Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Chelsea, under the leadership of their co-owner, Todd Boehly, has suffered a fresh transfer blow over their pursuit of Brighton’s Moises Caicedo. Chelsea are looking to bolster their manager Graham Potter’s squad even further before the end of the January transfer window but have yet to sign a new central midfielder. Talks with Benfica over a deal for Argentina’s World Cup star, Enzo Fernandez restarted this week, but the Portuguese outfit are adamant that the midfielder will not leave unless his £105.6million release clause is met. According to The Times, Chelsea have been in discussion with Brighton for Caicedo this…

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag lavished praise on Marcus Rashford as he continued his stunning form during their win at Nottingham Forest. Rashford got United’s 3-0 win underway over Forest in the first-leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final with a stunning solo strike in the sixth minute. The England international weaved in from the halfway line to breeze past Joe Worrall and Remo Freuler before placing a left-footed finish past Wayne Hennessey to score his tenth goal in ten matches. After the match, Ten Hag gushed over the 25-year-old, telling Sky Sports: “In this mood and with this spirit, he…

Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Arnaut Danjuma on loan until the end of the season. Danjuma had agreed to join crisis club Everton, but Spurs hijacked that deal for the Villarreal forward, who will boost Antonio Conte’s attacking options. The deal includes an option for Spurs to buy the 25-year-old in the summer. The Netherlands international, who was not selected for the World Cup in Qatar, underwent a medical yesterday and will replace Lucas Moura in Conte’s squad. Everton are said to be furious after being trumped by the 11th-hour move for Danjuma. The winger had a medical at…

Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie has reportedly agreed terms with Premier League side Leeds ahead of a January move. USA star McKennie, 24, played a prominent role in his country’s run to the knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup and has since been strongly linked with a move away from the Old Lady. He has made 15 appearances in Serie A this season but now looks set to depart the Italian giants, who are currently under investigation for inflating transfer fees in recent years. Though the 41-cap international has no shortage of admirers, it appears the opportunity to work under his countryman Jesse Marsch…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State has expelled Ita Enang, an ex-Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, over what it termed “anti-party activities”. The expulsion came after recommendations from Enang’s ward in Ibiono Ibom LGA of the state. In a letter dated January 24, 2023, the state working committee of the APC led by the chairman of the party, Stephen Ntukekpo, ratified the ward’s recommendations expelling him. The letter indicated the anti-party activities include his indulgence with the PDP in Akwa Ibom State and his willful but unlawful disobedience of the directives of the APC. It added…

The Abia State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Prof Uche Ikonne, is dead. This was announced in a statement by his son, Dr Chikezie Uche-Ikonne, on Wednesday. The statement read, “I regret to announce the death of my dear father, Prof Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne, who died at the National Hospital Abuja today January 202325, by 4 am after a brief illness. “He was recovering after taking proper treatment in the United Kingdom but relapsed a few days ago leading to multiple cardiac arrests from which he didn’t recover from. “Further details and arrangements would be made known to the public…

Popular socio-political activist, Deji Adeyanju, has condemned the action of the spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Campaign Management Committee, PCC, Dino Melaye, for mocking the health condition of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Melaye had made jokes about the health condition of Tinubu in the form of a mock dance during a campaign rally in Delta State on Tuesday. Reacting to the development, Adeyanju, in a tweet via his Twitter handle on Wednesday morning, described Melaye’s action as ‘bad and unacceptable’. He tweeted, “Mocking someone because of their health status is bad. You…

The Federal Government has said that the existence of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) over the past 60 years saved the global oil market from perpetual chaos. The Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva stated this on Tuesday in Abuja when he received Gabriel Lima, Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons. Lima’s visit marked his first official visit to Nigeria in his capacity as the 2023 President of the OPEC and Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Council of Ministers. Sylva said that without OPEC existence, many countries would not have been able to develop their…

Premier League legend, Patrice Evra has said that it would be over for Arsenal if defender, William Saliba gets injured. Evra said he is worried that the defender may suffer an injury which could to a large extent affect the Gunners’ title chase. Saliba was one of Mikel Arteta’s best performers before the World Cup break and that earned him a place in Didier Deschamps’ France World Cup squad. The Gunners are currently five points ahead of defending champions, Manchester City going into the second half of the Premier League. My worry for Arsenal, even if I only want to…

Paris Saint-Germain defender, Presnel Kimpembe, has insisted that he was unaware of teammate Kylian Mbappe being made the club’s vice-captain. Mbappe wore the captain’s armband and led PSG to a 7-0 thrashing of US Pays de Cassel in the Coupe de France on Monday. The 24-year-old is now viewed as vice-captain to captain Marquinhos, who did not feature in the match. This led to reports suggesting that PSG held talks before removing Kimpembe from the vice-captaincy role and handing it over to Mbappe. However, Kimpembe has now dismissed those claims. The 27-year-old defender said (as quoted by Get French Football…

AC Milan missed the opportunity to close the gap on Serie A leaders Napoli after they were thumped 4-0 by a rampant Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday. Stefano Pioli’s men were condemned to a first defeat in seven league matches after goals from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Mattia Zaccagni gave the hosts a half-time advantage. Luis Alberto added a third from the spot after the interval before Felipe Anderson rounded off the scoring as the Rossoneri failed to win for the fifth game in a row in all competitions. The impressive result sees Maurizio Sarri’s Lazio leap from sixth…

Najaatu Muhammad has stated that All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu should not have emerged. She said Tinubu’s blunders during campaign rallies confirmed his poor health which would affect governance if he won. Hajiya Muhammad last week resigned as Director of Civil Society in the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). In an interview with Thisday, the outspoken politician said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would have been a better APC standard bearer. He’s a professor, he’s brilliant. For few weeks he was given to govern this country, he did a great job. But they said all sort of things against him.…