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Manchester United’s purple patch under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ended after he got the job on a permanent basis after completing the near impossible comeback against French giants Paris Saint-Germain. At the time the move seemed logical and big things were expected from him after bringing joy to United fans and players alike. A few months into the new season and Manchester United have won just three Premier League games and lost to the likes of Crystal palace, West Ham and Newcastle, with their latest defeat coming against Bournemouth. Lots of concerns have been raised from fans and pundits alike with regards to…

What’s the story? In a recent interview, World Cup-winning Italian manager Marcello Lippi suggested that Massimiliano Allegri would be the perfect manager for Manchester United. The Italian argued in the interview with Daily Mail that Allegri’s managerial style was “tailor-made” for the Premier League and he would be a good fit for struggling United. Despite this admission, Lippi spoke positively of Ole Gunnar Solksjaer as well. He said, “I think Solskjaer was an exceptional striker and a good coach. For Allegri, I consider him an exemplary professional who has the style of Juventus in his blood.” Additionally, Lippi did admit that should Allegri join Manchester United he…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer conceded Manchester United might not make any signings in the January transfer window, despite their poor start to the season. Saturday’s defeat to Bournemouth left United with 13 points from 11 Premier League games – their worst total at that stage of a top-flight campaign since 1986-87. Solskjaer’s side are 10th in the table, 10 points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea, and have scored fewer goals than Brighton and Hove Albion, Burnley and Bournemouth having not directly replaced Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez in the close season. However, it appears unlikely that Solskjaer will look to bring in…

*Declines confirmation of one nominee The Senate on Tuesday confirmed 15 nominees for the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The confirmation of the16th nominee, Dr Joy Nunieh, was however declined by the upper chamber due to the nominee’s failure to appear before the Senate committee on Niger Delta Affairs which screened the nominees last week. This was sequel to the presentation of the report of the Senate committee on Niger Delta Affairs which recommended the confirmation of 15 out of the 16 nominees for the Board of the NDDC. After the presentation of the report at plenary…

• Urges Buhari to immortalise Adadevoh Worried by the proximity of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other West Africa countries to Nigeria, the House of Representatives has called on the Ministry of Heath to put in place measures to prevent the reoccurrence of Ebola virus in the country. At the resumption of plenary on Tuesday, Hon. Paschal Obi raised a motion over the looming reoccurrence of Ebola crisis in Nigeria, adding that more than 1,000 cases of Ebola were reported in a recent outbreak in DRC. He said that the resurgence of Ebola remains a grave health challenge…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Tuesday ordered the suspension of the Nigerian Army’s operation positive identification campaign. Justice Rilwan Aikawa ordered parties to the suit to maintain status quo ante pending the determination of the suit filed by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana. Human rights activist Femi Falana had filed a filed the suit marked FHC/L/CS/1939/2019 on October 25, seeking, among others, an order stopping the operation. In the suit, Falana argued that the planned nationwide operation which will run from November 1, to December 23, 2019, by which Nigerian citizens would be required to…

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp did not bother to enquire about Manchester City’s result against Southampton at the weekend as he is only focused on how his own side perform. Late goals from Andy Robertson and Sadio Mane earned Liverpool a 2-1 win at Aston Villa, while City snatched a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory in their home fixture with Southampton. Pep Guardiola’s side had closed to within three points of the leaders at one stage on Saturday, but the gap remains at six points ahead of next week’s showdown between the top two at Anfield. Liverpool first host Genk on Tuesday…

The writing has long been on the wall for Gareth Bale. Zinedine Zidane wanted him gone from Real Madrid before the previous transfer window closed, but a move did not materialise. But as the January window approaches, Bale is reportedly ready to leave. TOP STORY – GARETH WANTS TO BALE Gareth Bale wants to leave Real Madrid in January amid links to the Chinese Super League, according to Cadena Ser. Bale was poised to make a shock switch to China after being told to move on by Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane, though the Welshman remained at the Santiago Bernabeu. However, Bale is reportedly…

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has again vowed to resist any threat by the Federal Government over its continuous rejection of Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Besides, the union insisted that not even the government’s plan to stop their monthly wage bill would compel the dons to withdraw their initial stand. Addressing journalists at Bayero University, Kano (BUK) at the weekend, the coordinator in Kano, Professor Mahmoud Lawan, contended that the union unanimously rejected the use of force by government to enrol its members on the IPPIS platform, which was not supported by extant laws. According to…

Eze Onyekpere Nigeria at the federal, state and local government tiers of governance is challenged by very low revenues that have failed to keep pace with growing governmental obligations. This phenomenon did not start today. It only escalated after the collapse of oil prices a few years ago and has refused to go away even after the reasonable recovery of oil prices. This discourse raises a few key areas that could get in additional resources to the treasury if properly managed. Oil has been the mainstay of the economy for so many years. But we have not fully explored and…