Manchester United are to relocate 2,600 season ticket holders — including 800 by the start of next season — to help create 300 new places for fans with disabilities. Premier League clubs have already been made aware that they face heavy fines and even points deductions if they fail to meet an August deadline to become compliant with disability access requirements, according to a report by the Culture, Media and Sport select committee. United say “all structural work will be completed ahead of the 2017-18 campaign” and confirmed their plans on Tuesday morning. Season ticket holders who are affected by…
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Liverpool’s EFL Cup semifinal second leg against Southampton on Wednesday is a match which may see the home side readjust ambitions after a thoroughly depressing 3-2 defeat to Swansea last weekend. For weeks, many fans dismissed the cup matches, citing the importance of maintaining a challenge in the Premier League. The 1-0 EFL Cup first leg defeat at St Mary’s was wretched, bar a busy performance from goalkeeper Loris Karius keeping the scoreline respectable. Even Plymouth in the FA Cup were more of an obstacle than they needed to be, though a side full of youngsters had the quite reasonable…
Pep Guardiola says that he draws more satisfaction from performance than results. That being the case, there was a lot to cheer against Tottenham on Saturday. Their previous three Premier League outings had seen Manchester City defeated by Liverpool and Everton, with a victory over Burnley (albeit after a disastrous first half) sandwiched in between. The risk that Spurs, who had comprehensively defeated them (in terms of results and performance) when they played back in October, could upend them again was very real. Instead, Guardiola went for the jugular by putting Yaya Toure on his own in front of the…
A former aide of former president Goodluck Jonathan has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of using “fake documents” against him. Waripamo-Owei Dudafa on Monday, January 23, told a Federal High Court in Lagos that the EFCC obtained oral and written statements from him under duress, forcing him to implicate Jonathan. He said the statements were gotten from him during his detention in the EFCC facility, as he suffered pains from a spinal cord ailment – adding that he was denied adequate medical treatment. He also said the anti-graft agency tricked him to sign the statements in exchange…
The Federal Government’s decision to audit utilisation of N510 billion stimulus package disbursed to states in 2016 has received the backing of commissioners for finance from the 36 states of the federation. The endorsement was confirmed on Monday in Abuja by the Chairman, Forum of Finance Commissioners of the Federation Account Allocation Committee, Mr Mahmoud Yunusa. The Adamawa Finance Commissioner said the states would cooperate with the audit firms appointed by the government to carry out the exercise. The Federal Government had, in December 2016, appointed eight accounting firms to evaluate the rate of compliance by state governments to the…
Dr Kayode Fayemi has revealed that he drove taxis and worked as a security guard in the United Kingdom after graduating from University of Lagos. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development made this known on the campus of the University of Lagos on Monday, January 23, 2017. Fayemi further charged Nigerian graduates to quit whining and seize opportunities around them because of the bigger picture. “You have to be prepared to bend backwards and do what you might consider to be beneath you, because of the bigger picture. When you consider my resume today, you might see the prestigious organisations…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s insistence on the appointment of Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Saraki read a letter from Buhari on Tuesday, January 24, in which the president urged the Senate to reconsider its position on Magu. The letter was said to have been sent to the Senate on Sunday, January 23, by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. The upper legislative chamber had, on December 15, 2016, rejected Magu after it was presented with a security report on him compiled by the Department of State Services (DSS). The DSS…
The Federal Government on Monday, January 23, unveiled the strategies to end the current economic recession. The minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udoma, disclosed this revealed the strategies at the Presidential Villa in Abuja during the Second Presidential Business Forum presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. He said the plan, dubbed Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP 2017-2020), is in its final stage and would address current economic challenges, restore growth and reposition the economy for sustained inclusive growth. According to him, 59 strategies have been developed for implementation, but 12 of them have been prioritised…
No fewer than 11 million survivors of the destructive Boko Haram insurgents are in desperate need of humanitarian aids. Mr Toby Lanzer, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, said this while Spotlighting the desperate plight of millions in Africa’s Lake Chad basin. The top United Nations humanitarian official for the Sahel region also called for international solidarity with the people in urgent need. Lanzer told UN Correspondents at the UN Headquarters in New York that the Boko Haram crisis did monumental destruction to the Lake Chad basin countries, which include Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. The UN emergency official regretted…
