Author: Rashaad Harris

Manchester United defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0 to progress into the final of carabao cup on Wednesday night.Erik Ten Hag’s men held a 3-0 lead heading into the second leg having emerged from the City Ground with a 3-0 victory against Forest in the first leg last week. The home side are heavy favorites to progress after Marcus Rashford, Wout Weghorst and Bruno Fernandes scored in the first leg to ensure a stylish win away from home.Manchester United headed for the half-time interval having been unable to find the breakthrough against Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford in the deciding leg of…

A woman was seen yelling in Access Bank, telling the bankers to refund the money that was deducted from her account. The unknown lady who was speaking in Yoruba removed her top, revealing her underwear as staff in the background went about their business. It is not clear whether her complaint was looked into. [wpvideo qdoRQQ8J]

World Cup-winner Enzo Fernandez has completed a move to Chelsea from Benfica on a contract until the summer of 2031. The young midfielder starred for Argentina in Qatar at the end of last year as they were crowned world champions and he was named the tournament’s best young player by FIFA, completing an outstanding 2022 in which he had caught the eye with a string of impressive performances for Benfica during his debut European campaign. Upon signing, Fernandez said: ‘I am grateful to Chelsea and its ownership for doing everything they could to make me a part of this project.…

The Osun state government has started paying the backlog of salary arrears owed by the state’s previous administration, which was led by former Governor Rauf Aregbesola. Governor Ademola Adeleke has instructed that the arrears of January 2016 wage be paid immediately, according to a circular dated January 31, 2023, signed by Najeem Akintola on behalf of the Head of Service, Olaleye Aina. It reads, “Executive Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has graciously approved welfare packages for active and retired workers at both State and Local Government levels as follows: “Immediate payment of arrears of…

The registration date for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will not be extended, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Ishaq Oloyede, the JAMB registrar, reportedly issued the warning after overseeing the registration process in Kano state on Wednesday.He said: “We do not expect any extension as about 500,000 candidates have registered out of the 1.8 million candidates that we are expecting. “JAMB will not condone any infringement on its registration flow by the technical officials of any of its accredited centres.The JAMB registrar called on applicants to register for UTME within the stipulated deadline as…

Remo Stars vs Enyimba The Nigeria Premier Football League(NPFL) resumed play on Wednesday with its Matchday Five action. Newcomers Bendel Insurance continued their unbeaten start to the season with their fifth victory in as many games. In group B, the defending champion Rivers United solidified their position at the top by defeating the underachieving Wikki Tourist in 10 games spread around the country.Group A; Bendel Insurance recorded their fifth win of the season with a 0-1 away win in Maiduguri against fellow newcomer El Kanemi Warriors.Deputy Echeta on his third straight start for the Benin Arsenals scored his first goal…

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has said he is convinced there are elements in Aso Rock who want his party, the APC to lose this month’s election. Speaking on a Channels Television’s programme, El-Rufai said some persons are still hungover that their favourite candidate did not emerge victorious at the primaries. Bola Ahmed Tinubu came tops at the APC Presidential primaries, with Rotimi Amaechi coming second, while Vice President Yemi Osinbajo came third. He said, “I believe that there are elements in the Villa that want us to lose the elections because they didn’t get their way.” “They had…

Another container-carrying truck has fallen in Lagos, this time in Oshodi. This is the 3rd truck that has fallen in Nigerians economic hub in one week. Switch Nigeria had reported how a container fell on a bus on January 29, killing at least 9 people. Another moving truck fell over, although there were casualties in this case. In the video seen on Instagram, the container fell at Oshodi Bus Terminal on Wednesday. [wpvideo 7KYhUtHJ]

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have been drawn in Group B with Morocco, South Africa and Zambia in Group B of the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.The draw ceremony took place at the Cercle National de l’Armée in Algiers on Wednesday. Group B matches will be played at the Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine. The Golden Eaglets won the WAFU B Championship last year.Hosts Algeria were placed in Group A with Senegal, Congo and Somalia. Matches in the group will be played at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers,Two two-time winners Cameroon and Mali will face off in Group C along with…

Chelsea forward Hakim Ziyech’s botched move to Paris-Saint Germain has officially been called off after the French football authorities rejected an appeal to ratify the transfer following its dramatic collapse – leaving the forward ‘upset’.The deal for Ziyech to join PSG that was fraught with difficulties throughout the entire day, but looked to finally be on track just hours before the 11pm deadline. But with a deal agreed between both clubs, the move crumbled after it was claimed Chelsea submitted the incorrect documentation in order to sign off on the deal on more than one occasion. The Ligue 1 club…