The draw for this season’s Carabao Cup quarter-finals was conducted on Wednesday night. Holders Liverpool will be away to Southampton, while Arsenal host Crystal Palace. The tie of the round will undoubtedly be Manchester United’s trip to Tottenham Hotspur. Newcastle will welcome Brentford in the last game of the next round. CARABAO CUP QUARTER-FINAL FIXTURES: Tottenham vs Manchester United Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Newcastle vs Brentford Southampton vs Liverpool Carabao Cup quarter-final: Arsenal, Man Utd discover opponents [Full fixtures]
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Former Manchester United captain, Gary Neville, has accused former manager Erik ten Hag of making “two of the worst signings” in the Premier League club’s history. Ten Hag was sacked this week following a 2-1 loss at West Ham. The Dutchman was kept on by the new owners, despite the team recording their lowest-ever league finish last season. Ten Hag was even handed a contract extension after a 2-1 win over Manchester City in the FA Cup final. He has now been dismissed four months later with United 14th in the Premier League and 21st out of 36 teams in…
Fenerbahce manager, Jose Mourinho, has “encouraged” Sporting Lisbon boss, Ruben Amorim to take the Manchester United job. Mourinho, who himself is a former United manager, has served as a mentor to Amorim. In 2018, Amorim completed an internship at Mourinho’s High Performance Football Coaching course. According to The Sun, when approached after Erik ten Hag’s sack, Amorim spoke with Mourinho. The older Portuguese has advised him to accept the role. Sporting have already confirmed that United have triggered their manager’s £8.5million (€10m) release clause. But it is also understood that Amorim wants to delay his move to England until after…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has confirmed that bulk power supply has been restored to parts of Northern Nigeria after weeks of blackout. TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. According to TCN, electricity was restored to Lafia, Makurdi, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, and Gombe States around 4:56 pm on Wednesday after the 330 kV Ugwuaji-Apir transmission line. The company stated that its engineers were working to commence repair of the second vandalized 330 kilovolt to continue restoration of power across other northern parts of Nigeria. “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully restored bulk…
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Plans to create a constitutional role for traditional rulers got a boost in Abuja on Wednesday. This is as governors and key traditional rulers raised a committee to prepare a bill for constitutional amendment to accommodate traditional rulers in governance. 2. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant General of the Federation from further releasing funds to the Rivers State Government pending when a lawful appropriation act is passed by a validly constituted House of Assembly. 3. The Senate…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, claimed it has uncovered cartels responsible for prices of goods and food manipulation in Nigeria. The commission’s Executive Vice Chairman, Tunji Bello, disclosed this recently while addressing stakeholders during a one-day engagement on exploitative pricing in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. This comes as Bello highlighted how in the poultry sector, influential players are dictating prices, severely impacting smaller producers. “Small poultry owners previously sold a day-old chick for between N480 and N590 and still made a profit. However, the entry of two major market players changed that,” he stated, choosing to withhold…
The Edo State Special Taskforce on Anti-Cultism on Wednesday said some suspects have been arrested in the renewed violent clash between members of the Eiye and Vikings confraternities in the state. DAILY POST reports that the State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare disclosed this on Wednesday at a press conference in Benin City. Nehikhare, who is also a member of the taskforce, however, warned that there is no breathing space for cultists and cult related activities in the state. The Taskforce which also warned cult groups against disturbing the peace of the state, advised them to consider leaving…
The Niger State Government has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the joint task force committee, assigned the duty of clearing the Lambata-Maje-Diko Road, which has been plagued by persistent gridlocks, disrupting commuters’ travel. The committee includes the commissioners for Homeland Security,Transport and Works as well as the representatives of Nigeria Police Force, Federal Road Safety Corps, Department of State Security, Vehicle Inspection Office ,and Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps. The mandate of the Task Force Committee includes clearing all broken down articulated vehicles on the road and those parked along the roadside. Others are provision of alternative routes for…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a physically challenged man identified as Ojochogwu Baba for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl in Kogi State. Baba, a 49-year-old civil servant was arrested at Wada Estate, a suburb of the Lokoja metropolis in the state. The Kogi State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP William Ovye Aya, confirmed the arrest of the suspect during an interview with DAILY POST on Wednesday. DAILY Post learnt that the suspect had lured the minor to buy him alcohol and cigarette before committing the crime. Pastor Idris Abubakar, who is physically challenged in the community explained that…
The Ebonyi State government has taken delivery of more medical equipment worth billions of naira for the 13 general hospitals and other health facilities across the state. The equipment included delivery beds, operating beds, and other beds of different functions, among others. Inspecting the massive equipment in a warehouse where they were parked, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Moses Ekuma, said the latest delivery of the medical equipment was the fourth tranche procured by Governor Francis Nwifuru to address the challenges in the general hospitals and other health facilities in the state. He noted that with the procurement of…