Manchester United have made an official approach to Newcastle for their sporting director Dan Ashworth. The Red Devils have made Ashworth a key target as the Ineos Group look to revolutionise the club’s structures. Earlier on Monday, Newcastle confirmed Ashworth had been placed on gardening leave after requesting his release. Manchester United believe they are…
English Premier League side Crystal Palace have appointed former Eintracht Frankfurt boss Oliver Glasner as their new manager. Glasner replaces Roy Hodgson, who stepped down on Monday Glasner has signed a contract until June 2026 and has joined Palace who are 15th in the league and he will be in charge for Saturday’s home game…
Napoli have parted ways with their manager Walter Mazzarri after just three months in charge and replaced him with Slovakia boss Francesco Calzona. Mazzarri who succeeded Rudy Garcia in November was sacked following a poor form which has seen the Italian champions drop to ninth in Serie A. His departure comes a day before Napoli…
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of Independent National Electoral Commissioner in Edo State, Anugbum Onuoha, has warned aspirants and political parties to stop campaigning for the governorship election with immediate effect or face sanction. The REC, who stated this on Monday in Benin, said that the commission was yet to lift the suspension on the campaign,…
Nigeria’s unemployment rate increased significantly in the third quarter of 2023, rising by 0.8% from Q2 2023. In its ‘Nigeria Labour Force Survey for the third quarter of 2023’ report published on Monday, the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics said the country’s unemployment rate rose sharply from the 4.2% recorded in Q2 2023 to 5.0% in…
The Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou heavyweight clash scheduled for March 8 will be broadcast live on television. Joshua, the former unified WBO, WBA and IBF heavyweight champion, will fight Ngannou, the one-time UFC titlist whose sudden appearance in boxing has taken the sport by storm, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Joshua is on…
Nigerian singer, Joeboy, has said working briefly at a sachet water factory during a strike while in the university was one of the things that boosted his determination to become a successful musician. He said because of the struggle he went through searching for a job during his undergraduate days, he was scared he might…
The crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the conduct of Saturday’s governorship primary took a new twist Monday as angry youths took over the state secretariat of the party. Three candidates emerged in the primary conducted by the party to nominate its flag bearer for the September 21,…
Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” outperformed expectations to debut at No. 1 at the box office with a $27.7 million opening weekend, while Sony’s “Madame Web” flopped with one of the lowest debuts for a movie centered on a Marvel character. Both films launched in theaters on Tuesday to rope in…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has condemned the poor supply of electricity by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, in the South East. The pro-Biafra group equally condemned outrageous bills imposed on consumers in the region, and warned that the EEDC risks being kicked out of the South East. IPOB accused EEDC of regularly…
