Sunderland manager David Moyes is targeting a quick second Premier League win after finally registering a belated first with the Black Cats at the 11th time of asking when his side beat Bournemouth last weekend. The 2-1 away victory did little to improve Sunderland’s plight as they remain rooted to the foot of the table on five points from their opening 11 games but it did give the Scot some much-needed cheer after a miserable start to his tenure. “I’m very happy, it’s our first win of the season. We’ll not get carried away, we now need to go out…
Author: David Folami
Premier League side Everton are considering a move for Netherlands international Memphis Depay who has flopped at Manchester United. Depay has failed to meet up with the high expectation which came with his £25m signing of Manchester United from PSV. Everton manager, Ronald Koeman, a Dutch wants to bring in his compatriot on loan for the rest of the season. The Everton boss was at the Ajax’s Amsterdam Arena on Wednesday, November 9 to watch the 22-year-old in a friendly clash with Belgium. The former Dutch international was also keeping an eye on his players, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin Mirallas…
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr claims Mikel Obi is being punished by Premier League club Chelsea for playing at the Rio Olympics. Mikel, 29, missed most of Chelsea pre-season as he helped his country win a bronze medal at the football event of the Summer Olympic Games. He has yet to play for his London club this season even after he rejoined them in August. Rohr was recently on a working visit to England and met with Chelsea officials. “There is a reason why Mikel is not playing for Chelsea right now and that reason is because he played for Nigeria…
It’s almost inevitable that barring any major disturbance to his Manchester City career, Sergio Aguero will become the club’s all-time leading goalscorer. In netting to put his side in front in the first half of their 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough last Saturday, the Argentinian moved on to 150 for his career in England — two behind Joe Hayes and Billy Meredith, who are joint-fourth in City’s scorers list. Aguero needs 28 more to take top spot from Eric Brook, a feat that will surely come sooner rather than later. It may be a tough ask for the final two-thirds of…
Could Mesut Ozil abandon Arsenal in favour of a reunion with Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford? According to the Sun, Manchester United are hoping to take advantage of the standoff between Ozil and Arsenal over a new contract and make an audacious bid for the Germany playmaker next summer. The paper claims United will offer Ozil a salary of £250,000 a week, way more than the £200,000 a week the Gunners are reportedly willing to pay. Ozil and Mourinho have a good relationship since their days at Real Madrid, so perhaps it’s not totally out of the question that such…
Lucas Vazquez believes Real Madrid’s attacking trio of Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo must step up their contribution in defence as the club aims to win La Liga for the first time since 2012. Madrid sit two points clear of Barcelona at the top of the table, while they need just a point at Sporting Lisbon on Nov. 22 to qualify for the Champions League round of 16. However, Los Blancos have kept just three clean sheets this season and given away a total of 18 goals in all competitions, including 10 in 11 league games. “A team…
Antoine Griezmann has told Goal he believes that Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy was one of last season’s top three players. The Atletico Madrid star said Vardy, whose outstanding form helped propel the Foxes to the Premier League title, deserved praise for his achievements. The former non-league striker scored 24 goals as the rank outsiders swept to a stunning success. And France international Griezmann, asked to name his leading three players of the year, said: “Cristiano Ronaldo first, as he’s won two titles. Then Lionel Messi, because he’s unique, and after that maybe Jamie Vardy for winning the English title…
Poland’s World Cup qualifier in Romania was delayed in the second half on Friday when a firecracker exploded near striker Robert Lewandowski. Play was halted in the 54th minute in Bucharest when the Bayern Munich star collapsed in his own penalty area after a firecracker was thrown onto the pitch. It exploded about a metre away from Lewandowski, who grabbed his face as he fell. After a lengthy delay, Lewandowski was unhurt and free to continue and he sealed Poland’s 3-0 victory with two late goals. Earlier, flares had been were thrown by the crowd immediately after kickoff, with one…
A Serge Gnabry hat trick helped Germany remain on top of Group C with an emphatic 8-0 defeat of San Marino at the Olimpico di Serravalle. The defending world champions scored early and often against the last-placed side, with Sami Khedira breaking the deadlock in the seventh minute. Gnabry quickly followed with his first two minutes later and Jonas Hector added a third in the 32nd. The goals kept coming after the break and Gnabry nabbed his second 13 minutes after the team talk. Hector had his brace seven minutes later and Gnabry completed his hat trick a quarter-hour from…
Paul Pogba and Dimitri Payet scored to rally France to a 2-1 win at home against Sweden and open a three-point lead over their opponents in Group A. Emil Forsberg supplied Sweden with the lead in the 54th minute with a free kick from over 30 yards out that wrong-footed France keeper Hugo Lloris. But Pogba brought Les Bleus back level within three minutes when he headed home Payet’s free kick despite Albin Ekdal’s attempt to hold the Manchester United player down. And Payet put them ahead on 65 minutes, tapping home after Sweden keeper Robin Olsen mishandled the ball…
