Author: David Great

Richarlison scored a crucial second-half winner as Everton beat Chelsea to move within two points of the Premier League safety zone. The Brazilian was gifted the chance as Cesar Azpilicueta dallied on the ball, allowing him to steal in and finish calmly. Chelsea’s Mason Mount hit both posts with a 20-yard strike before Everton keeper Jordan Pickford brilliantly kept out Azpilicueta’s follow-up shot. The win moves the Toffees to within two points of Burnley in 16th and Leeds in 17th, with a game in hand on both. Everton slip into relegation with loss at Liverpool Everton earn famous win with…

Manchester United and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo could return to Real Madrid. The Spanish giants are keen on signing the 37-year-old, who played for Real from 2009 to 2018. (Sunday Mirror) Manchester City believe manager Pep Guardiola will sign a new deal in the summer, with talks having taken place about extending the Spaniard’s stay until 2025. (Sunday Mirror) Manchester City and Manchester United are interested in signing England midfielder James Ward-Prowse from Southampton, while Arsenal, Newcastle United and Tottenham are monitoring developments concerning the 27-year-old. (Daily Star on Sunday) Manchester City and Manchester United are also competing to sign…

Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, leader of Movement for  Actualisation of  Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), on Saturday, led thousands of South East youths  in a solidarity march  to support  the 2023 presidential ambition of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi. The youths, who started the procession from the MASSOB leader’s house in Owerri, Imo, marched through the streets, carrying different placards, with inscriptions such as:  “Power to the Youths, Support Yahaya Bello”, “Youths Can Also Lead”, and “Yahaya Bello for the Youths”, among others. They made it clear that the only solution to Nigeria’s political quagmire was for power to go to…

A diaspora group says the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr Akinwumi Adesina is the right person to be the next President of Nigeria come 2023. The group which is known as the Diaspora Support Group in North America and Europe insisted that “only Adesina has all it takes to address unemployment, insecurity, hunger among others.” In a statement by Dr. Tony Bello, the Chairman and Founder of Shine Bridge Global Inc., Chesapeake-Virginia USA, the group insisted that Nigeria needed Adesina to urgently succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. The group said that Adesina had been variously described by people close…

By Dan Abubakar In many places politicians are subjects of scorn and derision. And for good reason. They lie to the public as a matter of course and the compliment is sometimes returned with particularly aggrieved persons throwing rotten eggs, tomatoes or shoes at politicians engaged in walkabout in England, France and elsewhere. Here in Nigeria people sometimes show their displeasure by shouting “yehoo!”, “barawo!” or “ole!”. The degeneration in the Nigerian specie of politician is alarming, a factor of the abysmal lack of accountability of public officers over the years. Finagling with public funds which should earn culprits years…

By Oluremi Kosoko As Nigeria’s two gladiatorial parties – the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – prepare to subject the country to another round of their phony war, the danger signs are flashing yet again. Unless we heed them, we have little hope of redemption. Falsehood has become the stock in trade of our political carpetbaggers. The phrase a stalking horse has its origins in a sixteenth century hunting practice. “In order to get close to fowl, hunters employed trained stalking horses. These horses could walk up on game birds without alarming them. The hunters…

Carlo Ancelotti became the first manager to win the league in all five of Europe’s major leagues as Real Madrid beat Espanyol to win La Liga. Two goals from Rodrygo and strikes from Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema confirmed Real’s 35th Spanish title. They are 17 points clear of second-placed Sevilla with four games to play. Ancelotti has also won titles in Italy’s Serie A, France’s Ligue 1, the Premier League in England and the German Bundesliga. Real needed only a draw to win the title, but victory was never really in doubt once Rodrygo stroked home from just inside…

Norwich were relegated from the Premier League with defeat against Aston Villa at Villa Park. The tame loss, coupled with Burnley’s dramatic comeback win at Watford, left the Canaries bottom of the table and 13 points from safety with four games to play. Their fans continued to support as a relegation that has looked on the cards for some time was confirmed. Ollie Watkins put Villa ahead in the first half, capitalising on a slip from Brandon Williams before lashing high into the net. Williams’ error summed up Norwich’s season, as did their lack of potency in front of goal.…

Manchester City produced the perfect response to Premier League title rivals Liverpool by outclassing Leeds United to regain top spot. City needed the win after Liverpool had overtaken them earlier in the day with victory at Newcastle and produced a highly impressive display in Elland Road’s hothouse that also prolonged the relegation worries for Jesse Marsch’s side. The reigning Premier League champions went ahead in the 13th minute when Rodri glanced home Phil Foden’s free-kick and while Leeds were spirited, they barely tested visiting keeper Ederson until the game was lost. City doubled their advantage nine minutes after the break…

Veteran entertainer and entrepreneur, Charles Adedeji, popularly known as Flexman, has staged a comeback to the entertainment scene with Samba Plus TV, a digital movie marketing and promotions platform. After taking a break from music for almost a decade, Flexman said he is back to contribute his quota to Nigeria’s thriving entertainment sector. As an artiste under Samba Unit Records and the CEO of the record label, Flexman serenaded the music scene with his repertoire of hit songs, with performances across Africa, Europe, America and Asia. He featured French footballer, Nicolas Anelka in one of his musical videos then titled…