Author: Rashaad Harris

Deputy spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Hannatu Musawa has boasted that her party’s candidate —Asiwaju Bola Tinubu would floor Labour Party’s Presidential candidate — Peter Obi in the North Western part of the country, come Feb. 25th. Musawa said this in an interview with The Punch, speaking on life as a female politician and the preparedness of the party for the general election.She said: “I can guarantee that we are going to deliver. The North-West is coming out to deliver Asiwaju (Tinubu). Many things will happen in this election. One of them is that the people…

Nigerian musician, Eedris Abdulkareem has stated that he has always known that his wife — Yetunde is capable of doing anything for him, even before she donated a kidney for him. Eedris told Saturday Beats: “I had always known that she could do anything for me; just as she knows that I can do anything for her. This is all in the context of the new song ‘Thank You’ that he released to show his appreciation for her. That’s how things have always been with us.He however stated that this was not the first song he was dedicating a song…

Ahead of the general election slated for February 25th, the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council spokesperson — Festus Keyamo has said that the party’s candidate — Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has the support of both Muslims and Christians. Recall that APC is running a Muslim-Muslim ticket, with their vice presidential candidate — Kashim Shettima also a Muslim.Speaking in an interview with Saturday PUNCH, the APC spokesperson said Nigerians were more interested in capacity and competence over religious and tribal sentiments.According to him, Tinubu is the only one that can run the affairs of the country.In his words, Keyamo said: “I…

Nathan Ake’s cool finish was enough for Manchester City to beat Arsenal 1-0 in a disappointing match at the Etihad stadium on Friday night.It was a strange, subdued game, with few shots on target at either end, and it’s fair to assume the league game at the Emirates in a couple of weeks will be far more intense.Nathan Ake breaks the deadlock in the 64th minute. It all started when Alvarez turned, 25 yards from goal, and crashed a superb shot that beat Turner and hit the far post.Grealish collected the rebound, protected the ball for a few seconds and…

RMC Sport report tonight that an agreement has been reached between Chelsea and Lyon over the transfer of young right-back Malo Gusto, with the defender set to sign for the West Londonders before being loaned back to the Ligue 1 side until the end of the season.With the Blues’ initial €20m offer being pushed back by the club, Chelsea appear to have been successful with their second bid. Laurent Blanc had indicated in his press conference earlier that he had been given assurances by the Lyon hierarchy that both Gusto and PSG target Rayan Cherki would be staying until the…

Gabriel Martinelli has agreed a new contract with Arsenal until the summer of 2027.The forward’s current contract expires at the end of next season, but the club did hold a two-year option, which would have allowed them to extend his deal until 2026.However, the Brazilian has now agreed to fresh terms to extend his stay at the Emirates Stadium. The draft deal is in the process of being finalised.Martinelli has come to terms on a four-and-a-half-year agreement with the north London side.The 21-year-old has impressed for his side this season. He has played 26 games for Arsenal in all competitions,…

Sean Dyche will replace Frank Lampard as Everton manager, tasked with securing Premier League safety after a nightmare opening 20 matches, where they’ve won only three times, and will look to overhaul the entire culture at Goodison Park Everton will finalise contract details on Saturday, to make Sean Dyche their new manager.And the incoming boss has been promised funds to make at least two signings, if the Blues can get deals over the line before the transfer window closes on Tuesday. Club owner Farhad Moshiri made the call to appoint former Burnley manager Dyche, after a bizarre exchange with his…

Ademola Adeleke’s son, Adesina Adeleke, popularly known as Sina Rambo, has insisted that his father will continue to serve as Governor of Osun State. The singer made this claim via his IG story a few hours after it was reported that the Tribunal court ordered the annulment of his father’s win against Gboyega Oyetola at Osun Gubernatorial election last year.Reacting to the judgement, Sina Rambo said, “Two judgments were issued today at the tribunal. One in favour of PDP. Nothing changed. Sen. Ademola Adeleke remains the governor of Osun State.“We move to the appeal court. Peace be still. The mandate…

Brighton have rejected a £60m bid from Arsenal for midfielder Moises Caicedo.The Premier League leaders are keen to strengthen their squad after Mohamed Elneny picked up an injury in training that could mean a lengthy lay-off. Arsenal already have a small squad and manager Mikel Arteta does not want to jeopardise his team’s title challenge through a lack of numbers.Brighton had reportedly already turned down a £55m bid by Chelsea for 21-year-old Caicedo.The Seagulls sold Marc Cucurella to Chelsea in a deal worth £60m, Yves Bissouma to Tottenham for £25m plus add-ons and Neal Maupay to Everton for £15m in…

Novak Djokovic put aside some shaky play in the early going and took over his Australian Open semi-final against unseeded American Tommy Paul on Friday, winning 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 to close in on a 10th championship at Melbourne Park and 22nd Grand Slam title overall. Djokovic’s parents and brother are in town for the tournament for the first time since he claimed major trophy No. 1 there back in 2008, but his father stayed away from this match after getting caught up in a flap connected to spectators who brought banned Russian flags on site earlier in the week. Forget about that…