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BY OLUSEGUN FAFORE Without purpose, life is meaningless. With insight, our path is illuminated. When purpose and insight are embedded attributes of anyone’s life, such an individual will not only inspire others, but serve God through humanity. In the race of life and our quest to own the world we did not create, only few mortals remain led by insight and driven by purpose. While many see their time on earth as a race in the service of mankind, others carried away by life’s privileges, especially the temporary opportunities that come their way. Thus, they miss their paths and wander…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was overcome with emotion as he dedicated the club’s first league title in 30 years to the fans on Thursday. Klopp urged supporters not to congregate around Liverpool’s famous Anfield stadium with social distancing guidelines still in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s such a big moment, I am completely overwhelmed,” Klopp told Sky Sports. “Tonight it is for you out there,” added Klopp. “It’s incredible. I hope you stay at home, or go in front of your house if you want, but not more. We do it together in this moment and it is…

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City failed to match Liverpool’s hunger to win the Premier League title after his side’s two-year reign as champions came to an end on Thursday. Guardiola’s side handed Liverpool their first English title for 30 years after losing 2-1 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. After playing second fiddle to City for the last two years, Liverpool have stormed to the title with a remarkable 28 wins from their 31 league games to open up a 23-point gap at the top of the table. Guardiola conceded his players struggled to emulate the desire and drive shown by…

Real Madrid and Barcelona are neck-and-neck in the closest title race in Europe as La Liga’s top two have enjoyed an almost faultless return since Spanish football resumed two weeks ago. But Barca’s performances have been less convincing than their results and a draw away at Sevilla has allowed Madrid to clear a two-point deficit and reclaim first place due to a superior head-to-head. Beneath them, Atletico Madrid has surged into third, their concerns of missing out on Champions League qualification evaporating almost entirely as their top-four rivals have crumbled around them. The three-month suspension has also had varying effects…

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Friday congratulated bitter rivals, Liverpool, on their long-awaited Premier League triumph but said watching other sides lifting the trophy “hurt”. Liverpool was crowned English champions for the first time in 30 years without kicking a ball on Thursday when Chelsea beat Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. Liverpool’s 19th title triumph, which sparked wild celebrations around their Anfield home ground, left them one behind United’s record haul. “First of all, any team that wins the championship and a Premier League deserves it and they deserve credit,” United boss Solskjaer, who won six league titles…

By Afis Oladosu Brethren, whenever I chance upon beautifully crafted words, words of wisdom, words on marble, I am immediately attracted to it; I become like the honey bee which is forever attracted to beautiful flowers. Imagine what it would be like if the words were to be words of faith, words carefully ‘worlded’ in order to impact the soul, reconnect our hearts to the origin, to our Creator. Such is the state I am present as I read this sermon; a sermon of and on faith; a sermon which is meant to impact my faith, and yours. The Imam…

Plans by Lille to reap bountifully from the sale of Victor Osimhen is perhaps stalling why the Nigerian forward may remain longer at the French Ligue 1 season beyond this summer transfer window. Coppa Italian winners Napoli and several Premier League clubs have been linked with interests in Osimhen due to his spectacular form this season in France but Lille President, Gerard Lopez, is reportedly not shifting ground on his 80million Euros asking fee. But the coronavirus pandemic that disrupted football and others sporting activities around the world is believed to have dropped the value of some players including Osimhen.…

Liverpool were crowned champions of England for the first time in 30 years last night after Manchester City lost 1-2 to Chelsea. Liverpool the 2019/20 Premier League season with 86 points from 31 matches. With just 21 points left from the remaining seven match-days of the English topflight, the Reds are 23 points ahead second-placed Manchester City on 63 points from 31 games. Last nights victory for Chelsea move them to 54 points in the fourth place and just one behind Leicester on third on 55 points. Only a win for Man City at Stamford Bridge would have allowed them…

Niyi Adedokun If you are a keen observer of political developments of Edo and (to some extent), Ondo states, you would have come to two or three painful realisations lately. The first is that politicians in Nigerians are not guided by any idea or principle. Nigerian politics is a jungle where ego and influence peddlers have a field day operating without any rules guiding their trade. We shall return to this point later. The second thing you should have noticed from these shenanigans is that contrary to the tenets of democracy, the people are not in the contemplation of any…

Abimbola Adelakun Last week Wednesday, the police announced that they had arrested and detained the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Coalition of Northern Groups, Nastura Sharif, one of the masterminds of the protests against the spate of killings ongoing in northern Nigeria. We do not know his offence. One can only connect his arrest with the mass protests that took place in Katsina the previous day, and which he reportedly spearheaded. More protests had been scheduled to take place in other northern state capitals on Saturday too, and his arrest was quite likely an effort to thwart them. The…