Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta, has said the club’s new summer signing Raheem Sterling is hungry and wants to prove a point at the club. Arteta spoke at his pre-match press conference ahead of Arsenal’s away Premier League London derby with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. According to the Spanaird, Sterling has looks great and has alot of energy. Recall that Arsenal signed Sterllooks great ing on loan from Chelsea this summer. “I can see he’s hungry. I knew after 10 seconds we had to bring him!,” Arteta told reporters. “He looks great. First of all because he has a big smile…
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The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, has expressed shock over the death of Hon Joseph Haruna Duza, who represented Munya Constituency in the House. The Speaker, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mallam Shamsudeen Lawal Binaira, described the demise of the lawmaker as a painful loss. The late Hon Joseph Haruna, a retired Air Force officer, died at a private hospital in Minna, the state capital, on Friday after a brief illness. Sarkindaji described the late Joseph Haruna, who was also the Chairman of the House Standing Committee…
An operation by the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has killed bandit kingpin, Halilu Sububu, and 38 of his foot soldiers. Sububu and his men were killed in Zamfara state by NAF Special Forces on Thursday, near the Mayanchi area of the state. The operation, according to a statement by a Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations NAF Headquarters, Group Captain Kabiru Ali, was part of an ongoing effort by NAF and ground forces to “exploit intelligence and secure the area” following contact with the adversaries. The statement said: “NAF Special Forces of Operation HADARIN DAJI in the company of…
Sulaiman Idris has sealed a move to Armenian side, West Armenia FC. DAILY POST reports that Idris joined West Armenia after a successful trial. He was formerly on the books of Nigeria Premier Football League side, Kano Pillars. The defensive midfielder featured prominently for the Sai Masu Gida in the NPFL last season. Idris recorded four goals for Kano Pillars. The 18-year-old once played for the Nigeria U-20 team. Idris leaves Kano Pillars for Armenian club
The Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Prof Abayomi Arigbabu, has charged teachers to broaden their understanding of modern methodology to better instruct students and improve teaching and learning across the state. Arigbabu gave the charge during day two of the First Term Pre-Resumption Stakeholders Meeting for the 2024/2025 academic session with teachers and private school owners at Lisabi Grammar School, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta. He added that teachers should be prepared, focused, and committed to making sure that their classes are interactive and interesting to learners. Arigbabu hinted that the ministry is working towards collaborating with the Ministry of…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has distanced himself from the Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo. Wike vowed never to support Obaseki and Ighodalo during the forthcoming governorship election. Electorates of Edo State will file out to elect a new leader on September 21 as Obaseki bows out. However, featuring on Channels TV Politics Today, Wike described Obaseki as an ingrate. According to Wike: “Obaseki brought his candidate (Asue Ighodalo) to see me in my house and I told him I would not support anybody.”…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Friday declared his loyalty to President Bola Tinubu. Wike said he believes in Tinubu’s capacity and is old enough to be his father, hence his loyalty. He disclosed this while featuring on Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today. The minister also accused Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State of taking advantage of Tinubu’s presidential intervention to insult “everybody.” According to Wike: “The governor (Fubara) took advantage of the presidential intervention to insult everybody. I’m an appointee of Mr President and never had any bargain before I supported him. I believed…
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has revealed that he is not on any social media platforms. In an interview with Sky Sports, the Spaniard spoke about the reason behind his absence from these platforms. Guardiola is regarded as one of the very best in the managerial business, having enjoyed an unprecedented level of success in football For instance, he is the only the second manager to win a treble in England after Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United years back. He is also the first-ever manager to win four successive Premier League titles in the 2023-24 season. Guardiola said he…
Former Chelsea striker, Chris Sutton has provided his predictions for Premier League games taking place this weekend. Southampton will host Manchester United in an early kick-off on Saturday afternoon. Manchester City will face Brentford at Etihad Stadium, and Bournemouth will tackle Chelsea. Tottenham Hotspur will welcome Arsenal in a North London derby on Sunday. Stating his predictions, Sutton said via BBC Sport: Southampton 0-2 Manchester United Brighton 3-1 Ipswich Crystal Palace 2-1 Leicester Fulham 1-1 West Ham Liverpool 2-0 Nottingham Forest Manchester City 3-1 Brentford Aston Villa 2-0 Everton Bournemouth 1-1 Chelsea Tottenham 3-2 Arsenal Wolves 1-1 Newcastle. EPL: Sutton…
Ogun State Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, has called on all Awori indigenes to work in unity and preserve their heritage to take its rightful place in the national consciousness. Salako-Oyedele made the call on Friday, while declaring open the 2024 Awori Summit at the OPIC Event Centre, Isheri Olofin. She noted that it was important to focus on leadership, education, and economic development in order to project the Awori image and deepen their role in nation-building. Speaking on the theme of the summit, “Projecting Awori Image in Nation Building,” the Deputy Governor described it as apt and historically relevant to…