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Manchester United are winless in their last two Premier League outings as they take on Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. For Manchester United, a fortnight muddied by slander and marinated in impatience has taken its sweet time to pass them by. As the cloud dissipates, many would be surprised to learn that the Red Devils are still just two points off the top. It beggars belief, really, but manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has spent enough time at Old Trafford long enough to know adequately about the severe shifts in tides. It has not been smooth sailing thus far but…

Barcelona parted ways with Lionel Messi during the summer transfer window, with the Argentine joining Paris Saint-Germain after leaving the Catalan club. Former Blaugrana president Josep Maria Bartomeu has claimed the club made a mistake in letting go of their best player. “It is a mistake to let Lionel Messi go. It represents much more than a footballer that falls in love,” Bartomeu was quoted as saying. “I have always thought that it is essential that he be with us not only because he is the best in the world but also because of his economic and institutional contribution.” Lionel Messi’s first attempt to leave Barcelona came…

Manchester United fans believe midfielder Fred has struggled at Old Trafford because Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has played the Brazilian out of position. The 28-year-old has been heavily criticized for his performances for the Red Devils this season. Fred was deployed in a more advanced position in midfield by Brazil manager Tite against Uruguay on Thursday night. The Manchester United midfielder played alongside Liverpool star Fabinho, who was deployed as a deep-lying midfielder. Fred was therefore given the license to venture forward. He provided a brilliant assist for Neymar in the eighth minute of the game and went on to put in a fantastic display in…

Chelsea are one of the biggest clubs in the world and have been home to a number of global superstars. The likes of Didier Drogba, Gianfranco Zola, John Terry, Frank Lampard and Eden Hazard have all earned legendary status at the club. Apart from that the Blues have also had players like Alvaro Morata, Fernando Torres and Andriy Shevchenko who did not have the best of times at Stamford Bridge. But one thing common among these players is that they were good enough to deserve the opportunity to play for Chelsea. Few Chelsea players did not deserve to don the Blue jersey But apart from…

• Nigeria third of 15 African countries facing greatest food insecurity • IDPs in Benue, nation’s food basket, about 2m • ‘Nigeria to depend on food imports, smuggling till 2050’ Tomorrow is World Food Day; but despite assurances by President Muhammadu Buhari to make N600 billion loan facility available to 2.4 million farmers in the country, situations and forecasts have shown that Nigeria may face food insecurity, massive importation or smuggling till 2050 or beyond if drastic steps are not taken. A World Bank forecast by the Foreign Affairs Service (FAS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Lagos…

There was jubilation on Thursday when the Supreme Court in Abuja cleared a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo as the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance in the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 6. The apex court also returned Chief Victor Oye as the National Chairman of APGA. The apex court in a judgment of a five-man panel of justices dismissed the appeal filed by one Jude Okeke was dismissed on the ground of being an abuse of the court process. Justice Mary Peter Odili, who delivered the lead…

The Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs. Bisi Fayemi has called for the removal of barriers capable of limiting the education of the girl child and break away from stereotype traditions and customs. This, she said became necessary for the emancipation of women, end the vicious circle of poverty and set women on the course of self fulfilment. Fayemi stated this at a special colloquium marking the third anniversary of the Governor Kayode Fayemi’s administration in Ado Ekiti, tagged “Ekiti Women Let’s Talk about Gender Stereotyping: Challenging Women’s Roles at Home, at Work and in Our Society.” Fayemi while charging…

Despite the increasing spate of violence in Anambra State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the idea of rescheduling, postponing and or suspending the state governorship election scheduled to hold on November 6, 2021. According to INEC, “For the commission, and indeed the people of Anambra State, rescheduling, adjusting or postponing the election is not an option worth considering giving the challenges of planning and delivering elections within constitutionally and legally approved timetable and schedule.” This was disclosed to THISDAY by the INEC National Commissioner in charge of Publicity and Voter Education, Festus Okoye. He said: “The framers…

The absence of Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday stalled the re-arraignment of former National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, over alleged N400 million fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the court had, on September 28, fixed today for Metuh’s re-arraignment, following Justice Egwuatu’s inability to sit on that day. The case, which was on number 16 on the Thursday’s cause list, however, could not proceed again due to the trial judge’s absence. Egwuatu was said to be attending judges’ seminar in Lagos State. The court, therefore, fixed…

A Gambian presidential contender who headed a truth commission into crimes committed under ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh has said he is prepared to prosecute the former leader. Speaking to AFP on Wednesday night, Essa Faal vowed to implement the recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) if elected in the tiny West African state on December 4. “If the TRRC recommends for the prosecution of Yahya Jammeh, he will be prosecuted,” said Faal, who was the commission’s lead counsel. The lawyer’s intervention comes at a sensitive time in The Gambia, where the TRRC findings have been delayed twice and…