Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Darren England has been replaced as the fourth official for Sunday’s Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and Brentford after his error as the video assistant referee during Liverpool’s defeat at Tottenham. England failed to overturn an incorrect decision on the pitch to disallow a Luis Diaz goal for offside as the Reds were beaten 2-1 on Saturday. Dan Cook was assistant VAR for the game and he has been replaced as assistant referee for the game between Fulham and Chelsea on Monday. “Craig Pawson will now assume England’s duties as fourth official at the City Ground while Eddie Smart will…

Ten-man Nottingham Forest came from behind to draw 1-1 for the second home game running, as Nicolas Dominguez’s header earned a point against Brentford. Little happened in a tight first half, spare for Taiwo Awoniyi having a goal chalked off for a tight offside. Indeed, neither goalkeeper had anything to worry about until the 40th minute, when Matt Turner clawed away a deflected Vitaly Janelt cross at the other end. The game burst into life after the break though, with Yoane Wissa having a shot cleared off the line before Moussa Niakhate was sent off for picking up his second…

In a landmark victory delivered in favour of Atiku Abubakar, applicant and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 presidential election, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ruled that all documents the PDP candidate applied for must be released to him. The court held that all the documents must be released on or before October 2. The court did not vary the request but made an astonishing ruling compelling the Chicago State University to as a matter of urgency release sought after documents to the PDP candidate. The Judge Nancy Maldonado,…

A meeting convened by the federal government with the organised labour to avert the impending nationwide indefinite strike has commenced at the Chief of Staff’s Conference Room, State House, Abuja. The meeting, which began at 3:25pm after the arrival of labour representatives, later went into a closed door session. The labour delegation led by the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, also included the Secretary of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, (TUC), Nuhu Toro, and his counterpart from NLC, Emma Ugbaja. The government team is led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila. Other members…

On the occasion of Nigeria’s 63rd Independence day celebration President Bola Ahmed Tinubu addressed Nigerians through a nationwide broadcast at 7 a.m. on Sunday morning. Read Full Speech Here: Dear Compatriots, It is my unique honour to address you on this day, the 63rd anniversary of our nation’s independence, both as the President of our dear country and, simply, as a fellow Nigerian. 2. On this solemn yet hopeful day, let us commend our founding fathers and mothers. Without them, there would be no modern Nigeria. From the fading embers of colonialism, their activism, dedication and leadership gave life to…

A Dutch-top flight match between RKC Waalwijk and Ajax was abandoned after the home goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen was knocked unconscious. The game was stopped in the 84th minute after the Dutchman, 28, collided with Ajax forward Brian Brobbey. Players frantically called for help and were in tears as a motionless Vaessen was treated on the pitch, with a screen put up. His club said he regained consciousness while he was taken off on a stretcher. RKC said: “After extensive medical examination, he is conscious and has been transported to hospital for further examination. “We are extremely shocked by the incident. We wish…

Lautaro Martinez came off the bench to score all four goals for Inter Milan as they thrashed Salernitana to return to the top of Serie A. The hosts had kept Inter at bay for the first hour, but fell apart after Argentina’s Martinez came on nine minutes after the break and plundered four goals in 27 minutes, including a penalty. Inter had dropped three points below AC Milan in the table after their rivals won 2-0 against Lazio earlier on Saturday, but returned to the summit on goal difference with 18 points from seven matches. Christian Pulisic gave Inter the…

Paris Saint-Germain were held to a frustrating goalless draw by basement side Clermont in Saturday’s Ligue 1 clash. PSG started the day in third place with just three victories from their opening six games but should have been full of confidence after thrashing Marseille 4-0 the previous weekend. However, with question marks over Kylian Mbappe’s fitness, the Parisens lacked a cutting edge in attack as they dropped two points in their defence of the league title. After having an appeal for a penalty turned away, Mbappe almost laid on an assist when he pulled a cross back to Ousmane Dembele, whose…

Joel Matip’s own goal deep into stoppage time gave Tottenham Hotspur victory over nine-man Liverpool in an eventful and contentious Premier League encounter. The Reds were compromised by two controversial red cards, the first was upgraded from a yellow after VAR intervention and was given to youngster Curtis Jones for a foul on Yves Bissouma after just 26 minutes early game substitute Diogo Jota followed him down the tunnel with more than 20 minutes remaining after picking up a quickfire double booking. The Reds had an opening goal by Luis Diaz ruled out by another controversial VAR decision, as the…

Newcastle’s patience paid off as they comfortably beat a Burnley side who remain in search of their first Premier League win of the season. Miguel Almiron put Eddie Howe’s side ahead against the run of play on 14 minutes with a brilliant long-range strike into the top corner. The Clarets had started the game strongly with an early chance for Zeki Amdouni, but Almiron’s strike took the wind out of their sails and Vincent Kompany’s men rarely threatened Nick Pope’s goal after. The Magpies grew into the game and dominated throughout both halves, with Elliot Anderson, Anthony Gordon and Alexander…

Manchester City’s perfect start to the Premier League season came crashing to an end as they were stunned 2-1 away at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves snatched a surprise lead 12 minutes in as the electric Pedro Neto burst down the right wing and aimed a cross in towards Matheus Cunha. Dias couldn’t stop the ball and instead accidentally sent it beyond Ederson to open the scoring. Forward came City in search of an equaliser but their aimless crosses into the box were gleefully nodded away by Wolves’ centre-backs, who had several shots from range to deflect away as well. The second…

Manchester United suffered a second successive defeat at home in the Premier League as Joachim Andersen’s superb strike gave Crystal Palace an impressive victory at Old Trafford. The teams were meeting for the second time in five days, with Erik ten Hag’s side comfortably winning 3-0 in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday. But Palace rested a number of first-team players for that game and were a different proposition on Saturday as they produced the perfect away performance. After Tyrick Mitchell cleared Rasmus Hojlund’s effort off the line, Palace took the lead when Andersen superbly drove a first-time effort into the top…