Jose Mourinho branded his entire team “defensively awful” for their first-half performance at Bournemouth. Marcus Rashford’s goal in stoppage time sealed the win for United after they had gone behind through Callum Wilson’s 10th-minute opener during a spell in which the home side looked capable of scoring several times. “I said at half-time I was the luckiest manager in the Premier League, to be 1-1 in a half where it should be like 5-2 or 6-2 — we were really lucky because we were really poor,” Mourinho told BT Sport after the match “Defensively awful. Absolutely awful. And when I…
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Lionel Messi could return to action as soon as Tuesday, coach Ernesto Valverde said after the Blaugrana’s 3-2 victory at Rayo Vallecano. The win was Barca’s third straight without Messi, who is currently out with a broken bone in his right arm. However, Valverde told reporters after the match that Messi could be back for the La Liga leaders’ midweek trip to Milan, where Barca will face Inter in the Champions League. “I think we all play better with Messi in the side,” Valverde said. “We will see how he is in training [on Sunday] with regards to the Inter…
Late goals from Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez earned La Liga champions Barcelona a 3-2 win at struggling Rayo Vallecano on Saturday to keep them clear at the top of the standings. Suarez slotted in a cross from Jordi Alba from close range to give Barca a deserved lead in the 11th minute after they had made a flying start at a ground where they had eased to victory in their previous five visits and had not lost since 2002. But Rayo, 19th in the table and with only one win all season, fought their way back into the game…
Maurizio Sarri has confirmed that Victor Moses and Danny Drinkwater are not in his tactical plans this season, but added that he will rotate his team more during the frantic festive fixture schedule. Moses established himself as a key figure at right wing-back under Antonio Conte, but Sarri’s arrival has seen Chelsea switch to a 4-3-3 formation and the Nigerian is once again battling for minutes on the wing with Eden Hazard, Pedro and Willian. Drinkwater, a £30 million signing from Leicester City in the summer of 2017, has not featured in any competition for Chelsea since the Community Shield…
Paulo Dybala scored after 44 seconds for Juventus but they were made to struggle in a 3-1 win over a brave Cagliari team as they stayed six points clear in Serie A on Saturday. Juventus have now won 10 of their 11 league games but they needed the help of an own goal by Filip Bradaric after Joao Pedro had equalised for Cagliari. Dybala gave Juve the perfect start when he received a pass on the edge of the penalty area, twisted one way and then the other and, despite slipping as he struck the ball, scored with a right-foot…
Sergio Ramos’ every touch was jeered by Real Madrid fans during the opening exchanges during his side’s 2-0 victory over Valladolid — but the Bernabeu skipper said he was not aware of any booing. Ramos was one of number of Madrid players targeted by the home fans following a difficult week in which they were beaten 5-1 by Barcelona in El Clasico and saw Julen Lopetegui sacked as manager. Speaking after the narrow victory, Ramos claimed not to have heard whistles aimed in his direction and noted the more positive atmosphere in the stadium at the end of the game.…
Pep Guardiola has rejected accusations from Gary Neville that Manchester City deliberately foul when they don’t have the ball. The Sky Sports pundit claimed “there’s a lot of the dark arts there in terms of the way they play” following City’s 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Monday night. But Guardiola said that fouls are a consequence of his side’s desire to win the ball back quickly rather than a deliberate tactical decision. “I completely don’t agree with that,” he told a news conference ahead of the Premier League clash with Southampton on Sunday. “We are a team that try…
Mr Solomon Dalung, has said the ministry will soon hold a national youth dialogue to make Nigerian youths join the fight against corruption. Dalung said this in Abuja on Friday at a press conference held by the ministry to mark the “Africa Youth Day” celebrated yearly on Nov. 1. He said that the ministry would engage youths in both northern and southern parts of the country in the proposed dialogue. He said that the dialogue became necessary since young people were important in the fight against corruption through the use of new mechanisms, He listed the mechanisms to include whistle…
Lai Mohammed had disclosed that the past governments abandoned 800 containers of power equipment meant to help boost power generation in the country. The minister made this known when he featured on a national television on Saturday to discuss on the state of the nation. He said the containers were abandoned because contractors were not paid. He, however, noted that the present government in its determination to boost power supply was able to retrieve 690 of those containers. He said the contractors had also been paid and mobilised to site, adding that the effort had yielded positive result. “How many…
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has assigned portfolios to the 26 new commissioners and members of the State Executive Council swore-in on Friday. This is contained in a statement by Abubakar Shekara, Director General, Media and Public Affairs to the Sokoto State Governor and issued to newsman in the state on Saturday. Shekara said that the governor wished the Commissioners success in their service to the government and people of the state. The full list of the commissioners and their respective ministries are as follows: 1. Sulaiman Usman (SAN) (Commissioner of Justice and state Attorney General) 2. Muahmmad Arzika…
