Author: Olukayode Oke

Jose Mourinho and the Roma hierarchy are set to take disciplinary action against Nicolo Zaniolo after the player rejected a move to Premier League side Bournemouth. According to Sky Sport Italia, Bournemouth offered to sign the player for around £26 million. But the 23-year-old is not ‘convinced’ by their project despite the English top-flight side’s executives flying to Rome; he refused to meet them. This situation has ‘infuriated’ the Italian giants, who are now considering disciplinary measures against the player.Zaniolo has also been linked with a move to Tottenham.

Liverpool head coach, Jurgen Klopp believes the disruption in the Reds’ frontline has contributed to forward Mohamed Salah’s barren run this season. Salah, who has failed to score in five of his last six appearances across all competitions for Liverpool, boasts just seven Premier League goals at the halfway stage of the season – compared to 15 he had a year ago. Liverpool’s attacking threat was reduced by injuries to Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota, who have both been sidelined since last October. Roberto Firmino has not played since before the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar because of a…

Paris Saint-Germain manager, Christophe Galtier has said he is to blame for the confusion that ensued after Kylian Mbappe was named as captain for their Coupe de France match against Pay de Cassel on Monday. With the regular captain Marquinhos missing the game, Mbappe took the captain’s armband for the first time in his career. When asked to clarify the situation, Galtier speaking after the match said Mbappe had been vice-captain since the start of the season. Defender, Presnel Kimpembe then expressed his surprise at the development on social media. Kimpembe has captained PSG twice this season when Marquinhos didn’t…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has reacted to his defeat at the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo. The tribunal on Friday, upturned Adeleke’s win at the July 16th 2022 governorship polls. However, in a statement signed by his spokesman, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the governor described it as a miscarriage of justice. The statement read: “The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has described the judgement of the governorship tribunal as ” a miscarriage of justice”, vowing to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal. “Reacting to the verdict of the Tribunal from his…

The Election Petition Tribunal hearing the APC and Adegboyega Oyetola’s petition against the victory of the PDP’s Ademola Adeleke on Friday annulled the result of the July 16 Osun governorship poll. Justice Tetsea Kume, while delivering a majority decision declared that INEC did not comply substantially with the Constitution and the provisions of the Electoral Act. He subsequently deducted the over-voting observed from the votes scored by the candidates and declared that Oyetola won the election, having polled 314, 921, while Adeleke’s score came down to 290, 266. He directed INEC to withdraw Adeleke’s certificate of return and issued another…

Everton have settled on appointing Sean Dyche to succeed Frank Lampard after a report revealed three major reasons he’s beaten Marcelo Bielsa in the race. Who would succeed Lampard in the Toffees hotseat came down to two candidates – Bielsa and Dyche. Both held talks with Everton on Thursday, though according to Sky Sports, it’s the former Burnley man who’ll now be appointed the club’s next manager. Bielsa was understood to be the preferred option of majority owner Farhad Moshiri. However, three major drawbacks have seen the 67-year-old Argentine overlooked. Sky stated appointing Bielsa – along with the huge coaching staff he…

Stefanos Tsitsipas said he was living the dream after reaching the Australian Open final Friday for a first time and standing on the cusp of becoming world number one.The Greek third seed showed grit to defeat Russia’s Karen Khachanov and set up a final against either nine-time Melbourne champion Novak Djokovic or American Tommy Paul. The 18th-seeded Khachanov threatened a comeback after saving two match points to force the semi-final into a fourth set, before Tsitsipas triumphed 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3. Tsitsipas can top the world rankings if he wins his first Grand Slam crown on Sunday. “I…

Relentless Serie A leaders Napoli are in fine form as top four-chasing Roma prepare to visit the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Fourth-place Inter Milan will hope to put pressure on the Giallorossi by bouncing back from defeat last time out in tomorrow’s clash with Cremonese. The Nerazzurri’s city rivals AC Milan need to beat struggling Sassuolo to put an end to their own poor run of form, while upwardly mobile Lazio take on mid-table Fiorentina. Juventus host Monza knowing a defeat would see their opponents leapfrog them in the table following the Old Lady’s 15-point deduction. Undeterred by losing their…

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Dr Ibrahim Kana, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will continue to give prominence to the use of technology in fighting crimes. Kana said this at the inauguration of completed projects and launching of Telemetry magazine at the Defence Space Administration (DSA) in Abuja. I must state that this administration is now well positioned and ready to take on the task which has become very relevant, given the wide issue of security challenges facing the country. The use of technology in fighting crime will continue to give more prominence within the entire Nigeria security architecture,…

There is heightened security in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, in anticipation of the judgment to be delivered by the Osun gubernatorial election petition tribunal. The tribunal secretariat had on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, announced that judgment on the petition filed by Adegboyega Oyetola and the Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) against the victory of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had been slated for Friday, January 27, 2023. Heavily-armed policemen and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) were stationed at the Osun Secretariat of the APC, the SWAGA campaign office, the Adegboyega Oyetola campaign office and the Imole House…

Lagos State Government (LASG) says the unveiling of 5G network by MAFAB Communications Limited will bring Lagos closer to achieving its Smart City dream. The state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said this at the unveiling of the network on Thursday in Lagos. The governor said the inauguration was a milestone in the nation’s technology and telecommunications journey. Sanwo-Olu was represented at the event by the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr Hakeem Fahm. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that MAFAB earlier in the week launched the 5G network and its logo in Abuja. According to Sanwo-Olu, the state…

Ajax Amsterdam on Thursday took the “painful but necessary decision” to sack coach Alfred Schreuder after a 1-1 home draw with relegation-threatened Volendam in the Dutch league. The result left the defending champions in fifth place in the table, seven points behind leaders and bitter rivals Feyenoord. “This is a painful decision, but it’s necessary. Regardless of the good start to the season, we lost a lot of unnecessary points,” Ajax chief executive Edwin van der Sar told the club’s website. “The football itself was precarious too. We gave Alfred our time and trust to change the way things were…