabian said that all candidates would be checked into the examination hall, using the Biometric Verification…

Napoli’s 23-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen says he would prefer to join Arsenal over Manchester United or Newcastle. (Gazzetta dello Sport, via Express) Napoli has repeatedly said that they won’t sell Osimhen for less than £100m. Kylian Mbappe is on the brink of signing a two-year contract extension with Paris St-Germain worth £42.5m a year, plus an £85m signing-on fee for the 23-year-old France forward. (Le Parisien – in French, subscription required) However, Mbappe’s mother says her son is continuing talks about his future with PSG “in great serenity”. (Mirror) Manager Pep Guardiola will sign a new deal with Manchester…

Rangers’ dream season in Europe will culminate in a Europa League final against Eintracht Frankfurt after they swept aside RB Leipzig on another emotionally charged and memorable night at Ibrox. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Rangers turned the semi-final on its head within 25 minutes through goals from James Tavernier and Glen Kamara. Christopher Nkunku’s 32nd goal of the season levelled the tie again before John Lundstram shook Ibrox with 10 minutes left after sweeping home. Leipzig, despite their talented squad, could find no answer in the closing stages amid a cauldron of noise as a depleted Rangers side…