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Jose Mourinho says Zinedine Zidane is the right person to coach Real Madrid but suggested it is too early to judge the Frenchman’s success as a manager. Zidane returned to Madrid earlier this month after Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari both failed to impress in short spells after his shock resignation last year. Mourinho, out of work since leaving Manchester United, had been strongly linked with a return to the Santiago Bernabeu, where he won the 2011-2012 LaLiga title. Zidane won the Champions League in all three of his seasons at Madrid but despite praising that success, which eclipses Mourinho’s…

Novak Djokovic remains on course for a record seventh Miami Open title, but the world number one admitted to a loss of focus in a 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 victory over spirited Federico Delbonis which booked his place in the last 16. Djokovic is hoping to eclipse Andre Agassi’s six ATP crowns in South Florida over the next week and although the 31-year-old endured some shaky moments at Hard Rock Stadium, he still possessed enough quality during the key moments to see off the battling Delbonis. The Serbian, though, wasn’t happy with letting a 5-2 advantage slip in the first set…

Medical experts have warned of the spread of the untreatable variant of tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria. As part of activities to mark the World Tuberculosis Day (WTD) today, they alerted the citizenry to the rise in cases of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDRTB) nationwide, even as immediate action was sought on the menace. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the prevalence of the scourge in the country is between 400,000 and 450,000 cases, the highest in Africa and sixth in the world. The global body said MDRTB remains a public health crisis, estimating 558,000 new cases with resistance to rifampicin…

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has faulted the 17 million often cited as the country’s housing deficit figure. The minister, on Thursday, said the figure had been used over the years and had been revalidated by all professionals without asking how it was generated. Fashola, who spoke at the opening ceremony of the 49th National Conference of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, in Lagos, said the continuous use of the 17 million figure was erroneous. “The figure has remained for many years without adequate data backing; it cannot be substantiated, but it…

Minister of Transport pays an unscheduled visit to Idu Train Station Abuja following numerous complaints of ticket racketeering. He warned members of Management with possible prosecution should the acts continue https://twitter.com/Official_NRC/status/1109018687565107200

Abimbola Adelakun In recent political commentaries, there is a tendency to dismiss the need for integrity from our leaders. Now and then, someone analyses the Nigerian social situation and concludes that what we need is not a leader with integrity, but competence, as if the two are mutually exclusive. I can sympathise if Nigerians are already cynical of “integrity.” Those who regularly beat us on the head with President Muhammadu Buhari’s so-called integrity themselves cannot recognise it even if it strikes them across the face with a thunderbolt. The meaning of integrity in the Nigerian social imagination has been banalised…

What is the story? Arcadi Navarro, a specialist in genetics claimed that it is possible to create a “twin” of the Blaugrana captain with all the available current techniques. In case you didn’t know…. The Barcelona ace is having one of the best campaigns of his career and rescued Catalan giants several times from the jaws of defeat throughout this season. He has already scored 39 goals for Barcelona and provided 15 assists to his teammates. Messi will turn 32 this June and it is hardly surprising that Barcelona president, Josep Maria Bartomeu has already started the planning of life after Lionel Messi.…

Jordan Henderson is determined to win trophies with Liverpool and England after falling short at crucial moments during recent years. The midfielder has lost finals in the EFL Cup, Europa League and Champions League with Liverpool since 2016, while he was part of the side that missed out on the Premier League title to Manchester City by two points in 2013-14. Henderson then made five appearances in England’s run to last year’s World Cup semi-finals, where they were beaten 2-1 by Croatia. The 28-year-old admits he now has an extra motivation to “put it right” by delivering silverware for club…

Raphael Varane is one of the best center-backs in the world at the moment. The 25-year-old has been exceptional for Real Madrid since his arrival in 2011 from Lens for a reported fee of €10 million. He has thus far made 165 appearances for the Spanish giants and has won 4 Champions League titles, 2 LaLiga titles, 3 UEFA Super Cups, 1 Copa Del Rey, 4 FIFA Club World Cups, and 2 Supercopa de Espana. He was also a part of the UEFA Team of The Year in 2018 and made it to the FIFA FIFPRO World XI the same year. The 25-year-old also lifted the…

Marouane Fellaini was signed by David Moyes on deadline day in 2013. United had been linked to Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Cesc Fabregas and Toni Kroos throughout the window but moves for any of them failed to materialize. They ended with a lot of frustration and Fellaini. His fate was written. For all the Manchester United fans, Fellaini epitomises the failures of the club in the post-Ferguson era. That he became part of England’s biggest club when it was about to nosedive was his main fault. The fact that his game did not match the club’s was something the club…