Author: Oluwatosin Ologun

On New Year’s Day, President Bola Tinubu assured Nigerians that all their sacrifices since he took over as the country’s leader would not be in vain. In his New Year message, the president, who promised to continue to serve every Nigerian diligently and wholeheartedly also listed some of his achievements in the year that just ended, despite the challenges his government faced. However, setting agenda for the New Year, the president, who listed some of the plans in the offing, intended to make 2025 a much better year, urged the citizens, too, to play their part in collective interest. This…

Former Manchester United star, Wayne Rooney, has been sacked by Plymouth Argyle manager after just 25 matches and seven months in charge of the club in the Championship. The 39-year-old is returning to his wife and children in Cheshire after another disastrous spell in management ended after seven months. In an official statement released by the club, today, Argyle and Rooney “mutually part ways with immediate effect” and will depart the club with Assistant Head Coach Mike Phelan and first team coach Simon Ireland. “We would like to thank Wayne and his team for all their efforts and wish them…

Manchester United defeated Manchester City during Sunday’s English Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium. United winger, Amad Diallo struck a last-gasp winner at the Manchester derby to give Manchester United a stunning double-blast to secure a 2-1 victory at neighbours Manchester City that continues Pep Guardiola’s champions’ wretched run. In the first half of the match, Josko Gvardiol headed in the opener on 36 minutes as the visitors’ struggles defending set pieces were again exposed from a short corner. It was the stand-out moment in a dour first 45 minutes in which both teams showed anxiety and a lack…

Manchester United manager, Ruben Amorim has fired a warning to any Manchester United player who does not meet his standards. Amorim also claimed he “pays attention to everything” after Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho were omitted from his squad for the Manchester derby. There had been rumours on Saturday night about Manchester United’s starting line-up against Manchester City being leaked well before the official publication. The team that did the rounds on social media turned out to be spot on, with Garnacho and Rashford not in the starting XI. Amorim is likely to be far from happy to learn his…

Liverpool manager, Arne Slot was delighted by his side’s character as they preserved their six-point lead on Arsenal and said Robertson was punished for playing on with an injury. In a post-match interview on Saturday, Slot said he cannot ask for more although it is not the result he is expecting from the match. At Anfield, Liverpool fought back to claim a 2-2 draw, thanks to Diogo Jota’s late equaliser, after Andrew Robertson was sent off for a last-man foul in the 17th minute. ”The character the team showed, that is what Robbo showed,” said Slot. “If you get a…

Arsenal football club manager Mikel Arteta has said his side deserved to win the match against Everton in their English Premier League clash at the Emirate stadium. In a post-match conference on Saturday, Arteta explained how Arsenal created chances against the Toffees. “I feel very disappointed not to win the game, because obviously there is only one team which deserves to win, which is Arsenal,” added Arteta. “We gave nothing away, no shots conceded, dominated the direct play, didn’t allow them to run, no set-pieces, our high-press was excellent. “We generated the chances, but in the last 20 metres the…

Though Manchester United Manager, Ruben Amorim admits Dan Ashworth’s exit is “not the best situation” but he believes the exit of Manchester United’s sporting director “doesn’t change” anything. Sunday morning brought the stunning announcement that the 53-year-old sporting director was leaving Old Trafford just 159 days after arriving from Newcastle. Manchester United spent several months negotiating Ashworth’s appointment, with Ashworth – who also worked for the FA and Brighton – spending a period of time on gardening leave from St James’ Park. Amorim faced the media for the first time since the sporting director’s abrupt exit ahead of Thursday’s Europa…

A statement by the Head of Corporate Communication for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Dr. Friday Adakole Elijah, announced on Wednesday that the national grid, for the umpteenth time, had collapsed. A grid collapse, which occurs due to the breakdown of transmission lines caused by over-frequency or under-frequency, is reported to be responsible for the outage. Electricity distribution companies confirmed the system outage, which occurred around 1:32 p.m. on Wednesday. This latest development comes just a month after the national grid collapsed in November. Confirming the situation, the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (Jos DisCo), in a statement by its…

Arsenal Football Club manager, Mikel Arteta has sent a message of sympathy to Pep Guardiola after the Manchester City manager said he wanted to ‘harm himself’. Arteta when asked about his former boss said: “That’s something very personal but I feel a lot of sympathy for all my colleagues because I know the job, how ruthless this industry is and how we get judged just by one thing — results.” Following Tuesday’s 3-3 draw in the Champions League against Feyenoord, Guardiola was questioned in the press conference about scratches across his head and nose. He explained that it was caused…

Manchester City and Spain midfielder, Rodri, has ignited debate amongst football fans with his remarks about Cristiano Ronaldo, asserting that the Portuguese star lacks innate talent compared to Argentine’s Lionel Messi. The Ballon d’Or winner made the statement during an interview with the Spanish TV program El Hormiguero on Wednesday. He said, “Lionel Messi is the greatest player of all time, without any doubt. “Cristiano has managed to match Messi without innate talent. But those of us who have played against them can see the difference.” The 28-year-old shared his experience of facing the two football icons, emphasizing that Messi…