England cruised to a comfortable 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Scotland at Wembley on Friday, overcoming an uncertain start thanks to goals from Daniel Sturridge, Adam Lallana and Gary Cahill. The hosts led when Raheem Sterling’s blocked effort from the edge of the box fell to Kyle Walker, whose fine cross was headed home by Sturridge. Scotland were made to pay for some missed chances early in the second half, as Lallana guided a superb header home from an arrowed Danny Rose cross. Cahill was booked, meaning that he will miss England’s next qualifier, but that was forgotten soon…
Sixty percent of the 5.9 million children under five who died last year were in just 10 countries in Africa and Asia, an evaluation of global infant health revealed Friday. Pneumonia was the leading killer in five of them, all in Africa: Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania, said a study published in The Lancet medical journal. In Bangladesh, Indonesia, India and Pakistan, the main cause of death was preterm birth complications — also the global leader — while in China birth defects claimed most of the children who never made their fifth birthday. “Accelerated investment…
A lawyer, Kayode Ajulo has said that Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka could go to prison if he destroys his US green card. Ajulo gave the warning on Thursday, November 10, during an interview in Abuja. According to Ajulo, destruction of a green card would amount to willful destruction of government property and could attract a jail term of three to seven years. “I have no problem with Kongi; he is an opinion moulder, an elder statesman and nation builder, who should know the implication of such act,” he said according to Vanguard. “Under the American law losing or having…
Prominent lawyer, Professor Itse Sagay has condemned calls for the resignation of Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. Sagay also criticized Justices Sylvester Ngwuta and John Okoro of the Supreme Court for accusing Amaechi of bribery instead of defending themselves against corruption allegations. “Two Justices of the Supreme Court affected by the DSS raids of October 8, 2016, have been quoted as stating that Minister of Transportation, Mr. Amaechi, once attempted to induce them to favour the APC in an election petition,” Sagay said. “This outburst by the two Justices is surprising, considering that it is totally unrelated to the raids…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) guber candidate in the upcoming Ondo election, Jimoh Ibrahim has revealed that Prophet TB Joshua told him that he will become Governor. Ibrahim made this revelation on his Twitter timeline and told the Senior Prophet of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) to keep his prophecy to himself for now. He said “Even though TB Joshua has seen it that I’m the next Governor of Ondo State, please let him keep it to himself for now.” He said “Even though TB Joshua has seen it that I’m the next Governor of Ondo State, please…
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside has described the Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike as deceitful man. Peterside also called on Wike to resign as Governor of Rivers and join the Nigerian police force. This is following the Governor’s allegation that the police and All Progressives Congress (APC) are planning to sweep the case of the fake INEC ballot papers under the carpet. Peterside also said “Wike should be reminded that Rivers people and Nigerians are no fools to be treated to a circus show where a state governor is the complainant, arresting…
Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the APC National Chairman, says Ondo State is a very important state to the Federal Government in spite of being governed by the PDP. He said this on Thursday in Akure during a campaign rally of APC governorship candidate in Ondo State. He said that the state would remain important to the Federal Government and therefore there was need for the APC to win the state in the coming gubernatorial polls slated for Nov. 26. This, he said, needed the commitment and determination of all APC members in the state as it would not be easy to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the contributions of Pope Francis and the Holy See to global peace, describing it as “active and relentless.” The information is in a statement by Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity in Abuja on Thursday. Adesina said President Buhari made the commendation when he received outgoing Archbishop Augustine Kasujja, Apostolic Nuncio (Ambassador of the Holy See), at State House, Abuja, on Thursday. Buhari acknowledged the efforts of the Pope for peace, especially in Syria, which he described as `inspiring and impressive.’’ He enjoined the outgoing ambassador to convey Nigeria’s gratitude…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is committed to deepening Nigeria’s democracy and developing its economy, Sokoto State governor, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has said. A statement issued by Malam Imam Imam, Tambuwal’s spokesman, quoted the governor as making the remark at a two-day National Conference on the `Dynamics of Democratic Practice in Nigeria.’ The statement was made available to newsmen on Thursday in Sokoto. It said the conference was held at the Centre for Democratic Research and Training, Bayero University Kano. The statement quoted Tambuwal as saying the APC places the interest of the common man above any other consideration.…
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, on Thursday said the anti-graft agency had secured 187 convictions in the last one year. Magu disclosed this at a one-day symposium on money laundering organised by the Faculty of Management Sciences, Lagos State University (LASU) in Lagos. In a lecture, Magu reiterated his popular assertion that corruption is a crime against humanity, and renewed his call on all Nigerians to join the fight against the menace. Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, reported the event in a statement in Abuja. He implored Nigerians to…