Author: Lanre Akilu

Vincent Kompany says Bayern Munich “already feels like home” after being unveiled as the manager of the German Bundesliga club. Bayern confirmed Kompany, 38, had been handed a three-year deal on Wednesday, replacing Thomas Tuchel. The Belgian suffered relegation from the Premier League with Burnley in 2023-24. “My mentality is that I never haven’t ever worked for a top club in my head,” Kompany said. “A top club is the environment you create. It’s the mentality you have towards your job in good and bad times, that’s what defines working at the top level. “It already feels like home.” Kompany began his…

The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last Governorship Election in Kogi state, Murtala Ajaka, has appealed to Nigerians to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to advance economic resuscitation, development and peace in the country. In a congratulatory message to mark President Tinubu’s first year anniversary, Ajaka asked Nigerians to exercise patience with the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government. According to him: “There is no doubting the fact that Mr. President loves this country dearly and is working assiduously to reverse the economic downturn without repeating the errors of previous leaderships in bygone years who risked…

The website of the student loan fund has received over 60,000 visitors since its launch, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyerr, made this known during an ongoing press briefing in Abuja on Thursday. Sawyerr also noted that over 90% of federal institutions have submitted the list of students, noting that only two federal universities and two federal polytechnics are yet to do so. Sawyerr also noted that the scheme will be made available to students of state universities in the next three weeks. On June 12, 2023, President Bola Tinubu signed the Access to Higher…

The long-awaited criminal trial of eight medical professionals accused of negligence in the death of Argentina football legend Diego Maradona, due to start next week, was postponed Wednesday to October. Maradona died in November 2020 aged 60 while recovering from brain surgery for a blood clot, and after decades of battles with cocaine and alcohol addictions. He was found dead in bed two weeks after going under the knife, in a rented house in an exclusive Buenos Aires neighborhood where he was brought after being discharged from hospital. He was found to have died of a heart attack. Last April,…

Eleven years after a heartbreaking Champions League final loss to arch-rivals Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund veterans Mats Hummels and Marco Reus are returning to Wembley on Saturday to set things right. This time around, 14-time winners Real Madrid, who eliminated Bayern in typical last-gasp fashion in the semi-finals, stand in the way. Hummels, 35, and 34-year-old Reus face an uncertain future ahead of what is likely their last Champions League final. Reus has already announced Saturday’s match will be his last for Dortmund. Hummels, whose contract expires in the summer, said he was “excited to see what Saturday’s match triggers…

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed that his administration inherited 34 uncompleted projects, valued at over N225.279billion spread across 13 local government areas of the State. The Governor also disclosed that under his watch, the Rivers State Government has awarded nine new road projects, valued at N534.332billion. This is even as he described as vicious and existential in nature, the political crisis that was waged against his administration, barely three months after take off on May 29, 2023. The Governor, however, said that the worst was over because his administration has successfully defended the rights and privileges to…

Chelsea women appointed Lyon manager Sonia Bompastor as the club’s new head coach on a four-year deal on Wednesday. Bompastorear-old succeeds Emma Hayes, who led the Blues to 14 major trophies during a 12-year spell in charge. Bompastor has enjoyed similar success in France, leading Lyon to seven trophies over the past three seasons. “I will give my all to this new project to meet the ambitions of the club, the staff and the players,” said Bompastor in a club statement. “I hope to live up to Emma’s legacy and continue the work that has been done in recent years.…

PSG have not paid Kylian Mbappe his wages for April as well as a mega-bucks bonus amid a financial dispute between the club and the player as he prepares to leave the French champions, sources close to the talks told AFP on Wednesday. PSG’s decision to withhold Mbappe’s salary is related to an agreement between the two parties made last year, at the start of the season, when the player accepted to waive part of a bonus due to him, the source said. However, the source stated the talks between the club and the France captain were “relaxed” and that…

President Bola Tinubu has granted six months of complimentary rides on the Abuja Rail Mass Transit for residents of the nation’s capital. This announcement came during his inauguration of the rehabilitated Abuja metro rail in Abuja on Wednesday. Previously, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, had announced a two-month period of free train rides. Addressing the audience, Tinubu remarked, “Our dear landlord and his team, I heard you saying two months free ride. I appeal to you to make it till the end of the year. Since today you are not going to charge me, that will give…

Former Minister of Education, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili, firmly stated her opposition to reverting to the old national anthem, which was recently signed by President Bola Tinubu as the country’s new anthem. Ezekwesili made her stance clear in a post on her social media handle on Wednesday. According to her, she will not comply with what she views as an “obnoxious law” and asserts her right to dissent, stating that it goes against the conscience of all well-meaning individuals in Nigeria. The ex-minister said, “Let it be known to all and sundry that I, Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili, will, whenever asked to…