The statement of Jianzhi Sengcan, “return to the root and you will find the meaning”, reflects and emphasizes the importance of the source of everything. We cannot totally do away with our past as it has a way of manifesting in our present and future. Although the past may be behind, we are to learn from it and use it to build the future. The world may not be easy, of course, what we do results in the state of the world. This is why Jeremiah Oyebode’s work, “The Root”, is important and commendable. Jeremiah Oyebode’s choice of roots as…
Author: Kehinde Fehintoluwa
“When nominations are hazy and issues go to the courts, court judgments , orders and pronouncements affect procurement – the printing of ballot papers and result sheets. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commissions of Nigeria, has described the nation’s current Electoral Act as problematic and confusing. Yakubu spoke during the 12th National Delegates Conference of the Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions of Nigeria held in Jos, Plateau State capital, on Wednesday. He was represented by the commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye. Yakubu said, “When nominations are hazy and issues go to…
Solskjaer wasn’t smiling on Tuesday night as the Red Devils suffered their third defeat in four matches Manchester United have been hammered for giving in to ‘sentimental claptrap’ by appointing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their permanent manager. Craig Burley, the former Chelsea midfielder and regular talkSPORT pundit, believes the Red Devils made a ‘crazy decision’ by giving the Norwegian the top job at Old Trafford last week. Solskjaer has given the whole club a lift since he came in as caretaker boss to replace Jose Mourinho in December.
The 56-year-old also suggested he would have been ‘sent on vacation’ by Old Trafford chiefs had he come down hard on the France midfielder Jose Mourinho claims he risked being dismissed at Manchester United if he mishandled Paul Pogba. In a subtle swipe at a player he labelled ‘His Excellency’, the 56-year-old suggested he would have been ‘sent on vacation’ by Old Trafford chiefs had he come down hard on the France midfielder. Mourinho, speaking at a coaching seminar in Portugal, recalled a story which he felt epitomised his relationship with Pogba – whom he did not identify by name – when…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic marked his return from injury with two penalties for LA Galaxy in their 2-1 Major League Soccer win over Portland Timbers. The 37-year-old striker, who had missed two games with an Achilles injury, scored from the spot after 33 minutes before Jeremy Ebobisse equalised. But Ibrahimovic won the game with a Panenka penalty having been fouled by keeper Jeff Attinella. Wayne Rooney also scored for DC United as they beat Orlando City 2-1. Former England and Manchester United forward Rooney set up Steve Birnbaum for his side’s opener and then scored with a free-kick from close to the…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed Manchester United boss full-time, but what key issues does he need to address this summer and beyond? The Norwegian has revived United’s season since taking over from Jose Mourinho in December, with their pursuit of a top-four finish and strong Champions League run back on track. Those improved performances have earned former United striker Solskjaer the permanent post – but now he faces some crucial longer-term issues to resolve… Though Ed Woodward will take care of expiring contracts at the club, Solskjaer revealed in February he was advising the chief executive on United’s long-term…
Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their permanent manager on a three-year contract. The former United striker, who was appointed as the club’s caretaker boss in December following the dismissal of Jose Mourinho, will meet the media for the first time as full-time boss in a news conference at 4pm. Solskjaer has won 14 of his 19 matches in charge, helping to propel United back into the race for a top-four finish. As well as improving the club’s league form, the Norwegian masterminded a memorable comeback in the Champions League last-16 tie against PSG earlier…
Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide (LFC) has donated relief materials worth millions of naira to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri. Represented by State Pastor in-charge of Maiduguri, Pastor Victor Samaila, Oyedepo who last visited Maiduguri in May, 2018, said the gesture was part of the church’s effort to reach out to displaced persons across the country. He said it was incumbent on all well meaning citizens to make efforts to bring succour to the displaced persons and the church decided to evolve a programme that would cover all IDPs across the country. “Here in Maiduguri we had gone…
On the horizon for us now is the biggest show of the year in professional wrestling. In less than two weeks time now, WrestleMania 35 is set to take place as WWE is once again set to present to us a spectacle to remember for the ages. We’re rumored to be getting one of the most stacked cards in recent memory, so this will be a ride that no wrestling fan will want to miss — as is generally the case. Important championship matches are already set to take place on the card, as well as some grudge matches that…
