The Black Starlets of Ghana thrashed Cote d’Ivoire 5-1 in the opening match of the 2024 WAFU Zone B Under-17 Championship at the University of Ghana Stadium on Tuesday. Joseph Narbi scored a brace while Godfred Srapong, Harve Gbafa and Mark Kagawa each registered a goal in the second half to crown a magnificent afternoon for Ghana. The Black Starlets managed by former Ghanaian International, Laryea Kingston amazed the fans with breathtaking goals in the encounter. Narbi shot Ghana in front in the 27th minute with a beautiful volley before doubling the lead in the 42nd. In the second half,…
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Chelsea won 2-1 at Brighton on Wednesday to climb into sixth place in the Premier League with one game left. Cole Palmer put them in front when he headed his 22nd league goal of the season in the 34th minute. Christopher Nkunku’s 64th minute strike put Chelsea further ahead before Blues defender Reece James was sent off for kicking Brighton’s Joao Pedro. Danny Welbeck reduced the deficit in stoppage-time, but Chelsea held on to secure a fourth consecutive league victory for the first time since October 2022. With Newcastle losing 3-2 at Manchester United in Wednesday’s other game, Chelsea moved…
The labour unions comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress have walked out of the ongoing minimum wage negotiations with the government and the Organised Private Sector. Angered by the N48,000 proposal by the Federal Government as the national minimum wage, the labour unions described the offer as ridiculous. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, explained that the government is not serious about negotiating with the Labour on the new minimum wage. He explained that the FG does not have the necessary data to negotiate with Labour. Ajaero maintained that Government have till the end of the month to…
The House of Representatives has raised concerns over the status of the Presidential Air Fleet after President Bola Tinubu had to charter a private aircraft during his recent official trips to the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia. After a motion of urgent importance by a lawmaker, Ahmad Satomi, the House feared that this puts the security of the President at risk and doesn’t speak well of the country to the international community. This followed reports that a presidential jet developed some faults while the President was in the Netherlands in April. The Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda, in his contribution, said there…
Bayer Leverkusen forward Victor Boniface has been voted Bundesliga Rookie of the Season. The Nigeria international beat Xavi Simons, Ian Maatsen, and Maximilian Beier to the individual accolade. The 23-year-old won the monthly award a record four times in a row – from August to December 2023. Boniface linked up with Leverkusen from Belgian Pro League outfit Union St Gilloise last summer. The former Bodo & Glint star was sidelined for three months after sustaining an adductor injury in January. He also missed the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as a result of the setback. Boniface has so far registered…
Premier League clubs will vote on whether to scrap video assistant referees (VAR) from next season at their annual general meeting next month. Wolves have formally submitted a resolution to the Premier League which will trigger a vote when the 20 member clubs meet in Harrogate on 6 June. The club said VAR was introduced “in good faith” but has led to “numerous unintended negative consequences that are damaging the relationship between fans and football”. VAR was introduced in 2019 to help support on-field officials with key match decisions, but there have been a number of controversial incidents involving the…
The Federal Government has announced a series of activities leading to the anticipated nationwide deployment of its Presidential Compressed Natural Gas, CNG buses and tricycles to replace the petrol-powered ones on May 29. The Federal Executive Council chaired by President Bola Tinubu had on Monday mandated all government Ministries, Departments and Agencies to procure only vehicles and generators powered by the CNG initiative. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Programme Director of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, Michael Oluwagbemi, said the Federal Government will embark on an extensive pre-launch itinerary aimed at engaging stakeholders and showcasing critical gas…
A fresh wave of resignations has hit the Rivers State Government headed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara as four more commissioners, who are loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have resigned from the governor’s cabinet. Those who resigned are Chinedu Mmom (commissioner of Education), Gift Worlu (commissioners of Housing) Jacobson Nbina (Commissioner of Transport) and Inime Aguma (Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation) saying “there is no room for progression in the work place”. Mmom and Worlu cited a toxic working environment as the main reason for their exit while Nbina cited “unresolved political crisis” in…
The Confederation of African Football, on Tuesday, declared that all 20 players presented by Nigeria for the WAFU B Under-17 Championship starting in Accra, Ghana, on Wednesday passed the Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI examination with flying colours. The declaration of eligibility of all the 20 players is testimony that the tests conducted on the players by the Nigeria Football Federation before the team’s departure were perfect and sets the tone for the country to have an entire squad to defend the title it won last year, also in Ghana. The Eaglets begin the defence of the title when they confront…
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), have said they may be forced to embark on a nationwide strike, over what they described as dissatisfaction with the way their demands are being handled by the states and federal government. A statement signed by the president of the union, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, said the decision was reached after a meeting of its national executive council. According to him, so far, no meaningful efforts by governments have been made to address their demands in the last ten years. Some of the demands he listed include, the sanctity of legally constituted…