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Scolds PDP over acrimonious meetings Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concerns over the level of violence and destruction of property that has characterised some of the congresses conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Consequently, the electoral umpire threatened to withdraw its staff from monitoring such violent political party meetings in future. The North-West zonal congress of the PDP was recently disrupted by violent party members in Kaduna. The warring supporters destroyed ballot boxes that belonged to INEC before voting could start, forcing observers and other officials to flee the scene. The party’s zonal congress in South-West, which…

Jose Mourinho is one of Europe’s most successful club managers, but his trajectory at Tottenham Hotspur tracked a wearily familiar arc of initial promise followed by bitter recrimination. For the first time since the early years of his managerial career in Portugal, the self-declared “Special One” leaves a club without silverware after he was sacked by Spurs on Monday. The timing was a surprise coming less than a week before Tottenham have a chance to break their 13-year barren run, in Sunday’s League Cup final against Manchester City. But notably, it came the day after the London club controversially set…

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, commended an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Sunday Erhabor, for displaying professionalism, composure and self-restraint in the face of provocation. The Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, presented Erhabor, attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), to the governor at the Lagos House, Ikeja, after a video of him being assaulted went viral on social media. In a video that went viral on April 17, the policeman was seen being assaulted and inflicted bodily injuries by a motorist, Victor Ebhomenyen, (33), who contravened traffic laws by driving against traffic. As the incident which…

Manchester City said Monday they do not know the “full extent” of the injury suffered by Kevin De Bruyne, but the Belgium midfielder will definitely miss the Premier League leaders’ game at Aston Villa on Wednesday. De Bruyne limped off in the second half of Saturday’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final defeat by Chelsea, which ended City’s hopes of a historic quadruple. The 29-year-old’s injury is badly timed for City as they try to retain an eight-point lead over second-placed Manchester United while looking to win the Champions League and League Cup. City travel to Villa, then play Tottenham in the…

Jose Mourinho has been sacked as head coach of Tottenham. Jose Mourinho replaced Mauricio Pochettino as Tottenham manager in November 2019; Portuguese head coach led Spurs to sixth-place finish in the Premier League during first season in charge. The club are yet to confirm the decision, but it is understood Mourinho has left less than a week ahead of Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Manchester City on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Football. Mourinho had been in charge at Spurs since November 2019, replacing Mauricio Pochettino, signing a deal until the end of the 2023 season. In his first campaign, Mourinho took Tottenham from…

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu has urged those who are distributing bags of rice and other things to people in his name to make sure that they got the items from trusted and reliable suppliers. The former Lagos State governor has also called on those who were receiving the rice and other items being distributed to verify the source and the content of what was being distributed In a statement issued yesterday by his Media Office, Tinubu urged the distributors of the gift items not allow hate-filled people to turn their efforts against…

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has inaugurated 25 power bikes procured by the Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) to control traffic. Inaugurating the power bikes on Sunday in Kano, Ganduje said the bikes would be used to ensure that road users comply with traffic regulations. He said the bikes would enable KAROTA personnel to move quickly to monitor traffic, trace violators and go around the city to fish out those smuggling illicit and substandard goods into the state. The governor urged KAROTA officials to redouble their efforts in controlling traffic and apprehending those who break traffic rules. He further…

Andrea Pirlo conceded Juventus missed Cristiano Ronaldo’s “killer instinct” as the Italian champions fell to their first league defeat in two decades to Atalanta on Sunday leaving their participation in next season’s Champions League at risk. Leaders Inter Milan edged towards the Serie A title despite a 1-1 draw at Napoli, to pull 13 points ahead of Juventus who dropped to fourth place. Christian Eriksen snatched a point for Inter whose 11-match winning streak ended but who hold a nine-point advantage on AC Milan as they target a first league title since 2010. Milan earlier got back winning in the…

Twelve of Europe’s most powerful clubs announced the launch of a breakaway European Super League on Monday in a potentially seismic shift in the way football is run but faced accusations of greed and cynicism. Six Premier League teams — Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Tottenham — are involved, alongside Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Inter Milan, and AC Milan. The ESL said the founding clubs had agreed to create a “new midweek competition” but would continue to “compete in their respective national leagues”. It said it hoped the inaugural edition would start “as soon as…

Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan, and Inter Milan on Monday announced plans for a breakaway European Super League, which were strongly condemned by UEFA and the three countries’ football authorities. Here, AFP Sport takes a look at some of the reaction to the news: “The clubs concerned will be banned from playing in any other competition at domestic, European or world level, and their players could be denied the opportunity to represent their national teams.” — UEFA threatened to ban teams from other European competitions. “Against this background, FIFA…