Manchester United legend, Paul Scholes, has urged his old club to sign Ilkay Gundogan from Barcelona. Scholes believes the Germany international is the perfect midfielder Erik ten Hag’s side needs this season. According to him, Gundogan, who has been linked with a return to Manchester City this summer, controls the midfield. “Gundogan. I know it’s not going to happen but I think he is the type of player Man United need,” Scholes told The Overlap alongside Jamie Carragher when speaking on midfielder Man United should sign. ” Zubimendi… or I’m going to say Gundogan. A controlling midfield player just to…
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Arsenal legend, Paul Merson, has predicted the Premier League matches taking place this weekend. Brighton will host Manchester United on Saturday afternoon, while Tottenham Hotspur will face Everton. Manchester City will tackle Ipswich Town at Etihad Stadium, while Aston Villa will host Arsenal at Villa Park. Wolves will clash with Chelsea on Sunday and Liverpool will tackle Brentford at Anfield. Providing his predictions, Merson said as quoted by Sportskeeda: Brighton 1-1 Manchester United Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Everton Crystal Palace 1-0 West Ham Fulham 2-0 Leicester City Manchester City 3-0 Ipswich Town Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal Bournemouth 0-2 Newcastle United Wolves…
Plymouth have announced the signing of Michael Obafemi from Burnley on a season-long loan. The 24-year-old only made two appearances for the Clarets. Obafemi, who is a Republic of Ireland international, joined permanently from Swansea last summer. “We are thrilled that we have managed to secure the services of Michael,” Argyle head coach, Wayne Rooney, said. “He was really keen to come and be a part of what we are building here at Argyle. “He fits the profile of player I want as part of the squad and complements the style of play we are looking to implement. “ Transfer:…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has slammed the retiring Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, saying there’s nothing the ordinary Nigerians will celebrate during his tenure as CJN. DAILY POST reports that Ariwoola has retired as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, having clocked the age of retirement. HURIWA described Justice Ariwoola’s tenure as one of the most disappointing in the history of the nation’s judiciary, citing nepotism, alleged corruption, and a blatant disregard for the principles of fairness and justice as the defining characteristics of his leadership. According to HURIWA, Justice Ariwoola’s tenure left the…
Popular American singer, Enisa has lost over 12,000 followers in less than 24 hours on X. The development comes after Enisa unfollowed famous Nigerian Afrobeat musician, Davido. Recall that Davido featured on the remix of her song ‘Love Cycle’ in 2021, to help her connect with fans in Nigeria. A few years after receiving help, she unfollowed Davido on X. A thorough check on her handle on Friday, showed that her followers have reduced from 821.9k to 809.3k. Nigerians like Smallie, a social media influencer, and Dapsy also helped Enisa connect with Nigerian fans. American singer, Enisa Loses 12,000 followers…
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has claimed that the Federal Government needs over N16 trillion to enable the ministry complete inherited road projects across the country. The former governor of Ebonyi State made the disclosure on Thursday when he briefed newsmen on the achievements of the ministry under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu. According to him, the present administration inherited a total of 18,932.50 kilometres of ongoing road projects, with a total of 2,064 contracts. The minister said that the total value of all the ongoing projects as at May 2023 was N14.42 trillion. He said that…
Anambra State Government has issued a stern warning against acts capable of instigating crisis in the oil host communities in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Mr Anthony Ifeanya, gave the warning on Thursday in Awka during a town hall meeting with stakeholders. The meeting, organized by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development and International Peace and Civic Responsibility Centre, IPCRC, centered on the implementation of host communities’ provisions in the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA, in the state. Ifeanya stressed that peace between oil companies and host communities was crucial in ensuring the actualisation…
Public outrage continues to trail the purchase of a new presidential jet by the Bola Tinubu administration. The government’s decision to allocate over N150 billion for the purchase of the aircraft, at a time when Nigerians are grappling with a tough economic environment and a lingering cost of living crisis, has angered many. Mr Tinubu’s policies of subsidy removal and exchange rate unification have led to increases in the prices of commodities, which experts believe are driving the current inflation. The president has, in the past one year, urged Nigerians to bear with the hardship occasioned by those policies. However,…
The Anambra State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has ordered its members to withdraw clinical services in all private and public hospitals with effect from Thursday night. This is contained in a statement issued in Awka by the branch Chairman and the Secretary, Dr Princeston Okam and Dr Ifeanyi Obiaeli, respectively, at the end of the association’s Emergency General Meeting on Thursday. They stated that the directive was to protest against the kidnap of their colleague, Dr Stephen Ezeh, who had been in captivity since August 15. DAILY POST recalls that the body had on August 19 threatened…
President Bola Tinubu has called on members of the judiciary not to be deterred in the commitment to their constitutional mandate of ensuring justice. President Tinubu made the call during the public presentation of the autobiography of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the retired Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN. DAILY POST reports that Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun is expected to take over the leadership of Nigeria’s judiciary on Friday after Justice Ariwoola retired on Aug. 22, having attained the mandatory retirement age of 70 years. Represented by his Vice, Kashim Shettima, the President said the judiciary should not be discouraged by the antics…