Author: Rashaad Harris

Premier League stars Bukayo Saka, Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford, and Patrick Vieira have made the football Blacklist for the year 2022. The aforementioned football blacklist is ‘an initiative to highlight the most influential black figures in the game.’ According to FootballBlacklist.com, Saka, Rashford, Sterling and Rashford were the players on the list, while Crystal Palace coach Patrick Vieira who happens to be the only black coach in the Premier League and Burnley coach Vincent Kompany were named from a coaching perspective. The list also comprises of people in the background, behind the scenes capacity like Deji Davies Brentford non-executive director…

Mason Greenwood has had charges of attempted rape, assault and controlling and coercive behaviour against him dropped.The Manchester United forward, 21, was first arrested in January 2022 over the allegations, after disturbing images and videos were posted online by a woman. He was later charged by Greater Manchester Police, with a provisional trial date set for November 2023.He had faced one count of attempted rape, one count of controlling and coercive behaviour and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, all against the same complainant.However, the Crown Prosecution Service announced on Thursday that they had dropped all charges against…

Manchester United and World Cup-winning defender, Raphael Varane, has STUNNED France by retiring from international football aged 29, according to reports.Varane made 93 appearances in his near decade-long international career. But according to Le Parisien, the defender does not want to push on towards the century mark and will retire from international football.Varane played at the World Cup in Qatar last November-December and helped his country reach a second consecutive final.However, France were beaten on penalties by Argentina after a 3-3 thriller.Varane would like to spend more time with his family, as well as limited the chances of big injuries…

Nigeria’s Minister of Information & Culture, Lai Mohammed has given his verdict over the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report by Transparency International (TI) that placed Nigeria on the 150th position. According to the research, which was published on February 1, 2023, Nigeria is one of the most corrupt nations in the world, ranking 150th out of 180.Nigeria slipped four positions in the list according to the most recent Corruption Perception Index.However, the Minister of Information faulted the report saying President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is not fighting corruption to impress Transparency International.The Minister said: “We’re fighting corruption because we believe…

The Assistant Director, Media and Publicity of the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Council, Biodun Ajiboye has said apex Bank governor, Dr. Godwin Emefiele is of the PDP. Speaking on Arise TV, Ajiboye who is also a Media Strategist said he would have sacked Emefiele if he was president. Redesigning of the naira has continued to draw the ire of many, especially those of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu camp. Switch Nigeria reported on Wednesday how Kaduna State Governor said there are elements in Aso Rock who want his party to lose at the February 25th polls. He went ahead to cite the redesigning…

Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Presidential candidate, has sided with Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), over the deadline for the Naira exchange shifted to February 10, 2023. Recall that on Sunday, January 29, 2023, the apex bank issued a 10-day extension of the deadline to provide more Nigerians, particularly those in rural regions, the opportunity to convert their old naira notes before they are no longer considered legal cash.Although the CBN Governor assured holders of the old notes that they would still be able to deposit them with the CBN after the…

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has condemned the federal government’s practice of setting public official wages and benefits to promote uniformity across the nation yesterday. Akeredolu made this statement at the start of a one-day public hearing in the South-West Zonal on the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission’s (RMFAC) review of the compensation packages for the country’s political, public, and judicial office holders.The governor argued that authority must be transferred to the federating units while being represented by his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.He said: “This practice is unacceptable in a polity which prides itself as federal. The logic of mopping…

Nigerian native Folarin Balogun scored a hat-trick which saw his club Reims came from 2-0 down to beat FC Lorient 4-2 in the French Ligue 1 on Wednesday night.Balogun, who is on loan to Reims from Arsenal, has now usurp Kylian Mbappe as top scorer in the league with 14 goals after 20 games. The 21-year-old has now scored in three consecutive games and has netted five goals in his last three games.Super Eagles midfielder Innocent Bonke featured for Lorient but was replaced on 52 minutes. Lorient took the lead in the 10th minute through Enzo Le Fee before Ibrahima…

Bola Tinubu, the candidate for the All Progressives Congress, is attempting to distance himself from the failures of his party, which he had vehemently defended since 2015, according to Phrank Shaibu, a special assistant on public communication to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. When responding to Tinubu’s most recent criticism of Buhari’s administration during the rally in Calabar on Tuesday, the special adviser made this statement on Wednesday.Quoting Tinubu he said: “Today, they moved the exchange rate from N200 to N800. If they had repaired it, if they had arrested this, we wouldn’t be where…

Al Ahly claimed the first win in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco, knocking Auckland City out of the tournament. Egyptian football club sent New Zealand’s Auckland City packing following an impressive 3-0 victory tonight in the opening game of the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco.Al Ahly scored their first goal against the New Zealand team in the first half, with Midfielder Hussein El Shahat giving his team a head start. In the second half of the game, Egyptian Mohamed Sherif secured the lead for his team, scoring a second goal in the 56th minute, doubling…