Victor Moses has again joined the growing list of players on loan from Chelsea after agreeing in principle to a season-long loan at Spartak Moscow, but he will still need to undergo a medical in the Russian capital to complete the deal. The 29-year-old Chelsea winger visited a sports clinic in Rome on Friday to conduct checks on a hip problem that he sustained while on loan at Inter Milan last season, although that injury will not hinder his move Spartak Moscow. If […]
The Super Eagles of Nigeria has lost 1-0 to Algeria in an international friendly match played on Friday in Austria. The encounter against Algeria was the first game the Super Eagles were playing this year, following the entire football calendar disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gernot Rohr despite withdrawals and injuries named a fairly strong side to face the Desert Foxes. However, it was the African champions who took an early lead through Ramy Bensebaini who pounced on a rebound […]
US Vice President Mike Pence was ferociously called out on Twitter for what some described and believed was the biggest lie of Wednesday’s vice-presidential debate. “I think the American people know that this is a president who has put the health of America first,” Pence said as he addressed the Trump administration’s catastrophic mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic. Mike Pence leads the White House’s coronavirus task force. The public health crisis has so far cost the lives of more than […]
Markets were stunned by President Donald Trump ‘s announcement on Twitter that the White House was pulling out of stimulus discussions with House Democrats on Tuesday — and several Trump advisers even told Axios’ Jonathan Swan they were perplexed by the “inept” decision, calling it a “gift” for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. But it makes sense if you follow the logic of Trump’s economic advisers. Where it stands: Trump has surrounded himself with die-hard acolytes of supply-side economics, like one-time pick for the […]
Eli Rozenberg, 26-year-old son of millionaire U.S. businessman Kenny Rozenberg, has taken control of El Al Airlines, after a tumultuous debate over who should manage Israel’s flagship airline. El Al was privatised in 2004, and since then it has struggled financially, with the coronavirus pandemic worsening the situation. His £58m ($75 million) bid to buy control of the airline offered a lifeline, but some in Israel argued that selling to him would amount to a circumvention of the law prohibiting […]
The English Premier league giant, Manchester United seem to have lost its rhythm lately, hence, the executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward, has contacted Mauricio Pochettino over the possibility of replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the club, the Daily Star reports. Mauricio Pochettino is back on the Red Devils’ radar thanks to his former club Tottenham. Man United 6-1 ruthless thrashing in the hands of Spurs on Sunday at Old Trafford must have triggered this swift move. The result means Solskjaer is […]
Manchester City have completed the £62 million signing of centre-back Ruben Dias on a six-year deal from Benfica. Benfica on Sunday night confirmed they had reached an agreement to sell Ruben Dias to Man City for €68 million, with Nicolas Otamendi heading in the opposite direction for €15 million. Man City have now announced that 23-year-old Dias, capped 19 times by Portugal, has put pen to paper on a long-term deal after passing a medical in Lisbon, with his fellow defender Otamendi ending his five-year stay at the […]
The new Liverpool star midfielder, Thiago Alcântara has tested positive for COVID-19. The 29-year-old, who missed Monday’s 3-1 victory over Arsenal has exhibited minor symptoms of the virus but is in good health and is getting better, the club said in statement. “The club has so far followed and will continue to observe all protocols relating to COVID-19, and Thiago will remain in self-isolation for the required period of time,” Liverpool added. The club’s first-team doctor, Jim Moxon, said: “It is the choice of […]
This year’s interest in the U.S presidential election has hit a near-record high for this point in the election cycle, according to a national poll released Sunday. The poll carried out by Washington Post-ABC News determined that nearly six in 10 registered voters – 58 percent – said they are “very closely” following the 2020 presidential race between President Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. This percentage of registered voters is higher than any other U.S presidential election at this point in the cycle going back to […]
Justice Olasumbo Goodluck of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, on Friday, convicted and sentenced two men, Mahmud A. Mohammed and Ikechukwu Nkwocha-Philip to 10 years in prison each without an option of fine for Oil fraud. Also convicted was a company, Al-Maqarinaz International Limited, belonging to Mohammed. The three convicts were arraigned alongside Globtec Resources Limited (third defendant) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on a four-count charge, bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false […]
Following damning reality about the unavailability of books with Black main characters to children in the Chicagoland area, Krenice Roseman and his team rise to the occasion to make the difference. After becoming frustrated at the lack of Black title characters in children’s literature, Krenice Roseman started Young, Black & Lit. It is a nonprofit that provides books that feature Black main characters to children. The organization has distributed more than 5,000 books with Black main characters to children in […]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the backbone and soul of the liberal wing of the Supreme Court and an iconic American figure has died. According to report, Ruth died Friday from complications from cancer. RBG was known for her fiery dissents and intense work ethic. Ruth didn’t miss a single day of work until this January, a striking fact considering she’s battled 3 kinds of cancer since being appointed to SCOTUS by President Clinton in 1993. Ruth was the first female Jewish […]
