Author: Rashaad Harris

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been removed from Chelsea’s squad for the Champions League knockout stages.Blues manager Graham Potter has chosen instead to include new signings Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk and Atletico Madrid loanee Joao Felix. Aubameyang has only managed one Premier League goal in 11 appearances this season, but his form in Europe was better. He netted twice under Potter in the group stage, with both goals coming in the games against AC Milan.Chelsea had one vacant slot remaining but Jorginho’s exit followed by Aubameyang’s deregistration has freed up the space for the new trio. Also left out of.Chelsea’s Champions League…

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has declared that the same legal procedure that overturned his victory in the July 16 governorship election will be used to revalidate the mandate that has been given to him to lead the state. Adeleke revealed the information while meeting with the Osun West Senatorial District’s campaign group, “Unit to Unit Ambassadors.”Adeleke’s victory was recently ruled invalid by the Election Petition Tribunal Panel, which is chaired by Justice Tertsea Kume, and Mr Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress was named the winner.He assured that his mandate would be revalidated through the same judicial…

Nigerian comedian and actor, Adebowale Adedayo, also known as Mr Macaroni, has claimed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) ought to be apologizing for hardships inflicted on Nigerians, rather than campaigning for offices. The comedian tagged the act “wickedness,” via his Twitter account today, where he also voiced his unhappiness over the country’s fuel and Naira shortage. Mr Macaroni tweeted: “Instead of Campaigning, APC should be begging and asking for forgiveness from “Nigerians every morning, afternoon and Night for the hardship and suffering that has come with this fuel scarcity alone. This is wickedness!” https://twitter.com/mrmacaronii/status/1621477065995304961?t=AlK6JixfqvXZYs1Xe2zj5Q&s=19 Mr Macaroni also reacted to…

Police Operatives serving in Igbo-Eze South Division of Enugu State Command, on Thursday, February 2, have arrested one Joseph Chinenye aged 39 and Onyeka Kenneth Ezeja aged 29, both male and respectively of Iheakpu-Awka in Igbo-Eze South LGA and Onicha Enugu-Ezike in Igbo-Eze North LGA, for allegedly being in possession of suspected counterfeited one hundred and eighty (180) pieces of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) newly redesigned one thousand naira (N1,000) notes, with face value of one hundred and eighty thousand naira (N180,000.00). The Naira swap introduced by the Federal Government through the Central Bank has continued to bring…

According to reports, Nigerian billionaire Dozy Mmobuosi is close to buying Sheffield United for £90 million.The Nigerian who made his fortune in technology and co-founded Tingo Mobile, now valued at about £6 million, hopes to complete a £90 million acquisition of the Blades from Prince Abdullah in the upcoming weeks.The club’s precarious financial situation, according to a Daily Mail article, is the reason for the sale. Mmobuosi has promised to fund the club in advance as Paul Heckingbottom’s team works to return to the Premier League.Following the unsuccessful takeover attempt of Arsenal by Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the richest man in…

Marcus Rashford has won January’s EA SPORTS Player of the Month award, earning the prize for the second time this season.Last month Rashford continued his scintillating form with goals in three of Manchester United’s four matches.”The last month couldn’t have gone better for me. On a personal note, it’s the first time I’ve won these awards together and hopefully not the last. Thank you to my teammates, the coaches, my family and the fans for helping me to win these awards,” Marcus on twitter.He scored in a 3-0 win over AFC Bournemouth before netting a late winner in the Manchester…

For the third time this season Mikel Arteta has been awarded the Premier League Manager of the Month award, following another fine run of results in January.The boss has now received the trophy three times out of the four occasions it has been awarded, having also come out on top in August as well as November/December.January saw us pick up seven points from nine during a tricky run of fixtures, which began with a goalless draw against Newcastle United before we triumphed at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium by a 2-0 margin.Then Eddie Nketiah’s last-gasp goal sealed a 3-2 win against…

The Confederation Of Africa Football (CAF) has finally given the MKO Abiola stadium and Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo the nod to host Super Eagles home games for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.Recall that the Super Eagles are currently top of Group B table with six points from two games after defeating the duo of Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe. respectively. The last time the team played at the Abuja stadium was against the Black Stars of Ghana, where Nigeria crashed out of the 2022 World Cup on the away goal rules. However, with action set…

A 30-year-old Portuguese dog has been named as the world’s oldest ever by Guinness World Records – beating a record that stood for a century. According to the BBC, Bobi is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo – a breed that has an average life expectancy of 12 to 14 years. Here’s a video that tells you all you need to know about Bobi. [wpvideo o1aDCi6U]

Gabriel Martinelli has signed a new contract with the club, committing his long-term future with us.The 21-year-old, now into his fourth season in north London, has already made 111 first-team appearances in all competitions during his action-packed Arsenal career.The Brazil international, who represented his country at the recent World Cup in Qatar, made 36 first-team appearances last season and was voted our Player of the Month in both December 2021 and January 2022.The young forward’s good form has continued into this season, being an ever-present in our Premier League starting line-up for the first 19 matches of the campaign and…