Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Eddie Howe has said Newcastle must contain their emotions when they face Paris St-Germain at St James’ Park in the Champions League on Wednesday. Newcastle drew 0-0 at AC Milan in their opening group game last month. Wednesday marks their first Champions League home game since a 2-0 loss against Barcelona in 2003. “I can’t wait to experience the home atmosphere and what our fans create,” said Howe. “I think it will be a really memorable night and hopefully our performance will make it that way, too. “The fans will bring their positivity, noise, enthusiasm and love for the game. It’s up to…

Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze is facing six weeks out after sustaining a hamstring injury in the win against Manchester United. Eze was substituted just before the full-time whistle as Palace beat United 1-0 at Old Trafford on Saturday. Palace are also missing winger Michael Olise, 21, for an extended period after he injured his hamstring again. Eze had played every minute of the new Premier League season before he was taken off at the weekend. Roy Hodgson’s Palace face Nottingham Forest in the top flight on Saturday, followed by games against Newcastle and Tottenham at the end of October after…

A 23-year-old lady, Fiddausi Ahmadu is currently in the custody of the Department of State Security (DSS) for threatening to stage a suicide bomb attack on an election Tribunal judge alongside all those she felt were responsible for the victory of Kano All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, at the tribunal. A reliable source in the service confirmed her arrest, saying steps were being made to arraign her before the court. Fiddausi issued the treat in video she posted on her social media handle attacking the tribunal’s lead judge, Vice-President Kashim Shetima, Gawuna among others. The lady, who spoke in…

President Bola Tinubu has replaced Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, a former Ministerial nominee from Kaduna State with Balarabe Abbas. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this while reading a letter from the president on Tuesday. In the letter, the president sought the confirmation of Abbas, Jamila Bio and Olawale Olawande. While Bio and Olawande have been assigned portfolios of Minister of Youths and Minister of State for Youths respectively, none has been assigned to Abbas. The new nominee served as Secretary to the State government under El-Rufai. He also headed the transition committee of the state in 2015 and served as the…

A motorist in Ago, Okota area of Lagos today collided into a tricycle killing a pregnant woman and her two children. According to eyewitnesses the driver of the vehicle (A Toyota Sienna) was trying to escape from LASTMA Officials who were struggling with the steering with him. The LASTMA officials -who were stationed at the Okota Roundabout- were allegedly trying to arrest him for flouting traffic regulations. During the struggle, the vehicle reportedly lost control and rammed into a tricycle on Bayo Oyewale Street. The pregnant woman who was in accompany of two children was taking them to school. The…

Arsenal fans endured six difficult years without UEFA Champions League football, but their Matchday 1 performance was well worth the wait as they dismantled PSV Eindhoven in a 4-0 win at the Emirates Stadium. Next up, the Gunners return to the scene of their first-ever game in Europe’s premier club competition as they face Lens at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Lens, meanwhile, will approach the game in an optimistic mood after enjoying something of an upturn in recent weeks. Having finished second in Ligue 1 last season, they started 2023-24 with one point from five games – their worst return for 62 seasons in the…

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC will today decide on the cases of malpractice and irregularities that arose during the conduct of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE. Recall that the administration of the immediate past WAEC boss, Mr. Patrick Areghan, in August while announcing the results of WASSCE, noted that a total of 263,803 results were withheld due to malpractice and irregularities. Part of the statement stated: “On behalf of the Registrar to Council, the Management and Staff of the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Nigeria, I welcome you to this press briefing to announce the…

Carlo Ancelotti said playing Napoli away will be Real Madrid’s toughest test in the Champions League group stage this season, ahead of the 14-time European Cup winners’ visit to the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Tuesday. Madrid and Napoli both have three points ahead of matchday two, after Madrid beat Union Berlin 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu and Napoli won 2-1 away at Braga. Ancelotti coached Napoli for a turbulent 19 months between 2018 and 2019, before joining Everton and then returning to Real Madrid, where he has won six trophies during his second spell in charge. “Napoli are one of the best teams in Italy,”…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has registered 1,968 Lassa fever infections across 112 local government areas in 28 states of the federation. The NCDC said this via its official website on Tuesday in its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 37 (Sep. 11 -17, 2023). The centre indicated that 75% of the cases were detected in Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi States. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. It is primarily found in West Africa, particularly in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria.…

The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the March 18 governorship election in Ogun State, Mr. Oladipupo Adebutu, yesterday, rejected the judgement of the election petitions tribunal, which affirmed Dapo Abiodun as the duly elected Governor of the state. Adebutu described the verdict as unexpected, disheartening and a threat to Nigeria’s democracy. The election petition had dismissed the PDP candidate’s petition challenging the victory of Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the March 18 governorship election. Adebutu, in a statement by the Director of Media, Ladi Adebutu Campaign Organisation, Afolabi Orekoya, said the…

Real Madrid’s stay in Naples suffered a shock on Monday night after the Italian city suffered an earthquake that affected the Campi Flegrei area, a volcanic caldera 9 kilometers from the city, which even caused several people to take to the streets alerted by a tremor in the ground. Carlo Ancelotti’s men were fortunately staying at a hotel located in downtown Naples, away from the most affected area. The earthquake was felt in several neighborhoods of Naples at 10.10 p.m.: with magnitude 4 and a depth of 2.61 kilometers. Tt is the second strongest in the last 40 years after that…

Mykhailo Mudryk’s first goal for Chelsea and a strike from Armando Broja saw the Blues beat Fulham for only their second league win of the campaign. Mudryk has had a mixed time at Stamford Bridge since signing for £89m in January from Shakhtar Donetsk but his first-half performance looked as though it could be a turning point in his Chelsea career. The Ukrainian gave the away side the lead in the 18th minute when he controlled Levi Colwill’s chipped cross with his chest before finishing under Bernd Leno – although the visitors will be concerned by his half-time withdrawal. Broja…