Eat that! Tonto Dikeh-Churchill wants all and sundry to know that she is clean and fully intends to stay that way. She took to her Instagram page on Monday, January 23, 2017, to share a photo of her drug screening test result. Although hard to believe, all her tests, including those for marijuana and other hard substances proved negative. Tonto captioned the photo, “I do this for MY GOD “I do this for MY SON “I do this for the millions of People who draw strength from my story/Journey!!! #MAMAKING #God bless you All” This comes barely one week after…
Aderemi Ogunpitan, the producer of first Big Brother Nigeria, has said no excuse can be tenable for shooting Big Brother Naija in South Africa. Joining the trending argument on social media, Ogunpitan said maybe DSTV should relocate to South Africa if the company finds the Nigerian environment not conducive to hold the reality show in the country. “Yes we don’t have light, and other crucial infrastructure. But yet MTN, AIRTEL and other networks manage the environment. If you are in business, or in employment in Nigeria today, you are managing the environment. Using our environment as an excuse is rather…
Nollywood actress Anita Joseph obviously cares a lot about her single ladies. The actress who has taken it upon herself to dish advice to the singles is back with another one. And this time, she talks about putting ‘all your eggs in one basket’. She took to Instagram on January 23, 2017, writing, “Relationships are very complicated. Listen to me all ma Single Ladies. Do Not I repeat Do Not Put all ur eggs In one bag. Incase dat 1 door closes, use d other door. If d other is closed, then build another Door.” Just recently, the actress took…
Nigerian comedian, Seyi Law, is so full of praises for his wife, Stacey, as he talks about the miracle leading to his daughters birth. The comic who revealed plans to run for the presidency come 2019 says it cost over N10 million to birth daughter, Titioluwa. According to him, they almost lost their daughter at eight months. Read his full post below: “To my dearest wife, I might be silly and puffed, but I will never forget. I will never forget your sorrow, tears and strength. The strongest of women are sometimes the weakest in the hands of men, especially…
Son of a carpenter, Brymo, has revealed he is going straight to hell after death! According to him, good people go there after their death. He took to Twitter on January 23, 2017, saying, “When I die I am going straight to hell, its where all the good people go.”
Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh is currently working on her Back to School project. We reached out to the actress reps following controversies trailing her marriage. Her manager, tells Pulse “Tonto Dikeh is currently working on her back to school project and would get back to you by weekend.” Apparently, Tonto Dikeh’s project kicked off yesterday, January 23, 2017, and she has no time for marital drama. She wrote on Instagram, “THE TONTODIKEHFOUNDATION #BACKTOSCHOOLPROJECT COMMENCED TODAY.. This has been my Passion and to see over 1000 children(Girl child) go to school is everything!! Our future depends on our children!!” This comes…
Luis Suarez is 30 today, but can the former Liverpool and current Barcelona striker now be considered the best No. 9 in the game? We asked our Liverpool and Barcelona correspondents for their thoughts. Luis Suarez’s £65 million arrival at Barcelona was full of doubts. After biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, there were plenty of questions over whether he would be able to control his behaviour at Camp Nou. How would his bad boy image on the pitch be perceived at a club whose star players in recent years — Xavi Hernandez, Andres…
Nobody has scored more goals than Wayne Rooney in Manchester United history — so should he get a statue outside Old Trafford? Rooney surpassed Sir Bobby Charlton’s record when he made it 250 for United with a strike against Stoke last Saturday. After joining in 2004, he has gone on to win the Premier League five times as well as the Champions League in a glittering 13-year career. With the Holy Trinity of George Best, Denis Law and Charlton outside Old Trafford, as well as statues for Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson, there have been calls for Rooney…
Chelsea striker Diego Costa is “perfect” for the Premier League leaders, according to teammate Pedro. A row with manager Antonio Conte and his staff, as well as speculation over a move to the Chinese Super League, had little impact on Costa in Sunday’s 2-0 win over Hull. The 28-year-old striker scored his 52nd Chelsea goal on his 100th appearance and celebrated by gesturing about the speculation surrounding his future missing the win at Leicester due to a back injury. Former Barcelona forward Pedro said: “He is perfect for this team. I have played with important people, important players like [Zlatan]…
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admitted to having a long talk with his squad following the Reds’ 3-2 loss to Swansea on Saturday. The Swans, who sat bottom of the Premier League at kickoff, became the first club since Manchester United last year to beat Liverpool at Anfield, riding a pair of Fernando Llorente goals and another strike from Gylfi Sigurdsson to maximum points. And the German manager said he discussed a perceived lack of enthusiasm with his team during the reunion. “We had a very intense period around Christmas and new year,” the Liverpool manager told The Guardian. “Fair enough,…
Liverpool’s interim under-23s manager Mike Garrity considers the club’s academy to be an attractive proposition at the moment following Steven Gerrard’s appointment as a coach and the first-team opportunities currently on offer. It was announced on Friday that Gerrard will return to his boyhood club in a coaching capacity, starting his full-time position at the club’s Kirkby academy in February. Meanwhile, manager Jurgen Klopp has given 19 players debuts during his tenure at Anfield — 12 of which have been to players under the age of 23 and who were already at the club when he took over. Harry Wilson…