Romelu Lukaku is a doubt for Manchester United’s Premier League game with Watford on March 30 as he battles to overcome a foot injury. The striker has been ruled out of Belgium’s European Qualifier against Cyprus on Sunday, having also sat out his country’s 3-1 win over Russia in their Group I opener. The Belgian FA tweeted: “Romelu Lukaku will not travel with the Belgian national team this morning (Saturday) to Cyprus due to a foot injury.” Lukaku missed United’s FA Cup exit against Wolves before joining up with Belgium, where he spent the week receiving treatment at the Move to…
Jaqi and her husband Kevin Clements delivered their twins earlier than expected, but they were born healthy and beautiful. The Clements family welcomed twins Ava Marie and Leah Rose Clements in 2010, and as with any parents to newborns, their life would end up drastically changing. The young girls have an unparalleled beauty about them and with the help of their mother, have already become professional models. Here are the images of the Clements twins that captivated the internet. The Twins’ Early Arrival On July 7, 2010, Jaqi Clements had a surprise visit from her newborn babies Ava Marie and…
A High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo state, has sentenced Chukwudi Onweniwe to death by hanging for killing his girlfriend, Nifemi Adeyeoye, an HND student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo. Chukwudi Onweniwe was brought before the court on a four-count charge of endangering life, kidnapping and abduction, rape and murder. According to the prosecutor, Jumoke Ogunjebi, Chukwudi abducted the deceased and took her “to a farm near Alayere, Ogbese, raped her and then snuffed life out of her by choking and strangulating her to death.” It was a motorcyclist who reported the suspicious movement of the accused person and the…
A suspected armed robber nicknamed Power has succumbed to the superior firepower of policemen in Lagos, along with another member of a 7-man gang in Ojo area of the state. Three persons, including two suspected robbers, were killed on Tuesday when gunmen invaded a community in Ojo, Lagos. The gunmen invaded Gafaru Street, Imude in Ojo on motorcycles and robbed residents. They shot those who resisted them. Before the suspected armed robbers were killed in a shootout, the gang had allegedly killed a victim at 124 Imude Road, Gafaru bus stop in Ojo and left two other victims Among those…
Man Utd take on Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League next month. Jose Mourinho is predicting that Barcelona will get past Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. United will host the Catalan club on April 10 before the return leg at the Nou Camp six days later. Mourinho was United’s manager during the group phase but he doesn’t seem them getting beyond the last eight, as he has effectively tipped Barcelona to oust the Reds by saying he envisages Barca meeting Juventus in the tournament’s final on June 1. “Juventus and Barcelona are the two great candidates…
Players lost confidence under Jose Mourinho, says Pogba Paul Pogba has exclusively told Sky that he wants Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to become Manchester United’s permanent manager. Caretaker boss Solskjaer has led United to the Champions League quarter-finals and to within two points of the Premier League’s top four. He took charge after Jose Mourinho was sacked following the club’s worst start to a season in 28 years. Fractures in Pogba’s relationship with Mourinho began to emerge in September last year when the France World Cup winner was stripped of the vice-captaincy before Sky Sports News filmed them having an animated disagreement on the training ground. Pogba has…
Man Utd face a difficult battle if they are to secure a top-four place in the Premier League but could have a key advantage over Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal It is set to be a tense finale to the Premier League season as Manchester United battle for a top-four finish. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side have defied the odds to revitalise any chances of automatic Champions League qualification and the club are in with a realistic chance of finishing fourth with just eight matches to go. Four teams are battling for just two places, and something has to give. Tottenham currently occupy third place, with Arsenal…
McGregor praises Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford impact Conor McGregor says Manchester United “have to” make Ole Gunnar Solskjaer their next permanent manager. Before Solskjaer arrived in December, Jose Mourinho had led United to their worst start to a league season in 28 years, with the club floundering 11 points adrift of the Champions League places when he was sacked. However, Solskjaer, despite suffering back-to-back defeats in his last two games, has elevated United to within two points of the top four, as well as overcoming Paris Saint-Germain to reach the Champions League quarter finals. UFC star Mcgregor, who is…
Adrien Rabiot’s move to Barcelona is reportedly in danger of collapsing, alerting United to his possible availability. It is claimed by Calciomercato that Rabiot’s increased financial demands have caused Barca to think twice about signing the French midfielder, whose PSG contract expires this summer. United, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and AC Milan are all said to be monitoring the situation.
