Former Manchester United midfielder, Nicky Butt has told the club’s hitman, Marcus Rashford to leave Old Trafford. He believes it could just be the right time for the winger to leave the Red Devils. According to him, the England international forward needs to leave Old Trafford to fulfill his potential. Butt told talkSPORT that he has known Rashford since he was a child. “I don’t know and it’s actually sad watching that because I’ve known Marcus since he was probably eight and nine at Man United coming through and he’s always been the one that you hold hope for. I…
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Andrew Wynne, the British national, who was declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government, says he is not running. DAILY POST recalls that the police had after declaring Wynne and a Nigerian, one Lucky Ehims wanted, placed a N20 million bounty on them. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyuwa Adejo said in a statement that anyone with information leading to the arrest of the duo would be rewarded N10 million for each of the suspects. However, addressing the matter on a Channels TV program on Monday, Wynne said he is…
Victor Osimhen was mobbed by Galatasaray fans at the Istanbul Airport, as he arrived in the country ahead of completing a loan move from Napoli. Before the Nigerian striker left Italy via a private jet, images of a crowd waiting for him at the airport began to surface on social media. When Osimhen eventually touched down in Turkey, he was accorded a heroic welcome. The fans sang chants and clapped joyfully, with Osimhen reciprocating their affection by joining in. The 25-year-old is set to sign a one-year loan deal with Galatasaray. It is understood that the deal has a break…
Liverpool legend, Graeme Souness, believes Manchester United midfielder, Kobbie Mainoo has not yet become a ‘good player’ at the moment. According to Souness, the England international should be a player that is flitting in and out of a good team. He spoke following Man United’s Premier League 3-0 defeat to Liverpool over the weekend. “I have to say this, I’m not being unkind, Mainoo might be a player, but it’s so Man United,” Souness told talkSPORT. “But when someone comes on the scene at Man United, in my days they were the ‘new George Best’, or the ‘new Bobby Charlton’,…
The Nigerian Government through the Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced an offer for two Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) savings bonds at 17.2 and 18.2 percent interest rates per annum. The DMO disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Accordingly, the FGN savings bond offer is tailored and targeted at retail investors with guaranteed quarterly interest payment and repayment of the principal at maturity. To this end, DMO said the offers, which opened on September 2, will close by September 6, at N1,000 per unit. Further analysis showed that the settlement date is September 11, and coupon…
The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, has assured all contesting candidates and political parties in the February 22, 2025 local government election that their documents would be properly scrutinised. The OSSIEC Chairman, Hashim Abioye made this remark during the inauguration of the OSSIEC Verification Committee on Monday in Osogbo. Abioye during the inauguration said that an 18-member committee, headed by Abdul-lateef Olayanju would verify certificates and other documents of contestants participating in the forthcoming local government elections in the state. The OSSIEC chairman, while expressing confidence in the capacity of the committee to deliver on its mandate, said the…
The Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, who is facing money laundering charges, has cried out that he is being maltreated by the Nigerian government. In a viral video posted on Monday by SYMFONI, Gambaryan who was on hand crutches lamented that the Nigeria Correctional Service Staff has abandoned him on the instruction of the government. “This is Fuck Up, he was told not to help me. This is an instruction from the government. It is a show, I am an innocent person”, he said. The development comes after the embattled Binance executive was arraigned on Tuesday at the Federal High Court,…
Again, Barcelona midfielder, Frenkie de Jong, refused to leave the club this summer. The midfielder had two summers ago turned down a move to Manchester United even after the club tried to force him out. He had rejected a move to Old Trafford even after the two clubs reached an agreement. The Dutchman’s future was subject to speculation throughout the just concluded transfer window. De Jong has been an integral part of the starting XI in recent seasons, although he struggled with injuries last campaign. However, his stock remains high and he was not short of options this summer either.…
Former England midfielder, Owen Hargreaves, believes Manchester United will not win trophies this season because they signed ‘filler’ players like Joshua Zirkzee during the summer transfer window. Recall that Zirkzee joined Man United from Bologna for around £36million. He scored the winner in Man United’s first Premier League game against Fulham on his debut after coming off the bench. Zirkzee made his first start for the Red Devils against Liverpool last Sunday and failed to score. However, Hargreaves is not the answer to Manchester United’s goalscoring problems, adding that he’s not going to score up to 40 goals per season.…
Katsina State Government has set up a committee to investigate a fire outbreak that occurred in a part of the Governor’s office at the Muhammadu Buhari House on Monday. The Director, Press, office of the Secretary to the State Government, Abdullahi Aliyu-Yar’adua, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Katsina. DAILY POSTreports that the fire outbreak, which took place in the early hours of Monday, damaged the Mini Chamber attached to the governor’s office. According to Aliyu-Yar’adua, firefighters from both Federal and state offices were able to control the fire before it escalated. He added that the source of…