Author: Rashaad Harris

Arsenal are closing in on a deal to sign €20m defender from Italian Serie A club Spazia with medicals to take place this week.According to Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal are closing in on a deal to sign Spezia defender Kiwior for a fee in excess of €20m. A deal is set to be sealed soon, with medicals potentially taking place this week. https://www.facebook.com/100057525006204/posts/pfbid02smib6mc5xagQ3pDwHwggEG8uiBQBT2sNCj7NJVa7QKzHo5VzobANd6cWMW81Xg9Ml/?app=fbl Kiwior is a left-footed center-back who has also played at left-back and in holding midfield during his short career.At the age of 22, the Polish defender is far from his full potential and could provide cover and competition…

Jamaican Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt has reportedly lost $12 million from an account he had with Kingston-based investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited. Bolt was recently told there was only about $12,000 remaining in the account, his lawyer Linton P. Gordon said in a phone interview, according to Bloomberg.The account was said to be part of Bolt’s retirement and lifetime savings. “It’s distressful news for anyone. And certainly in the case of Mr. Bolt, who established this account as part of his private pension,” Gordon said on Wednesday. Jamaica’s Financial Services Commission on Tuesday said it had installed its own…

Nigeria’s U17 squad, Golden Eaglets will begin their preparations for this year’s Africa U17 Cup of Nations on Monday, after Head Coach Nduka Ugbade called 48 players to camp in Nigeria’s federal capital.The invitees, which include most of the bunch that won the WAFU B U17 Championship in the Ghanaian city of Cape Coast last summer, have been told to report to Abuja on Friday, 20th January 2023. The Africa U17 Cup of Nations has been scheduled for Algeria 8th – 30th April, from which the four top-placed teams will qualify to fly Africa’s flag at the FIFA U17 World…

Authorities at Bingham University have banned the use or smartphones on campus. Bingham, a private University located in Nasarawa State, made the announcement on 18th January, 2023. In a notice tagged ‘BAN ON THE USE OF SMART PHONES’ the school said, “Following repeated abuse in the use of smartphones in contravention of section 5.14 subsection 1, il and lil of the students handbook, the use of smartphones is hereby prohibited with immediate effect.” The statement which was signed by one Dr. (Mrs.) Esther J. Dyaji added, “Violators of this would have their phones confiscated and face appropriate sanction.” Bingham University…

Nigerian music legend, Innocent Idibia popularly known as 2Baba has called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to step up its fight against drug abuse in the build-up to the 2023 general elections. During a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the NDLEA, Rtd Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, on Thursday in Abuja, 2Baba made the call in addition to representatives of the 2Baba Foundation and a delegation from the National Democratic Institute, or NDI.The meeting was part of 2Baba’s foundation’s efforts to promote peace in the general elections of 2023, according to the rapper and foundation president, who…

Popular Nigerian comedian and actor, Adebowale Adedayo (Mr Macaroni) has lamented the current and continued fuel scarcity in the country, charging the citizens to use their votes to change the narratives. Mr Macaroni made this known via his official Twitter account yesterday, saying: “Nigerians definitely do not deserve this hardship and suffering. Why are we still having Fuel scarcity in 2023?” “This is why we all must vote!!! Politicians will only do better when they see that the people have the power to elect them or throw them out of office!!” https://twitter.com/mrmacaronii/status/1616048791815069698?t=QBxOHE4Mn06wJZ-6BaFHcQ&s=19 The skit maker further threw jibes at the…

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has specified how the Government’s Ministries, Departments, and Agencies in the state should address him. The Governor requested to be referred to as ‘Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke.’In an announcement to this effect, the Office of the State Head of Service wrote to the Secretary to the State Government, the Chief of Staff, the Chairmen of Statutory Commissions/Parastatals/Boards, the Permanent Secretaries, the Heads of Non-Ministerial Agencies, the Heads of Tertiary Institutions, and the Heads of Local Government Administration in the state.The statement reads: “Heads of the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the state…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party’s Presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has come under fire from the Labour Party’s Presidential Campaign Council on Wednesday for criticising Peter Obi, the LP candidate, at Chatham House in London. In his speech titled “Nigeria’s 2023 Election: Service Delivery and Policy Alternatives,” Kwankwaso claimed that the Labour Party was founded on ethnic and religious feelings and that its only purpose was to create excitement.The ex-Kano State Governor, according to the LP Presidential Campaign Council’s spokesman Yunusa Tanko, missed the point by failing to recognise Obi’s quality.Speaking to The Punch, Tanko Said: “That is a wrong perception.…

Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has inaugurated a 27-member committee to organize a national conference on reforms in the livestock, in a bid to put an end to the persistent conflict between sedentary farmers and nomadic herdsmen in the state, saying the Ruga settlement policy was misunderstood. The 27-member conference committee is presided over by Prof. Attahiru Jega, a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and also includes Prof. Jibrila Dahiru Amin, provost of Yusuf Maitama Sule University, and Mr Martins Oloja, managing director of the Guardian Newspaper. Malam Muhammad Garba, the commissioner for information…

Manchester City reduced the gap to Leaders Arsenal to five points with a 4-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad on Thursday night.Pep Guardiola’s men after coming from the back of a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime started strong at home.City’s pressure for the first 45 minutes but couldn’t find an opening past Tottenham defense, the London side then took advantage of a defensive mix-up and Dejan Kulusevski slotted it past Ederson to get the lead.Spurs were two up two minutes later, Harry Kane’s cross was parried by Ederson and Emerson Royal headed…