Solskjaer’s former Old Trafford team-mate Paul Scholes quit his managerial role at Oldham this week, just 31 days after taking charge of the League Two club. Former midfielder Scholes had signed an initial 18-month deal, but resigned by text on Thursday according to club owner Abdallah Lemsagam following a six-game winless run. The Manchester United manager says he has “invited” Scholes to visit Carrington for a chat about his decision and to learn from his coaches. “He’s probably got his reasons why he left. I’ve texted with him of course and it didn’t work out as he wanted, so that’s…
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes his side “can go all the way” in the Champions League after drawing Barcelona in the quarter-final. The draw sees caretaker boss Solskjaer return to the Nou Camp 20 years on from scoring an injury-time winner there in the 1999 Champions League final. United would meet Liverpool in the semi-finals should both sides progress. “I think we’ve shown against Paris St-Germain that on any given day we can beat a top team,” said Solskjaer. “Any team can beat anyone of the eight. There’s still top, top quality. Of course, with Cristiano [Ronaldo] still…
Ogunleye stated that the demolition was done in order to avert the repeat of the collapse of the building in Ita Faji area of Lagos Island last Wednesday, that led to the death of 20 people The Lagos State government has identified 149 distressed and defective buildings and marked them for demolition. Prince Rotimi Ogunleye, Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, revealed this on Sunday after five houses were demolished on Lagos Island by the state government. The commissioner said of the 149 buildings, 40 of them have been demolished. Ogunleye stated that the demolition was done in order to…
Tanko also said President Muhammadu Buhari does not need the approval of the NJC to swear him in as the acting CJN but added that Justice Walter Onnoghen remains the substantive CJN as he was only suspended. Justice Tanko Muhammad, acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), says he was unaware of the any order issued by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) against Justice Walter Onnoghen, the suspended CJN. He said he accepted to be sworn in as the acting CJN “in the larger interest of the country and the Constitution”. Tanko said this in response to the query issued…
*A reminder that Man. City & Manchester United are not able to play at home on the same night, nor on consecutive nights, following a decision made by the relevant local authorities. The first leg of Manchester United v Barcelona will therefore be at Old Trafford.
“He was brought to the headquarters around 6pm and surprisingly, when one of our men approached his cell to deliver food brought by one of his relatives, he was found dangling on iron door of the cell,” the NSCDC statement read. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ondo State says 46-year-old Rasak Ahmed, who died in custody, “hanged himself to death”. Samuel Oladapo, the spokesman of NSCDC in the state, disclosed this in a press statement issued in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday. SaharaReporters had reported how the mechanical engineer was tortured to death by…
The judge further made an order enforcing Fani-Kayode and Odumakin’s fundamental rights and ordered the EFCC, the DSS and the Nigeria Police to stop issuing threats of unlawful arrest. Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) not to arrest Femi Fani-Kayode and Yinka Odumakin without following appropriate due process. He made the ruling on a fundamental rights suit filed by Femi Fani-Kayode and Yinka Odumakin. Justice Tsoho also ordered that the EFCC’s public declaration to arrest Fani-Kayode and Odumakin on the basis of spreading false rumours was…
“Dear Nigerians, I have resigned my membership of OurMumuDon. I no longer have confidence in the leader of the movement, Charly Boy.,” Adeyanju wrote. Deji Adeyanju, Convener of Concerned Nigerians, says he has lost confidence in the leadership of Charles Oputa (Charly Boy), the convener of the OurMumuDonDo Movement. He disclosed this on Wednesday morning in Abuja in a text message sent to SaharaReporters at 9am. The message read: “Dear Nigerians, I have resigned my membership of OurMumuDon. I no longer have confidence in the leader of the movement, Charly Boy. He betrayed the cause while I was away in prison and…
Zinedine Zidane took charge of Real Madrid on Monday just eight months after quitting and it could spell trouble for a former Manchester United target. Juan Mata might empathise with the knot that must have formed in Gareth Bale’s stomach at the news that Zinedine Zidane was returning as Real Madrid’s manager after 284 days away. Mata outlived Jose Mourinho, the man who put an end to his Chelsea career, at Manchester United but it would come as a considerable surprise for Bale to do the same at the Santiago Bernabéu after Florentino Pérez, Real’s president, convinced Zidane to plug the holes in his sinking ship by handing the…
Man Utd midfielder Nemanja Matic has been an integral member of the first-team squad under both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Jose Mourinho. A lumbering six foot four defensive midfielder, check. Often overlooked for praise, check. Sometimes made the scapegoat when Manchester United fail to match expectations, check. Not only do those three characteristics describe Nemanja Matic and his tenure at Old Trafford, but they can also be used to evaluate one of the latest first-team stars, McTominay It’s often a thankless task being a top-flight defensive midfielder. When your team is performing well you are often identified as the key cog…
Mansa Musa (1280-1337, king of the Mali empire) wealth incomprehensible Augustus Caesar (63 BC-14 AD, Roman emperor) $4.6tn (£3.5tn) Zhao Xu (1048-1085, emperor Shenzong of Song in China) wealth incalculable Akbar I (1542-1605, emperor of India’s Mughal dynasty) wealth incalculable Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919, Scottish-American industrialist) $372bn John D Rockefeller (1839-1937) American business magnate) $341bn Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov (1868-1918, Tsar of Russia) $300bn Mir Osman Ali Khan ( 1886-1967, Indian royal) $230bn William The Conqueror (1028-1087) $229.5bn Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011, long-time ruler of Libya) $200bn Source: Money.com, Celebrity Net Worth
