Author: Rashaad Harris

Manchester United will welcome Charlton Athletic at Old Trafford while Southampton play Manchester City at Saint Mary’s in the Quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup. Erik Ten Hag’s side defeated Sky Bet Championship leaders Burnley, thanks to Christian Eriksen and Marcus Rashford’s goals from each halves 2-0 on Wednesday night. Manchester United’s opponent Charlton Athletic defeated English Premier League club Brighton on Penalties after a 0-0 draw to progress into the quarter finals. United’s City rivals, Manchester City will hope to reach their second successive semi-finals when they travel to the south coast of England to face Southampton. Erling Haaland, Riyad…

To commemorate the celebrations of Christmas and Boxing Day, the Federal Government of Nigeria has proclaimed Monday, December 26 and Tuesday, December 27, 2022, as vacations. In addition, January 2, 2023, was also declared a holiday in honour of the new year. Delivering this was the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, and the official statement unfold thus: “We must imbibe the life of Jesus Christ in His practice and teachings on Humility, Service, Compassion, Patience, Peace, and Righteousness, that His birth signifies. This will be the best way to portray Christ and celebrate his birth. “Peace and security are two…

The Nigerian Police Force, Ogun State command has detained 26-year-old Adeyemi Babatunde, who is accused of killing Obafunsho Ismail after smashing his car. On December 8, 2022, at about 8 p.m., the suspect who was driving a Lexus SUV with a personalized license plate “Olu Of Oya,” struck the deceased’s automobile from behind, causing damage to it.The deceased, Obafunsho, then alighted his vehicle and asked the suspect to come down for them to assess the extent of the damage to find solution to it.However, it was confirmed by Ogun State Police spokesman, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi that the suspect instead of…

Manchester City sailed into the quarter finals of the Carabao Cup on Thursday night. The Citizens, who sit five points adrift of English premier League leaders Arsenal, knocked out reigning champions Liverpool in a five-goal thriller at the etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s Men strayed the game on the front foot as League’s top scorer Erling Haaland scored his 24th goal of the season in the 10th minute to give city the lead. Fabio Carvalho restored parity for Liverpool finishing off Jamie Milner’s cut back pass 10 minutes later as the game finished 1-1 at halftime. Two minutes after the Restart…

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has described himself as a pessimist and an optimist, and said he is optimistic for the future whether he gets to be in charge or not because the youth had woken up and would not settle for less than they deserved from governance. Sowore said this during an interview on News Central’s Politics Headquarters tonight.He said: “What is more important is my interest in making this country work. Politics should be a service. My kind of optimism is different. I expect the worst and hope for the best. I’m an…

Nigerian comedian Oluwatobi Owomoyela popularly known as Peteru has kicked the bucket, after battling cancer. The Ibadan-based rising star death is confirmed to have happened on Wednesday, December 21. Adams Adebayo, one of the deceased colleagues reacted to his death, saying: I am bereaved to read the news of your demise, my brother, You are one of the entertainers (sic) that is trying his best to put Ibadan on global map. “Your role in the comedy and entertainment industry is recognized but it’s sad to read you have gone (sic) to rest with your maker. “I pray that Almighty God…

Peter Obi and his campaign team landed in Port Harcourt on Thursday for another campaign rally. With him was Peter and Paul Okoye of the Psquare stable. The twins entertained Obi’s teeming supporters before the former Anambra State Governor took to the podium to speak. https://twitter.com/PeterPsquare/status/1605844561007362051?t=ntft2GDoWlKZMAG67lZROQ&s=19 Earlier they landed in Rivers for the rally in a private jet, after which Obi took to his official Twitter handle to welcome them. https://twitter.com/PeterObi/status/1605880860191862789?t=L2qNYoMFSBzf3FbPU9grCQ&s=19

Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha, better known as Basketmouth, has announced his separation from his wife. Bright who made this known on Thursday, has been married to Elsie for 12 years and together, they have 3 kids. He said in a post “As much as it pains me to bring my personal life to the public space, this is an unavoidable situation. He added, “After much deliberations, my wife and have made the difficult decision to end our marriage. As we move forward separately, we will continue to work together to give our beautiful children all the care, love, guidance and…

Christian Eriksen and Marcus Rashford goals were enough as Manchester United defeated Burnley 2-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. The Red devils who made their entry to the last sixteen after beating Aston Villa 4-2 before the World Cup break, started brilliantly in front of their home fans. Their long spell of possession paid off as they took the lead through Christian Eriksen who converted Aaron Wan- Bissaka’s sliding pass three minutes before the half hour mark. Skybet Championship leaders, Burnley overturned their sloppy start at Old Trafford but their late…

The Club owners of the Nigeria Professional Football League have rejected an abridged format for the upcoming 2022/2023 season. The meeting between the The Interim Management Committee(IMC) and the representatives of the clubs ended in a stalemate, as the clubs insisted on prosecuting a straightforward league where all the clubs will play one another in the season. There was a heated atmosphere between the IMC and the clubs was the response from one of the representatives when asked the outcome of the meeting. However, The Nigeria Professional Football League season earlier scheduled to kickoff on December 28th this year, will…