Leicester City defender Danny Simpson insists Riyad Mahrez is an example to fellow professionals over how to handle transfer speculation. Algeria international Mahrez ignored on-going talk over his future to inspire the Foxes to a 2-0 win over Brighton on Saturday. “Yeah, some people don’t and he’s still a Leicester player. You still want him to perform and show why the lads want him here and he has been a top player in the last few years,” said Simpson. “There’s a few weeks to go and hopefully he stays with us and does that for the rest of the season.…
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Neymar blasted Barcelona’s directors after PSG’s 6-2 defeat of Toulouse on Sunday, telling reporters the club “deserve much better.” “I don’t have anything to say to the Barcelona board,” Neymar began. “For me. … Well, actually I have something to say: That I am disappointed with them. “I spent four years there and was very happy. I began happy, spent four years happy and left happy. But not with them. For me, they shouldn’t be in charge of Barca. Barca deserve much better, and everyone knows this.” “To see my former teammates unhappy makes me sad also, because I have…
David Luiz said Chelsea coach Antonio Conte had told him to “run a lot” when he played a midfield role in Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Tottenham on Sunday. Luiz said: “Run — run a lot! No, to cover the space of [Christian] Eriksen and Dele Alli. “They always play very well between the lines so I was there to close this gap and not leave any space for them to create. “It was a clever game because you need to understand that when you play against a very good team sometimes you can keep more of the ball, possession, but…
Arsene Wenger has warned fans not to over-expect from Alexis Sanchez if the Chile forward returns in time for Arsenal’s game at Liverpool this weekend. Sanchez did not partake Arsenal’s first two games of the season with an abdominal injury, but Wenger is hoping he will be available at Anfield after returning to full training last week. “We’ll see how he goes through the week,” Wenger said. “He was out with a muscular strain and hopefully he will survive the tests first before he comes back. He’s not played now for six weeks and it’s difficult to be at your…
Andres Iniesta has warned Barcelona that he could leave when his contract expires at the end of the season. Iniesta, 33, has spent his whole career at Barca and said new coach Ernesto Valverde had told him he would continue to have an important role this season. “I’ve still not renewed,” he told El Pais when asked if it was an option to leave. “I’ve experienced a lot of sensations I’ve not known before, but I think they’re normal. It’s a scenario which three years ago I could never have imagined. “Let’s say I’m thinking about my future when before…
Anthony Martial has played for just 25 Premier League minutes so far this season. In that time, he has scored twice — once against West Ham and once against Swansea — while Manchester United have netted five times overall. Last November, after not playing Martial against Feyenoord four days after starting him against Arsenal, Jose Mourinho warned the French forward he was not taking the opportunities offered to him. “You have one opportunity, you have two, you have three,” said the United manager. “If you don’t bite then somebody comes and takes the bait.” But now, Even Inter’s willingness to…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has asked why any player would want to leave amid continuing speculation that playmaker Philippe Coutinho will spon exit the club to join Barcelona. “I don’t see a lot of reasons for each player to leave the club at the moment, and that’s just in general. “Can you imagine for a minute I am not a little bit interested about the problems or not of Barcelona? “I will never talk about something I spoke about with a player. But you can imagine, in general, I think for each player Liverpool is a very good club, a…
Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday said there is tremendous improvement in the health of President Muhammadu Buhari. A statement signed by the speaker’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Turaki Hassan, quoted Dogara’s Twitter handle @Yakubdogara as saying that Buhari was doing well. It added that the speaker, who visited the President with the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki at the Abuja House in London, also urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the safe return of the President. “Today we visited His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari. I am glad that he is doing well. “His…
The State Government of Osun has declared Monday, August 21, 2017, as public holiday to celebrate the annual Isese Day. Isese Day is a public holiday set apart for traditional believers in the state by Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s administration. The day allows the adherents of traditional religion to come together for the annual celebration. Also know as Traditional Worshipers Day, Isese Day is the celebration of the peak of festivities among adherents of traditional religion. The government called on all the traditional believers to celebrate the Isese day in peace and avoid any act capable of breaching the peace of…
The Senate on Thursday said it was working hard toward separating tourism and culture from the Ministry of Information. Dr Bukola Saraki, made this known recently at an event. Saraki, who was represented by the Deputy Leader of the Senate, Sen. Bala Na’Allah, said that the separation was comppulsory to enable the tourism sector enjoy autonomy for rapid development. “Our ministries have never been helpful in anything developmental. So, the long and short of the story is that the Senate wants to give freedom to the parastatals, particularly the culture and tourism sector,’’ he said. In his remarks, Chairman of…
