Liverpool legend, Mark Lawrenson, has predicted the Premier League match-day fixtures taking place this weekend in England. West Ham United will tackle Chelsea at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Manchester United will clash with Crystal Palace in an away Premier League game on Saturday evening. Manchester City will host Arsenal on Sunday evening at the Etihad Stadium. Providing his prediction, Lawrenson told Paddy Power: West Ham 1-1 Chelsea Aston Villa 2-0 Wolves Fulham 2-1 Newcastle Leicester 1-2 Everton Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth Southampton 1-2 Ipswich Tottenham 2-0 Brentford Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United Brighton 2-1 Nottingham Forest Manchester City 1-2…
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Chairman of Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, ISIEC, Charles Ejiogu has said that the Commission has trained 15,000 ad-hoc staff in preparation for the September 21 council polls. The Chairman pledged to conduct a free and fair election, providing a level playing ground for all political parties. He said that the election would take place in all 305 wards and 4,758 polling units across the state. The ISIEC boss made its position known at the office of the Commission while fielding questions from journalists. Ejiogu assured the Imo electorate, stakeholders and all candidates from various political parties that the commission…
Anthony Joshua has said that the unexpected proudest moment of his boxing career came after he acted on advice from football legend, Cristiano Ronaldo. Joshua is preparing to face Daniel Dubois in an all-Brit bout at Wembley, with the IBF World Heavyweight title on the line. Portugal, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus legend, Ronaldo has shown over the years to be a larger-than-life figure. At 39, Ronaldo has refused to slow down and plies his trade in the money-spinning Saudi Pro League. This was where he crossed paths with Anthony Joshua who fought former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Thursday, said the new price for Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol, has eroded the gains of the yet-to-be-implemented N70,000 new national minimum wage. The organised labour said it would meet with the federal government to discuss how workers could survive the recent hardship orchestrated by the development. President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, who disclosed this at the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop on “Minimum Wage Implementation Workshop, Southern Zone, with the theme ‘Strategies for Effective Implementation of the 2024 National Minimum Wage Act, in Lagos,” insisted that the organised labour…
Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria has kicked against a move by petroleum marketers to import Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) despite the availability of Dangote Refinery Petrol. Publicity Secretary of CORAN, Eche Idoko, made this known in a statement condemning the move. His comments come as a report emerged that 141 million liters of PMS are being conveyed to Nigeria by oil vessels following the full deregulation of the downstream oil sector by the Federal Government. Recall that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company on Monday announced a fresh price list for its retail outlets nationwide upon the lifting of Dangote…
Former Crystal Palace chairman, Simon Jordan has hit out at Manchester United forward, Antony, saying the money spent on signing the winger was a waste. Jordan said Antony is a “waste of money” and has contributed absolutely nothing to Erik ten Hag’s side since arriving at Old Trafford from Ajax for a reported initial fee of €95 million in 2022. Ten Hag brought in Antony as the Red Devils’ second-costliest signing after Paul Pogba. However, Antony’s lack of contributions in England has often raised questions about Ten Hag’s decision to sign him for such a hefty fee. The Brazil international…
Former Chelsea star, Chris Sutton has predicted Manchester City to defeat Arsenal 2-1 in their Premier League clash at the Etihad on Sunday. Man City and Arsenal, both clubs who have battled for the title for back-to-back seasons, would meet on Sunday, September 22. Both teams played out 0-0 draws with two Italian sides, Inter Milan and Atalanta in the round 1 of the UEFA Champions League this week. They both will be aiming to return to winning ways as Pep Guardiola’s City have looked unstoppable this season. Man City have won all four of their games in the Premier…
Former Arsenal star, Emmanuel Petit has said that this year’s Ballon d’Or would be given to Real Madrid winger, Vinicius Jr. DAILY POST reports that Petit had in a separate interview said the award was between two players Rodri and Vinicius This time, the Frenchman appears to have finally made a choice of whom he thinks France Football would hand the gong to. France Football had on September 4, 2024, released the nominees for the 2024 Ballon d’Or. The list contains superstars like Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., Rodri, and Lautaro Martinez. Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal was also nominated after his…
Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the massive deployment of personnel and operational resources for peaceful council polls on September 21. Uzuegbu also ordered restriction of human and vehicular movements in the state between 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on September 21, except for those providing essential services. Also excluded from the order are media practitioners, election officials and accredited election observers. This is contained in a statement by the command’s DSP Daniel Ndukwe on Thursday in Enugu, quoting the commissioner as saying the restriction order also applied to armed security personnel on VIP protection duties.…
Former Arsenal player Cesc Fabregas has expressed his likeness for Manchester City’s main man, Erling Haaland. Fabregas paid tribute to Haaland, calling the Norwegian “a machine”. The former Barcelona and Chelsea midfielder told Planet Premier League that defenders cannot get complacent against the former Borussia Dortmund striker. “Especially in the form that he [Erling Haaland] is in now, I would never get too complacent, you know, if I was a central defender or an Arsenal player or any player in any other team when we play against Haaland because the guy’s a machine,” the Spaniard said. “I really like him.…