New Manchester United manager, Ruben Amorim has insisted that he will not sign any Sporting CP player for the Red Devils in the January transfer window. Amorim will take charge of Man United in the coming days. The Portuguese has been tipped to sign Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres for Man United in the January transfer window. Both men worked together at Sporting so far. “I will not sign any Sporting player at Man United in January… then, what happens in the summer I don’t know,” Amorim said via Fabrizio Romano. “Sporting players are good players. We will see what happens…”.…
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The current Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has signified interest to run for a second term. To this end, Okonjo-Iweala emerged as the sole candidate of the WTO DG. The organisation formally began the process to appoint its next DG on October 8. WTO allowed members until November 8 to submit nominations. This was disclosed in a message to members, by the Chairman of WTO General Council, Petter Olberg. Olberg said no additional nominations were received by the November 8 deadline. The statement reads: “Under the procedures for the appointment of Directors-General (WT/L/509), I am…
Kano Pillars moved to fourth position in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, following a 1-0 away win against Bendel Insurance. Rabiu Ali scored the winning goal from the penalty spot deep into stoppage time. It was Ali’s sixth goal in the NPFL this season. Kano Pillars have now won twice on the road in the current campaign. At the Lafia City Stadium, Daniel Amokachi’s Lobi Stars rallied from a goal down to beat Abia Warriors 3-1. The visitors went in front through Sunday Megwo in the 56th minute. Lobi Stars fought back through goals from Segun Oloruntoba, who scored…
The newly emerged terror group known as Lakurawa, is reportedly offering as much as one million naira to young men in exchange for their allegiance. This was made known on Saturday by Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counterterrorism and insurgency expert, in a post on his X handle. Makama disclosed that an impeccable source informed him that Lakurawa, allegedly composed of individuals from Mali, Chad, Libya, Niger, and Burkina Faso, was actively recruiting local youths in Sokoto through substantial financial incentives. He stated that according to witnesses’ accounts, the financial lure is part of an aggressive recruitment campaign aimed…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has said that most of the accidents on Nigerian roads are due to drivers’ negligence. The Edo Sector Commander of the Corps, Cyril Mathew, disclosed this at the “ember months” sensitisation town hall meeting in Benin City. Mathew said the ember months campaign focuses on passengers as statistics had shown that passengers suffer more fatalities than drivers. According to him, the records of the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, NBS, showed thousands of road traffic deaths annually with a significant number of the casualties being passengers traveling in commercial vehicles. “The NBS statistic also said,…
Singer Rihanna has said despite music making her famous, it wasn’t God’s plan for her. The billionaire businesswoman spoke at the launch of her Fenty Beauty brand in her native country, Barbados, on Thursday. “Music was the thing that got the attention, but God had other plans for me, and I was able to create in ways that were very sincere, genuine, organic and authentic to the things that I love,” she said. Forbes certified Rihanna a billionaire a few years ago after her net worth crossed the one billion dollar mark. Earnings from her makeup brand, Fenty Beauty formed…
Alex Iwobi bagged an assist as Fulham defeated Crystal Palace 2-0 in Saturday’s Premier League encounter at the Selhurst Park. Iwobi, who put in a solid display in the game, teed up substitute Harry Wilson with a sublime pass for Fulham’s second goal seven minutes from time. The 28-year-old has so far registered two goals and two assists in 11 league appearances for the Whites this season. The versatile midfielder was in action for 89 minutes in the thrilling encounter. The Nigeria international was replaced by Adama Traore. His compatriot, Calvin Bassey was also featured by Fulham. Bassey saw action…
Former Paris Saint-Germain winger, Jerome Rothen has blamed Kylian Mbappe for Real Madrid’s poor start to the season. Rothen claimed that Mbappe’s presence is causing frustration for other players at Real Madrid. According to him, some players have taken on different roles or even lost prominence since Mbappe’s arrival from PSG as a free agent. Speaking on RMC Sport, Rothen said: “Mbappé was the star of the summer. Real Madrid won everything last season with a solid team and players who proved their worth on the field. “However, I feel that all of that has been lost. “Kylian has become…
Producer and music executive, Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy, has urged men to be more serious about combating paternity fraud. He urged men to conduct DNA tests on their children to ascertain their true paternity. According to him, conducting a DNA test is more important than naming ceremony. On his Instagram story, Jazzy wrote, “DNA test is more important than naming ceremony.” DAILY POST reports that Nigerians have been divided over whether DNA tests are necessary or not, given recent cases of paternity fraud. DNA test more important than naming ceremony – Don Jazzy
Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has been elected as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW. MC Oluomo was the sole candidate in the election, which took place at the Union’s Zonal Secretariat along the Osogbo/Ikirun road, Osun State, on Saturday. Delegates from the four South-West states of Lagos, Ogun, Ondo and Ekiti participated in the election. MC Oluomo was the former chairman of NURTW, Lagos State Chapter, before his emergence as National President. Speaking after taking the oath of office, MC Oluomo urged the union members to allow peace reign and reiterated…