Former Chelsea defender, Glen Johnson has insisted that winger, Mykhailo Mudryk’s time at the club is up. Johnson believes Chelsea supporters have not seen enough from Mudryk since he joined the Blues but only flashes. He, however, feels the Chelsea board should take a ‘big loss’ on the Ukrainian international. “We are yet to see it. We have seen flashes of his talent and there have been times when he has looked unstoppable, but we have not seen it often,” Johnson told Betfred. “At the moment, it doesn’t look like he’s cut out for the Premier League because we would…
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Nigerian security forces have killed another notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Makore, along with several of his fighters. This was made known on Wednesday by Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counterterrorism and insurgency expert, in a post on his X handle. Makama disclosed that the operation took place on Sunday along the Kwankele road in the Magami area of Gusau Local Government Area in Zamfara state. The security expert explained that Makore and his men were reportedly en route to recover the body of fellow bandit leader Kachalla Sani Black, who had been killed earlier in the Dan Sadau area…
American rapper, Meek Mill has revealed that he wants to hire an investigative team to find out why he is being linked to disgraced music executive, Sean Combs, aka Diddy. Recall that Diddy was recently arrested by Homeland Security on suspicion of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and interstate transportation for prostitution. Following his arrest, Diddy’s past and present associates have been under media scrutiny. Reacting to the media scrutiny, Meek Mill said he was willing to hire an investigative team for $100,000 to find out about the involvement of his name in Diddy’s case. He also said he is interested…
Maverick singer, Seun Kuti has revealed the role he played in the ongoing saga between controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, and popular influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan. Recall that VDM, on Tuesday night, released a voice recording allegedly by Bobrisky claiming he bribed officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, with N15m to drop the money laundering charge against him. In the recording, Bobrisky also claimed that he never spent a day in prison after he was convicted and sentenced to a six-month imprisonment, stressing that his godfather arranged for him to serve his…
BudgIT, the civic-tech non-profit organisation, has raised alarm that the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research, Lagos, got an allocation of over N5 billion to construct roads in the 2024 budget. It also stated that the same institution is constructing streetlights with N1.5 billion. In a post on its X handle on Wednesday, BudgIT raised concerns that the institute is also supplying tricycles and motorcycles with over N300 million. The organisation warned that Nigerians cannot allow those insertions to continue, questioning what concerned ocean and marine research with road construction and keke distribution. The post read: “Nigerians, when you…
South Africa will host the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in January 2025, DAILY POST reports. According to SCORENigeria, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded the hosting right of the competition to South Africa. DAILY POST recalls that South Africa hosted the competition 13 years ago. Nigeria won the competition then, edging past Senegal in the final. The Flying Eagles will first have to scale through from the WAFU B qualifying tournament to be hosted by Togo next month to book their flight to South Africa 2025. Last year, the Flying Eagles finished third at the U20 AFCON…
Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta has hailed the club’s versatile youngster, Myles Lewis-Skelly after his debut against Manchester City last Sunday. Arteta, who spoke ahead of Arsenal’s Carabao Cup clash with Bolton on Wednesday, said Lewis-Skelly is a competitor and very intelligent. “He [Lewis-Skelly] is a competitor,” Arteta said when asked about the confrontation between the Arsenal youngster and Man City striker Erling Haaland. “You look at him, in every duel he goes, the way he reacts with his team-mates, you speak to him it is constantly eye contact. He is nudging, he is asking questions, it’s a special character. “He…
Traditional rulers from the South-East have again called for peace, security and unity in the region. The monarchs made the call during their meeting held in Umuahia, Abia State capital on Tuesday. The meeting, which was attended by the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe and top traditional rulers from the South East, was also used to deliberate on matters affecting the region and the way forward. The monarchs observed that peace, development and unity were important in accelerating development in the South East and bemoaned the level of insecurity in the zone. Speaking at the event, Chairman of Imo…
Galatasaray are likely to rest Victor Osimhen in Wednesday’s (today) UEFA Europa League clash against PAOK Salonica. The encounter will hold at the RAMS PARK, Istanbul. According to Turkish news outlet, Ajansspor, head coach, Okan Buruk is expected to pick Belgium international, Michy Batshuayi to lead his team’s attack Another striker, Mauro Icardi, who has fully recovered from a groin injury, could be introduced from the bench. Osimhen has provided two assists in his first two Turkish Super Lig appearances for Galatasaray. The 25-year-old is on loan at the Turkish Super Lig champions from Napoli. Europa League: Galatasaray to rest…
A chieftain of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, has warned against nominating a Northern presidential candidate to obstruct the chances of the South in 2027. Isiguzoro cautioned political parties against ignoring or marginalizing the Southeast ahead of 2027. The factional Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, called for equity, fairness, and justice as the country looks towards 2027. In a statement he signed, Isiguzoro said: “As we look toward the future, it is imperative that we remain steadfast in our convictions. The sacrifices made today will indubitably shape tomorrow’s political landscape, and it is the collective responsibility of all…