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Thursday that despite shaky resources, the Federal Government was still committed to providing key infrastructure for the benefits of the people. “This administration is passionate about infrastructural development particularly roads. “These projects will tremendously decongest traffic around Abuja and open up the city,” he said. “It is one of the priority roads that, when we came in as an administration, we realised that there was need for it to be completed. “We also realise that funding for the project had been quite slow over the years. “We therefore discussed with the contractors and agreed on…
The Federal Government has petitioned an Abuja Federal High Court to take the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, back to prison for violating his bail conditions. This arose after Kanu’s motion to the court seeking a review of his bail conditions. In the motion way back on August 1st, 2017, Magaji Labaran of the Federal Ministry of Justice urged the court to revoke Kanu’s bail that was granted on April 25. Labaran argued, “The offence for which he (Kanu) is standing trial is not ordinarily bailable; the court, not withstanding, granted bail to the 1st defendant/applicant…
Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has left Nigeria for Rwanda for the inauguration of reelected President Paul Kagame. Laolu Akande, who released a press statement explained the Acting President’s trip. “Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, is attending the presidential inauguration of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, taking place today in Kigali, the country’s capital. “The inauguration ceremony which is expected to be witnessed by several African Heads of State and Government, follows President Kagame’s victory at the August 4 Rwandan presidential election.” Osinbajo went with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and is expected back in the country later in the…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called members of the National Assembly as a bunch of unarmed robbers. This has been said after he accused the lawmakers of corruptly enriching themselves by appropriating funds for constituency projects. In its response to the former President’s comment, the House of Reps spokesman, Abdulrazak Namdas blasted his comments, describing him as the father of corruption in Nigeria. OBJ said “The way we are going about spending all our revenue to pay overhead, we will not develop. “And we will have ourselves to blame. Ninety percent of revenue is used to pay overhead, allowances, salaries…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, August 18, received the General Overseer (Worldwide) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Eunuch Adeboye to the Abuja House in London. Lauretta Onochie shared this on Twitter. Onochie did not give more details about their meeting. Buhari had on Thursday hosted the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara.
As usual, Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has blasted the Federal Government for callling hate speeches as the act of terrorism. Fayose said the statement is a scheme to silence the opposition. “This appears as another plot to silence the opposition and I make bold to say that saying the truth concerning the country and its rulers cannot be termed as hate speech”, he said. He said, “When the APC was looking for power, several provocative statements were made. Nigerians are yet to forget President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘the dog and the baboon would all be soaked in blood’ hate speeches…
Eric Bailly has hailed his move to Manchester United as a “bigger step” in his career, and said despite recent struggles, the club have always been at a world class level. “I found out when I was in the Ivory Coast,” Bailly said. “I didn’t believe it was true, I thought it was a dream. Afterwards I found it was true that the team was interested in me and it was something big for me, and I am thankful for everything that happened in that moment. “When I came to Manchester, it was a bigger step from when I was…
Mrs. Lauretta Onochie is President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Digital/Online media. Onochie wowed the internet a week ago after she was quoted as saying her boss is a private citizen who should not be pressured into disclosing the state of his health. Onochie was among the party that included Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed; Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters Abike Dabiri-Erewa; Senior Special Assistant Media & Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. “I am just trying to understand how things work in Nigeria. How we don’t understand things…
Luke Shaw was part-time tour guide at Old Trafford recently in order to put a smile young fans’ face for a special VIP experience. Amy Pustelnik, 17, is a lifelong Manchester United fan who sees Shaw as one of her favourite players. She even set up a dedicated Instagram fan account for the left-back to help support him through the broken leg he suffered last season. On a break from school, Amy and her mum Rebecca drove from their home in Nottingham up to United’s Carrington training centre in the vague hope of grabbing a souvenir photo with Shaw. However,…
Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery hailed recent signing Neymar as “one of the best” players in the world and promised to “help him to become the best” at Parc des Princes. “Neymar is a great player, one of the best in the world,” Emery told journalists. “However, he is normal with the others in the dressing room and when he works. “All of the other players are great and they are happy that a player like Neymar is at PSG. That is something we all wanted.” “We want to develop along with Neymar and to help him to become the…