Author: Oluwatosin Ologun

After a hard-fought win against Leicester City, Chelsea moved back into the Premier League top four as Marc Cucurella’s goal secured the win against the Foxes at Stamford Bridge, on Sunday. The Spaniard’s 60th-minute goal was the left-back’s fifth goal of the season and second in successive league games after netting during the 4-0 win over Southampton. Cucurella’s crucial goal came on the hour mark, beating visiting keeper Mads Hermansen with a left-footed effort from 25 yards. Chelsea had been frustrated until then, with Hermansen saving Cole Palmer’s penalty midway through the first half following a trip on Jadon Sancho…

Liverpool are 16 points clear on the Premier League table after another comeback win against Southampton on Saturday. Despite the 3-1 win over 20th spot holders, Arne Slot said he could see warning signs with Paris Saint-Germain on the horizon. “When I look at the first game against PSG, we have to go one step up in terms of intensity,” said the Liverpool head coach. “And compared to the game today, we need to go five, six, seven steps up in terms of intensity if we want to have any chance of reaching the next round.” The French champions will…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he will judge players like Jack Grealish solely on what they do “on the pitch”, and not what they do in their spare time. Earlier this week, pictures were shared on social media of forward Grealish at a social club with friends, with further reports published on Mail Online of him on a night out in Newcastle on the same evening. Both events were said to have been on Sunday, the day after City’s FA Cup fifth-round win over Plymouth, when England international Grealish played the full 90 minutes. Mail Online said Grealish spent…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), as Special Adviser and Coordinator of the Presidential Livestock Reform. President Tinubu announced the appointment on Friday via a statement signed by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, the President hopes to drive meaningful progress in the livestock sector and further strengthen national development efforts. In July 2024, Tinubu created a new ministry called the Ministry of Livestock Development. This followed a recommendation by the National Livestock Reforms Committee the Ministry of Livestock Resources is to, among other deliverables,…

Us President, Donald Trump on Sunday named five cryptocurrencies under consideration for a new US “strategic reserve,” sending their values skyrocketing and partly reversing a recent slump. In a post to his Truth Social network, the US president said a working group he set up shortly after taking office is moving forward with the reserve, which will include three smaller cryptocurrencies: XRP, Solana, and Cardano. The value of all three digital currencies shot up on the news, with XRP trading up around 34 per cent at 1:00 pm local time in Washington (1800 GMT). Solana gained around 22 percent and…

Manchester United are out of the FA Cup after a penalty shootout defeat to Fulham at Old Trafford. The two sides could not be separated after regular time and extra time in a game that offered little in quality from either team – but it’s Marco Silva’s side who will advance to the quarter-finals after the holders were beaten 4-3 on penalties. Ruben Amorim’s side trailed to Calvin Bassey’s first-half opener at Old Trafford before Bruno Fernandes equalised to force a 1-1 draw after extra time. Fulham keeper Bernd Leno was the hero in the shoot-out as he saved from…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has ordered the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGA) to immediately assume control of the administration of all 23 local government areas in the state. This directive follows the Supreme Court judgment mandating the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withhold the state’s allocations. In a statewide broadcast on Sunday, Governor Fubara directed the outgoing local government chairmen to officially hand over to the HLGAs by Monday, March 3, 2025. The governor said, “Furthermore, given the outlawing of caretaker arrangements in the local government system, I hereby direct the Heads of Local Government Administration to…

Former captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, John Obi Mikel has told Jamie Carragher to apologise to Africans, insisting that the Englishman offended Africans with his statement about the status of the Africa Cup of Nations. Mikel Obi’s demand for an apology is coming after Carragher recently argued why he thinks the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is not a ‘major tournament’. Speaking on The Obi One Podcast, Mikel said: ‘It’s so disrespectful what he said, and this is coming from someone who never won any major international competition with England. ‘His statement was absolutely wrong. I hope he will come out and make…

Funke Akindele, Nigerian actress and producer has declared that she is not in support of women disrespecting their husbands and other men, even though she is a feminist. The Nigeria box office queen made the declaration during a conversation with Esther Olamide, wife of skit maker Kamo State. In the video, which was shared on social media, the actress admonished women to do what is right. She insists that she does not support women disrespecting their husbands. She also had some words for men, urging them to treat women “specially” as she told them not to hold the notion that the place of…

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…