Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has asked the club’s academy players to make the most of goalkeeper Petr Cech’s vast experience and get better. Cech, who won the Premier League title four times during his 11-year stint with Chelsea, has started all 22 league games for the Gunners this campaign, keeping 10 clean sheets, the joint-most, to help propel the club to the top spot. “Huge experience. He has won a lot of titles, including the Premier League. He knows … how to stay consistent and, to get information, advice and opinions from him makes us stronger,” Mertesacker told the club’s…
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Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has dispelled doubts about Chritian Benteke’s suitability to the team’s high-pressing style of play and said the striker has a long-term future at Anfield. Benteke, who joined from Aston Villa for a reported 32.5 million pounds ($45.97 million) during the close season, has scored seven goals in 24 appearances this season. Despite being the club’s leading goalscorer, the Belgium international has struggled to nail down a regular starting place since Klopp replaced Brendan Rodgers at the Merseyside club in October. “Of course he has a future, that is not a question. He is a goalscorer and…
The “big” teams in the Premier League have not turned on the turbochargers yet, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri said, as his side sit level on points with leaders Arsenal after a surprise transformation from regulation strugglers. Behind the Gunners on goal difference, Leicester now have a seven-point cushion for Champions League qualification and the nine-point gap to the final European qualification place in the table. “The big teams haven’t switched on the turbo yet – and we hope they don’t switch on turbo,” Ranieri told British media. “It is a crazy league because, if it was a normal league,…
This year’s African Championship edition was always going to garner a lot of interest from Nigeria’s football community especially among the NPFL’s new disciples. Judging from the social media response- that’s basically one way to tell nowadays how many people kept an eye on the game from their offices and homes- the game was taken seriously. More like it’s more revered ‘brother’, the African Nations Cup, this Championship has teeming follower-ship and for the Nigerian Contingent, expectations are to high heavens despite Sunday Oliseh’s repeated claims that his is a youthful side, not obsessed with winning the Championship. Having played…
Late goals by Ciaran Clark and Idrissa Gueye gave Premier League strugglers Aston Villa a 2-0 win over fourth-tier Wycombe Wanderers in their FA Cup third-round replay on Tuesday. Bottom of the Premier League and seemingly destined for relegation to the Championship, Villa had only managed a 1-1 draw with Wycombe – currently seventh in League Two – when the two teams first met 10 days previously. The reunion at Villa Park proved a similarly close-fought affair, but Clark’s 75th-minute header and a last-minute Gueye strike earned Villa a fourth-round tie at home to Manchester City. “The most important thing…
Leicester City have been defying the odds all season – and Ben Chilwell says the Foxes’ current run of form gives them a great chance of knocking Tottenham Hotspur out of The FA Cup. Claudio Ranieri’s charges will entertain Spurs at the King Power Stadium in Wednesday night’s third round replay, following a 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane. The two sides also met in the Premier League last week, with Robert Huth heading a late winner for Leicester, who are second in the table on goal difference. And England Under-20 international Chilwell believes his team-mates can produce another notable…
Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has said that his former boss is nothing like late Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin. Okupe made the comment after former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Charles Soludo accused Jonathan of running Nigeria’s central bank like Idi Amin ran Uganda’s. “I have read what Soludo said but sincerely I don’t see any reason to compare former President Jonathan with Idi Amin,” Okupe told Punch. “It is a baseless point. Idi Amin was a tyrant and an all-in-one. He fought the British by deporting foreigners from his country. That is what I know…
Over 1000 traders in Adamawa state lost their means of livelihood to a fire outbreak which rocked the state at the weekend, burning down 875 shops. The Yola market figures did not include that of Ngurore and Numan markets which was also burnt down by fire almost at the same time, chairman, Gamzaki traders asaociation, Malam Ibrahim Mohammed said. He stated this while receiving a delegation of Adamawa peace initiative(AUN- API) who paid him a sympathy visit to condole with the traders. He further explained that although,no life was lost but over 1000 traders lost their means of livelihood with…
<img src="https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/President-Muhammadu-Buhari-Media-Chat-300×216.jpg" alt="President Muhammadu Buhari" width="300" height="216" class="size-medium wp-image-116113" /The reportedly missing 2016 National Budget on Monday, December 18, arrived the National Assembly (NASS) Complex at about 11.00 am. Report said a mini commercial bus with number plate BENUE XA374GTJ transported the Budget copies from an unknown location to complex. It is believed that the copies may have been brought in from a Printing Press. The copies were dispersed to legislative chambers at the back entrance of the complex by the White House. It was gathered that the copies of the budget were initially off loaded at a corner near…
eports reaching Theinfostride has it that the sacked acting Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, Shuaibu Yamusa is dead amidst crises that erupted the party last week between the governor and the three Senators representing the state. Yamusa who was sacked by the state governor Bindow Umaru Jibrilla after the Senators from the state visited him, died this morning and will soon be buried. The struggle has also polarised the party and its supporters into antagonistic camps. Although,this cat and mouse relationship between the governor and the APC senators have been existing since their inauguration. They…
