Everton manager, Sean Dyche has admitted he never wanted Alex Iwobi to leave the Goodison Park. Iwobi spent four years at Everton following his arrival from Arsenal for around £28m in 2019. After initially struggling to make an impact at the club, the versatile midfielder became a favourite among the Toffees faithful. The Nigerian was named Players’ Player of the Season in his final campaign at the club. Iwobi departed Everton for Fulham last summer. The 28-year-old will return to the Merseyside with Fulham on Saturday (today). “It was a very good deal for the club. I thought he was…
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The United States has sent a medically equipped aircraft to evacuate the embattled Binance Holdings Limited executive, Tigran Gambaryan from Nigeria. Tigran Gambaryan was evacuated after the Nigerian government on Wednesday dropped money laundering charges earlier brought against him. The US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan revealed that Gambaryan’s release was a result of “less confrontational” conversations between Nigeria and the US officials, according to The New York Times. “A plane equipped with medical equipment departed Nigeria’s capital, Abuja to bring him back to the US for needed medical attention”, he stated. DAILY POST reports that the embattled Binance executive…
Enyimba head coach, Yemi Olanrewaju says the People’s Elephant won’t underrate Ikorodu City, DAILY POST reports. The nine-time Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL champions will host Ikorodu City in Aba on Sunday. The Oga Boys are unbeaten in their last three league games. It will be the first-ever meeting between Enyimba and Ikorodu City. Olanrewaju reckoned they cannot afford to take their opponent for granted. “Yes I’m a Lagosian but Abia is where I work and earn my leaving, and so come Sunday, I will be an Abian,” he told the club’s media. “I think I know a little bit…
Barcelona boss, Hansi Flick has named the side’s La Liga El Clasico squad to face Real Madrid tonight. Flick included the likes of Raphinha, Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski to tackle Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu. The Blaugrana head to the game following a 4-1 victory over Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League in mid-week. Real Madrid, meanwhile, defeated Borussia Dortmund 5-2. Here is Barcelona’s squad against Real Madrid: Cubarsí, Balde, I. Martinez, Gavi, Pedri, Lewandowski, Ansu Fati, Raphinha, Iñaki Peña, Pablo Torre, Fermín, M. Casadó, Pau Víctor, Lamine Yamal, Olmo, F. De Jong, Kounde, Szczesny, Kochen, H. Fort,…
Ibadan-based politician, Otunba Rotimi Ajanaku has appealed to politicians across the country to suspend their political ambitions now and focus on how to ameliorate the sufferings of the masses. Ajanaku while speaking with journalists on Friday in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, attributed the deteriorating situation of the country to misdirection, misplaced priorities and lack of trust in leaders. He noted that the widespread hunger and scarcity of essential commodities across the country is affecting millions of citizens, adding that the situation is a social problem that is threatening the fabric of society. He also expressed concern over the growing humanitarian…
A Senior Secondary school female student identified as Amarachi Chibueze has reportedly bitten off the tongue of another student in a federal government-owned school in Umuahia. The incident was alleged to have happened on Friday while the two students were quarrelling because of food in the school. It was gathered that the attacker grabbed her victim identified as Adaeze on the neck before biting off the outer part of her tongue and then spitting it out on the ground. It was also gathered that the victim had been rushed to a hospital in Umuahia by her school where she was…
The Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Uzodinma on General Services, Ferdinand Uzodinma has admonished the newly inaugurated Local Government Chairmen to carry out human-oriented programmes to ensure rural development. The chief of staff gave the charge while addressing the leadership of Oru East Local Government Area at the council headquarters recently. He opined that the Chairman, vice chairman and councillor positions are big assignments, adding that they have crucial roles to play in grassroots development. Uzodinma advised them not to betray the trust bestowed upon them by the people who have entrusted their fate into their hands. He maintained…
The 2023 House of Representatives candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency of Kogi State, Austin Okai, on Saturday, cautioned workers in the state against praising Governor Usman Ododo over salary payment. Okai said salary is the right of workers because they earned it through work. Kogi State civil servants recently shared their excitement for receiving their October salaries which reflected the newly approved minimum wage of ₦72,500. Sunday Baba, a Director of Civil Engineering in the Ministry of Works, had expressed his gratitude towards the administration of Ododo for this significant development, describing Ododo’s leadership…
Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has reacted to President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffling that led to the sack of five Ministers, saying there should be more sack. The lawmaker also praised the administration for the recent de-dollarisation policy which he described as “right steps in the right direction”, stressing that the development will strengthen the naira and boost transatlantic trades with other nations of the world who don’t depend on the United States dollar. He encouraged President Tinubu to pursue the de-dollarisation policy to a logical conclusion by making Nigeria join BRICS,…
Amid the blockade imposed by the Department of State Services, DSS, the House of Representatives member from Ikwuano, Umuahia North and South Federal constituency, Obi Aguocha, has met with Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Aguocha physically met with Kanu on Thursday, 24th of October 2024 at the DSS facility in Abuja. Recall that Kanu had challenged his trial judge, Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court to recuse herself from his trial. Kanu had expressed a lack of confidence in Justice Nyako’s ability to preside over his matter. Following his actions in court,…