Sen. Chris Ngige, says conciliation on the national minimum wage will continue on Sunday despite the court injunction restraining organised labour from embarking on strike. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Industrial Court had on Friday ordered the organised labour not to go ahead with the nationwide strike scheduled for Nov. 6. Justice Sanusi Kado gave the order in a ruling on an ex parte application moved on behalf of the Federal Government by the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr Dayo Apata. Recall that organised labour had threatened to…
The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has said that the Federal Government would pay N71.29 billion directly to the commission being the outstanding counterpart funds. Bobboyi made this disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. According to him, the Federal Government will deduct the entire outstanding counterpart fund against all states of the federation from their Paris Club Refund. He explained that the Federal Government would provide just the matching grants, while the state governments would provide the counterpart fund to be able to access the funds…
Uche Nwosu, the son-in-law of the Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha has expressed shock over reports that the All Progressives Chairman (APC) chairman, Adams Oshiomhole submitted the name of Senator Hope Uzodimma as the party’s governorship candidate in Imo to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This is coming after the APC National Working Committee (NWC) reportedly agreed to field Uzodinma as the party’s governorship candidate in Imo. According to reports, the NWC took the decision at a meeting on Wednesday, October, 31, 2018. The APC NWC earlier cancelled the governorship primary election which was conducted on October 1, 2018…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that President Buhari has no school certificate. The party’s reaction is coming on the heels of the presentation of an attestation certificate to the president by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC). On Friday, November 2, 2018, the registrar of WAEC, Dr. Uyi Uwadiae, presented the certificate to the president at the State house, Abuja. Speaking further in a statement issued to newsmen, PDP’s spokesman, Kola Ologbodiyan said Buhari was given a political certificate. He said “it is a tragicomedy. We never expected Mr. President to dramatically come this low because you cannot…
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, again, visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja where he met behind closed door with President Muhammadu Buhari. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu had on Oct. 31 paid similar visit to the State House and dismissed the call for the resignation of the national chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiohmole, saying party supremacy must be respected. According to the APC national leader, Oshiohmole has so far not violated APC constitution or engaged in any anti-party activity that will warrant his resignation or removal from office. Tinubu’s comments on Oshiohmole have continued to attract comments…
Ayo Fayose has reacted to the presentation of an attestation of result to President Buhari by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). On Friday, November 2, 2018, WAEC’s registrar, Dr. Uyi Uwadiae presented Buhari with the document at the State House in Abuja. In his reaction, Fayose wondered why it took so long for the President to get the attestation of result. He said “If it was this easy to get WAEC to issue the “Attestation/Confirmation Certificate, why waiting this long? Why contesting four times without a single certificate? So when will the military produce the credentials that he claimed…
The National Association of the Nigerian Students (NANS) has pledged its support for the Organised Labour on the N30, 000 new National Minimum Wage for workers in the country. Mr Danielson Bamidele, NANS President, made the pledged at a news conference held on Friday in Abuja. According to Bamidele, NANS has observed with utter dismay, the unfortunate turn of things in our dear country. “The disturbing issues of the moment ranging from arbitrary increase in tuition fees, lack of adequate attention to education and poor funding of education. “Also, the near absence of student welfare on campuses or welfare facilities…
Swizz Beats has been building hype for his album Poison for months now. The veteran producer’s execution behind the keyboard is legendary, and a long list of artists can attribute their success to Swizz Beatz’s ear for hit records. He effectively cultivated the talent of the entire Ruff Ryder crew in the 90’s and early 2000’s, and blessed Jay-Z, among others, with hits throughout the decades. After dropping off several singles for Poison, Swizz has arrived as promised with the full-length project. Swizz may drop some bars of his own, but we already knew the strength of Poison’s potency would…
Nicki Minaj has broken many records. She recently dropped her fourth album “Queen” and is featured on a new bop with BTS. Back in April, iHeart Radio reported Minaj was the first female rapper to sell 5 million per album, and she beat Aretha Franklin’s record of having the most Billboard Hot 100 entries than any other female artists. But Beyonce recently swiped Minaj’s title on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart, “Queen” only debuted at No. 2 and she’s constantly in beefs. Is she the Queen of Rap? Hip-hop is a male-dominated genre, but Minaj managed to break through and has…
She’s been busy promoting her single Let You Love Me and performing at high-profile events and Halloween parties for the past few days. And Rita Ora looked ready for a break as she made a low-key arrival in Berlin, Germany, on Friday. The singer, 27, put her own spin on laid-back chic, wearing a loose-fitted sweater teamed with light-blue flared jeans. Making a fashion statement, the Hot Right Now hitmaker looked cosy on her outing in a thick grey jacket with a bright orange fur hem and collar. Rita framed her features with minimal make-up and sported slim black shades…