The House of Representatives in Abuja, has asked the Governors to cut their security votes, and manage their spending, instead of threatening to sack workers because they cannot pay N18,000 minimum wage. This is coming on the heels of report that the Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha allegedly sacked 3,000 workers. Speaking to Punch Newspapers, the chairman, House committee on civil societies, Mr. Peter Akpatason said “Any governor who says he cannot pay the minimum wage is deceiving himself because there is the Minimum Wage Act. “It will be an infraction of the law not to pay. Most governors have…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a bid to sanitise its house, has called on its officials who have been indicted in the ongoing arms purchase scandal to resign. Reports have it that some officers of the party asked the PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh and Acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Alhaji Haliru Bello, to resign immediately. The national officers said it is the only way to bring the party back from the dust. Reports say an official statement declaring the stand of the party, was signed by the Deputy National Youth Leader, Dennis Alonge-Niyi; Deputy National Legal Adviser,…
Ogun State Senator, Buruji Kashamu has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a good party. Kashamu also said that any PDP member found guilty of corruption should be punished. The senator made the comments on Sunday, January 17, 2016 during an empowerment programme organised by the Omo Ilu Foundation. “I am a PDP loyalist to the core. I love my party and the party is not involved in corruption. The party is like any other party,” Kashamu said. “It does not mean that because it was PDP that produced the past executive at the centre, it should now…
Senate Leader, Ali Ndume has described the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) call for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari as the biggest joke of the year. Ndume also accused the PDP of killing Nigeria during its 16 year rule adding that Buhari had put the country back on track. “It is the biggest joke of the year. We should be talking of how to kill the PDP for exposing this country to this mess,” Ndume said according to Daily Trust. “They killed the country in their 16 years’ reign and now somebody is correcting their mess. “I believe in the…
The National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, has been granted bail in the sum of N400 million, with two sureties in the sum of N200 million each. In his ruling on today, Dec. 19, the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja, said the two sureties must have landed properties in Maitama District of the Federal Capital Territory. Justice Abang said the sureties must also deposit the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to the Registrar of the court, who must verify the authenticiy of the title document of the…
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has explained why President Muhammadu Buhari won’t congratulate Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson on his re-election into office. Mohammed made the remark in response to calls by Senator Ben Murray-Bruce for Buhari to congratulate Dickson. “This president is not in the business of interfering and intervening in elections,” the minister said while addressing journalists on Monday, January 18, 2016 in Abuja. “What if he sent a congratulatory message and they go to court and the election is overturned, will he call back the congratulatory message? “This president believes that the presidency should be…
Justin Bieber’s forthcoming music tour will be all about his fall and rise back to fame. The one time troubled star would be addressing issues involving girlfriends, the media and being on top again. According to inside sources who spoke with TMZ, Bieber’s ‘Purpose’ tour is not locked in stone, but there is a working concept that describes the beginning of the show. A projection screen will show “abstract visuals of Justin falling through a dark, clouded atmosphere. He will be screaming, reaching and possibly passing through barriers as he descends into the dark unknown.” During the fall, the audience…
Is Rihanna back with Golden Globes winner, Leonardo DiCaprio? According to TMZ, Leo and RiRi ran into each other at L’Arc Nightclub in Paris early Sunday morning, January 17 and pictures gotten from the meeting made it seem like they did some tongue wrestling. However, the site reports that eyewitnesses say nothing intimate went down between the pair. Others claim it was just a bad angle in the photo. Sources say the ‘Diamond’ singer was hanging with model pal, Cara Delevingne, and when they saw Leo there was a friendly greeting … including a kiss on the cheek which was…
Capital Hill singer Chidinma, 24, has once again stated that she cannot marry an artiste. During a Twitter interview with social media publicist Cute Kimani, Chidinma let it be known once again that she cannot be in a relationship with an artiste. When asked “can you marry an artist like you”, Chidinma answered with a simple “no.” During the interview Chidinma mentioned that she helps reach the society at large through a platform known as the NMA foundation which is one major thing she is involved with asides music. The Project Fame winner also said that the achievement she is…
Tyga is pretty hurt after hearing that his girlfriend’s sister, Khloe Kardashian would choose to shag Scott Disick, marry Kanye West and kill him in a game of ‘Shag, Marry, Kill’ on ‘Watch What Happens Live’ on January 17. “Tyga’s pissed Khloe did him dirty when she said she’d kill him!” a source tells Hollywood Life.”He thought they were much cooler than that and more importantly, he thought he would at least be good enough for her to shag.” The source went on to say that the 26-year-old isn’t as bothered that Khloe would choose to marry Kanye because he’s…