Author: Oluwatosin Ologun

Mikel Arteta’s Premier League title challenge suffered a massive blow as the 10-man Arsenal were beaten 1-0 at home by lowly West Ham on Saturday. Jarrod Bowen headed in the only goal just before half-time and an injury-hit Arsenal had no reply after Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off on 73 minutes. The defeat leaves second-placed Arsenal still eight points adrift of leaders Liverpool. With leaders Liverpool not in action until Sunday’s trip to Manchester City, Arsenal had a chance to close the gap in the title race with victory at the Emirates Stadium. But Mikel Arteta’s side stumbled to a…

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland remains a doubt for Sunday’s Premier League clash against Liverpool after sitting out his side’s Champions League exit to Real Madrid. The Norwegian was named on the bench at the Santiago Bernabeu but did not make an appearance as City were outclassed in a 3-1 defeat on Wednesday to crash out 6-3 on aggregate. “Tomorrow we will know,” said Guardiola at his pre-match press conference on Friday. The January signing of Omar Marmoush at least means Guardiola does have a back-up option should Haaland fail to recover in time to face the…

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Tuesday his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola was deliberately underestimating the English side’s hopes of reaching the Champions League last 16. European champions Madrid hold a 3-2 lead on City, who have struggled this season and are fourth in the Premier League, ahead of the play-off round second leg on Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabeu. After thrashing Newcastle 4-0 on Saturday, Guardiola said English champions City have only a one percent chance of ousting the record 15-time European Cup winners. “He does not truly think that, tomorrow I’ll ask him before the game —…

Arne Slot insists Liverpool can handle the mounting pressure of the Premier League title race after nerves hampered the leaders in their tense win against Wolves. Slot’s side heads to Aston Villa on Wednesday knowing a victory would move them 10 points clear of second-placed Arsenal in their bid to clinch a record-equalling 20th English title. But Liverpool, in dynamic form for much of the season, have looked less secure of late and almost blew a two-goal lead in Sunday’s 2-1 win over lowly Wolves at Anfield. The Reds had already suffered a costly collapse in the Merseyside derby draw…

Grammy-winning Nigerian superstar Burna Boy has been confirmed to join US rapper Drake as a headliner at the highly anticipated Wireless Festival in the United Kingdom this July.  Rapper Drake was earlier announced as the headliner for all three nights of this year’s Wireless festival. It will be the Canadian rapper’s first UK performance in six years, with the One Dance hitmaker due to play a bespoke set on each night. The festival, renowned as the UK’s premier urban music event, will take place at Finsbury Park, London, from July 11 to 13, celebrating its 20th anniversary. Drake will perform…

Robert Lewandoski’s goal from the 12 yards was enough to secure a win over Rayo Vallecano and send Barcelona to the top of the Spanish league on goal difference. The Catalan club took advantage of weekend slip-ups by Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid to move on to 51 points on Monday, the same as Madrid and a point clear of Atlético. Madrid drew 1-1 at Osasuna on Saturday, and Atletico was held by the same score at home by Celta Vigo. “We shouldn’t fall into the trap of looking too much at what’s happening in the table,” Barcelona keeper Wojciech…

…Set to release new book “Dream Count” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the multi-award-winning Nigerian author has revealed that she birth to twin boys in April 2024. 10 months after delivery, she made the good news known during her interview with The Guardian where she also spoke about her new book, Dream Count, cancel culture and other topics. The 47-year-old author revealed that she welcomed her twins months ago but kept the news private because she wanted to protect her children. Chimamanda disclosed that many didn’t know she got married in 2009, noting further that Nigerians are nosy people, which has made…

The African Union (AU) warned on Sunday against the break-up of the Democratic Republic of Congo, two days after the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group entered a second city in the country’s east. “We don’t want a balkanisation of eastern DRC,” the AU’s Peace and Security Commissioner Bankole Adeoye told reporters. Without mentioning Rwanda, he added: “We are calling for the immediate removal of M23 and their supporters from all towns and cities including Goma airport.” Meanwhile, Columns of M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday entered the centre of another key city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as…

The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has asked the Federal Government to probe a claim by US Congressman Scott Perry that aborted United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram. Senator Ndume made the request on Sunday while responding to questions on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. He said: “You can’t say it’s just an allegation; it’s more than that. “That’s why the Nigerian government and the National Assembly, especially, need to look into it to investigate and verify the veracity of such a very weighty allegation.”r The lawmaker, who has been…

Britain’s Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, pledged to send British peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to help guarantee its security. Starmer wrote in an opinion piece for Monday’s Telegraph newspaper that “the UK is ready to play a leading role in accelerating work on security guarantees for Ukraine.” In the opinion letter, the UK Prime Minister urged fellow European leaders to respond to demands from US President Donald Trump to shoulder more of the burden for the continent’s defense. That means providing Ukraine’s military with ongoing kit and financial assistance, and also “being ready and…