Pep Guardiola is set to leave Manchester City for Bayern Munich, SportBild reports. It is understood that the Spaniard is leading Bayern’s shortlist of replacements for Niko Kovac, along with Thomas Tuchel and Erik ten Hag. Guardiola’s contract at City expires in 2021, but the Bundesliga champions are hoping to persuade him to return four […]
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Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has dropped a huge hint, that he will start Daniel Akpeyi, in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin Republic on Wednesday. Rohr invited three goalkeepers – Akpeyi, Katsina United’s Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Fortuna Dusseldorf’s Maduka Okoye – for the matches against the Squirrels on […]
Thierry Henry has said he has always liked Alexandre Lacazette as a number nine. Lacazette has scored 38 times in 97 Arsenal games but is currently being overlooked by France manager, Didier Deschamps. He has not featured for Les Bleus, since netting a double against Germany in a friendly in November 2017. “Didier knows what […]
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is willing to let midfielder, Nemanja Matic leave Old Trafford in January transfer window if the club can sign a replacement for the former Chelsea star. According to the Telegraph, the Norwegian is eager to bolster his squad ahead of the second half of the season and would be […]
Chelsea loanee, Alvaro Morata has revealed that his teammates at Stamford Bridge drove him crazy by doubting his ability during his time at the club. Morata, who is currently on loan at Atletico Madrid, said that he had a bad time at Chelsea because when he got into space, his Blues teammates looked at him […]
Former Barcelona and Valencia striker David Villa has announced his retirement from playing football. Villa, who currently plays for Japanese club Vissel Kobe, has decided to hang his boots at the end of the 2019-20 season. He made the announcement in a tweet on his official Twitter page on Tuesday night. The 37-year-old wrote: “After […]
Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, has confessed that his side is still missing the leadership qualities of ex-internationals, John Obi Mikel and Odion Ighalo. Rohr said this ahead of Nigeria’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier clash against Benin Republic on Wednesday evening in Uyo. Both Mikel and Ighalo announced their retirement from […]
Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has cried out over his lack of playing time at the club. Rakitic has found himself out of favour under manager, Ernesto Valverde as Arthur and Frenkie De Jong has been preferred in midfield by Barcelona coach. The 31-year-old, who joined the La Liga champions from Sevilla in 2014, has not […]
The North-Central Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Joel Dagwa has confirmed that two hundred and thirty-six people were killed in 365 road accidents within nine months in Niger State. According to him, the accidents took place between January and September 2019. Dagwa stated that 2,097 people were involved in the accident that left […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will create a platform that will enable candidates who scored 250 and above know why they are denied placements in their respective schools of choice. Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head of Media and Information, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Ali Ndume, the Chairman Senate Committee on Army, has disclosed that Boko Haram insurgents are now restricted to three locations in the Northeast. Ndume revealed that the insurgents were restricted to the Lake Chad fringes, Mandara Mountains and the Sambisa Forest. Speaking during a one-day Northeast Security Summit convened by the Inspector General of Police, […]
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The House of Representatives was on Wednesday divided over the motion to stop the conduct of examinations of post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) in the country’s higher institutions. A motion moved by Rep. Ademorin Kuye (APC-Lagos), resulted to heated debate. […]
The Federal Government has declared Monday as Public Holiday to mark the 2019 Eid-ul-Mawlud which is in commemoration of the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Mr Mohammed Manga, Director Press and Public Relations of the Ministry of Interior, announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, NAN reports. He said the Minister of […]
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on the federal government to complete the Enugu International Airport before the end of December. This came following a recent statement by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, last week, that the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu would be completed […]
A lawmaker representing Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State in the House of Representatives, Bamidele Salam, has berated the Honourable Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola over his recent comment on the state of Nigerian roads. Fashola, in a recent interview, was quoted as saying, “the roads are not as bad as […]
Senator Ishaku Abbo has called for the cancellation of the contract of the Kudzum, Dilichim and Shuwa bridges in Michika and Madagali local governments which were destroyed by Boko Haram five years ago. The lawmaker who represents Adamawa North Senatorial district asked the Federal government to revoke the contract as a result of the shoddy […]
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, criticized the Minister of Works and Housing Tunde Fashola over his comment on Nigerian roads. Fashola, who was a former Governor of Lagos State had insisted that Nigerians roads are not as bad as being portrayed. He stated this while addressing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting […]
Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has insisted that Real Madrid ace, Eden Hazard no longer have the confidence he had at Chelsea. According to Wenger, Hazard’s weight gain is one of the reasons the 28-year-old forward has struggled at Santiago Bernabeu since joining Zinedine Zidane’s side from Chelsea some months ago. The Frenchman said this […]
Juventus midfielder, Aaron Ramsey, has disclosed that he apologised to fellow teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo after denying him the opportunity to score in their side’s 2-1 victory over Lokomotiv Moscow in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. Ronaldo curled a free-kick from the left flank and Lokomotive goalkeeper, Guilherme, let the ball slip through his hands […]
Legendary Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has predicted this weekend’s English Premier League clash between Liverpool and Manchester City. Wenger believes the absence of Man City defender, Aymeric Laporte, who is yet to recover from a knee injury, could give Jurgen Klopp’s side a major advantage in their EPL title clash with Pep Guardiola’s men on […]

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